Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-01-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
They Are Already Down To Strict And
Lively Business.
BILLS ARE RAPIDLY RUSHING IN.
The Early Days of The Session Full OF
Deep Interest.
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
A Plain, Unvarnished Document run
of Good, Hard Sense.
SENATE.

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Joint resolution naming that hour
and legislative hall the place for the
ioin session. Carried.
Gray gave notice that he would
offer an amendment to the Rules
of the Senate tomorrow, creating a
standing committee on fishing.
Carson-Bill No. II, to amend the
city charter of Portland.
Looney-Bill No. 1S, to create
board to select school books.
Wager-Bill No. 10, amending
title on Chapter l, General Laws.
Dawson-Bill No. 20, to perfect
the records of mortgages and Sc
cureties.
Raley-Bill No. q, to improve
wagon road from Pendleton to Can
yon City.
Dimick-Bill No. 80, for destruc-
ton of Canada thistle
Norval-Bill No. %, for the re-
lief of Union county.
Watkins-Bills No. "a & 25, to
amend the law in regard to selection
of judges.
Chamberliu-Concurrent resolu-
ton No. 3, for a committee to in
vestigate secretary of states office.
Carried.
Fullerton-Concurrent resolution
No. 4, for committee to examine
the board of school land commits
sioners. Carried.
President appointed Steel and
Cogswell on the committee to i'll
vestigate the state treasurer's office
and accounts, and Neatch and
Hatch on the committee to investi-
gate the State Agricultural college.
Adjourned to 10 II. m. tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY FORENOON SESSION.
Senate called to order at 10 n. m.
President Simon in the chair.
Session opened with prayer by
Rev. w. Rollins of the M. E. church,
Salem.
Minutes of yesterday read and APP
proved.
Wait-Introduced Senate resOlu-
ton No. s, for the selection of clerks
and clerical aid for the various COM
nittees.
Carson-Senate resolution No. 8,
instructing the sergeant at arms to
procure n clock for the use of the
Senate.
Steel-Senate concurrent resolu-
ton No. 5, to examine state printers
work and employ an expert.
Irvino-Senate resolution No. 10,
with reference to liens, and request
ing judiciary committee to prepare
bill covering same.
Gray-Senate resolution No. IL, to
create standing committee of five
on fisheries.
Message from the house announc-
ing resolution creaunga committee
10 investigate the affairs at the peni-
Tertiary. Senate concurred.
Wager -Coucurrentresolution No,
6, providing that the committee ON
assessment of both houses be one
general committee, Carried.
struction of n railway aud a water
way around The Dalles,
Watts-Bnl No. 27, to establish
normal schools, and provide for the
examination of teachers.
Dawson-Bill No, 2S, to provide
for the purchase of land and cree
ton of buildings for the mute
school.
Tongue-Biu No. 2s, relating to
the rights of heirs to real property
Cogswell-Bil so, to provide for
the times of holding courts in kla-
math county.
Ashk0h NAA nAAAAA ANNs 'Af ~ -
for the re-entering Of certain lands
in the state, aud defining the penal
ties.
The hour having arrived, the
Senate marched to Representative
hall TO listen to the Governors mes
sage. After which, adjourned TO >
O'Clock y. IN,
House resolution No lS was read
aud adopted, to provide that a COM
mittee be appointed to examine af-
fairs of the secretary OF state.
Notice was given that Cherrington
would be present at 4o'clock thisp.
m, aud take picture of state house
with senate and house ON steps,
House bill No Al read and passed