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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1898)
THE FIRST VOTE. IL W. Corbett Received 30 Totes on& Judge Bennett 24 Forty-Ma Required to Elui. Both branches of the legislature bal loted separately for United States sen ator Tuesday. The result follows: Senate. House. Total. Corbett , 13 23 36 George 8 10 16 Williams 14 5 Dennett 6 IB 24 Ekin .. 3 3 6 Cotton 1 1 Hewitt . 1 . 1 Dunne, . 1 1 EUia... 1 1 The Oregon senatorial situation was unchanged on first joint ballot taken Wednesday. Corbett again received 86 votes and the others are divided among minority candidates rnuoh the same as tne first day. Routine In Two Boose. The routine work In both bouses Tuesday did not develop anything oi (Treat Importance. The senate concur red in the house resolution for an in vestigation of the books and accounts of the seoretary of state, penitentiary, 8oldiers' Home, state school land com tnissioners and insane asylum. Arising to a Question of privilege, Senator Fulton heatedly denied a state ment that the Clatsop delegation is in collusion with Seoretary of State-Elect Dunbar in the distribution of partongae in the latter's office in the interest of the anti-Coibett men . In the house, the bill to incorporate Condon, Gilliam county, was passed. Bills and resolutions were introduced in the house as followB. By Pordney, fixing the time oi hold ing terms of court in the sixth Judicial district By Myers, providing that a Joint committee be appointed to inves tigate the salmon industry of the state and report at the next session, its ex pens not to exceod $500. This la a substitute for a resolution on the same subject killed' last week. Moody of Multnomah, Introduced two bills, one to repeal the present law authorizing the payment of taxes with county warrants, and the other to pro vide that county warrants shall be re deemed in the order of the date of the treasurer's indorsement upon them. Tbe bill authorizing the state to re fund to Lincoln county nearly $1,000, paid on aocount of property assessed in the Siletz Indian reservation, which was recently deoided not to be assessa ble by that county, passed without ob joction. Two more investigating committees were set on foot today, one to investi gate the school land commission, and the other to examine into the manage ment of the state school for the blind. The Multnomah senators held a meeting this afternoon and organized as a committee, by electing Hoseltine chairman. Following is the full text of the reso lutions introduced In the housa by Boss of Multnomah, providing for the celebration of tbe 40th anniversary of Oregon's admission into the Union: "Whereas, There occurs in 1869 the 40th anniversary of the admlsdion of Oregon as a state and the so mi-con ton nlal anniversary of the extension ol the laws of the United States over th Oregon country; and, "Whereas, The appropriate observ ance of snob anniveisary is conducive to creating and enlightening a true commonwealth spirit, fosttring the eealous study of its history and institu tions by its people; therefore, be it "Resolved, That the speakor of the house appoint a committee of three, who. with two appointed by the senate, shall constitute a joint committee to arrange for appropriate exercises by the senate and honee of representa tives of the legislature of Oregon, as sembled in joint assembly on the 14th day of February, 1899; and further be It "Rosolvrd, That the governor be re quested to appoint a commit too of ar rangements for the colobration of the semi-centennial anniversary, to bo held at Portland, Or., on June 15, 1899." Curtis of Clatsop, Introduced in the honso, by request of ex-Ilepresontative U'Ken, a joint resolution for an amend ment to the constitution providing for the initiative and referendum plan of making laws. By its terms, "the leg islative assembly shall have power to refer any bill to tho legal voters of the etato for approval or rejection. Five thousand legal voters of the state shall have the right and power to propose any bill or constitutional amendment to all the legal voters for approval or rejec tion. " It is mado compulsory for the legislature to refer to the votorg evory Increase in any appropriation of public fundi, every increase in salary of any public officer and every new appropria tion of publio funds. Bids have been oponod at the navy department for the construction of four barbor-defenso vessels, of the monitor type, authorized by congress at an ex- Kndltureof $1,250,000 for each mon r. Four per oent allowance wai made in favor of tho Pacific coast build era. From the fate of tho bids, the lowest bidders for the four vessels wore Mxon, Newport News, Bath and Union iron works, who each bid for one mou itor. ORATORY ON TAP. donate Regaled by Four Good Speeches Much Routine Business Done Oratory was on tap in the senate Wednesday, and lour very good speeohes were made. Daly of Benton, and Brownell of Clackamas, spoke in the forenoon on the repeal of the law au thorizing the railroad commission, and in the afternoon Fulton of Clatsop, and Dufur of Wasco, uncorked their elo juence in favor of a joint committee to make an examination of the premises, ind report some project for circumvent ing the obstruction to navigation of the Columbia river at Celilo. It opened a wide subject, and Fulton especially reveled in the industrial glories of the future Inland Empire when it shall have free water access to the sea. Selling of Multnomah, opposed the resolution on the ground of eoonomy. On motion of Taylor of Umatilla, it was tabled. His objection was made to the present foim of the resolution, but it really goes deeper. He has lit tle faith that United States officials would attaoh much weight to any re port a legislative committee might