Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-29
SENATE MONDAY AFTERNOON
Considerable Routine Work Done I'm
a Session of Two Hours.


days the senate held session of two
hours Monday afternoon and dis
posed of a considerable amount OF
routine business. At o'clock the
body adjourned to give the members
an opportunity to attend committee
meetings and every standing commit
tee in the senate except the commit
tee on railroads went into session,
A petition of Oregon and Washing
ton Land association. was referred
to the railroad committee.
A petition of Evening Star grange
on the Oregon City locks was refer
red to the committee on commerce
and navigation.
A petition on the Sunday law was
referred to the committee on educa-
tion.
A petition from the Ashland Fruit
and Produce association was referred
to the committee on railroads.
| Senate concurrent resolution No.
effect that all except appropriation
bills be sent to the governor for ap-
proval or veto days before ad-
journment.
/ Senate joint resolution No. a, re-
ferring to the seat of government,
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
A message from the governor re-
garding lighting the public buildings
was referred to committee on ways
and means.
The committee on engrossed bills
reported bills engrossed.
The committee on enrolled bills
reported S. b. No. 116 already en-
rolled.
The following bills were introduc-
ed and read for the first time.
S. B. No. 1873, Laycock, to protect
quail and pheasant in certain coun-
ties.
S. b. No. 1874. Smith of Marion, to
regulate normal schools.
S. b. No. 1856, Coshow. to regulate
land titles.
S. b. No. 1876, Kay, to provide for
binding and distribution of 4S0 of all
public documents.
S. b. No. 1877, Kay, to amend the
law relating to mutual fire insurance
companies.
S. b. No. 1873. Bailey, to protect
passenger on street railways.
S. b. No. 139. Bailey. to secure
wages of mechanics and laborers
when they are discharged.
S. B. No. 140. Hodson, to regulate
the salary of the sheriff of Columbia
county.
S. b. No. 141. Hodson, to regulate
the salary of the assessor of Column
bia county.
S. b. No. 142. Malarkey, TO protect
lines of public by limiting hours Of
labor for certain railroad employees.
S. b. No. 14S. Malarkey, to amend
law relating to settlement OF estates
Senate bill No. SO was transferred
from judiciary committee to commit
tee on industries.
Senate bill No. 81 was transferred
to railroad committee.
s. b. No. AZ was transferred to the
judiciary committee.
The bill of Smith. of Marion. re-
lating to normal schools was read
second time and referred to commit
tee on education. This matter went
to a vote and s senators voted to
go to ways and means committee
against IL to refer II to committee
on education.
Senator Coshow's bill No. 1876 was
read second time and referred to
committee on revision of laws.
Senate bills Nos. 6S to 1872 lnclu-
sive were read the second time and
referred to appropriate committees.
By unanimous consent of the SEN
ate, the following bills were intro
duced:
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law relating TO sawdust in streams.
S. b. No. 145. Coke. to provide for
appointment of supreme court COM
missioners.
S. B. No. las. Coke (by requesD,
TO prohibit nets and seines for salmon
in certain places.
The following bills were read the
third time:
S. b. No. IA, relating TO estrays.
The bill as amended was enacted by
a vote of 20 to l.
S. B. No. 20. to control delinquent
children; enacted by a unanimous
vote.