The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-10-13

needed apartments till meeting of next leg.
}islature; carried. ~
The bill was then read as whole and
adopted.
The bill as amended provides for furnish.
ing the new insane asylum and apprepriates
$40, 600 or so much thereof as may be nec-
essary to furnish for accommodations until
next season.
House then proceeded to special order,
which was consideration of H, B. %,
furnishing insane asylum; it was read third
time and passed. u a1t III
Commerce, H. B. 1-Pilotage and towage
bill, was very largely amended and order
engrossed and read third time tomorrow.
BY unanimous consent Plummer, from
committee on corporations presented repert
on HI. B. 13l, cooperating the town Of New
ort with amendments; adopted; engrossed
and ordere to third reading tomorrow.
On motion of Nichols 81. B. SO, of session
of 1880, was taken from the table. The bill
is for relief of J. Quinn Thornton, was passed
by last session and vetoed by Governor
Thayer. stAi. l. - -
On motion, Judge Thornton, who was in
the lobby was allowed to address the house.
He is gentleman 73 years of age and ex-
planned that he did not present the claim at
an earlier day because he did not need the
money. The claim was for services per-
formed as supreme judge during the pro-
visional government. The bill was defeat.
ed.
The speaker changed his vote from aye to
nay and gave notice he would move to re-.
consider. Adjourned till 7:3O. 81
Thornton introduced 81. J. M 7, for. ad.
justment of the expenses of the Indian war
of 1856 and 1856; adopted.
Stewart introduced H. M. 8, for the en-
couragement of the building of railroad
from Roseburg through Coos and Curry
counties in Oregon, thence to Humboldt bay
in California; adopted. 'f
The question under discussion at the time
| of adjournment, as to the power of the in.
vestigating committee to compel witness
| to testify before the committee was re.
sumed.
| Dufur introduced resolution directing
the committee to take only such testimony
as shall be made upon written specific char
ges duly verified. The discussion upon this
resolution took wide range and revealed
the fact that quite number of the mem-
bers were growing sick of this invegtigation
business.
On motion of Ready the further consider
alton of the resolution was indefinitely post
poned.
H. B. Ito provide for pilotage and
towage on the Columbia river, was read
third time and passed.
By consent, Sharp introduced H. B. 165,
to change the beginning of the fiscal year.
Fl. B. l04-To incorporate the town of
Philomath; passed.
| A message from the senate announcing
the passage of S. B. los, to create the
county of Klamath. This was read first
and second time by title, read a. third time
and passed. - ~.-...---
Also S. J. R. 9, providing for the sub
mission of constitutional amendments on the
suffrage question. Resolution referred to q
committee of three.
| THE WATERS BRIBERY.
| Mr.. Speaker: Your investigating com.
mittee, appointed under house resolutions
No. 13, IA and Is, after having fully con-
sidered all the evidence taken before us in
relation to the alleged attempt of Hon. A.
w. Waters to influence the action of the
Hon. A. N. Gilbert in the senatorial con-
test now pending before the legislative
assembly, beg leave to submit the following
as our findings of fact in relation thereto t,
First-That the conduct of the Hon. A.
N. Gilbert in the matter has been honorable
and straightforward.
Second-That the conduct of Hon. A.
w. Waters relating to his propositions con-
cerning the Salem postoHice deserves severe
lreproof, and that as to the other charges in
this matter the evidence taken before us is
so conflicting that we are unable to find the
facts.
Third-That Senator Waters, in what he
did in this matter, acted entirely on his
lown responsibility, and that Mr.. Gilbert 60
understood it at the time.
G. NJ. JAMISON.
F. A. PATTERSON.
: A. H. TANNER.