The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-01-16
OREGON LAWMAKERS
The Senate at Work But the
House Wrangles.
A BAD BEGINNING
The House Unable TO Agree Upon
Presiding Officer for the
Body.
President Simon Names the Senate Com
mittees-The First Bill introduced
Is to Abolish the State Boaod
of Equalization.

SALEM, Or. Jan. 12.-The senate
was promptly called to order at 10
o'clock by President Simon. Divine
blessing was invoked by Rev J. Bower
sox, after which yesterdays journal
was rea and approved.
President Simon then announced
the appointment Of standing commiL-
tees as foil ,ws:
Agriculture and Foresiry-Johnson,
Hughes, Holt.
Assessment and Taxation-Hughes,
Patterson (of Marion), Price, Mulkey,
ackay.
Claims-Selling, Carter, Daily.
Commerce and NaYisation-Har-
mon. johnson, Dufur.
Counties -Mackay, Gesner, Taylor,
Gowan, Driver.
Education-McClung, Harmon, Mul-
key.
Elections and Privileges-Mulkey,
Gesner, Smith.
Engrossed Bills-Gesner. Reed,
Michel.
Enrolled Bills-Calbreath. Patterson
(of Washington, and Gowau.
Federal Relations-Bates, Taylor,
Dufur.
Fishing ndustries-Reed, Michel,
Pat: erson (of Marion.l -
Horticulture-Carter, Calbreath,
Holt.
Insurance and Banking-Bates,
Johnson, DRYER.
lrrigation-Price. McClung., King.
Judiciary-Gowan, sBrownell, Mi
chell, Smith, Dufur. =
Revision of Laws-Patterson tof
Washington, McClung, Reed, Hobson,
King.
Medicine (Pharmacy, Dentistry)-
Calbreath, Driver, Daily. -.---.-
Military Affairs-Price, Haseltine,
Gesner.
Penal Observation-Disclosures, Hobson,
Selling.
Mining-Johnson, King. Holt.
Municipal Corporations-Ha aseltine,
Harmon, Calbreath.
Printing-Michell, Mackay, Smith.
Public Buildings and Institutions
Hobson, Patterson (of Washington,
Wade.
Public Lands-Patterson(of Marion),
Mulkey, Dawson, Haseltine, Wade.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, Gowan. Pat
terson (of Washington, Mackay, Daw-
son.
Roads and Highways-Dawson, Car
ter, Hobson, Brownell, Daily.
Ways and Means-Taylor, McClung,
Selling, Hughes, Dawson.
Under the head of petitions, memo
ria,s aud resolutions. Mackay intro
duced concurrent resolution that
standing committees on printing in
the senate aud house be made joint
to investigate the cost of
state printing aud that the committee
be empowered to employ two experts.
The committee is also to report what,
in.its judgement, will effect saving
to the taxpayers. Tho resolution was
adopted.
Reed, of Douglas, introduced con-
current resolution that committee of
two from the senate and three from the l
house be appointed to confer with q
similar committee from the state of
to consider the inter ests
Of both states, especially the fishing
industry; the resolution was adopted.
On motion OF McClung, the secretary
of state was requested TO supply each
senator with So worth of postage
stamps and 81 worth OF paper wrappers.
Harmon introduced concurrent reso-
luton that a joint committee of two
rom the senate and three from the |
house visit the state agricultural col |
ego and report upon It's efficiency and |
The next order of business was the |
of bills. Johnson of Linn |
secured the honoR-of introducing the
irst bill. His bill provides for the
lbolition of the state board of equali-
.ation.
SALEM, Or, Jan. 12.-The house |
vas not called to order till IL o'clock.
Speaker Davis was in the
hair. The committee on credentials
vas not yet ready to report, and the
peaker found no quorum present.