Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-27
OREGON LAWMAKERS
More Attention Than Any
Other Measure.

Salem, Jan. 24.-The bill that is re
ceiving the most attention in the house
just now is the Whalley bill. provid
ing for the creations of the office o.
state grain inspector. The bill pro-
vides for an appropriation of So, soc
for commission. The commission is
to consist of three members, to be ap.
pointed by the governor. One of the
| three IS to be tbs grain Inspector,
whose annual salary shall be So, 300 in
addition to all expenses. The other
two members are to receive $50 yeal
each and expenses, as not much work
will be required of them. The bill also
provides for secretary at 81, 600 q
year, number of chief deputy inspec.
tors at 81. 800 year and number OF
other deputies at $85 month each.
In addition to establishing grain grades
and inspecting all the grain that leaves
or is brought into the state, the duty
of the chief inspector will also be to
inspect scales at $5 each. Liberal fees
are allowed for the inspection Of grain.
A bill has been Introduced in the
house for the protection of upland
birds. The bill is an amendment OF
the general game law enacted by the
legislature il 1895. Tt provides that
every person who shall, within the
state of Oregon. between the first day
of January and the first day of Novem-
Der of each year. takes kill, injure or
destroy. or have in possession, except
for breeding purposes or sell or offer
for sale any pheasant. Mongolian
pheasant, quail or partridge. shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor: provided,
however, that it shall be unlawful,
within the state OF Oregon, to kill or
destroy any ring-neeked Mongolian
pheasant, or any of the various kinds
Of pheasants i'm ported into this state
by the Hon. o. N. Denny, or any
quail, bobwhite or pheasant in that
part of the state of Oregon lying east
of the Cascade mountains. That every
person who shall within the state Of
Oregon, at any time enter upon prem
ises not his own with intent to CATCH
recover, take or kill any bird or ami
NAL, or permit any dog, with which he
shall be hunting, to do SO for such
purpose without permission of the
owner or person in charge thereof, or
shall shoot upon any premises not his
own from any public highway, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor. That any
person violating any Of the provisions
Of this act, shall be dedf5sz guiftv Of q
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine of
not less than $50 nor more than $l00,
and in default of payment of fine i'm
posed shall be imprisoned in the coun-
ty Jail at the rate of one day for each
two dollars of the fine imposed.
In the house this afternoon. the My.
ers resolution donating So, 500 worth OF
books to members was rescinded, and
indefinitely postponed. A resolution
directing the sergeant-at-arms to gather
up and restore to the secretary of the
state the stationery and supplies at thu
close of the session, was, after a spirit
ed debate. indefinitely postponed.
A bill has been introduced in the
house touching on railroad taxation. is
being considered by Portland railroad
men. The bill provides for the lioens-
ing of railroads, as substitute for the
established system of taxation, to ap.
ply generally except on lands not oecu-
pied as right of way. 1t is modelled
after the law prevailing in Wisconsin.
Twenty bills were read the second
time and referred to the proper com.
mittees, and the following bills were
passed: To require doors of public
buildings to open outward; to provide
for the dissolution of municipal cor
porations upon the payment of all out
standing Indebtedness; amending the
code relative to attachments so as to
obviate the necessity of posting notices
on property attached A petition
was presented from 10 Polk county
lawyers. praying for the retention of
the second circuit judge in the third
judicial district.
A petition from 129 citizens of Wash
ington county, for change in the law
SO as to require householders instead
of voters on petitions for saloon Ii
cenSes was presented.
A petitiSn praying that the state ap-
point three commissioners to buy the
Mount Hood and Barlow wagon road,
the paper bearing the names of "a resi-
dents along the road, was introduced.
Haines, of the special committee ap-
pointed at the special session to in
vestigate the Lowenberg contract at
the penitentiary, submitted long le-
port, showing that 1860 was due the
state on the contract, pant of which
was not secured. 1t recommended that
$32, 500 be accepted in full payment.
The report was adopted.
Mulkey, of the committee to exam
inc the affairs of the secretary of state,
reported that he had found everything
accurate and satisfactory, and the 1e-
port was filed.
A joint memorial was passed, urging
the attorney-general and the United
States supreme court to advance cases
affecting the title of settlers to land
in the forfeited Northern Pacific grant
in Oregon.
A formula for the production of
crystal alumium bronze consists of
powdered aluminium, powdered glass