Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-30
THE LEGISLATURE
WHAT THE LAWMAKERS OF OREGON
ARE DOING AT SALEM.
Bills of Importance That are Being Intro
duced and Acted Upon in Both Houses
Measures Signed by the Governor
Progress of the Balloting for United
States Senator.


The vote today showed no change
excepting the appearance OF George L
Baker in the field. The result was az
follows: Fulton 50, Geer II, Wood II
Baker 5. scattering 16, asent 8, total 80
The House - Hale's bill providing d
fine and Imprisonment for persons de-
| faulting hotel bill with intent was
defeated.
Representative Both's bill to relocate
the county seat of Columbia county
was passed this morning.
Representative Murphy introduced a
bill creating the Eastern Oregon agri-
cultural college. appropriating $4,000
for buildings and $4,000 per annum
for its maintenance.
The Senate - Kuykendall has intro
duced bill providing the following
fiat salaries: Governor $500, secre-
tary of state $1,000, state treasurer
$500, superintendent of public instruc-
tion $4,000. attorney general $4,000
By request Brownell introduced
bill to create state board of examiners
for the purpose of examining and Ii
censingsthe practice of osteopathy.
Marsters' bill, to provide for execu-
tons at the state penitentiary, was
passed by unanimous vote.
Prices hill appropriating $4,000
for an Eastern Oregon agricultural col
lege was pasesd.
Representative Gill's bill for a spe-
cial library tax of l5 mill in Multno-
nah county passed both houses today
Governor Chamberlain appointed AL
bert Tozier, of Portland, to be expert
to measure and examine printing in
the Office of the state printer.
Monday.
The vote today stood as follows:
Fulton FL, Geer 13, Wood IA. scatter
ing Is, absent and paired "a, total so.
In the House-A concurrent resolu
tion was introduced today appointing
a committee to endeavor to have the
Washington legislature raise it's Lewis
and Clark appropriation to 100000.
Murphy, of Union, introduced bill
to establish an Industrial college at
Union. Other notable bills appearing
in the house we're: By Shelley, of Lane,
to extend the Australian ballot to all
city elections; By Johnson, of Grant,
for portage railroad above The Dalles;
by Robbins, of Baker, for mining
bureau.
A bill providing for creation of the
office of state inspector of hops, and to
FIX the rate of tare on hops, has been
and La Follett in the House.
A joint memorial was adopted asking
congress to call a convention for the
purpose of framing an amendment to
the federal constitution providing for
election of senators by direct vote of
the people.
Carnahan, of Clatsop, is in favor of
doing away with the poll tax law now
on the code of Oregon. The poll tax,
as now provided, is 81, which is as
sessed on every citizen in the state be-
tween the ages of 81 and so. Carna-
hans bill is to repeal this section in
is entirety.
In the Senate - The senate spent
most of its time on what might be
called Legislative grind" or the second
reading of bills.
House bills authorizing The Dalles
to issue water bonds, and authorizing
Linn county to maintain a ferry at
Harrisburg were passed.
Governor Chamberlain today signed
the Portland freboat bill and the bill
for the creation of an irreduciblo school
fund for Douglas county.
The committee on agriculture adopted
a report that the Zone -mile-l limit
sheep grazing bill be not passed. This
action kills the measure.