The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-02-22
State Legislature.

In the senate Moore's horticultural
passed. Buffers bill dividing work OF
judges in 3rd district passed.
In the house the bin providing for
publishing county court proceedings was
defeated, as it should be. The live news-
paper will publish them as news. Yates
bill providing for footpaths on public
highways Was lost.
Resolution reported to the effect that
the State university and the Agricultural
college ought to be satisfied with their
present endowment and should resort TO
small tuition fees rather than ask any
appropriations at this time; amended 20
az TO include reform school.
Bill creating state board OF education,
consisting OF supt., governor, secretary
OF state and two others, was passed.
Meyers bill providing for employment
Of convicts, was passed. An effort 10
provide for taxing church property failed
only I2 voting Tor il. An equalization
board bill was passed. II viii consist OF
the present elective board, and renacts
the mortgage tax law. Smiths bill for
abolishing the second judge in the third
district was very properly lost 81 TO Is.
In the senate Dawson's bill providing
for 5000 relief for Iva TempltOn passed.
Also Prices bill providing for collection
and return of delinquent taxes. Cogs-
wells bill for an act submitting TO the
electors at the general election in June,
1896, the four pending proposed eonstitu-
tional amendments adopted by the iegis-
laturcs of 1898 and 1898 adopted.
In the house new bill, by Long pro-
vides for state mining and geological
fund. 4 bill for an elective railroad
commission was discussed and upon bal
lot lost. 4 report commencing ths
| worlds fair commission was adopted
Coles bill licensing medical specialists
| vas indefinitely postponed. Smiths bill
creating liens on mines FOR labor passed
Also his bill providing fer Furnishing re-
Inoyal of mining notices. Mright's East.
srn Oregon insane asylum bill passed
with only one negative vote. Cooper'.
bill attaching part OF Lincoln and Lans
10 Benton county was referred. Hofei
introduced q bill providing for pubIiea.
tion OF school books by the state. A bal
by khiner@on provides for 10 hours as
days work Tor motogmen and street cal
men, Buckman's bill for State Norma
school - Coquille was lost. Nevg bill b,
Miniie provides for aide wagons tires on,
by Sehlbr2ie for additional Judge fol
second district
Principal
/ In the senate Buffers bill creatin.
state board OF assessors was read frs
time. Considerable unimpoEtAns busi
ness was transacted
In the house Smith, OF Josephine In
trusiuoei amendment TO constitutions
convention bill, providing for SO = da,
paw for members OF same instead OF IS
and wAs the OILY one who voted for il
Psxton's bill providing Tor lien On horse
Tor shoeing the same passed. The bill 10
repcaling second judge in second distric
will come up 81 10 O'Clock tomorrow
Longs bill licensing dentistry Was lost
Bill recon<;dered and passed. S,exar
Tor relief Of certain physicians, who
through inadyeEtznce or accident, failee
10 comply with the lar Of 1859 reiatins
10 the practice Of medicine: passed
Cardwell's bill creating board Of vita
statistics vas lost Curtis bill proyidin.
that n retrac;ion OF libel in proper form
shall be = bar 10 prosecution Was los:
HilIegzs. regulating marriage oi dIvorceS
persons, prohibiting the marriage of III,
adverse party ia divorce for tao years
passed. SeAlhre>de, giving tie trustee
Of the soldiers home the apposnsmen; O
subordinate officers, instead Of leavin;
il TO iheoommAn6an;, passed. Harper
bill providing for per cent tax on gros
business OF Insurance companies pasSez
IS toa.