ALBANY REGISTER. Mhn ftfljistet, OKMOX USUItLATVME. tkrvnth Hleuntal ftcatfaa. TmrRSiuT, Oct. 3. I'rayer w offered In the Senate by Kev. Mr. Medbury.ot' Portland. After a number of bills were reported back by committees, ami appropriately dis posed of. the tallowing bill were in troduced : S. B. No. 42, for tlie relief of Lane county ; S. B. Xo. 43. to pre scribe punishment for Injuring rail roads. The following bills were passed: To change the mode of voting from rira rnc to ballot ; to locate the State University at Kugenc City ; to repeal the act to prevent frauds in elections. The bill to amend the law regulating ferries was indefinitely ostponed. The Senate concurred with the House in the memorial asking Congress to ;ipropriate funds to remove obstruc tions hi the Yamhill river. The com mittee on printing reported that they had appointed Urban E. Hick as ex pert, and D. W. Craig as Clerk. Sen ate adjourned. House opened with prayer by Rev. Addison -lones, late of University of Chicago. A bill relating to instruc ' tion in common schools, and a bill to amend an act to regulate the jurisdic-1 tion of justice's of the peace. The bill to grant aid to the Portland. Dal les and Salt Lake Railroad was read a third time, and the question on its passage was postponed until evening, and Col. Chapman was invited to ad dress them on the subject. The two bills to provide for the construction of a wagon road to Tillamook, were mode the special order for Saturday : also, the bill to purchase theMeaeham wagon road was disposed of the same way. At the evening session, Col. VY. W. Chapman addressed the House on the subject of the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad, after which the consideration of Hie bill was post poned. A communication was - re ceived from Portland inviting the liouse to attand tiw Mitchell ratifica tion at Portland Saturday night. Ad journed. Friday. Oct. 4. Prayer was offered in the Senate by Rev. A. Jones, of Mayneld, Cal. Mf. Myers, from the Committee on Wavs a, id Means, submitted the following ivport. We the Committee on Ways and Means, in accordance with S. R. Xo. 11, find on examination tlie existing unpaid debt of the State which re quires legislative appropriation to lie is follows : yi.t. Uenentl Fund, warcunts t7,7tl t " Agricultural " " m W Arc's, on hand for stm. of noor. . . Lit! U Out. ronvi.ris warrants... &31!) 00 Anli. flled lor uoiivDViiiK convicts to the Punt tonlianr 1,500 (W Alii. Wed for expi uses of Peni tentiary ia,ir?7 ;j Uu'.stanitinx Penitentiary Fund warrants ln.iTi H " Incidental " " 00 Accounts filed for incidental ex. pwwes 4.iV 00 Penitentiary Bulldim? r,,m Outstanding; Penitentiary Build ing Fund warnta; S.W ! Insane Fund warrants Si,77 Aowrantson flle foroonvevlng In- sane to Asylum and kwplni; w W " " public priming (exclusive of interest) 937 00 Outstanding Printing Fuiul war rants (exclusive of Interest i 3.JI- 31 " warrants disallowed by invefltixaliiiK commission.. 3,128 00 Tot il amount of existing un- 'Middeht 17',.C39 M) i;.niuive of Interest due on the same and no, let computed. .The bonded debt of tlie Stnle, m per Treasurer's report, is all providid for and requires no further legislation. The Committee found it difficult to -.nmpute the amount of appropriations asfced for, and they did not report on that bead. The bill to appoint a m ,'mtoslonerof Immigration was referred to the Joint Committee on Immigra tion. The following bills were Intro duced ; A bill to authorize the State Treasurer to convert currency in the Treasury into coin, and to redeem the Canal and Iek bonds ; to amend the act regulating the public printing allowing tlie State Printer 101) for publishing the laws' of each' Legisla ture in some' newspaper in the State ; to change the time of meeting of tlie Legislature to the 1st Monday in De cember. Bills were read a second time and referred, and some amended. S. J. R. No. l, wits moved to amend ao as to report back bill abolishing the office of State Printer, and author ising the authorities to let out' tlie public printing by contract, whtch was adopted. iave