Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-02-09
LEoIsLATIvE ROUTINE.


Both Houses Wording on Regular Rou
tine Order Of Business.
The House met at 1.30 this after
noon as per motion and preceded tC
the second reading Of bills;
The feature OF the afternoon wa
the consideration ia committee OF Che
Whole, Roberts IN the chair, OF t5C
general appropriation bill. This
measure as given 10 our columns yes
terday was amended In many In
stances. The hrst change made was
10 regard TO the sums named fOi
lighting the capitol building. This
was referred 10 the attorney general
as was also all other sums for lighting
state buildings.
The item OF $1,000 for the state AZ
rcnltural society was rejected, as was
also the phrase, provided" that no
part Of this appropriation shall be
used for paying for the printing Of
the book entitled the "Resources Of
Oregon" in an item allowing 100000
for public printing.
The fish commissioner and deputies
had prevailed upon the committee "a
emhody an appropriation OF $4,000 IN
the original bill, for use of paying tho
expenses OF the fish commission, but
the members saw no ~ leave this sum
altogether.
The amount named for use Of the
domestic animal commission was clip.
ped from the bill, and the further
sums Of $4,000 for the soldiers home,
$4,000 for the agricultural college.
$1,000 for pay OF governor, secretary
OF state aud treasurer as members Of
the commission oo public works, went
the way OF others and will not appear
la the amended bill.
The full list rejected, which relates
10 lighting public building is as fol-
lows:
Capitol building n., .,. ..s 0,2OO
Blind school l..... ...... 1000
Penltentiary "...,......,. $500
Asylum ...,............. 1900
These sums were referred TO the 1T
tOrney general who is 10 report on
them by Thursday AT 1890 .. M. ana
more than likely they will be again
Incorporated ia the original bill as
they are expenses Incurred under ex-
lstlng contracts.
The afternoon was taken up with
routine work, twenty seven bills being
read second time and nine coming up
for final vote only one OF which
failed 10 receive enough votes 90 se-
cure passage. This bill was by
Thompson Of Cllckamas and provided
for the placing OF planks on bridges
and culyerts for the passing Of steam
engines.
The measures passed were:
II. B. 40, Maxwell, 90 amend section
1895 OF an act 10 amend sections
i0Ol, 1910 aud 1885 Of title I,chap-
ter LXXVI, laws OF Oregon, rela-
ting 10 county roads.
II. B. l32, Kruse, 10 authorize aud
provide TOR the construction Of
tishway over the falls OF the vii
lamette river at Oregon CITY, aud
TO appropriate money therefor.
II, B. il4, Stewart, 'or the protection
OF deer
II. B. 2Jd, Mcqueen, TO amend section
!, for securing liens Tor mborers
on mining claims.
II Il. 3i7, Platts, to provide for the
times and places Of holding the
circuit courts Ia the second Iu-
dlcIal district.
IL B. 257, Nichols, 20 regulate the sal. |
aries " county judges.
Il B. 230, Nichols, to Ax the compen- |
satlon OF the clerk OF the su preme |
court OF the state, providing for |
his election, etc
u. u. $40, committee on horticulture. |
prevent the manufacture aud sale
OF adulterated commercial fertll
i1erand prescribing penalties.
The general appropriation bill will
% considered agala by the commit
go OF the whole at 2.9O tomorrow
ifteruOou.
The Wilson blll % amend an act rel.
tive 10 Normal schools was made
peclal order for 1890 a. m.
The principal arguments of the al.
ernoon were made by Moody and
'lagg aud we're la regard Ia sever,l