The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-01-25

quiring suits in equity to be begun
and tried in the county where the
subject OF the suit or some part
thereof is situated.
BILLS SECOND READING.
By Watts-To authorize the con-
struction of bridge across the Viii
lamette river between Marion and
Yamhill counties; read the third time,
and passed.
By Watts-Authorizing William
Ball to construct a boom on the
north Yamhill river; committee on
corporations.
By Moore-Making it a misde-
meanor for any person not to leave
the premises OF another when Or
dered to do so; judiciary committee.
By Moore-Making an illegitimate
child the heir of its mother; judiciary
committee.
By Hilton-Requiring inspectors Of
sheep to certify that the same are free
from disease; committee on agricul-
ture.
By Cogswell-To construct wagon
road from Paisley to the southern
boundary OF the state, near Klamath
river; committee on commerce.
By Hilton-MakIng it unlawful for
any person or corporation to herd
stock near the grades of roads, so as
to endanger the same by rolling
stones; committee on roads and high
ways.
By Irvine-To protect contractors,
sub-contractors and laborers in their
claims against railroad companies,
corporations or sub-contractors; cor
porations committee.
By Cogswell-To authorize G. S.
and r. s. Moore to construct q boom
on Link river; corporations commit
tee.
By Hamilton-For the improve
ment Of the wagon road from Hepp-
ner to Monument; committee on coun-
ties.
By Sinclsir-To authorize Coos
county to maintain certain bridges;
committee on roads and highways.
ENaRossED BILLS.
By Chandler-Repealing that por-
ton Of the act providing for the col
lection of taxes which refers to Ba-
ker county; referred to committee on
counties, with instructions to amend,
so that it will not be applicable to
the present clerk.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From state superintendent of pub
lie instruction McElroy, submitting
the list of county superintendents.
Fullerton called for the reading of
a resolution requesting the superin-
tendent to furnish the names OF coun-
ty superintendents who voted in IA
vor Of the recent change in text
books. He then said the desired in
formation had not been furnished,
and the resolution was returned to
Supt. McElroy.
MEMORIALS.
By Irvine-S. J. NJ. No. asking
congress to pension the veterans OF
the Indian wars between 1847-57 the
same as Mexican veterans; ordered
printed.
BY Hilton-S. J. NJ. No. 6-Memo-
rializing congress to declare forfeited
the Northern Pacific land grant be-
tween Wallula and Portland; ordered
printed.
Reports were read from several
committees, recommending engross-
ing.
REPORTS.
From the judiciary committee
Recommending the passage OF Daw-
sons bill making deeds signed by
grsntors legal; ordered engrossed.
From the judiciary committee
Recommending the passage of
Tongues bill relating to descent and
distribution Of real property of de-
ceased persons; ordered engrossed.
From the same-Recommending
the passage Of Tongues bill requir.
ing a married woman who voluntarily
makes deed with her husband to ac-
knowledge that it is made without
compulsion; ordered engrossed.
From the election committee-Rec-
ommending the passage OF Cogswell's
bill requiring the secretary of state
to make an abstract Of votes; ordered
engrossed.
From the committee on countless
Recommending that the bills OF Ea-
kin and Cogswell, providing for the
holding of terms of the county court,
be merged and passed; ordered en-
crossed.
From the military committee
That b. ]. NJ. No. 8, petitioning con-
gress to retire Sergeant Robert Will
Jams, Of Vancouver, on rs per cent.
pay, has been properly engrossed, and
recommending its passage; placed on
the calendar.
From the committee on commerce
Recommending the passage Of Hs-
ley's bill providing for the building
Of a wagon road from Pendleton to
CanYnn CITY: enQrossed.