The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-03-01
State Legislature.


n Lane county, passed; Myers, for em-
ployment OF convicts by lease OF the gov
'rnor, passed. No less than q hundred /
bills died In the hands OF the several |
committees, as follows, in part: Assess
nent and taxation Is, Insurance and |
banking, horticulture, agriculture, mil |
Itary, irrigation, ways and means, public !
commerce and navigation,
public lands, one each, revision |
of the law 20, railroads 8, fishing 3, ju- |
iiciary %, education and claims 8.
In the senate Daly's bill fixing time for |
circuit court in Lincoln county was
passed. Cogswcll requiring superintend- |
ent OF insane asylum 10 report all dis- |
charges to county court making commit
ment passed. Johnsons senate bill re-
pealing jute mill act passed. Also Hus-
tons, preventing spread OF animal dis
eases; johnson, allowing / year for re-
Ooggswcll, recording assign
ment OF mortgage, steiwer, protecting
lands in streets and county roads against
statute OF limitations; Alley, raising age
OF consent TO l6; Smith, laying out couu-
ty roads; Patterson, making streets and
alleys public highways. McClung, au-
thorizing mayors of towns or cities to bid
in lands at tax sale on behalf OF town or
city, passed; Woodland, protecting song
birds, passed; johnson, exemptng roads
from taxation, passed; Cogswell, relat-
ing 10 discharge OF attachments, passed;
Carter, preventing production and sale
OF unwholesome food drink and mediciae,
passed; Raley, regulating practice of
medicine, passed; Cogswell, relating 10
limited partnerships, passed.
At the evening session a live fight was
made by few on the appropriation bill.
Sehlbrcde moved 70 strike out the item
OF 81 600 for attorney fees Of q. G. Fulton
as counsel for pilot commissioners. Lost
The item OF go, GEO for the railroad COM
mission was stricken out With q wild
hurrah The item Of IS 600 for pay and
expense of the domestic animal commits
sion was reduced 10 1900. An effort
was made TO strike out the items Tor the
support OF the several charitable institu-
tions in Portland, Salem, Albany and
Beaverton. but after some speeches pro
and con the committee by rising vote
OF Is TO % refused TO strike them out.
The item OF sl7i for attorney fees 10 q.
s. Downing uAt stricken out; 50 also wss
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psssssssa n rs6sEsos - psnsien&iery
insaAs ssylscn and treseureris oAse /:
&ssnE's bill providing for new building
al Soldiers Home psszsl. Smith, regu-
lating traffic between Cello and The
Dalles, pase=ai. Governors appointments
confirmed. Dsly's Join; resolution for
publication Of history of Indian wars
was concurrei in. Prices bill for state
and county treasurer examiner failed.
BroHncll, relating 70 election and terms
a
for four years, passed. Yanderburg's bill
Withdrawing appropriation from state
university engr0ssazi thus killing Il.
Maxwell. regulating the salaries of
county Judges, passed. Calbrcath, re-
lating 10 the compensation OF executor.
and administrators, passed. Carter,
providing for ihe inspection Of CONNER
cial fertilizers and sale thereof, passed.
King. relating 20 the payment Of taxes
IN lawful money. lost. Co,gswell, relat-
ing 10 the equalization Of taxation, pasz-
ed. Huston. providing Tor conveyance
of real property Of husband and wife
when one Is insane. passed.
In the house joint memorial for a
guardian os Crater Lake was adopted.
Seslbrecles hill appropsiaiing $500 ior
improvement OF Soldiers Home PASSED
Paxton, amending Portland charter islf
passed, GoSAn ior more Efficient oTgan-
iza;ion Of the o. y. q. passed.
Young, creating a fund for 5 state
mining and geological bureau. passed..
Smith, relating 70 the wearing OF badges
OF ssacTei orders, passed Smith, for :
constitutional amendment fixing the
liability Of stockholders OF corporations,
L. n 4 4
pleion, apprcpriasinx s5aso. passed.
Saturday night q, i2 O'Clock vas set
for adjournment al both houses.
In the senate Dzwson's game bin
carrying $500 q year for game keeper,
passed. 4 bill introduced authorizing
the submission OF Linn county division 10
the people requiring two thirds vote
was introduced, bat failed 10 pas.
Buffers bin changing the system OF pay
Ing county officers pzSSsi. steiwer' :
bin providing mode OF drawing justice Of
peace jury lists passed.
wooiwaui's bill amending tl.e code in
reference 10 time foz holding elections
passed also hili amending Australian
ballot Law. CSlhFez:h's bill 10 assis:
county fairs passed, Buffers hill IN ref
srsncc TO pleaiings in conrs cases PASSED.
Eancroii's bin providing for divorce in
case OF insanity failed. Kings bill bro
yidiEg Tor liens for Iahorevs upon mises
passed.
In the hoase Yates bill allowing
shcriff's to collect mileage in lieu of ex-
psases passed. A bill providing for
salary OF $500 for the governor and 1900
sor the supreme judges Was lost. Long,
regulating compensation OF public oiacerS
passed: memorial for the vacation Of
the Cascade reserve in Klamath county
was adopted. Bancroft, permitting cir
cult judges ~ act for county Judges
in case Of illnsss, passed. Carter,
creating food commissioner, psssed.
smith. protecting persons furnishing
labor and material fer public works,
passed.
Barleigh's bill requiring qualifications
for school superin;enden;s passed. sehl-
brede, simplifying appeals in criminal
csses passed. Cleton, extending time OF
redemption - CHE rear passed. Craig,
prevailing ilrs stock ranAing al lsrks.
Ekytis, smeasSzg "a - - skAks ssaa-
- b8bla for 0eae2S ns9iRed beescsS
OF defective rpsds and BRIGGS, passed.
Gates, anending HILLS csie. relating 10
railroad commissioners, passed, IS TO 10.
This bill makes the commission elective
on and after 1895. Rinearson, providing
ipw the calling oi q constitutional conven-
ton, Lost. Hofer licensing corporations,
lost prescribing duties OF road supervis-
or, passed. Shnlrum, prohibiting narrow
wagon tires. passed; creating Sutton
county, lost. Preventing blacklissing,
passed. Meyers, prohibiting minors
from entering places OF evil resort passed.
Making salary OF supreme clerk, 5000
without fees, and clerk at $3.50, passed.
Cleeton, requiring receivers TO give
bonds. Protecting salmon in small
streams. passed. For fire escapes and
oxits, passed.
The regular appropriation bill was in
trodueed and makes interesting reading
Governors office, $500; secretary OF |
states office, SIS, 500; t-easurers office, !
$6200; superintendent OF schools, $500
attorney general, 5000; state library, |
5000: pilot commissioners, $5740: As
toria health officer, s4i00; Astoria boat
man, $1,000; State capitol and grounds, |
$27 ,l40; Blind school, SOS, 200; state and |
other agricultural fairs, $2i 200; fish and |
game protector, $5o00; dairy and food |
5000: railroad commits
sion, $40, 600; domestic animal commits
sion, 5000; state board of equalization,
$500; rewards for arrests, 1920; Wes-
y A. - a Al