Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-02-20
ITS EXPIRING GASPS
Concluding Conferences Over the
Appropriations.
Adjournment at Five O'clock Prolong
BY Various Reeesses s-Fare-
we'll Songs,

committee.
The House refused to allow twenty
days time, at $3.50 per day, for reviS-
ion of the journal, to the commit ltee
appointed for that purpose.
Williamson introduced a resolution
allowing Frank Davey one DAYS com
pensatlon for the day he served 10
Reading Clerk Motter's place, when
the latter was sick. Adopted.
That part OF the report OF the
press representatives committee
which related TO the scarcity of
cigars at the newspaper desk, is re-
scinded in so far as it might apply To
Representatives Massingill, Morton
aud Meyers.
The house ADOPTED the report and
recommendation OF the confer nee
committee on s. b. IL.
Most Of the afternoon was spent In
recess, waiting for report of the con-
ference committee on the Oppropria
tion bill.
The house voted TO allow one days
extra pay TO the officers and steno-
graphers OF the house for February,l9
Adopted the report and recommend
ations Of conference committee on the
resolution fixing compensation Of Of
tcers and clerks This report recon-
1 mended that salaries on ioiut coni-
mittees be fixed at 81 per day for
chief clerks, 81 for expert clerks and
s. for other clerks,
The senate resolution, tor relief OF
Douglas county, was indefinitely post
poned.
The senate resolution fixing salar-
les OF clerks on joint committees at
ST and So was adopted.
Fordney introduced resolution,
requiring school teachers 10 instruct
their pupils that there is a por ion OF
the state known as Eastern Oregon,
situated east OF the Cascade noun
tains. This was adopted with an
plause.
The report OF the conference COM
mittee on the special appropriation
bill was received by the house a few
minutes before O'Clock and adopted
iJhout opposition. BY this report
the senate carried its point on all but
four OF It's amendments Shortly
afterward II became known that the
senate had also adopted the report
AS the page came up the aisle witt
the otiiclal notice from the senate
Flagg arose and Informed the speaker
that the committee on enrolled bills
desired TO report. He then handed
in the report, that the committee was
pleased to announce that IL. b. No
372 was correctly enrolled.
} This was the general appropriation
bill and IL had been held up in the
enrolling committee as sort OF clut
with which tU beat down the Obstre'
perousness OF the senate, seeming JC
haye been effectual.
After the m ssage had been reaC
notifying the house OF the senate'i
concurrence In the report Of the con
ference committee Moody introduced
"a resolution allowing the committed
for revision OF the house jour- a
twenty days In which to complete
their work, aud liking their compen
sation at 90 per day. This was droI
OF $3.50 from the salary proyided TO
by a resolution defeated earlier IL
the day, and the resolution wa
adopted.
A recess was now taken until 5:l'
when the house came 10 order lonl
enoegh 20 receive and adopt resO
lutlon offered by Moody, appoint
lngJ. w. Virtue t0 represent Ore
CONS mining interests at the Pari
exposition.
At half past i've adjournment wa
taken until $50.
AT half past six, or a little later
the house was called 70 order 10 re
, ceiye the report OF the enrolling com
! mlttee on the appropriation bill
The bill was then signed by tn
: speaker and sent ia TO the senate, anl
another short period Of waiting en-
sued.
The members were ia jolly moo
al the thought that their arduou
; labors were completed, and the al
{ was full OF fun aud dying paper balls
After awhile the speaker raped 10
> order aud directed the calendar clerl
l. Mackey, 20 sing "The Old Kentuck
> Home". The genial yOuOg gentle
l. mau complied, singing the familia
= old song Ia a remarkably sweet volc'
. the membe joining in the chorus.
IT After a Drolong applause, assist
u ant clerk, Snyder was called u
'e for a song. Williamson requeste
le three chairs, aud the 20th bienni'
le session OF the legislative assembly
Oregon was at an end.
him To sing "America. Snyder aske
all % sing. aud he led the membe
A. 4 in hlliug the old hall with the stirrln
y, old song Of patriotism.
- A message was now received fro
~ the senate indicating that all form
~ alities had been complied with.
- Joint resolution had already bee
adopted by both houses for ad.Our
n,ent al O'Clock, AID speaker 40