Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-26
Bancroft, relating to distractions
ON railroad tracks.


ing house keepers, Judiciary.
4 Woodard, by request, relating to
election Of city surveyors.
Steiwer, relating to senatorial dis
tricis; counties.
Woodsrd, by request, to facilitate
assessment Of city property.
Bancroft, to prevent fraud upon
travellers.
Crass, for bridge across VILLAIN
ette river at Oregon City; roads and
highways.
Alley, for county board Of road
supervisors; agriculture.
Raley, by request, relating to at
tachmeuts Of property; judiciary.
Steiwer, relating to boundaries of
Gillian county; counties.
Huston, by request, relating to
Tualitau academy; corporations.
Cross, for relief 1f Mary f. and
William Barlow; by request, to pre-
vent disturbances 10 public places.
Adjourned at a p. m.
HOUSE, 10 A. M, JAN. t6.
After prayer.
Consideration Of II. B. No. 306
was upon motion of Wright OF UE-
ion postponed to Monday next at 2
D. m. This is the road bill vetoed at
last session.
Senate bill 81, increasing fees Of
clerk and sheriff of Wasco and
Crook. Coon moved to strike Was
co. Carried. Passed.
PETITIONS, ETC. REFERRED.
or citizens Of Waeco county to
create WascO county. Counties.
or citizens for repeal of mortgage
tax law and exemptions for debt.
assessment.
or citizens of Umatilla county to
increase salary of stock Inspector to
$500. Salaries.
or citizens to prohibit sale or use
of cigars aud cigarettes to minoIs.
Public Morals.
REPORT OF COMMITTEES
On ele, tions: ii. &. II. No. 8, ref
erence of election If U. s. Senators
to vote of people, that it pass; min
ority report that president and vice
president also be so elected. Ford
moved adoption of minority report.
Northup moved that amendment
meDt to strike words president and
vice president" be adopted. Carried.
Northrup moved adoption of ma
jority report relating to senators be.
ins elected by direct vote of the peo-
pie. Yeas So; nays |.
On question of electing president
and vice president in same manner.
Miller spoke for the resolution.
Wilkinson also made stirring
speech for it. Bishop upheld The
ancient custom. Brown, Of Morrow,
eloqueutly defended the electoral
system and argued for one great
change at time. King show, d
that there was Inconsistency In try
ing to have senators elected in a diff
ferent manner from presidents. Up
ton showed that the present system
was at the root Of all corrupt political
Influences that were oppressngtbe
people. Geer argued against such
election by the people, as it was In
the interest Of the newer aud smaller
states to retain the electoral system.
Durham moved the previous
question. Lost.
Ford argued that one mans vote
should count just as much AS an
others. The president was now
elected toy small element in one or
two states, one Of which Was carried
10y Tammany aud fraud every time.
Frauds bad been attempted ia the
election of Hayes, Garfield aud
Cleveland. In some cases they
were successful under the present
system.
Jetireys said the idea of the cons
tltutiOu that electors were to exercise
an Independent individual jujg.
menI, had passed away, aud elect
ors now recorded party edicts of
states.
ormsby spoke for the Springer
bill, which divided the electoral
vote IN proportion TO the total vote
cast 10y each party in each state.
Ayes ~, noes 50. Lost.
AMEND CONSTITUTION.
From elections, TO strike word
White fTom constitution to make
II conform With fed, ral election law,
Tabled.
On elections; No. $50. by Myer, to !
amend Fl, elton law, To 81 reading.
n d. Z, 10y Bvlknap, to amend elec-
tion law to Sd reading.
From Judiciary committee: No. s,
dut's ,fr,corder of Mullnomah Co,
I pass; No. 2ss, 10 amend code,
thd II pass; No. 1855, relating to ex.
ecuIors, that 1t pass; No, IS, quslih-
calious Of judicial officers, to pass;
Ma. SS, relating TO estates, that IL
pass.
Adjourned.
sENArE-JAN, ID, l0A. NJ.
Opening prayer by Rev. Wm.
LuGd, R.adins ofmiuut.. WAS dI..