Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
Both Houses Are Once More Hard Al
Work With Many Bills.
FREE WATER FOR PORTLAND.
The Bull Run Bill Passes in the Senate
And Is Law.
MANY BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
First And Second Readings, Livened by
Debate, Wax Warm.
MANY BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
SENATE.

No. asking congress to aid in con
structing railroad between The
Dalles and Cello adopted.
Hamilton-J. M, For reclassifica'
tion of public pasture lands; public
lands.
Irvine-Joint memorial asking
that same benefits given veterans OF
Mexican war be allowed those who
served in the Indian wars of the
territory of Oregon adopted.
HiltOn-That the land grant OF
the Northern Pacific railroad from
Portland to Wallula be declared for
feited by congress; adopted.
Gray-That congress aid in sur
vey of public lands and that settlers
be reimbursed for excess paid for
land purchased of Oregon Central
land grant adopted.
HOUSE BILLS FIRST READING.
Notwithstanding name of Aver
i'll, Coos county, to BandOn; en-
crossed.
Bean To confirm to Umatilla
county, block No. II Pendleton ;
corporations.
Maxwell -- To change name of
Lincoln, to TillamOok counties.
Earhart-For purchase code of
Oregon and supreme court reports /;
judiciary.
Maxwell-TO change time of hold
ing circuit court and also county
court of Tillamook Judiciary.
Harrington-To define who are
magistrates.
Thompson-Relating to surveys
of public lands in Oregon authorized
by the U. S.
Earhart-H. j. M. 5, asking for
payments of claims arising from In
dian depredations concurred in.
Armstrong-H. S. r., praying
congress to purchase locks at Oregon
City; concurred in.
Irvine's bill to incorporate Hal
sey, with house amendment; en-
crossed.
Eakin-To fix time of holding
county courts.
Dawson-To cure defects in deeds.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Elections-Waldo's bill defining
crimes and their punishment; fav-
orably.
Ways and Means-Cook's bill for
$4,000 for public road in Curry
county; favorably.
Education - jennings bill to
amend school law, with amend
ments; favorably.
judiciary - Harrington's bill to
satisfy mortgages by affidavit, with
amendments also Harrington's bill
for official court reporters favor
bly,. Northup's bill relating to con-
veyances Roe's bill amending La
Grande charter; Geers bill repeal
ing the vagrant law PowelPs bill
TO regulate hunting ON enclosed
lands; Hume's bill giving judges
more discretion in sentencing per-
sons for stealing stock, with amend
ments; Harrington's bill amending
code.
Military Atlairs-Ladd's bill TO
amend code in relation to o. n. c.;
favombly.
Commorce--Harrington's bill for
punishment of crimes committed
ON Columbia and Snake rivers
favorably. Also for payment of In
dian depreciation claims.
Counties -Gilhm's bill to create
Hnrney county; Fell's bill defining
boundaries of Morrow county fav-
orably.
Raj ways and Transportation --
jennings bill for railroad compan-
les To pay for stock killed Prices
bill for the same thing; untaNombly.
Multnomah Delegation - Ear
hart's bill on salaries of county treas
urers, with amendments Avorably
and passed to third reading,
Special Committee-Pope's bill to
regulate the practice of medicine,
with amendments referred
TUESDAY FORENOON SESSION.
Motion to refer :. b. II TO COM
mittee with instructions 10 report in
favor of taxing the bonds for state
and county purposes (this having NJ,
latiou to the Portland water works..
This bin being now ON its third read
ing.
The question was discussed for
some time, w. BARN looked at Il
as an appropriation. The object is
10 aid the city of Portland. We
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