Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-02-03
MANY BILLS PASSED.
Oregon's Lawmakers Are Now Getting
Down to Good Hard
Work.

In the Oregon state senate Wednes-
day the following bills were passed:
To authorize the construction and
maintenance of foodgates on Douglas
and other sloughs, Douglas county; to
require justices Of the peace to submit
complaints to the district attorney. ex-
cept for murder. arson, robbery, grand
larceny, before fees may be collected; !;
TO provide trust fund in Multnomah
county; to authorize the Eugene di-
vinity school to confer theological and
biblical degrees; to amend the act
passed last fall so as to make all quartz
and placer claims real estate; to remove
from principal defendants in prosecu-
tIons for abortion the shield afforded
by section 2011 of the statutes, which
absolves them from testifying on the
grounds that it might inoriminate the
witness; to provide for county clerks
to transmit to the secretary of state
summary instead of complete trans
cript of assessment rolls; amendments
to Grants Pass charter;- to permit suit
for possession of real estate to be main
tanned by plaintiff not in actual possess
sion; to provide for election of dis
trict road supervisor.
Bates bill for clerks Of the justice
courts in Multnomah county, after be-
ing emasculated by striking out the
salary feature, was recommitted be-
cause found not to be limited to Multi
nomah county.
Adams bill to tax dogs also was re-
committed, after considerable discus
sion, for amendment so as to exempt
cities where dogs are already licensed.
In the house the bill providing for a
special election in Malheur county for
relocation of county seat was made a
special order for Wednesday, February l.
Upon motion of Curtis, each Wednes-
day night hereafter will be devoted to
consideration of local measures.
Dr.. Josephi's insane asylum bill,
which passed the senate yesterday, was
rushed through the first and second
readings and referred to the committee
on penal, reformatory and charitable
institutions.
Sherwin's bill, to amend the charter
of Gold Hill, SO as to enable the town
to issue So, 500 water bonds, was passed.
The joint committee on fisheries, to
meet like committee from the WASH
ington legislature, was excused till Tues
day next. The bill of Curtis amend
ing the fishing laws was ordered print
ed and referred to this committee with
instr uctions to bring it to the atten-
tion of the Washington committee.
The reapportionment bill was passed
in the house Thursday by the narrow
margin of one vote.
The bill to create new county out
of portions of Grant, Crook and Gill
liam counties was defeated.
A bill for protection of trout, and
one for protection OF carwfsh were
killed.
A resolution was introduced to re-
strict the introduction of new bills to
February 8, but 1t was indefinitely
postponed.
A resolution changing the date of
visiting Corvallis by the joint commit
tee from February l to February
passed.
In the senate the bill to authorize
school clerks and county judges TO dis
pose of land bid in at sales for delin-
quent taexs came up as a special order
Thursday. An amendment excepting
from redemption by original owners
land contracted to be sold was offered
and the bill was recommitted for the
amendment.
Bills passed were: To amend the
law relating to certain male animals
running at large. applicable to Eastern
Oregon ranges; to cure defects in deeds
heretofore made that are faulty in ex-
ecution, witnessing or acknowledgment;
to amend the law relating to the max.
ing of deeds by the sheriff.
The reappoItionment bill which
passed the house Thursday passed the
senate Friday after debate consuming
nearly the whole morning session. The
final vote was % ayes, noes, absent.
The report Of the committee appoint
ed at the special session to investigate
the Loewenberg contract at the peni-
tentiary was taken from the table. and
amendments proposed to the effect that
the $50, 500 settlement be made by
February 10, that not less than $40, 900
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 2:30.P. M.
In the senate the following bills
were introduced during the past week:
To put in the hands of the secretary of
state the matter of ordering the print
ing of reports, session laws circulars,
blanks, etc., the printer to act only
upon the written order of the secretary,
except that the governor may order the
printing of executive documents; to
protect life and property from danger
of railroad trains by providing numer-
GUS regulations for warnings on trains
and railroads and exempting from
claims for damages railroad companies
that comply with the law; to prevent
ombinations between fire insurance
comp panies to maintain rates-same as
the Iowa statute; to amend the charter
of Woodburn-passed; to appropriate
$35, 200 for fax manufacturing plant
at the penitentiary-same as was in
troduced in the house yesterday; to
provide for a uniform public system,
and complete codifcation of school
laws; to permit recording in all but
one county of certified copies of deeds
for property situated in two counties
or more; to authorize county officers te