The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-29

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shall constitute road district; referred to
committee on roads and highways.
Fl. B. lO4-Keady-Incorpor city
of Philomath; referred to COMMITTEES on cor
porations.
H. B. Il5-Parker-Regulating registra-
ton Of voters, and to prevent fraud in cleo
tions referred to committee on elections
This clears the second reading file.
Hayes-ll7-Act to provide for support
and aid of university of Oregon.
READING OF PETITIONS.
By Stanley-Praying for appropriation of
$40, 600 from congress for railroad from
Crescent City via Rogue river and Prineville
to The Dalles.
Also praying that the legislature memoir
alize congress to construct a wagon road
from Jacksonville to Fort klamath.
Hayes-Joint memorial 3-Memoralizing
congress to make appropriation for survey
of the channel of Siuslaw river.
Smith, No. 4-Memoralizing congress to
make an appropriation for the improvement
of Tillamook bay.
Brown, No. 5-Memoralizing congress to
make appropriation for a lighthouse at the
mouth of Umpqua river.
Sharp-Petition from pilots, masters of
vessels. merchants and manufacturers, pc
t1tioning the legislature to do away with
the present system of pilotage and towage
on the Columbia river.
II. B. %, misunderstanding common
carriers and prescribing their duties 1t
provides that public officers of the state
when travelling on official business shall not
be charged; referred to committee on cor
porations.
H. B. %, Ford-Appropriating money
to complete and furnish the insane asylum
1t appropriates $50, 900 out of any moneys
not otherwise appropriated; referred to
special committee of Gilbert Crawford and
Kelly.
THE SENATORIAL BALLOTS.
The joint convention met at noon, Presi-
dent Mcconnell in the chair.
Siglin, of Coos, rose to question of per-
sonal privilege He said that his motive in
voting for John H. Mitchell having been
c'lled into question by reporters who have
been granted the privilege of the house,
who had so far forgotten themselves as to
charge him with crime, he deemed an ex-
planation necessary. In casting his vote
thus, he said, he wanted it understood that
hlJ into lodi {hoG
ell should the emergency arise. His con-
stltuents sent him to the senate to vote for
and assist with all his power in the election
of democrat to the United States senate.
If it were not possible to elect democrat,
then his constituency wanted him to vote
for John II. Mitchell. He had expressed
publicly his intention to follow out their
wishes in this matter, had even announced
his intention to do so III his paper The op-
ponents of John H. Mitchell had the power
to elect democrat. Let them name anv
honorable democrat for that position and he
promised them the votes of the entire DEM
ocratic representation in this body. He
owed Mitchell nothing but good feeling.
Here MIR. Siglin launched off into an
apotheosis of Mitchell, and was called to
order by the chair. He started off on the
same track and was called to order by Gil
bert, the chair deciding the point well taken,
after which Siglin subsidized.
THE BALLOT
Resulted: Mitchell Al, Prim so, W. Carey
johnson l6, Failing l, Hare l, Shattuck l.
Mitchells vote was Saturdays last ballot
with the addition of Duubar, independent,
of Washington county.
Wright, of Union, moved to adjourn; lost
eyes 43, nays Al, the Mitchell men and six
democrats voting in the negative.
The second ballot resulted as tho first,
except that Bruce, independent, of Wash
ington, changed from Prim to Boise.
The speaker announced the following
special committee on redistricting the judi
cial districts: Isom, Tanner, Truitt, Webb
and Stanley.
S. B. s2-Providing time and places for
holding circuit court in first judicial dis
trict; read first, second and third times and
passed.
Morras presented house joint memorial
No. 6, asking the legislature that $40, 600
be appropriated for improvement of the
mouth of SiusIaw river and $4,000 for re-
moval of snags.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Committee on commerce submitted report
passage of H. B. IL, provid-
ing for punishment of crimes against prep
erty; report adopted. Ordered engrossed
and read third time to morrow.
Also submitted bill ll9. amending miscel-
laneous laws relative to school tax; also l20,
relative to duties of superintendent.
Senate entered at IL NJ. for joint conven-
tion, President Mcconnell in the chair.
Rolls were called, all being present; jour-
nal read and approved.
Proceeded to ballot for o. S. senator with
the following result:
Mitchell Al, Prim %, Kelsay l6, 1hayer
|, Failing2, Blank l.
Chairman announced no election.
Meyer moved to adjourn, on whicn ayes
and noes were called, aud the motion. car
ried.
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