Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-02-18
CLOSING SCENES
In Lower House Of a Much Abused
General Assembly.
Good Humof and Order Maintained as
the Excitement In
ereases.
HousE-FRiDAY MONT.

The usual scenes OT last oay ol
a legislative session were enactd Al
the capitol Friday night.
The House convened al O'Clock
and worked quite faithfully for sew
eral hours, polishing of a biz gfist OF
senate bills.
Several copies OF II. u. l0i, were
available, however, and we're perused
with asslduons interest by quite a
number Of The legislators. The result
was that the good humor OF the House
Increased as the hours passed, aud
strict order could not be said 90 be
rlgidiy maintained.
The sergeant-atafms, by hard
work, kept the greater number OF the
members of the tops Of their desks,
however, and frequent calls Of the
House kept a working force on hand
until after midnight. Then twenty
minute recess was taken, which lasted
until quarter past two VIXEN the ap.
pfoDrlatlOn bills came Ia from the
senate. PfeylOus 10 this some scat.
teriog business had been done.
House concurred In Senate resolu-
Z on for the dischlrge Of Oregon VOL
unteer r. IN The PHILIPPINES.
House concurred Ia Senote amend
nicnts 10 II. j. Il. No. s.
Committee for examination Of the
state library, reported everything
satisfactory,
Committee for examination Of the
insane asylum reported that the
buildings and ground were 10 good
shape aud everything satisfactory.
Recommended that the building now
occupied by the school for deaf mutes,
be taken for a school for feeble
minded children II the mute school be
moved.
Beach introduced resolution thlt
all stenORfapnerS employed on com
mlttees be allowed o. per day. Adop.
ted - 10 %.
When Senator Wado's bill, % give
preference In employment 20 old sol
dlers, was on It's passage Maxwell
asked TO be excused from voting. on
the ground that, being an old soldier,
he was an interested party. lie was
excused as was also stewart and Hall
90 their requests,
During recess meantime, biz I
basket Of sandwiches and a bottle OF I
soda water were opened in the base
ments aud the crowd refreshed itself. |
When the house came 10 order,
Young introduced resolution ln- |
structing the secretary OF state o. |
furnish lunch for the members aud /
draw a warrant for the expense. This I
was adopted.
On motion OF Moody the resolution
Uniting speeches to i've minutes
was reconsIdered aud laid on the
able. This WIS In accordance with "A
ietermlna tion OF the house to take
plenty OF time 10 consider the appro
,flatlon bills, aud let the senate do
ONE waiting, Itself
The house then went into commit
90 OF the whole, 90 consider the sen.
te amendments t0 the special ap-
'ropIlatlon bills. 10 soon became re-
'otted that the senate had adjourned
Inc die, but this was denied. IL
ad the effect OF putting the house la
ne humor 10 non concur in any
amendments originating IN the sen
Ite.
Of the eleven amendments, seven
'ere concurred In, and four non con-
urfed Ia. IL then became under
tood that more amendments had been
lade Ia The senate, but the onlclal
COMMUNICATION FROM that body did ,
ot embody them. l.,
After some lndecislou over TINS
olnt the House arose aud reported /
. the senate.
The report was adopted aud ataa. n
J. the House adjourned uati $3.50 a,
u,
Hills PASSED a
4 u. li0, Prosbstel, 10 hx salaries Of I