Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-10-14

corporation OF the city OF Con don
passed the senate.
The house bill remitting the over
paid taxes to Lincoln county was
passed.
The house bill amending the statutes
relating to circuit court terms in the
third judicial district was referred to
the committee on judiciary.
The house bill to regulate salaries of
county officers in Washington county
was referred to the senators from Wash
ington county.
The house bill to incorporate the city
of Ashland was passed.
The committee on revision of laws
reported back iavorably the senate bill
providing for placing the American flag
on all schoolhouses. 1t was ordered
engrossed for third reading.
The committee on penal institutions
reported back favorably the senate bill
providing for working misdemeanants
on public highways. 1t was re-referred
for specific amendment.
The committee on education reported
back favorably, with slight amend
ment, the bill regulating publications
OF electors at school meetings and
school elections. The bill was lost by
a vote of Is to 10 on final passage.
The committee on agriculture report
ed back the senate bill in relation to
Eastern Oregon agricultural societies
favorably; it was ordered engrossed
for third reading.
The committee on judiciary reported
back the senate bill fixing the statu-
tory rate OF interest at per cent.
Mulkey moved an amendment placing
the rate at per cent; the amendment
was lost. Ordered engrossed for third
reading.
The senate bill fixing the terms of
circuit court in the seventh judicial
district was reported favorably, and
under suspension read a third time and
passed.
The senate bill calling for a consti.
tutional convention in September,
1889. was reported back with amend
ments and adopted. The bill was Or
dered engrossed for third reading.
The senate bill to establish rule OF
pleading in cases of arson was reported
back favorably and ordered engrossed
for third reading.
The house bill relating to the terms
OF circuit court in the third judicial
district with amendments was adopted,
and the bill ordered to third reading
under suspension of rules was passed.
In the House.
A bill creating the Office of game
and forestry warden in each county
caused lively discussion in the house,
but was passed by a vote of 38 to 20.
Many were opposed to it by reason of
the expense to the state, claiming the
wardens would cost the state $50, 600
annually in salaries alone. Some
claimed their counties did not need
such wardens at all. Flagg OF Marion,
made good talk against the bill, but
to no purpose
A measure providing for the ap-
pointment of supreme court commits.
sioners was read a second time and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee.
Young's bill, providing for exempt
certificates for volunteer Astoria fire.
men, was taken up, read second and
o third time, and passed.
A special order for l0;30 was at this
time brought up and passed. The
measure amends section 29l, title l,
chapter 8, Hill's code, and it's effect
will be to take the publication OF sher-
itf's sale notices out of the hands of the
sheriff and place it in the hands of the
judgment debtor or his attorney.
A bill by Reeder, relative to the cor
rection of defects in deeds for lands
sold under execution. etc., came up for
final passage. The vote stood: AYES
II, noes Al. absent 2. Reeder himself
voted In the negative, promising to
bring the bill up in another for m later
in the session.
A bill by Moody provides for a
change in the Oregon law relative to
the commission of nonresident attor-
neys to practice, so as to make it con-
form with the statutory law of WASH
ington, thereby allowing Oregon attor.
neys to handle legal business in Wash.
ington.
Curtis bill to regulate and protect
eturgeon-fshing was, on motion OF
Roberts, made a special order for 8 P,
M. Monday. The measure protects
sturgeon from March to November l.
The senate bill comforting auuthor.
ity upon Eugene divinity school to ia.
sue degrees and diplomas was read the
first and second times and referred to
the committee on educatio9