Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-01-13
MANY BILLS in HOUSE
Fifty Measures Offered at Opening
Session, Tuesday.

presented WeuntSudJ' D'
Democratic member from Josephine
leads ia the number OF measures IN
troduced, having sent fifteen bills ana
two joint resolutions to the clerk b
desk to date. Some Of the more I'M
portant bills presented are as follows
Steiner-to cede klamath lake lands
to the United States.
Vawter-to repeal act Of 1903 as to
sale Of school lands.
Vawtpr-to authorize state lana
board to excuse satisfactions OF mort
cages and other instruments without
acknowledgment.
Vawter-to authorize corporations
to condemn lands for logging and
power uses.
Smith of Josephine-for bureau OF
mines.
Smith of Josephlne-to prohibit free
passes and franking privileges.
Smith of Josephine-to require state
treasurer to file statement Of all fees
collected by him and to pay into the
state treasury AL fees collected.
Smith of Josephine-declaring void
provisions in any contract or deed re-
serving to the grantor any metals or
minerals.
Burns Of Curry-to amend the game
law.
Burns Of Curry-to amend code for
collection of poll taxes.
Burgess Of Wasco-to create county
OF Wasco.
Smith of Josephine-requirings state
ment of campaign funds to be pub
lished.
Smith of Josephine-as to deposit
tions of witnesses in suits.
Cooper-to protect employees from
dangerous machinery.
Dobbin-to amend code as to chattel
mortgages.
Dobbin-for fireproof jails.
Smith of Josephine-to amend code
as to duties of directors of corporations.
Smith Of Josephine-regulating
hours Of employment Of railroad
companies.
Won der Hellenic amend the code
as to summons.
McLeod-to appropriate $4,000 for
salmon hatcheries.
McLeod-for a system Of uniform
eighth grade examinations.
Kay-fxing salaries of state officers.
Steiner-employment Of special
agents in collecting evidence in civil
and criminal cases.
Mayger-to require conditional sales
OF personal property to be recorded.
Jagger-to regulate speed of auto
mobiles.
Settlemier-to revise code as to
militia.
Smith Of Josephine-providing for
printing bills before Legislature meets.
Jagger-to authorize county courts
to appropriate landsfor road purposes,
Vawter-providing for condemna-
tion Of real property and water and
riparian rights for public use.
Barnes-providing for change OF
place of trial for felony or mis-
demeanor.
Burns Of Clatsop-to prohibit driv-
ing of salmon.
Cole-to appropriate $25, 900 for girls
dormitory at Weston Normal school.
Mayger-to amend code relating to
manner Of forming jury list.
Smith of Josephine-relating to SER
vice Of jurors in justice courts.
Burns Of Curry-regulating con-
Struction of dams and other obstruc-
tions in streams spanned by.bridges.
Won der Hellenic prohibit tele-
phones in immoral places.
Muir-to cure defects in deeds made
IN execution or acknowledgement and
in judicial sales Of real property.
Bailey, Of Observation-Disclosures
code prepared by the Irrigation Com
mission.
Mayer, Of Columbia-to elect road
kuney, OF Wasco-authorizing the
District Boundary Board of counties to
condemn land for public school pur-
poses.
Linthicum, of Multnomah-that
he articles of incorporation shall be
1rima facie evidence of the existence
If corporation.
Mayer, of CoIumbia-to define the
lights of riparian owners.
Mayger, of Columbia-to prohibit
Jumping sawdust and sawmill refuse
nto streams.
Cornett, Of Linn-to authorize
'chool Superintendent to use insti.
ute funds for holding local institutes
Mears, OF Multnomah-to authorize
operations to act as administrators
ardians, receivers, etc.
Mills, of Yamhill-to protect timber
gainst forest fires, providing for the
ppointment of forest rangers and a
losed season.