Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-30
THE legislature.
CONTINUED fr ON FIRST page
COMMERCE.

COMMERCE.
Reported favorably on:
No 1O2 Relating to pilotage on
Columbia and Willamette.
No $50 bridge Willamette at
SellwOOd.
No 52-To protect owners Of float
ing timber, logs and lumber, with
amendments. RecOmmitted.
COUNTIEs.
No3-To divide Umatllla county.
That IL pass.
No 59-Flxlng fees Of sherifis.
That 1t do pass.
No 72-Authorizing erection OF
stone county corners. That 1t do
not pass.
No 1870 define boundaries Of
Polk county. That 1t pass.
No 2l4-To relocate county seat
OF Coos county. That 1t pass; to
Sd reading.
No Relating TO county
courts, with amendments. That II
pass; TO third reading.
No SO Relating to county judge
and treasurer Of Sherman county.
That 1t pass.
No Relating to publishing
county finances. That II pass; TO
third reading.
MINING.
Senate bill No 4, to appropriate
water from streams and bitches.
That 1t pass; TO third reading.
PUBLIC BUILDING.
No Ito establish a library al
penitentiary. That 1t pass; to third
reading.
AGRICULTURE,
No 27-To prevent use Of chemi-
Gals In drying fruit. That ii pass; TO
third reading.
No 15-To provide for display Of
Oregon resources at Chicago, with
amendments. That 1t pass.
No 107-Relating ~ tolls Of grist
mills. That 1t pass; TO third reading.
No olsI-To promote drainage, that
IL pass.
No 142-On same subject, with
amendments. That IL pass.
ALCOHOLIC TRAFFIC.
No % Relating to licenses Of sa-
looms. Com. recommend amend
ment, that persons he allowed to
take out license for six months.
Amendment lost. To third reading.
RAILROADS.
No 07-Tc Increase powers and de-
fine duties of railway commission.
That 1t pass, with amendments.
Rep. McCraken argued for re-
committal, that the railroad mana
gers were coming to confer about
this bill. Railroads have rights aud
are entitled 10 be heard, and de-
manded hearing.
Rep. Miller said he had no knowl-
edge Of any such demand. This was
an important measure and the peo-
: pie demanded such legislation end
= would brook no delays. There would
be time for decision, and time for
amendment, aud this bill should
not be recommitted or II would lose
Its place on the calendar.
Rep. Minto favored recommittal.
He desired to go before the commit
tee, and had only good will toward
the railroads.
Rep Coleman opposed reference
for The purpose of giving the rail
road managers time to come here
and lobby against It.
Rep Jennings argued that when
members found defects In this bill
and wished 10 make amendments,
II would be time To refer.
The motion 10 Te-commit was lost
by large majority.
The amendments proposed by the
committee were then adopted ssrl-
atm.
Rep Minto stated that he was In.
formed officially that Supt Koehler
was taken To the l.abish bridge, and
shown lIs defective character IA year
before the fatality that occurred
there. so the committee was hot to
blame.
Rep Coleman, urged that people
demanded different services OF a
commission; less riding on palace
cans aud more actual work.
The report Of the committee as
amended was adopted.
TnE RAILWAY COM.
reported on No lSl, that "a substitute
be adopted and that 1t be- printed,
and pass.
No l25. Requiring traius 30 stop
at crossings aud dnwbridFes. That
Il pass,
The house adjourned,
sRNArE AFTERNOON,
Jan. -.
After roll call special order.
SB No "a by Hatch, To appoint
board OF regents OF state Normal
school at Monmouth. Lost,
This bill received Is votes for aud
"a against, bat as Is is not cousti'
tutional majority, there being 80
senators elected, the bill Was d.
olaped lost. The greater part of the
afternoon was spent Ia discussing
this question pro aud con.
NEw mas,
No l6s-By Wcatherford, ineor.
porate North brow nsville. Read