The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-02-28

the OFeSOul leS1S1dCure. CndrleS T..
Wolcomb, A. S. Hammond, Geoge F.
Merriman."
Following the dissolution of the joint
| convention, both houses in their sepa-
| rate chambers adjourned sine die, and
| thus the most remarkable session of
| the Oregon legislature ever held came
to am end.
The solution Of the deadlock was eff
fected at so late an hour that the leg
islature had no time to elect the rail-
| road commission and other officers.
On the list are the following: Three
railroad commissioners, game warden,
food commissioner, pilot commission
ers, etc., and state librarian. AS the
present incumbents of these offices were
elected to serve "until their successors
were elected and qualified" the same
old railroad commission and other Of
ficers will be in the employ of the
state for another biennial term, much
to their surprnse.
In the Statesman Of January 18th
last, preceding the convening Of he
legislature, the following appeared:
George W. Mcbride steps out of the
secretary Of states office after eight
years of hard work, in which he has
managed tfIe mtlltifanious duties of
that position with a. skill and business
tact rarely equalled and not excelled
in any state in the Union. The ma
ture of the office in this state throws a
great amount of responsibility upon his
shoulders and it takes a good deal of
gfhuine icourage and mandy gump-
tion to carry it successfully.
with the exception of a small part
Of the last term Mr. Mcbride has per-
sonaIlly directed every movement of
the office. During his term of service,
large sums of money have been en-
trusted to his wisdom and judgment
for expenditure and in every instance
the result has been satisfactory, every
dollar has been laid out with view
to securing the best possible returns.
Notable instances of his securing ex-
ceptionally good work for the state
may be witnessed in the plumbing of
the state house and in the fixing and
furnishing of the state library. In the
latter case the most modern book fur
niture was obtained, arranged in a
system infinite in its accommodating
possibilities, of the best Western grown
material and at figures which could
only be secured by the best directed
personal effort. In the decoration and
arrangement the same happy results
were obtained and a large sum OF
money saved. Instances might be null
tiplied innumarably but it is not neces-
sary. 1t Is sufficient to say that he has
done his full duty faithfully and we'll
and that no ma1 has ever held office
in Oregon who retired with more num-
erous OF more faithful friends than
George w. Mcbride.
George w. Mcbride is still a young
man and will be many years am hon.
orable figure in Oregon's business and
public affairs. He says he will per-
maneutly retire from politics, but
should his health permit it, the people
will be likely to call him forth again.
He was born in Yarhill county, this
state, in March, 1854, and has always
lived in Oregon, except two years in
San Francisco. He was elected to the
legislature in 1880 from Columbia coun-
ty and was chosen speaker of the house
the following session. He was nomi-
mated for secretary of state by the re-
publicans in 1886 and was duly elected
and WIS again nominated and elected
in 1890, both times by large major
ities."
Sad commentary on our boaSted re-
publican majority, it required a call
of the senate yesterday to save the
railroad commission rider and the
general appropriation bill from igno-
minous defeat, and then it just did
carry. Those voting nay were: Car
ter, Huston, johnson, King, McAllis-
ter, McClung, Smith Of Clatsop, Smith
of Sherman, Vanderberg. But sixteen
votes were cast for the bill.
Those who were absent from the
senate yesterday and thus escaped 60
ing on record either for or against
abolishing the railroad commission in
the general appropriation bill were
Dawson, Gesner, Hobson, and Brown
ell. Beckley was absent ON account
Of illness Those voting in favor of
the $4,000 appropriation We're: Alley.
Bancroft, Butler, Calbreath, Cogswell,
Denny, Gowan, Maxwell, McGinn, Pat
terson, Price, Raley, Steiwer, and ST.
mon. At later moment in the pro-
ceedings Dawson came in in time to
vote in favor Of repeating the law
creating the commission. All other
senators voted ON this just as they
| had done on the item Of the appro-
priation.
Governor Lord approved the following
| bills yesterday and they are now num-
bered among the new laws Of the legis-
| lature of 1895:
H. B. 2S3, Forest Grove charter.
S. B. POI, regulating the practice od
medicine.
S. B. 1877, preventing the sale of poor
food, etc.
/ S. B. 154, amending section 1857
Hills code, relating to limited partner.
ships.
| S. B. 81, amending section 159 relat'
ing to the discharge of attachments.
| S. B. 1872, Dallas charter amend
ments.
S. B. %, transfer and satisfaction o.
mortgages.
| S. B. 1859, protection native Song
birds.
S. B. Il, exempt county roads an6
public highways from assessment ane
taxation.
S. B. 166, to determine the time OF
holding circuit court in Lincoln coun
ty.
s. B. 33. merding section 153, Hill's
code, relating to attachments.
s. B. 13. amending sections IL ane
33 Of chapter II at title II, relative L