The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-20
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.
Tuesday,,

The vote-Fulton 33, Geer 25, Wood
10, Williams, 6, scattering 6, paired g..
The senate--To create office of state
examiner of public Iecords, passed. To
authorize Indian war veterans to bring
suit against the state upon their claims,
passed. To repeal law exempting pub
lie officers from garnishment proceed
ings, passed. The senate adopted a
resolution to adjourn Friday, February
20, at 12 O'Clock P. M.
The House - To provide for fiat sal.
ary, passed. To change name of Re.
form school to Industrial school,
passed. To fix boundary Of Wallowa
county, passed. For new bridge across
Willamette at Portland, passed.
Monday.
The vote-Fulton 32, Geer Is, Wood
IA, Williams II, scattering 8, absent
and paired 9.
The Senate-A joint resolution was
adopted calling upon congress to order
constitutional convention for the pur-
pose of framing an amendment for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote. To fix salary of superin-
tendent OF public instruction at So, 900,
passed. To regulate employment Of fe-
males, passed.
The House-To pay Indian war vet
erans, indefinitely postponed. The
greater part of the day was taken up in
introducing new bills.
Appropriations already provided for
amount to 81, 1886, ,S66.S2.
Governor Chamberlain vetoed the
bill CHASING bicycles with horses in the
statute defining larceny; also the one
to prohibit stock running at large in
Marion county.
Friday.
The vote-Fulton 33, Geer 16, Wood
16, Williams II, scattering 3, absent 5.
The senate-To declare press associa-
tions common carriers, defeated. To
provide matron at the penitentiary,
passed. To repeal law granting rebates
to owners of wide tired wagons, passed.
The House-To use convict labor on
public roads, passed. A measure was
introduced to regulate railroad rates.
To provide great seal for the state, re.
ferred to special committed.
Thursday.
The vote-Fulton "a, Geer Is, Wood
Is, George l5, scattering 6, absent or
paired Z.
The Senate-To require district at
torneys to render legal services for
school districts without additional
compensation, passed. To create Baker
county the Eighth judicial district,
passed. To regulate sale of explosives
to children, passed.
The House--To appropriate $4,000
for experiment station at Union, passed.
To regulate child labor, passed. A reso-
luton that no bills be introduced
after February 13, except by commit
tees, adopted.
Wednesday.
The vote-Fulton 33, Geer 10, Wood
16, George 15, scattering 8, absent and
paired 8.
The Senate - To authorize the con-
struction of portage railway between
Cello and The Dalles, passed. TO in
crease term of Office of assessor to four
years, passed. To make eight hours
labor a days work, indefinitely post.
poned.
The House-To create the Office OF
commissioner Of labor statistics, failed
to pass. To extend Australian ballot
to cities of 1000 people or over, passed.
To authorize Portland to construct an
additional ferry, referred to Multno-
nah delegation.
A concurrent resolution was adopted
by both houses asking the historical
society to preserve the old blockhouse
on the Grand Ronde reservation.