Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-24
oregon STATE ITEMS |;l OF INTEREST I
IN THELEGlSLATuRE.

IN THE LEGISLATURE. q
Salem, Feb. IA. - SettIemier's bill
authorizing the attorney general to
assess property which has escaped
assessment in the past and to bring
suits to collect the taxes due upon
such assessments passed the house to-
day.
The house committee on salaries and
mileage reported this morning. Smith,
of Josephine, protested against some of
the items, but failed to get any support.
Supporters of the normal schools are
endeavoring to have the cut made in
the appropriation by the house restored
by the senate when the bill comes up
in that body tomorrow. Governor
Chamberlain has also declared himself
in favor of consolidation of the schools
and threatens to veto the measure when
it comes to him. The appropriation for
the normal schools is coupled with
those for the asylum, penitentiary, re-
form school, deaf mute shcool, blind
school, state university and agricul-
tural college, so it would be necessary
to veto all in order to reach the normal
appropriation.
The ways and means committee of
the house introduced bill in the house
today appropriating $4,000 for new
buildings for the deaf mute school.
Four other appropriation bills were in
troduced by the committee carrying a
total of $113, ,542.13.
The senate committee will not at
tempt to please either side in regard to
the Jayne local option bill. The bill
will be reported without recommends
ton.
Several votes are lacking of enough
to pass the Cascade county bill. Many
sorts of influences are being brought to
bear to secure the necessary number.
Salem, Feb. 15.-The Cascade coun-
ty bill is only a memory. The com.
mittee having it in charge in the senate
reported favorably is thmerning and a
vote was called for. The result was Is
against and II for.
Employees of state institutions will
be paid monthly hereafter if the gov.
ernor does not veto the bill passed by
the senate.
The house bill providing for com.
mission to examine the subject ot
assessment, taxation and collection Of
taxes was passed by the senate.
Wife beaters are to receive punish.
ment up to 20 lashes according to the
senate bill passed by the house.
County and city boards of health are
created by bill which has passed botE
houses.
The committee having the Jayne 10
cal option bill in hand is still wrest
ling with the measure and does not ex
pect to report before Friday.
1t appears probable that the bill ap'
propriating $4,000 for a new deat
mute school building, passed by the
house this afternoon, will go through
the senate, as many in that body
favor it.
According to joint resolution the leg.
islature will adjourn Friday without
day. The work will be we'll cleared
off by that time, say President Kuyken'
dali and Speaker Mills. No officia.
nstice will be taken of the develop
ments in the case of Senator Mitchell
and an adjourned session will not b.
held next winter nor the present session
prolonged unless something Unforeseen
should happen in the next two days.
Forty-eight bills were passed by th'
house today and eight failed. In thu
senate 16 bills were passed, besides II
charter bills, and seven were indef
nitely postponed. The governor toda.
signed IA bills.
| Salem, Feb. 16-The bill exemptin,
mining corporations producing less thai
81, 900 year from the corporation ta,
was passed by the senate today.
A bill was passed tonight creating
the office of state engineer, to be ap
pointed by the governor. Commence
ment of suits are authorized to condemn
property where the government ma,
wish to begin construction of irrigation
systems. An appropriation Of So, ,00'
is also made by the bill.
Two hours work are in sight in tn
house for tomorrow, but 20 bills ar
before the senate, besides the Jayn
local option bill, which will requir
considerable time.
The bill taxing sheep driven in from
other states has been passed by bot
houses. The yearly pasturage tax i
placed at 20 cents per head, and whel
sheep are driven through the stat
the tax is cents per head for eacl
county traversed.
: The bill prohibiting the sale of liquo
to females under 21 years, and forbid
r ding proprietors of saloons to permi