Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-18
SUPREME COURT.
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The resolution was adopted. As to l.
Paxton moved to reconsider the vote
10y which the report of the committee
on salaries and mileage relating TO the
compensation of clerks was adopted
the motion was adopted. Paxton then
moved au amendment fixing the com
pensation Of shorthand clerks at 81 per
day, chief clerks of enrolling aud EN-
crossing committees IS per day, aud
all other clerks 81 per day. Orns0y
moved that pay Of pages be SO 30 per
day. Both motions adopted.
The report was then adopted, "a to IL
Brown Of Morrow, offered a concur
rent resolution for committee to eA-
| anime into the condition Of the portage
rail way, aud report at the next sessions
Of the legislature; motion adopted.
Senate bill to repeal the act establish
ing the state board of charities, was
taken up and passed, 80 to II.
SENATE BILLS.
To provide for the inspection and
measurement of logs. ETC., was taken
up, and failed to pass.
The special order for IL o'clock being
senate concurrent resolution, for the
free colnage of silver, the same was
taken up. and its consideration post
poned to ll:55.
To provide for the propagation OF
salmon in the Siuslaw river; passed.
Paxton offered house joint resolution
No. ID, authorizing the board having
charge Of the stove works at the penn
tenitenliary to purchase the same, il
deemed necessary; adopted.
To provide for the protection of game,
fish and wild fowl; passed
To fix time of holding court in the
sixth judicial district; passed.
Senate till No. 8 was indefinitely
postponed.
70 amend act regulating the prac
tice of pharmacy; indefinitely post
poned.
Senate bill providing for apporton
,nent of state senators; yeas 49, nays
none; not quorum voting,
The free coinage resolution was the1
indefinitely postponed,
Senate joint resolution No. 5 failed
for want Of u quorum.
Ford offered jpint resolution No. lG
relative to apportiou ment of senators
and representatives.
Under II resolution of the house the
speaker, with two members appointed
10y him, will examine aud correct the
journals; the speaker appointed Merrill
aud Miller.
Adjourned till $50 tomorrow.
JOINT CONVENTION.
AT O'Clock the senate and house
went Into j ,int caucus for the purpos.
of electing men TO ill the offices in the
gift of the legislature. The following
were chosen:
Railroad commissioners II. B
Compsou (Dem. 5I), I. A. Macrum
(Rep. 52). The others who received
votes were: Kippel 32, Wheeler 81
SIhley 2S. Colvig 5, Steel 2, Sellers 4
Fish commissiouer-Geo Il. Myers
Geo Glnstln, Allen Parker, w. J.
Riley, JOSEF h Packet.
Piiot mmissiouers-J. A. Brown
John Fox, b. +. Packard.
State lbrarian-J. b. Putnam.
Food and dairy commissioner
Charles Ho IN IN.
Game protecloI-Levey Henshaw
Boatman-E. +. Bradford.
HoUsE-FlB. lS, IOA. NJ.
Roll call.
Reading of journal was dispensed
with.
Report of committee to visit jetties
at Astoria, Newport aud Locks of Co
lumoia; adopted.
Report OF committee on books and
accounts of secretary of state; adopted
Resolution by x Ivernor, compliment
ing Speaker Ready on his fairness aud
Impair iiality; adopted.
Resolution by Ford, that chief and
Journal clerk be allowed not To exceed
hfteen days time for completion OF
records of house; adopted
Report of committee on penitentiary,
s2o.oS shown due state ON lab r,
charges against Superintendent Down,
ning,t not substauliAted; adopted.
Resolution 10y Democratic IN, mheIs,
thanking speaker for his courtesy aud
firntsS; adopted.
representative Upton also thanked
the Speaker for his invarisble fairness
to the members of the Peoples party
adopted.
Nortbup read article from Portland
Telegram ,stil lug the lower house.