Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-02-17
SALEM LEGISLATURE.
The Bill to Fix Interest on Loans From
School Fund Recommitted-The
State Fair Appropriation.

In the Oregon senate Wednesday the
vote was reconsidered by which the bill
to reduce interest on loans from the
state school fund was passed Tuesday
in order that the rate might be fixed
absolutely at per cent, the bill as
passed authorizing per cent if it could
be obtained. 1t was deemed an objec-
tion to leave the matter open to pos
sible brokerage arrangements. The
bill was recommitted for amendment.
Duful's bill to extend the privileges
of the Soldiers Home to the wives and
widows of old soldiers was lost, reCeiv-
ing only six votes.
The following bills were passed: To
reduce the salary of the Wasco county
judge to $500 and that of the treasurer
to 5000; to do away with the necessity
of personal service or posting notice in
case of attachment of real property; to
create the Office of recorder of convey
ances for Polk county at salary of
81 1000 per year; to provide the man
ner of releasing sureties who may be-
come dissatisfied with their risk; to
provide that surety companies may sign
bonds; to cure defects in certain deeds
and judicial sales; to amend the law
SO as to retsriot credits to the sheriff
on the tax list charged against him.
State Fair Appropriation Knocked Out.
The Wednesday forenoon session of
the house was devoted largely to reports
of committees and first reading of bills.
Twenty-seven committees made reports
and 5S bills were reported on.
The principal business to occupy the
time of the house in the afternoon was
the consideration of the general appro-
priation bill. The house went into
committee of the whole and the various
items were taken up one at time.
The most important item knocked out
was the state fair appropriation, by a
vote of 30 to 20.
Other bills passed were: To pro-
hibit the manufacture and sale of adul-
terated commercial fertilizers; to
authorize county courts to levy a spe-
cial tax of 10 mills and road poll tax
of 50 for the road fund: to prohibit the
sale of deer and deer hides from August
l to December |; to give laborers in
mines and supply agents furnishing
supplies lien on mining property for
claims; to change the time of court
terms in the second district; to fix SAL
aries of county judges and to place the
clerk of the supreme court upon sal
airy of $4,000 and give him two depu-
ties at $75 and $50 per month respec-
lively.
In the Oregon senate Thursday,
Harmon's registration bill was passed
by unanimous vote. The merits OF
the bill were discussed at length on
Mitchell's motion to recommit which
finally received only his own vote. In
debate the expressions were gen orally
unfavorable to the Hill bill, which
passed the house few days ago by 6
decisive vote.
Tie pure food bill passed the senate
hy unanimous vote. There was nc
objection to the main feature of the
bill, but a slight amendment was
made SO as to exempt from making an.
nual reports persons selling less thar
25 pounds of butter weekly; specifying
the number and the pay of employees
of the Legislature. including committe,
clerks, was passed without discussion
only six voting against it.
Other bills passed were to incor
porate Eugene, Carleton, Burns, Prime
vile ard Candy, the two last nance
being house bills.