Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-19

The. legislative session Of 1874 con
vened Monday, September l4th, and
the house was called TO order by S. A. !
Clarke, clerk of the 1872 session.
j. c. Drain, Douglas, was temporary
speaker and w. L. White, Clackamas,
temporary clerk.
Those reported entitled to seats
were:
Baker-C G. Chandler ]. C. Wilson.
Benton-James Bruce, w. j. Kelly,
James Chambers.
Clackamas-Henry McGugin, P. ST.
Meyer, j. M. Reed, S. p. Lee.
Clatsop- -Tillamook- R. Deane.
Columbia-J S. Rinearson.
Coos-John P. Duly.
Coos. Curry-H. Blake.
Douglas--G. W. Riddle, John C.I
Drain, Thos. Ledgerwood, D. W.
Stearns.
Grant-Bart Curl (contested).
Jackson-W. J. Plymale, c. b. Van
Ripper, Thos. Wright.
'Iosephine--Wm. Fidler.
Lane-A. j. Doak, j. D. Matlock, R.
b. Hayes, John McCmng.
Linn-Joseph Lame, Jonathan Was
som, Harvey Shelton, Frank Shedd G.
f. Crawford. A. W. Stanard
Marion-C. A. Reed, David Simpson,
Warren Cranston, p. X. Matthew, A.
N, Gilbert
Multnomah--wm. Cornell, R. s..
.Jewett, Jacob johnson, R. Stott John
NJ. Gearin, Penumbra Kelly.
Polk-Dayid Stump, W. c. Brown,
T. l.. Butler.
Union-Dunham Wright.
Umatilla-Thos. Roe, U. jackson, j..
NJ. Partlow
Wasco-E. B. Dufur Robert Mays.
Yamhill-Lee Laughlin, E. c. Brad
shaw, Wm. Galloway
Joseph Jeffers presented ccrtfi.
cate of election from Clatsop county,
but was not seated as no law gave
Clatsop county representation.
Gilbert Reynolds contested the seat
Of Bart Curl from Grant county, on the
grounds Of non residence, but the house
ruled in favor of Curl The vote in
Grant county stood Bart Curl 2l2 votes,
Gilbert Reynolds l09 votes, M. ".
/ Thompson 1914 votes
There was spirited contest in
selecting permanent officers Of the
house, On Wednesday, September l6,
j. G. Drain was declared elected
speaker on the tenth ballot, receiving
30 votes TO Is for G. A. Reed and 49,
for VIM. Fidler. The vote was aues.
TONED and upon motion of VIM. Gallo
way was reeonsidered. Drain received
80 votes on the 1lth ballot and was
declared elected.
W. /. White received 80 votes for
chief clerk. J. Patterson, Of Marion. II
votes, G. W. Parrish II votes, j. J.I
Daley ! vote. A. Z. Borthwick re.
ceived 81 votes for engrossing clerk
TO IL for Geo. II. Burnett, for J. j.
Daley and 4 voting blank.
NJ. II. Abbott was elected enrolling
clerk, c. Hadawsy, Of Yamhill, SER
geant at arms; A. r. Wagner Marion.
doorkeeper and James Doughery and
Claude Catch pages.
! Wm Galloway started something
when he made a motion that each mem.
Der he furnished with 20 cents worth
Of postage stamps, The house finally
voted $3 worth to each member.
On September 18th the vote on gov
ernor was eanyassed II was as fol.
lows; l.. +. Grover, dem, 0,7l3; J. G.
4 Tolman, rep, 9,l63; II. y. Campbell,
4 ind, 6,532; T. w, Davenport vote.
Total vote on governor 25,400 Grov.
er's plurality $50. The vote Of Linn,
Marion and Multnomah is of interest
Mutnomah--Grover oil, Campbell 55s,
Talman 1856. Total 3.025. Marion
Campbell 6s. Grover 066, Talmon .05s
Total 1898. Linn Campbell 672,
Grover 947, Talman 6i6. Total o.265.
Lame introduced II. B. No. o inviting
members Of the Temperance League Of
Portland to seats within the bar.
Carried.
On Wednesday, September %, 1874,
. n communication was read from Mrs.
&. A. Coburn, secretary Of the Wo.
I mems Suffrage Association extending
an invitation TO members Of the house
to attend o lecture in Reed Is Opera
House, Salem, Mays moved to accept
. the invitation and pending this motion
moved TO lay the invitation ON the
, table. Carried.
Thurday, September oath Mrs. Mary
! Thompson, representing tho Temper.
, ancc League Of Oregon, addressed the
house, appealing to the members TO a
| more stringent regulation Of the liquor
, traffic.
, d. X. Warren, A. Van Duscn and II.
p G., Wadhams were elected pilot COM
I miesoncrs.
, The house voted to relieve Jesse An.
plepntc from Judgment obtained
, against him by the state, he being one
+ Of the suretics Of Sam y. May, *.
secretary Of state
I II was at the 1874 session that II. j.
h. r. No. 20 by Chambers was introduced
/ and passed establishing me ortbop.
. raphy Of the word Willamette.
q On Thursday, September %, 1874. G.
o A. Reed, house member from Marion
"started something when he intro
. duced o petition containing the sigma.
IL ture Of 1900 mol ani women ASKING
q for n change in the Oregon constitu
r tion permitting women 10 vote. III
Y certainly "started something Wright
r of Union moved 10 refer the petition
10 the committee ON rotrcnchment and
reform. Lost Fidlcr moved to reftl
TO committee Of the whole. Lost
Reed moved to refer to special commit.
tee Of three. Carried. chair appointed
Reed Of Marion, Lame and Bradshaw
The committee ON October lst re-
; turned majority and minority re-
port The majority report was signed
by Reed and Lame who favored N,