was granted to the immittee to examine toe Locks until the Senate meets next week, Senate adjourned. Rev. Addison Jones, of Cai opened the House with prayer, Mr. Martin from the Committee on Elections, pre sented a report on the Clackamas county contested case, with a resolu tion declaring tlie setting members en titled to the seats. Mr. Clow present ed a minority report and resolution hi favor of the contestants, and asking that they be allowed to appear by at torney at 7 'o'clock this evening to argue' their case, which was lost by a vote of 20 yeas to 24 nays. The resolution of Martin was then passed by a vote of 30 to 15. Tlie bill to en franchise women., utter reports for and against were read, was indefinitely postponed. The bill to grant aid to the Portland. Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad was passed bv a vote of 28 to 18. One thousand copies of the Governor's message were ordered printed. Adjourned to 7 P. M., at which time the act regulating ami defining lawful fences in Wasco and Umatilla counties, and providing against trespass was passed unanimous ly. Nothing else definite was done. Saturday. Ott. 5. Professor Jo. Kinery offered prayer In the Senate. A petition was pre sented asking for revision of the liquor laws. A hill presented to enable the people of Union countv to change their county seat. The bill for tlie or ganization of the Agricultural College was reported back with a recommen dation that it pass. A bill passed its second reading to encourage Immigra tion. It provides for the appointment of C. H. Lewis. VV. S. Ladilaud Phil lip Wasscrman, of Multnomah, Henry Klippel, of Jackson, and Rev. Theo. C'oudoii, of Wasco, as a Board of ln inigr.it ion Xccessary traveling ex penses are alone allotted, the Board to meet within thirty days from the pas sago of tlie bill at Portland, and or ganize. They are to have an office in I he city, are to collect statistics, of the soil, etc., and disseminate information as they think proper. The bill asks an appropriation of $20,000 in semi annual payments providing always the State will pay an additional sum of not exceeding $5,000 per annum. Requires proper securities from the officer". A bill was introduced for re-di-trictiug the State into Senatorial and Representative districts, and fix ing the numbers of eac in the Legis lature. The bill provides. That 011 and after June 4th. 1874. tlie Senate shall consist of thirty members, and the House of Representatives of sixty members. The ratio of apportion ment shall be one Senator for every three thousand and twenty-five white population, and every fraction thereof exceeding one-nan. 1 lie ratio 01 ap portionment of tlie State Into Repre sentative districts shall be one Repre sentative for every one thousand five hundred and fifteen white population, or fraction thereof exceeding one-halt. Section 3. Marion county shall constitute tlie first Senatorial district and .-hall be untitled to three Senators; Mini, the 2d, with three Senators; Lane 3d. with 2 Senators; Douglas 4th. with 2 Senators ; Coos ami Curry 5th. with I Senator; Josephine 6th. 1 Senator ; Jackson 7th, 1 Senator ; Ben ton 8lh. 1 Senator; Polk 9th, 1 Sena tor ; Yamhill loth. 2 Senators ; Clack amas lltlu 2 .vnators; Multnomah ! 12'h, 4 Senators; Washington 13th, 1 Senator : Clatsop, Columbia and Tilla mook 14th. 1 Senator ; Wasco 15th, 1 Senator; Umatilla 10th, 1 Senator; Union 17th, 1 Senator; Baker 18th, 1 Senator; Grant l'.hh, 1 Senator. The muuiier or Kepreseutatlves to be appointed at the following ratio : Marion, six; Linn, six; Lane, four; l)ouglas, four; Coos and Curry, one; (kw. one ; Josephine, one ; Jacksou. two; Benton, two; Polk, three; Yamhill, three; Clackamas, four; Multnomah, seven : Wa-hington. three; Clatsop, one ; Clatsop and Tillamook, one; Columbia, one; Wasco, two; Umatilla, two; Union, two; Baker, two ; Grant, two. Senators holding over, representing districts composed of more thau one county shall, wlien the district have lieen changed by this act. he consider ed Senators of the District created Ivy tills ail in which they reside. Tlie bill passed its first reading and was ordered printed. A number of bills were read a sec ond time and appropriately disposed of. Some bills were received from tlie House and read first time. 