The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-10-06
OREGON LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

OREGON LEGISLATURES.
Senate.
Senator Siglin arose to a point of privi-
lege. and announced that inasmuch as he
had been severely criticised by newspaper
reporters in consequence of his act in voting
for Mr.. Mitchell, he wished to state that
as soon as the news of his vote had reached
his county, his constituents called a meet
ing and forwarded him the following dis
patch: "Your action supporting Mitchell
meets the approval of both parties here in
view of your public declarations, both be-
fore and since your election, and the senti-
ment of the people of this district, as well
understood. No other course would be con-
sistent with your duty" Signed by so
prominent men of both parties, all of whom
would sustain his course.
S. c. R. No.-was offered by Mr.. Nc
ConneIl.
Resozved, by the senate, the house con-
curing, that a committee of five two from
the senate and three from the house, be
appointed to consider the advisability of
amending section 2, page "a of the general
laws of Oregon (session lss0) so that the
farmers in the various counties within the
state may not be put to the unnecessary
trouble and expense of having their sheep
examind by the inspector of sheep every
time they desire to drive them from one
pasture to another. On motion the reso-
luton was adopted.
S. b. 81, Reed-To amend section 5 title
l, chapter 81 of general laws, regulating
the sale of spirituous liquors.
s. B. 81, Sifers-To protect deer.
S. B. 95, Hirsch-To make provision for
sanitary corporations.
s. B. "a, Bilyeu-To regulate warehouse
men, wharfngers and other bailess, and to
declare the effect of warehouse receipts and
bills of landing
s. B. 9S, McConnell-To provide for a
receiver of weights and scales for each
coanty of the state.
SECOND READING.
S. B. SO, Waldo-To provide for con-
stitutional convention; referred to judiciary
committee.
s. B. So, Humphrey-To provide for the
payment of soldiers in the Indian war of
lS77-7S; referred to committee on claims.
s. b. 54, Davenport-To'pa e. K. Shiel
for services as territorial auditor; referred
to committee on claims.
S. B. 55, Bilyeu-To confer certain
powers upon attorneys-at'law; referred to
committee on judiciary.
READING OF ENGRossED BILLS.
S. s. IL, Hirsch-To amend sections S
and of act to provide for election Of su-
preme and circuit judges in distinct classes.
Reading of S. B. 4, to prevent the spread
of Canada thistles, was resumed and bill
passed.
Engrossment committee returned S. B.
Is, to amend sec. As, chap. 7, title 8, of
miscellaneous laws concerning the mode of
proceeding to appropriate land by private
corporations; passed.
Committee on public lands returned S.
b "a to regulate the price of certain state
lands, and to provide for the sale of tide
and oyerfowed lands, and recommended
that it pass; referred to Judiciary committee.
= Committee on education returned S. B.
80, regulating the practice of medicine and
surgery in the state of Oregon, and recon-
mended that it pass.
SALEM, Sept. 80.
The discussion of S. B. 80, to regulate
the practice of medicine and surgery in the
state of Oregon, was resumed.
The bill passed II to 10.
From the same committee 8. B. 10, to
empower the governor to grant pardons in
certain cases and to declare the effect of the
same, recommending that it do pass. The
bill was ordered engrossed for third read
ing.
From the same committee, S. B. %, to
change the time of the meeting of the leg
islature of Oregon, recommending that in
pass.
Monday, Oct. 2.
Discussion of s. B. %, to change the time
of the meeting of the legislature, was re-
sumed.
On motion the rules were suspended and
the bill ordered engressed and placed on its
final passage; passed.
On motion of Jessup, s. J. r. 8, to amend
the constitution relating to the sale Of spir-
ituous liquors, was taken up. 81