make, but if it must go through, he wants the committee to be composed of the best-equipped men in the legisla ture for such an investigation. Thursday's vote for senator: Corbett, B6; Smith, of Clatsop, 24; George, 17; Eakin, 0; Williams, 3. The ways and means committees held a joint meeting, and, among oth ers, listened to the case of the Saleni Orphan?' Home, which asks for $5,000; that of W. T. Wright, of Union, who is out of pocket $25,000 and four years' interest by reason of the hitch in the Eastern Oregon asylum matter, and that of John Hall, who wants relief to the extent of nearly $10,000, being 10 per cent and interest for collecting the state's part of the mortgage taxes from Multnomah couunty in 1894, when he was deputy district attorney. He al leges that he was employed by ex-Secretary of State McBride to assist the attorney-general. The ways and means committees expect to complete their work early next week. Michell of Wasco, in the spnato. nnd Myers of Multnomah, in the house, in troduced a bill authorizing express com panies to brimr sheen into the state in lots of not more than five animals each, without having them inspected. The ohiect is to do awav with the trnnhle. soine and expensive requirements which suojects even a single sheep to official inspection. Exnres9 companies do not transport sheep to market or between ranges, dui Handle chiefly tne finest animals designed for breeding pur poses. Flaee of Marion, introduced in th house a resolution calling upon the seo retary of Btate to have a ceiling built over representative hall at its first story, and to have the UDter storv divided into-committee-rooms. It is supposed that such an arrangement will greatly improve the wretched acoustics of tho chamber, and it would fcertainlv relieve the press for accommodation of committees. "We can snare the snectators' pal. lery, in these times of vigilant newspa pers," said Flagg. The resolution was passed. The bill putting the district attorney of Multnomah county on salary and diverting his fees into the county treas ury passed the senate without objection. Tho Marion COlintV delefffit.inn nnn. eluded to amend tho salary bill for Alanon county by raising the allow ance for denutv hire in thn dork's office from $1,250 to $1, SCO per year, reducing such allowanco for the recorder from $780 to $000, and changing whol ly the scheme of the assessor's pay. Instead of allowing him a per diem of $4 and $3 for field and $3 for office dtiputies, he is to be paid $1,200 per year, and will bo allowed $2,500 for deputies. It is estimated that the new schedule will save Marion county about $8,000 a year. When the Mackay bill to allow the Port of Portland commission to build a drydock came before tho Multnomah delegation, the point was raised that it might intorfero with tho projected en terprise of Wolff & Zwlcker. Pending inquiry into this phase of the matter, no action will bo taken on the bill. One of tho sovoral bills for the abol ishment of the railroad commission passed the senate without a dissenting vote, on a favorable report of the com mittte on federal relations. It was the bill of Daly, of Benton, that passod. The author spoke strongly in favor of the repeal, ond Brownell also improved the opportunity to go on record with an Bloquont appeal for it. Fulton's amendment to the Astoria charter, which has passed the senate, eh anges the charter in but one respect. Tho charter now authorizes the council to grant street railway franchises for a period of years only. Shorwin of Jackson, introduced In the house a bill for an act to promote the boot-sugar Industry in this state by paying a bounty of $1 per ton for all sugar boots harvestod for tho purpose of being manufactured into sugar, for a period of six yoars. It carries tbe emergency clause THIRD ECONOMY BILL Senute Votes to Abolish Equalization Board and House to Abolish Railroad Commission. The third economy and reform bill passed the senate Thursday afternoon, repealing the law treating the state board of equalization. Considerable oratory was indulged in before the bill was put on its final passage. It was finally passed by a vote of 17 to 12. The featuie of the forenoon session in the house today was the passage of a bill abolishing the board of state rail road commissioners. When the bill came up on final passage, after a sus pension of rules, there were but four absentees. The vote of those remain ing was unanimous in favor of the bill. Friday's vote for senator: Corbett, 36; M. A. Miller, of Lebanon, 23; George, 10; Gatch, 5; Eakin, 6; Wil liams, 4. In the Senate. The house bill providing for the in corporation of the city of Condon passed the senate. The house bill remitting the over paid taxes to Lincoln county was passed. The house bill amending the statutes relating to circuit court terms in the third judicial district was referred to the committtee on judiciary. The house bill to regulate salaries of county officers in Washington oounty was referred to the senators from Wash ington county. The house bill to incorporate the city of Ashland was passed. The committee on revision of laws reported back favorably the senate hill providing for placing the American flag on all schoolhouses. It was ordered engrossed for third reading. The committee on penal institutions reported back favorably the senate bill providing for working misdemeanants on public highways. It was re-referred for specific.amendment. The committee on education reported back favorably, with slight amend ment, the bill regulating qulifications of electors at school meetings and school elections. The bill was lost by a vote of 15 to 10 on final passage. The committee on agriculture report ed back the senate bill in relation to Eastern Oregon agricultural societies favorably; it was ordered engrossed