Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-03
THE LEGISLATURE.
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the people could not buy or lease
bridge to be free they had under thi
bill the right to build one.
Rep Butler spoke for free bridges
They tended TO conserve interns
commerce and are great public bene
fits. Yeas 5S; nays 0. Passed.
Sen Hirsch's joint memorial II
favor Of opening the Willametl,
river, referred TO committee on fed
eral relations.
No 194-By Manning, to incor
porate the city Of McMinnville. Re
serred back TO amend clause on
license.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE
On No 18-By Com on education
with amendments, that 1t do pass
Report adopted,
No 102-By WeIch, TO amend al
act relating to pilotage on the Col
umbia and Willamette rivers.
Rep Mimic asked that this bill b,
referred back to Com on commerce
II would increase freight 30 to 81
cents per ton between Portland and
the sea. Carried.
No 56-By Stewart, bridge across
the Willamette river at Sellwood.
Passed.
No 3--By Richey, to create the
county Of Wilbur, and fix salaries OF
county officers.
Rep Richey spoke ably in defence
OF the bill TO divide. This county
had 1866, 900 assessable property,wIth
railroads, their valuation was over Il
million. Sherman paid Is mills
with one-half the territory. Gillian
paid 10 mills, less than any of the
large coun ties. The objections
urged IL, 8, or years ago no longer
obtained. He asked this bill in the
name Of the people, the farmers and
taxpayers. Speaker read kilograms
favoring division.
Rep Gambee spoke against, This
was now the 9TH time In IA years
had this question been here present
ed. Last springs conventions had
not asked for this division. On.thIs
floor he had received the first intelli-
gence Of this proposed division.
Remonstrances were filed here
against this. or the five verepresenta-
tions here four were against.
Rep Killain spoke against. This
bill invariably came from one small
town In the interest Of real estate
boom and candidates for county
officers.
Rep Holmes spoke for the bill.
He was impressed with the manifest
feeling existing between the remote
sections OF Umatilla county, Divis-
ion would remove this.
Rep Mccoy, of Sherman, stated
that he represented county not
over one-slxth the size OF Umatllla.
That county was In debt and the
people of Wilbur were asking for
relief which the Com on counties
was unanimous In demanding for
those people.
Rep Paquet said II was local
question aud he would vote as the
people there wanted, and they were
opposed 10 division.
Rep Gambee said the feeling for
lIvlsion was less strong THAI form
,rly.
Rep Jennlhgs said he favored tho
people being given self-government,
{ financially able to sustain II. III
had to be left To the people Of any !
Id county they would seldom or
never grant the organization Of u
lew county.
Rep Butler said II would not DO
air to leave Il 10 u majority of the
Id county.
Rep Richie said they had not had
case In the county court for I years
hey were a peaceful, Inexpensive
eople, aud favored division.
Rep Blundell asked: "Was IL
enerally known that division would
, asked before this legislature
Iete"
Rep Gamhee; at was not,n
Rep Reed said he did not know
Nv any section Of Umatllla could
4 a hearing Ia leave, II members
d not dare discuss that question
'fore elections, uuless Il WAS 10y
cans Of the Sd house. (Laughter.l
Rep Barnes said II was strange .
Ing that petition OF 700 names
uld be raised and gentlemen from
AT county not know of t. lie was +
favor of letting n large part at
y county go that was apparently a
xious 10 70.
Rep Minto said he voted for divis- \
10 years age aud would again.
Rep Gambce closed the dehate !,
th u vigorous appeal against q
iisiOn.
A call OF the house was ordercd, h
motion OF Rep Rltche, :,
)h roll call ayes S5; noes 10, y
Absent, Fox, johnson, Montgom. -
7, Morey, Wilkins, a
sRNArE- AFTERNOON,
Afler roll call opened With prayer =,
Rev Gwynne OF salem, n
lpon motion of Fullerton the vote
y II No "a, by Hatch, lpnovltihg N
board of regents Cor State Nor. a
i schO0l at Monmouth was ~, a