Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-11
Mr.. GeeT'S Record.
On lmportsnt Matters in the Ore
gOn Legislature.
He VJtsd Against Registration Law
Amendment,

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Hon. T. T. Geer's legislative record.
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important measures. II is the duty
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RECORD or Mr.. T. T. GEER AS A
MEMBER OF THE HOUSE ~ 1921.
House joint resolution No. 2, re-
solying that the sense Of the legisls-
tive assembly be that the commission
ers Of the worlds fair prohibit the
sale Of intoxicating liquors on the
grounds during the continuance Of the
fair, came up before the house on jan
uary l9, 1891, and vote being taken,
Mr.. Geer, then speaker Of the house,
voted against the resUlutiOn.-See
House Journal, 1891. page 20.
Senate bill No. /, bill TO repesl an
act to create and establish a hoard Of
railroad commissioners. the bill having
passed the senate, came up ain the
house on February 10. 1891, and on a
motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill, the ayes and noes being called,
Mr. Geer voted to postpone the bill TO
abolish the railrOad commission act.
See House Journal, 1891, page s46
Senate dill No. l25, bill to reduce
the price of swamp land 10 81 per'acre,
having passed the senate came up in
the house on February p, 1891, and
vote being taken, Mr.. Geer voted
against the bill.-See House Journal,
1891, page $50
Senate bill l57, bill to exempt the
earnings Of the debtor within thirty
days, passed the senate and came up
10 the house on February 20, 1891, aud
vote being taken, 'Mr. Geer voted
against the BILL See House Jounal,
1891, page 943.
House bill 27S, bill to regulate ex-
cessive freight rates on the Oregon
Railway 81 Navigation company
lines, via. the pass Of the Columbia
river, thrO ugh the Cascade mountains
came up in the house on February IT +,
1891; vote being taken Mr.. Geer
voted against the bill.-See honse
Journal, 1891, page 7o5.
RECORD OF MR.. T. T. GEER, AS A MEM
BER OF THE HOUSE IN 1893.
House bill l65, an act to repeal an
act to create and esta blish board Uf
railroad commissioners, etc, came up
in the house February 8, 1893; vote
being taken Mr.. Geer voted against
the repeal, Mr.. King voting for the
repcal, See House Journal, 1893,
page 3l5.
House bill 90 to establish state
m ining bureau came up in the house
on February ], 1893; vote being
taken Mr.. Geer voted against the
bill, Mr.. King being absent; when in
1895 a similar bill was introduced,
Mr.. King being present, voted for it,,
See House Journal, 1893, page 9l4.
House bill No 364, bill for the re-
lief OF Wallowa county, to REIMBURSE
the county for over paid taxes to the
state. came up 10 the house on Febru-
a~y IA, 1893; vote being taken Mr..
Geer voted against it, aud Mr.. King
voting for the bill.-See House Jour
nal, 1893, page 823.
Senate 'Blll 1872 to provide for the
erection and construction of branch
insane asylum in Eastern Oregon,
haYing passed the senate. came up
In the house on Feb. II, 1893; a vote
being taken Mr.. Geer voted against
the bill, Mr.. King voting for the bill
See House Journal, 1893, page 949.
Senate Bill No. 27, dill to regulate
the amount to be paid t1r d policy Of
insurance, having passed the senate,
came up in the house on Feb, II, 1885:
a vote being taken Mr.. Gcer voted
against the bill. Mr.. King voting for
the bil--See House Journal, 1893,
page 95i.
House Bill No. ?0i bill to create
the County OF Blaine out Of the county
of Benton, came upon the house on
Feb, Is 1893; a vote being taken Mr..
Geer voted for the bill, Mr.. King
voting against it.-See lIIus, Journal,
1889, page $50.
MR.. GEER's RECORD IN 1899.
In 1889 resolution was introduced
in the house to favor the electioa OF
United States senators by "a direct
vote of the people Mr.. Geer voted
against the resolution. See House
Journal, 1889, page l59
In 1889 bill was introduced Great
ing board of railway commissioners.
Mr., Geer supported this measure Sec
House Journal, 1889, page l19
A bill was introduced 10 ,he house
In 1889 providing for the exemption OF
ho nesteads from attachment. Mr.
ieer voted against this bill.-See
HOUSE Journal, 1889, page 6SS.
In 1889 registration amendment
was proposed tJ the constitution OF
The state OF Oregon for the purpose OF
frauds at elections, Mr..
Geer voted against This proposition.
See House Journal, 1889, page $50.
In 1909 Mr. King WAS n manlhar Of |