'Hie Mil for tlie relief of Baker county remis sion of i 1.1(18 State taxes, was passed. Also, tlie House bill providing for the further organization of tlie Agricul trral College, was passed. A resolu tion on the Benton cOihity contested case states that June; 0. 1870, Witham received 582 votes for State Senator while Hon. R. S. Straluui received only 550 votes : that tlie former received a certificate of election, but the latter now holds tlie seat wrongfully, unjust ly and without authority ot law. ami recommends that the matter be refer red to a seclal committee to examine Into at tlie earliest opportunity. The resolution was amended, referring It to tlie Committee on Elections, to re jiort next Wedueoday. Senate ad journed. . House opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Doau. A Mil to open and widen tlie streets of Portland was Introduced. In Committee ot the Whole Mine time was spent on the bill to provide for a rood through Jackson, Grant and Baker counties, and the Senate bill re lating to tacorporadofi of religious societies. The bitter was amended so as to rxtentf rJw privileges of the act to married women. The Canal and Locks Mil, after some consideration, was postponed until Tuesday. A res olution was passed requiring tlie Com mittee on Investigation of the ( anal and Locks to procure the lst legal opinion with relation to the validity of the Maids of that company. The bill relative to aid to the Trask River Wa gon Road Company, and the joint res olution for Stationing a revenue cutler at tlie bar of the Columbia river, were reported btck by committee, and adop ted. Tlie Mil to purchase 100 copies of Deadys (Code, was reported back, and passed Si to 5. The bill relating to Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad which was passed, on motion of Mr. Malkn y, was reconsidered, a ml its further consideration postponed un til Wednesday. Adjourned. Tuesday, Oct. 8. Senate met at 2 P. M. The S. B. granting financial aid to the State Ag ricultural Society was amended by the insertion of $2,000 in the blank space left for the amount of tlie appropria tion. Was to come up for a third reading on Wednesday. The special committee- to examine Canal and Locks made this rejiort, which was adopted : Mr. President: Your Committee to whom was referred the examination of Canal and Locks at falls of Willam ette have visited tlie same, and report that the wjrkls being pushed forward with great energy towardscompletlou. Your committee cannot speak in too great praise of the stone work of the loeks, as it is ot a very heavy and durable character ; being buiit of very large stones, mostly brought from 11 quarry on Clackamas river some ten miles from tin) canal, though some small ortioii of the stone work has been made from a quarry at tlie lower end ot tlie canal. There are five locks iu all. each, of which is 210 feet in length, by 40 feet in width. The lower one is 40 feet in depth, the second one is 30 feet- the third one is 20 feet and the fourth one is 19 feet In depth. The upper or guard lock 1200 feet above the fourth ne is also 19 feet deep. The third and fourth locks are Miilt partly, and tlie last named almost wholly of solid masonry, the hollow quoins beUig supported by counter forts of solid masonry 12x15 feet at the top and 10x23 feet on tlie bed rock. ; The breast walls are built of very heavy stones six feet long in the mid dle of tin- arch and decrease at the hol low quoins voters I hey rest against tlie natural walls of tlie canal, or counter forts to 3 and 4 feet in thickness, and are of sufficient strength to resist any pressure of , water when the gates are closed, however great it may be. The division or section of the canal between the fourth mid guard locks lias a solid foundation built of stone on tlie bed rock, mid rising to within one foot of the bottom of the canal, 011 which is to be built timber work and securely