Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-19
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Correspondence Of the Capital Journal
WASHINGTON, d. e. Dec. H.
This has been big week for Oregon
in congress, especially In the senate
The introduction Of bills commences
on the third days session, and Sen
ators Dolph and Mitchell wer
among the first to get in with biz
batch of bills of local interest.
They were all referred to their ap
propriate committees and two of tn,
bills have already come back with ,
favorable report from the committe'
and placed at the top of the calender
and will be the first measure reach
ed, in order, when the senate take
up bills on the calender. The tive
bills in question were introduced by
Senator Dolph. The first provides
for the granting to the state of Ore
gon townships q to 81 south, ir
ranges 5 and 6 east of the William
cite meridian, for the purpose of es
tablishing public park. Crater
Lake is situated In this tract of land
The other bill provides for the
granting of certain lots in the mill
tary reservation at The Dalles, to
that city for public park.
Three bills have been introduced
in the senate, providing for the es-
tablishmeut of the Tenth Judicial
circuit. Senator Dolph offered a
bill providing that Oregon, Wash.
ington and Montana, should from the
Tenth Judicial District, the judge
thereof to receive salary of $4,000.
To-day Senatoror Ingalls, of Kansas,
offered bill comprising the Tenth
Judicial circuit Of Oregon, Montana,
Colorodo and Nevnda, while Sena-
tor Davis bill of to-day proposes
that Montana, Minnesota, and
North and South Dakota should
comprise the Tenth Judicial district.
All of them were referred to the
committee on Judiciary, and a COM
promise will be effected. Oregon
will undoubtedly be in the new dis
trict. Mr.. Dolph has introduced q
bill appropriating 100000 for the
erection of public building at Sa-
lem, fol the accommodation of the
post Office.
The site shall leave the building
unexposed to danger from fire by an
open space of not less than forty
feet, including streets and alleys.
No money thus appropriated shall
be available until valid title to the
site has been vested in the U. s.,
and the state of Oregon has ceded
jurisdiction over the same.
Senator Dolph introduced the fol-
lowing local bills in the senate on
the third day of the session:
Restoring to the United States, to
be opened for settlement, certain
of the lands granted the Northern
Pacific r. r. Co., to and in the con-
struction of railroad from Lake
Superior to Puget Sound.
A bill to repeal the laws provid-
ing for the pre-emption of public
lands and the laws allowing entries
for timber culture. A bill providing
for the payment of balance unpaid
on Oregon war claims for the sup
preston of Indian hostilities IN 1855
and '56. A bill to prevent obstruc-
tions Of navigable waters. A bill
authorizing the Oregon and Wash
ingtOn Bridge Co., to construct
bridge across the Columbia river.
Pensioning soldiers who served in
Indian wars. Prohibiting objection
able foreign immigration and to pro-
tect American labor. Authorizing
the appointment of seven army and
naval officers to constitute board
to locate sites for sea coast fortifica-
tions on the northwest coast, Puget
Sound, and estimate the cost thereof.
A bill providing that every per-
son who Joined the military force in
the Nez Perces, Bannock and Sho-
shone Indian wars, In III and '7S
shall receive three dollars per day,
for the time they We're in the service.
in lieu at all other claims for such
service. A bill appropriating one
million dollars to enable the secre-
tary Of war to purchase rites for sea
coast Notifications. A bill appro-
oriating five hundred thousand dol
ars for the erection of a public build
ng Mt Portland Oregon. A bill fix
ny the salary of the judge of the
district court of the United States,
for the district Of Oregon at five
honsand dollars per annum. A
Dill establishing Nm assay office at
Portland. Senator Mitchell intro
luced bills as follows: Appropriating
light thousand dollars for a life-sav-
ny station at Port Oxford,
,regon. Appropriating two million