The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-02-04
GOOD WORK IN
THE HOUSE
Sugar Bounty Bill De-
feated by Three Votes

, SALEM, Jan. 27.-The reapportion
. ment bill which passed the house yes
terday passed the senate after debate
| consuming nearly the whole morning
session, and after two attempts to post
pone and three attempts to amend had
been lost. The final vote was % ayes
noes and absent. DAILY of Lake
filed a protest.
The report of the committee ap-
pointed at the special session to inves-
tigate the Lowenberg contract at the
penitentiary was taken from the table,
and amendments proposed to the effect
that the S32 500 settlement be made by
February 10, that not less than $4,000
be paid in cash and the balance in
| notes satisfactory to the board, and
| then the whole matter was made
special order for Tuesday at 2:3O pm.
Bills were Introduced as follows:
By Kuykendall, to provide for uni
form public school system, and COM
plete codi6cation of school laws; oy
Brownell, to permit recording in all
but one counsy of certified copies of
deeds for property Situated in two
counties or more; by Dufur to author
ize county officers to sell property bid
in for sales for delinquent taxes.
The senate then adjourned until 2:30
p. m. Monday.
The forenoon session in the house
today was made spicy by consideration
OF Sherwin's sugar beet bill, and the
senate bill to give Woodburn new
charter.
The first battle was fought over the
sugar.beet bill, which came up on
special ordor of business at 11.l5, and
although several efforts were made to
defer action by motions to postpone,
the bill was forced to vote. Sher.
win and Curtis spoke in favor of the
bill, and Ross, Freeland, Palmer and
Brattain against it. The bill failed
to pass, the vote being, ayes 25; noes
%, absent 7.
Tho next fighting of the morning
came with consideration of the Wood
bnrn charter bill. The committee on
alcoholic traffic, to which It had been
referred, made two reports, a minority !
'eport recommending passage of the
dill and majority report recommend.
ng its rejection. Both reports were
'ejected, two motions to adjourn lost
ind half dozen motions to defer ac-
ion and rerefer the bill were likewise ,
moved under h
When the reading of the bill was (
inally insisted upon, Ross demanded
hat the bill be read according to law !
Without skipping whole pages. This :
much time, and when the
'eading ended and vote was taken
he bill was defeated by the following
7ote: Ayes 81. noes 81, absent IL. |
Notice was given that the vote by /
which the bill was defeated would be
'econsidered., +
The bill of Curtis to abolish the ]
tate fair appropriation, which was I
made q special order for 1890 was 2
on motion of Curtis to re. $
'er to the ways and means committee,
which action was believed to be an 2
Indication that Curtis is weakening. ji
A motion to adjourn until Monday o
It 2:34 p. m. was lost by vote of 25 to t
3, but out of courtesy to those who +
will leave this afternoon, it was del c
'ided to confine business only to the q
Introduction and second reading of
bills until, Monday afternoon. 1t was
O'Clock when the house adjourned.
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