The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-15
The SESSION
ENDS TODAY
legislators Improve Every
Shining Hour and Rush
Measures Through.
TAYLOR SUCCEEDS SIMON
Senator From UmatiIla County
Chosen to Preside Over
the Upper House.
ELECTION BY DIRECT VOTE
Joint Petition to Congress Asking That
the Constitution Be So Amended
Regarding Senatorial Election.

bALEh. Oct H.-(Speclal Correspon-
dence Of the Astorian. l-Ths extraordip-
ary session Of the oregon legislature
will adjourn tomorrow. and both houses
hurried through with the business to-
day. There was general desire to ac-
compllsh as much as possible In the
last remaining hours. and the tiresome
pickering which usually characterizes
such sessions was notably absent.
The most important matter OF general
interest today was the Joint resolution
petitionIng congress to amend the Con-
stltution 30 as to provide for the cleo
tion Of United States senators BY direct
vote OF tho people.
The republicans decided tonight upon
Senator Taylor Of Umatllla county. as
President slmon's successor. Mr.. Tay-
lor is one OF the most popular members
OF the legislature. ard the decision
reached by the caucus gives general
satisfaction.
The house had 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.
Resolutions we're adopted deciding the
drawing OF a warrant in favor OF Ella
II. Hayes. widow Of r. r. Hayes. de-
ceased, clerk OF the Benson house OF the
last legislature, for services. and pro-
vldlng for the payment OF committee
clerks who served before they were
sworn In.
President Simon. before the adjourn
ment OF the senate this afternoon. an
nounced that tomorrow he would re-
sign from the presidency OF the senate
and eounseled republican caucus for
the selection OF his successor.
The house this evening passed sena-
tor Adams bill. authorizing school ds-
triets to encourage Indebtedness for the
purpose OF building schools. This bin
obvia,es the necessity OF districts issu-
Ing iO,year bonds. as under the present
law.
Senator Smiths bill regulating East
ern Oregon agricultural sections also
passed,
A resolution was passed expressing
appreciation OF Speaker Carter's fair
ness as presiding officer
Resolutions were adopted authorizing
the board OF capitol building oomm.s-
sioners to cell the house wing OF the
capitol building. and directing the ways
and means committee to recommend an
appropriation of 5000 therefor,
The committee appointed to lnvesti-
gate the office Of the secretary OF state
made favorable report.
Tho committee on salaries OF the off,
GERS OF the house reported the follow
ing:
Chief clerk. sl2; assistant chief clerk,
$40; reading clerk, siO calendar clerk. $40;
sargeant-at-arms, IS; mailing clerk, Sc;
door keeper, Sc; pages, s.,
This was considered excessive, and,
after considerable debate, the scale of
1896 was adopted. as follows;
Chief clerk. $40; assistant clerk. S;
reading clerk IS; calender clerk, IS;
sargeant-at-arms, Sc; mailing clerk. Sc;
door keeper Sc; pages, s.,
At $3.50. firing of waiting for the senate
to report on tho appropriation bill, the
house adjourned until a. m. tomor-
row.
The senate spent the entire night ses-
sion in consideration Of the general ap
preparation bill,
In the afternoon the claim of Captain
John Mullen. of NO,5IO for collecting war
tax and Indian war claims for the state
was knocked out. The claim of f. v.
Drake of $S4O9S for legal services for the
secretary of state was also stricken
out, but afterwards allowed, The claim
Of John Hall, OF Portland, for s6,696 for
legal services in recovering taxes from
the county was reduced to $500.
Senator Simon was the principal OBJ
iector to these claims
W. t. wrlghts claim for $4,000 went
through,
In the matter of the printing expenses
of the legislature of 1897, Mr.. Simon IN
troduced an amendment. covering with