fastened by iron rod- to the bed rock, the rods to be inserted two feet deep, tlie lower end being split and an iron wed ire inserted securely fastening tlie same when driven to the bottom of the bole drilled iu the rock for that purpose. The timber work is to M' faced on the canal side with tour inch, and on the river side with three inch plank, and tlie inside or crib is to be filled with stoile from the work. Tlie upper and last section of 1.000 feet in length above the guard lock Is nearly completed, and is built of tim bers asjustelcscrihed. and is built of various sections with different angles so as to be 011 the bust foundations, and give tlu: greatest resistance to the water. Tlie upper portion of which about 400 feet forms a kind of a basin at the upper ent'iinee. being iu width from 130 to 300 feet. The excavation save the last 100 feet at tlie lower end of the canal is nearly completed. Tlie engineer employed on the work seems confident tint tie will complete all the work above'tlie fourth lock by the 1st of November and complete the locks bv the 1st of January next. W W. BRISTOW, .I.MYERS. Tlie following bills were introduced: For the relief of Jesse B. Stump, of Baker county; to amend an act to provide a code of civil procedure ; to protect tlie forced sale of homestead property ; fb Incorporate McMinnvllle. The bill authorizing the Governor to appoint 10.4.. Appicgale a- a Commis sioner Ot Immigration was passed ; also, tlie Mil providing tor an election ill Union county to re-locate the county seat. A number of House bills were read and referred. A resolution in structing the Committee of Elections to report 00 tlie case of Witham vs. Stratum tixmori-ow, was lost, 11 to 11. Senate adjourned. House met at 2 P. M. A resolution was passed appointing a committee of three to Investigate certain charges of urtDery relative to tne advocacy ot the Canal and Lock , bill. The bill rela tive to female suffrage was reconsider ed, and the amendment allowing them the privilege of voting on all temper ance questions was adopted. The bill was tlien referred to a select commit tee of three. The bill providing for tlie incidental expenses of the Justices of tlie Su preme Court, was referred to a special committee. The Canal and Locks bill was taken from the table and re ferred to a select committee. Tin? joint select committee to examine the Canal and Loeks presenU d a report which was laid upon the table. In committee of the Wliole. the House considered the bill granting bounties for scalps of certain wild animals. Amendments wen; made, and bill re ported back to the Senate A memo rial relative to the lack of harlwrage on the Pacific Coast was read ; also, a bill asking aid from Congress In the construction of a wagon road and tele graph line from Portland to Astoria. The following bills were assed : Bill relative to the rights of married wo men hi the possession of property ; S. B. requiring tlie recording ot patents, decrees, etc.; H. B. for tlie relief of Dr. J. C. Hawthorne was made the special business tor Thursday at 3 P M. Committees made their reports, and House adjourned. niseellnneoa. At Macon, Ga on the 2d Inst., a riot occurred at the polls between the whites and the blacks resulting iu tlie killing of one white man and the wounding of five or six negroes, two ot whom died. The whites say tlie negroes originated tlie disturbance, and the negroes claim that they were driven from the polls by violence, and could get no chance to vote. Later in the day tlw latter refused to vote when guaranteed protection by the Mayor, and went to their homes. N. P. Banks has 'been nominated for Congress by the Cliappaqnaeks of the 5tn Congressional District in Mas sachusetts. Major Reese, nephew of Senator Sherman, is said to lie a defaulter to the Government to the amount of $4. 