The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-13
LAW WMAKERS
WERE BUSY
Many Matters Of importance
Acted Upon by Both Leg
lslatiye Branches.
PIL0TAGE BILL PASSES
Spirited Debate Took Place When
II Came Up. But 1t went
Through the Senate.
TWO NEW FISH MEASURES
One consolIdstesAll Present Fishing
Laws and the Other Provides for
the Protection OF Stu geon.

SALEM. Oct i2--The house this after
noon passed seven bills and one Joint
resolution. Smiths bill. requiring the
sinking OF a discovery shaft at least 10
feet deep In % days after the posting Of
notice Of the discovery OF a mining
claim. passed the house. Fordney's bill.
fixing the time for the holding OF tho
terms Of court In the Eighth judicial dis
trlct passed. as dld also Curtis bill
amending Hlrs code so as TO make the
governor qualify ne second Monday in
January
whltney's bill. abollshlng the state
board Of railway commissioners, passed.
This bill Is the same as that OF Daily, Of
Lake. (Which has already received the
signature OF the executive, with the ex-
ccption that It further contains the en-
ergency clause, BY lis passage the state
will save about s2iOo In salaries.
stanleys bin. appropriatIng $4,000 for
tho reimbursement OF subscribers TO the
Omaha exposition fund. similar In every
respect TO Hazeliihes senate bIll passed
by vote OF % to q.
The ways and means committee In the
senate reported back the senate bin pro-
vidng for the payment OF expenses OF the
Oregon commission at Omaha and carry
Ing an appropriation OF sis.coo The same
was tabled.
lne house concurrent resolution. pro-
yidlng FOR the Inspection OF the state
normal schools, after being tabled. was
recalled bv Senator Mulkey, who offered
an amendment providing FOR a sub-com-
mlttee OF FIVE from the committee on ways
and means to visit and investigate the
state normal school and colleges and re-
port. said report having the force Of a
r->ort from tho full COMMITTEES. The
amendment was adopted anu the resolu-
ton as amended was passed.
The house bill to regulate the carrying
OF sheep by express was oa.,ed up by Sen
ator Michel and passed.
The senate joint message by Fulton to
congress, appealing Tor national legisla-
tion In behalf Of the veterans Of the Cay
use and other Indlan wars, was read and
adopted unanimously.
The house bill repeating the act creating
n state board OF railroad commissioners,
with an emergency clause, under suspen-
sion OF the rules, passed unanimously.
Curtis bill. consolidatnv all fishing
laws. passed the house, and went to the
senate, where II was referred to the fish,
cries committee.
Senator Mackay's pilotage bill came up
in the senate for third reading and spir-
tied debate took place on an amendment
to refer It to the regular session. The
amendment was lost by vote Of 20 to
.. one member being absent.
The house passed Curtis sturgeon BIZ
this evening. 1t prohibits the catching of
sturgeon unoer four feet in length, and
fishing with Chinese sturgeon lines; also
creates close season from March to
November !.
The committee on judiciary to which
was referred the Butts bill creating the
supreme court commissioners, reported
adversely, and the matter was indefinitely
postponed, which practically kills the bill
for this session,