Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-10-20


to $500. Senator Simon was the prin-
cipai Objector to these claims. w. T.
Wright's claim for $25, 900 went
through, but not without a struggle,
Fulton, Smith and Taylor advocating
the justice Of the claim, and Haynes,
Kelley, Driver and Selling leading the
opposition.
In the House.
The feature Of the proceedings in
the house Friday morning was the
Unidentified postponement of Senator
Mackay's pilotage bill. The bill had
been made special order of business
for l0:3O. and when the hour arrived a
food Of oratory was turned loose in op-
position to its passage. 4 motion to
indefinitely postpone was carried by a
vote OF 81 to "a; absentees, g.
Curtis offered q resolution. which
was adopted. authorizing the secretary
of state to draw . warrant in the sum
Of $500 in favor of George T. Myers, as
a testimonial for his services as worlds
fair commissioner. The testimon ial
was authorized by the Legislature Of
1895.
The committee on elections, having
under investigation the contested seats
from Clackamas and Polk counties,
was given until next session to report.
The committee on investigating the
affairs Of the insane asylum also asked
for and was granted an extension Of
time to report until the next regular
session.
The senate bill fixing the time Of
holding court in the sixth judicial dis
trict was passed.
a joint senate memorial petitioning
congress to grant pensions to survivors
OF the Cayuse wars was concurred in.
A message was received from the
governor announcing the signing of the
bill amending the charter OF Sodaville.
and Whalley's bill regulating loan So
cieties.
The house held but short session
In the afternoon, and although several
bills came up, only one was passed.
Senator Mulkey's bill incorporating
the town Of Monmouth, having been
reported back favorabIy by the Polk
county delegation, was passed without
opposition.
Senator Michell's bill to protect ho-
tel and clearinghouse keepers. after
being buffeted about for a time with
motions to place it on final passage,
postpone indefinitely, etc., was finally
referred to the committee on penal, re-
formatOry and charitable institutions.
Resolutions were adopted favoring
the drawing Of a warrant in favor Of
Ella R. Hays. widow Of r. r. Hays,
deceased. clerk of the Benson house,
for services, and providing for the pay
OF committee clerks who served before
they were sworn In.
A resolution was introduced requlr-
ing members, when the legislature al.
journs, to leave the desks and chairs
for the use Of the next session, but
vote was not insisted upon.
The house bills reported back favor
ably by the committee TO which they
had been referred were: Massingilrs
bill to prevent expiration OF taxes by
Limitation. and the bills of Bayer and
Ross amending Hill's code. Still
man's bill, providing for the keeping
up Of upper berths Of sleeping cars
when only the lower births are occu-
pied. was reported on adversely. An
adverse report was also rendered on
Flagg's bill providing for the consolida-
tien Of the schools for the deaf and
blind, with the recommendation, how
over. that Q joint committee be ap.
pointed TO investigate the feasibility
of the consolidation and report at the
next session.