The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-16
THE OREGON LEGISLATURE.
The sixteenth biennial session of the Ore.

The sixteenth biennial session of the Ore
gon legislature beganssat Salem last Monday
and proceeded to organize and to transact
such business as came up before that honor
able body. The following is a curtalled re-
port of such of the proceedings as are of
interest to our readers and this county:
Of course there was large delegation
all parts of the state to the third house. and
the usual number of persons seeking clerk
ships and minol Offices, some of whom were
"not in it, Among the familiar faces
from this county to be seen in the body on
the first days of the session were, Hon. R.
A. Bensell, of Newport, T. J. Buford, of
Siletz Ex-senator Cauthorn, Hon. John
Burnett and Geo. Waggoner of Corvallis.
Mouday was occupied in organizing and
electing permanent officers.
The seats of both members from Union
county, John McAllister and J. A. Wright,
will be contested by their political oppo-
nents.
Those elected to fill the honored chairs in
the senate We're, Hon. Joseph Simon, presi-
tlcDU. " L SHlCi SiCiN, ~ -. w "o
son, assistants clerk; j. B. Eddy. reading
clerk; NJ. Pomroy, sergeant alarms; }. II.
Mccormick. doorkeepef.
In the house Hon. T. T. Geer was elected
speaker, r. R. Hays, chief clerk; Frank
Davey, assistant clerk; G. 0. Holman, read
ing clerk;T O. Hutchinson, calendar clerk ;
j. NJ. Stott, sergeant arms; A. W. Dra-
ger, doorkeeper.
On Tuesday, both branches of the legisla-
| ture got down to active work and proceeded
with the regular order of business.
Seventy nine bills were introduced, besides
a number of resolutions beating the record
for the first day. Besides these a number OF
county road bills, asking, in the aggregate.
an appropriation of $4,000.
The following are some of the most i'm.
portant bills introduced:
| Story's bill to permit Portland to issue
81, $40, 900 bonds for water purposes; a bill
for the consolidation of Portland, East Port
land anI Albina; bill by G. E. Moor, OF
Benton county, to provide for q special tax
| of ] mill for two years, the sum so raised to
be expended in Oregon exhibit at the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. This would raise
about $lI4. 600 for the purpose;a bill by
Thomas OF Mcltnomah, providing for the
repeal of the usury law; bill for q new as
sessment law; bill to provide for the com
I pletion of the state capitol, asking $9l, ,O0i
for the purpose; bill by C.-B Crosno tx
regulate town and cemetery plats in Benton
county; bill to- permit the willamette Val
ley & Coast railroad the right to issue bonds
etc.; bill by Senator Veach for the repeal o
the law creating a board of railroad com
missioners; bill to create the office of pre-
cinct assessor and abolish county assessor
bill to amend the law in regard to collect
ing road taxes.
At meeting of the reprblicans held IL
the evening, Hon j. H. Mitchell was plac
ell in nomination by acclamation fer Unlte'
States senator for Oregon, amid loud ap
plause. The first ballot for United State
senator will be in separate session mex
I Tuesday.
A greater portion of Wednesday forenoon
| the members listened to the rcading OF tn
the governors message which consisted OF
about 10, 600 words.
Bills for wagon roads asking in the az
gregate $4,000 was introduced. making
total for the first two days, of $l06, O00 ask
ed FOR this purpose.
A few of the important bills Introduce
| Wednesday are as follows: Senator Wealth
erford, bill to exempt homesteads from at
. tachment and execution sale; Senator Hatch
bill provitling that Joint committee b
appointed to examine the state agriculture
colIeoe. Senator Crosno. to assent to tn
grants of congress, relating to agriculture
colleges; Senator Cross, to abolish the stat
board of horticulture. Other biilso OF mlno
Importance.