Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-02-23
OREGON STATE items OF INTEREST

notice will be taken Of the develop
ments In the case Of Senator Mitchell
and an adjourned session will not be
held next winter nor the present session
prolonged unless something unforeseen
should happen In the next two days.
Forty-eight bills were passed by the
house today and eight failed. In the
senate 10 bills were passed, besides 10
charter bills, and seven were indef-
nitely postponed The governor today
signed II bills.
Salem, Feb. l8.--The bill exempting
mining corporations producing less than
81 900 year from the corporation tax
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
inent Of suits are authorized 10 condemn
property where the government may
wish 10 begin construction Of irrigation
systems. An appropriation Of $5, 900
Is also made by the bill.
Two hours work are in sight in the
house for tomorrow, but 20 bills are
before the senate, besides the Jayne
local option bill, which will require
considerable time.
The bill taxing sheep driven in from
other states has been passed by both
houses. The yearly pasturage tax is
placed at 20 cents per head, and when
sheep are driven through the state
the tax is cents per head for each
county trayersed.
The bill prohibiting the sale Of liquor
TO females under II years, and forbid
ding proprietors OF saloons to permit
such females in their establishments
has passed both houses.
Both houses held sessions tonight.
III the house 80 bills we're passed,
and six were indefinitely postponed.
The senate passed %.
Salem, Feb. IT, At 8 o'clock to-
night the Esd bienial session Of the
Oregon legislature ended and the law
makers were adjourned without day,
after 40 days labor.
The punishment Of wife-beaters by
whipping was authorized; small min
ing corporations were exempted from
the corporation tax; railroads are COM
PEELED to make connections with each
other and transfer ears at reasonable
rates, and several fishing laws were
enacted for the purpose OF guarding
against the taking OF fish on spawning
grounds.
The total appropriations OF the legis-
lature aggregate something over $2,-
900, 900, Of which $500,000 is for the
state insane asylum.
After six weeks OF turmoil the Jayne
local option bill was indefinitely post
poned by the senate.
Other measures defeated were to
make gambling felony; to abolish ri
parian rights; 10 amend census law so
as to make it more applicable to pres
ent needs, and to create mining bu-
reau. Thirteen bills were on third
reading in the senate at the time OF ad-
journment and received no attention
from the upper house.
Governor Chamberlain will be kept
busy for the next four or five days scan
ming the many bills which were passed
at the close OF the session.
A compromise was effected by the
governor and the legislature whereby
the emergency clause was left off the
general appropriation bill and it was
signed by the chief executive. He had
already written the veto when the
change was made.
The senate today passed 40 bills and
disposed Of 10 otherwise. In the house
four bills were passed and five killed or
indefinitely postponed.