000. Sherman was telegraphed to abMit it and responded that the Gov ernment should prosecute him. Liebcr, the well known publicist of New York city, died of lieart disease on the 2d Inst. The straight out Democratic Con vention of New York met in Albany 011 the 3d hist... and nominated a full electoral ticket. Peter Gilsey, John A. Goodlet and Peter Sprague were also nominated for Congressmen at large. Senator Wilsou addressed the largest political meeting ever assembled at Dayton, O., on tlie 3d. A girl died in two hours from the bite of a rattlesnake at Williams, Iowa, recently. The largest Republican demonstra tion of the campaign was held at In dianapolis, Intl., on the 3d. The annual St. Louis Fair opened on the 3d Inst. At Lyons, New York, a farmer's team ran away and killed him. A relative in the afternoon, driving an unruly team to town for the purjiose of procuring a coffin tor tlie deceased, in crossing the railroad the wagon was struck by tlie locomotive of a iassing train, killing tlie two horses, and throwing tlie locomotive and two or three cars into a ditch. Rev. Benjamin R. Hoyt. the oldest ordained Metliodist minister of New England, died at his residence at Sa lem. Mass., 011 the 3d Inst. Oliver E. Dalton, late of the 2d Col or lo Battery, choked to death at Ev ansville, lud., Oct, 3d, on a piece of meat. The Secretary of the Interior lias concluded to purchase tl e square of ground north and south of the capltol. The front Street Theater. Baltimore, was struck by lightning on the after noon of the 7th, during the rehearsal of the "French Spy." tearing the roof In fragments, and slightly stunning severalactors. Stories of Tweed' flight were again current on the 8th. "What a nuisance!" exclaimed a gentleman at a concert, as a young fop In front of him kept talking in a loud voice to a lady at his side. " Hid you refer to me, sir?" threateningly demanded tlie fop. " Oh, no ; I meant the musicians theje. who keep up such a noise with their Instruments that I can't hear your conversation," was tlie stinging reply. Of the 120 ministers present at the North Ohio Conference, tlie vote stood 11!) for Grant ami 1 for Greeley. Gulzot is furnishing fuel for a relig ions excitement In France. A woman1 In Llei.z, Germany, be came so extremely pious that she mur dered her five children to make angels of them. St. Peter's cupola at Rome has gone into a decline. A small orange grove at Palatka, Florida, recently soul for $7,000. A Michigan man's thirty plum trees netted him sixty bushels of plums this season. The largest watermelon on exhibi tion at the Pulaski (Tennessee) fruit exposltlati weighed 112 pounds. The wild plum crop is immense in the Missouri valley. PAW GATE ETC. Self-Ofcning and Self-Cloainff GATE. PATKNTKIl BY JOBS DICKAUON, June 4, 1S67, 'THE GATK IS SO CONStnt tTKIi That 1 when the vehicle H)ruu(.'lie it tliv wliivlx on one side iws over n lever wbleli is eoiincvteu lo the (ale hlnjiclij urc'.. thus oH-iiiiij.r tlie gate before ynn nnd 11 oninx it open. Alter Bnin tlirotmti, the Damage passes out h similar lever, also connected with tliejrMte htnav, causing 1 be Katu, In its rotation, 10 shut hehiml 31m mid fasten. No Getting Out of Your Vehicle ' N Raising of Latrhe Nor Pulling uf Strings, Kxeept the "ribbons" of your tinni. K often called THE LAZY MAVS GATE.' And a " Dead Open ami Shut." This Kate is simple m Its construct !ol, lsitli of iron and wood work.snd not likely to Bel out of order. If a neat, cheap '-'u'i, isdeslred.it may heinr.('.elUht, with I It. cross ours ot wood and one-fourth Inch wire, neatly curve t ut the ton. the lower end hid lit the bottom bar, which is tlie style of factory uiude irate. The snittw tire now in practical use in several of the counties around San Francisco, it ml plenty of testimoninalscan lit- triven. THOMAS J. SAFFORD, HuvliiK purchased the Riglit for I. in n 0., Oregon,. Ilns now on hand, and will nianufact uri the niiove dascrllssQKnfe. Wherever ft han lieen used it has received the hhrhest en comiums, as the larae nmnoer of trt.irt rates from prominent farmers in all run, of the country, now in my hands, will testify. CARRIAGES AXD W'AWiXs. Of All Descriptions, (lu hand and manufactured lo order. Blaeksmitlilng and Repairing Done to order at most reasonable rali. Shop foot of Kerry street, opposite licacb . 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