Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-20
OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST

LEGISLATURE MEETS. |
at Salem.
Salem, Jan. 10. = Nine ballots were
taken in the senate for president this
morning without material change. At /
IL 80 adjournment was taken until 2
p. m. Negotiations were commenced
by the opposing factions looking toward
a final settlement, and at o'clock ad-
journment was taken until 4 o'clock.
At that time negotiations were not
complete and further recess was taken
until s.. At that hour the senators
took their seats and the first roll call
gave Kuykendall the entire Republi-
can vote, electing him. Adjournment
was then taken and the Republicans
went into caucus to select clerks.
The house was called to order by
Chief Clek Thompson, Speaker Mills
being absent. Bailey of Multnomah
was elected speaker pro tenn. The
usual resolutions for supplies of stamps,
codes and inspection of state offices and
institutions, for printing the calendar
and for obtaining newspapers were
offered.
Fifty bills were introduced and read
the first time. They will be referred
after Speaker Mills shall have an
nounced the committees.
Among the bills introduced were: To
cede Klamath lake lands to the United
States; to create Jefferson county from
parts of Crook and Wasco counties;
fixing salaries of state officers, and
large number amending town charters.
Salem, Jan. 11.-This was the first
day of real work in the senate, and 81
bills were introduced as starter The
usual resolutions were offered concurr-
ing with those of the house for sundry
expenses and inspecting various state
institutions. Probably the most i'm
portant of the bills was that by Brown
ell of Clackamas, providing for con-
stitutional convention to be held on
the second Monday in September, 1905.
Among the measures were: To create
state mining bureau; to fix fees of
county recorders and clerks; amend
ing act of 1908, and to regulate use of
water from Oregon streams.
In the house legislation was asked
for the protection of forests against fire !;
for new irrigation code; fixing riparian
rights on the Columpia, and amending
general school laws. Altogether 25
bills were introduced in the house to-
day.
The two houses will meet in joint
convention tomorrow at IL o'clock to
listen to the reading of Governor Cham
berlain's message.
Salem, Jan. 12. - Governor Cham
berlain read his biennial message to
the legislature today, before the two
houses in joint assembly.
Eighteen new bills were introduced
in the senate, and 10 in the house.
| Among those of the senate were
Making eight hours days work; to
provide corporal punishment for wife
beaters; authorizing employees to bring
action against either the employer or
an insurance company insuring the
employer against loss, and to raise the
limit of damages for taking human life
from 1000 to $4,000.
Among the house bills were: To Gre
ate state tax commission; for girls an
mex to state reform school; to raise
marriage license fee to IS.
| 70 ha
prosperity of the state, the governor in
his message called the attention of the
legislature to the need of state tax
commission; to the many thousand
acres of land in the state on which no
taxes are being paid; recommends tax
alton of franchises for state purposes
improvement of schools in rural dis
tricts; favors single board for normal
schools; more money for state game
warden; an appropriation for enforce
ment of child labor law, further i'm
provement of roads by convict labor
reduction of expenses of state printing
office; placing state officers on fixed
salaries; juvenile court. He dealt al
length on the proper protection against
1oreSt nreS; gave mucn praise 10 Inose
who worked for the right of way fol
the portage road and asked that the
United States government be appealed
to to purchase the canal and locks al
Willamette falls. He favors whatever
legislation is necessary to help the
government in the reclamation of ariG
lands and closed with the hope that the
LEGISLATURE uor1d saa the advisa hi1itx
of an early adjournment and not to put
off the to last the passage of important
measures.
Both branches of the legislature ad
journed until Monday.
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