The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-14
OREGON'S SENATOR.

Joseph Simon, the Caucus Nominee,
Gets "a Republican Votes
on First Ballot.
The nominee of Friday nights Re-
publican caucus, Joseph Simon, was
Saturday regularly chosen United
States senator by the legislature in
joint session. He received the full
Republican vote, except that Of Senator
who was absent. All the
members seemed to recognize the bind
ing force of the caucus, and there was
no attempt to evade or disregard it.
The result was as follows:
Simon on..............64 Bennett........--.........
Kincaid. Blank.......
Joseph Simon.
Joseph Simon, the new United States
senator from Oregon, WAS born in Ger
many In 1851. The family moved to
California when Joseph was but one
year old, and, after five years. residence
there, came to Oregon, In 1857. Since
that time Mr.. Simon has continuously
resided in the oity of Portland. He
obtained his education In the public
schools Of Portland. In 1879 he was
admitted to the bar, and Is now a,
for many years past has been a mem
ber of the law firm of Dolph, Mallory
& Simon.
In 1877 Mr.. Simon was elected to
the city council of Portland, and served
as coucilman for three years. In
80 ho
Republican state central committee,
and managed the state campaign of
that year. In 1880, 1884 and 1885 he
was chosen chairman of the Republi-
can state central committee of Oregon,
and had charge of the national and
state campaigns of those, years in Ore
gon. In 1892 he was chosen delegate
to the Republican national convention,
which met at Minneapolis, and was
there selected as the member of the
national committee for Oregon. In
1880, 1884, 1888, 1894 and 1898 Mr..
Simon was elected to the state senate
from Multnomah county. At the ex-
piration Of the present term, to which
he has just been reelected, he will
have served 30 years as a member oi
that body.
At the sessions Of the state senate Of
1889, 1891, 1895 and 1897, and the
special session of 1898, Mr.. Simon was
chosen president of the senate, and
the state having no lieutenant-gover
nor, he presided over the senate anC
over the joint conventions of botf
houses.
In the Senate.
The senate resolution providing TO
constitutional amendment repeating
the clause creating the office of STATE
printer was passed Saturday.
The house bill creating the Office o
game and forestry warden in eacl
county was called up by Senator Mi
chell as special order of business TO
the hour, and read the fret time.
The committee on ways and mean
reported back the house joint resolu
tion providing for an emergency appro
priation of $4,000 for the Oregol
agricultural college at Corvallis. Tn
senate did not concur.
A bill by Dufur to provide for pay
ment of justice court fees into tn
| county treasury was read for the frs
| time.
A senate bill by Morrow. fixing til
| time for holding terms OF circuit cour
in the sixth judicial district. was rea'
second and third times, under sus
pension fof the rules, and passed.
A bill by Harmon to protect elk
deer and other game was read the frs
time.
Hills registration bill was read th
first and second times. and referred t
the committee On printing.
| A house bill granting Astoria fire
men privileges of exemption was rea
the first and second times, and unde
suspension the third time, and passed
A house bill authorizing the count
court of Multnomah county to acquir
and operate ferry at Sellwood wa
read the first time.
In the House.
The Sellwood ferry bill, by Beach
was introduced in the house Saturday
read a first and second times, an
passed by vote of Sc to 8. The bill
authorizes Multnomah county to estat
lish, acquire and operate free ferry
Sellwod.
Maxwell intrduced bill for the reg
ulation of fees to be charged and Co
lected by the county clerk of Tillamoo
county. Under suspension of rules tn
bill was read the first, second and thir
times and passed.
Speaker Carter this morning signe
the senate bill establishing free ferr
at Corvallis, and the bill abolishin
the RAILROAD commission.
Young's fisheries bill, reported o
favorably, was read second time an
referred to the committee on fisheries
Hon. ]. II. McClung was extende
the courtesies of the house.
A resolution providing for an apprt
priation of $25. 900 to rebuild the MI
chanical hall at the agricultural co
Iege came up in new form Saturda.
Nichols of Benton introducing bi
providing for an appropriation of ths
amount.
A committee appointed to look int
the cost of the house calendar reporte
that the average cost daily during tt
extra session was $26.11, and that
could probably be printed for $l7.5
if unnecessary items were omitte'
The report was amended to rea'
"That the calendar shall not be prin
ed again during this extra session at
cost to exceed $40 per day."
About dozen new bills OF mine
importance were read the first time.
The report of the committee on t'
bill fixing the salaries of Marion coul
ty officials was the occasion for quite
tilt between Representatives Flaf
and Cummings. The former submit