for third reading. The committee on judiciary reported back the senate bill fixing the statu tory rate of interest at 6 per cent. Mulkey moved an amendment placing the rate at 5 per cent; the amendment was lost. Ordered engrossed for third reading. The senate bill fixing the terms of circuit court in the seventh judicial district was reported favorably, and under suspension read a third time and passed. The senate bill calling for a consti tutional convention in September, 1889, was reported back with amend ments and adopted. The bill was or dered engroesed for third reading. Tbe senate bill to establish a rule of pleading in cases of arson was reported back favorably and ordered engrossed for a third reading. The house bill relating to th9 terms of circuit court in the third judicial district with amendments was adopted, and the bill ordered to third reading under suspension of rules was passed. In the House. A bill creating the office of game and forestry warden in eaoh county caused lively discussion in the house, but was passed by a vote of 38 to 20. Many were opposed to it by reason of the expense to the state, claiming the wardens would cost the state $30,000 annually in salaries alone. Some claimed their counties did not need such wardens at all. Flagg of Marion, mado a good talk against the bill, but to no purpose A measure providing for the ap pointment of supreme court commis sioners was read a second time and re ferred to the judiciary committee. Young's bill, providing for exempt certificates for volunteer Astoria fire men, was taken up, read a second and a third time, and passed. A special order for 10:30 was at this time brought up and passed. The measure amends section 291, title 1, chapter 3, Hill's code, and its effect will bo to take the publication of sher iff's sale notices out of the hands of the sheriff and placo it in the hands of the judgment debtor or his attorney. A bill by Roeder, relative to the cor rection of defects in deeds for lands sold under execution, etc., came up for final passage. The vote stood: Ayes 17, noes 41, absent 3. Reeder himself voted in the negative, promising to bring the-bill up in another form later in the session. A bill by Moodjr provides for a change in the Oregon law relative to the oommission of nonresidont attor neys to praotice, so as to make U con form with tho statutoiy law of "Wash ington, thereby allowing Oregon attor neys to handle legal business in Wash ington. Curtis' bill to regulate and protect eturgeon-fishing was, on motion of Roberts, made a spooial order for 8 P. M. Monday. The nioasure protects sturgeon from March 1 to November 1. The senate bill conferring author ity upon Eugene divinity school to is sue degrees and diplomas was read the first nrfd second times and referred to tha committee on education JOSEPH SIMON NAMED. Republican Caucus Choice for Senator Corbett Withdrew From the Kate. State Senator Joseph Simon, of Port land, was nominated lor United States senator Friday night by a caucus of 03 Republican members of the leg islature. Without nominating speeches or any other method of putting forth candi dates to be voted for under a secret ballot, Simon received 41 of the 03 votes, and he was subsequently de clared the unanimous choice of the caucus, on motion of Senator Fulton, of Clatsop. Corbett's tetter of Withdrawal. When the caucus had assembled, with Senator Miohell, of Wasoo, in the chair, and Representative Moody, of Multnomah, as secretary, tho organiza tion that was first effected by tho reg ular Republicans, there was a roll-call, and then Representative Ross, of Mult nomah, in careful terms announced the definite withdrawal of Mr. Cor bett's name as a candidate, and read the following letter: "Portland, Or., Oct. 6. Gentlemen of the Republican Caucus of the Ore gon Legislature: I am sensible of the honor which you have conferred on mo in making mo the Republican caucus nominee for United States senator. Although I have been assured of the support of a large number of friends to the end, and notwithstanding that I am the majority candidate as declared in the caucus, I am convinced that my continued candidacy for Sciialor would precipitate a deadlock and tend to dis rupt the party, creating sores which it would require a long time to heal. For a period of 40 years I have given the party the warmest affection and the best service of which I am capable. I do not now desire any personal ambi tion of mine to etand in the way of party harmony or of the continued tri umph of Republican principles. 1 am therefore constrained to withdraw my name as a candidate. In doing so, I desire to assure my friends and the party of my continued zeal and active co-operation in permanently securing the important principles for which we have so earnestly contended. "I beg leave to thank my friends for the loyal and generous support which they have accorded me. I earnestly hope that without further delay a sen ator may be elected who i9 and has been in accord with the sound financial principles of the party as embodied in the Astoria platform. Very respect fully yours, H. W. CORBETT." SESSIONS WERE SHORT. Senatorial Question Overshadowed Leg islation at Salem. The senatorial question quite over shadowed legislation Friday. Both houses attended to some routine work in the morning, and then adjourned. The Senate. In tho senate, Kuykendall's bill de fining the qualifications of voters at 3chool elections, which lacked one vote of passing Friday, was brought forward again as a new bill, by unanimous con sent, and finally passed under suspen sion of the rules. The property quali fication of the present bill is only $100, which must stand on the assess ment roll to the credit of the voter in the regular assessment prior to the election at whiob he or she is then qualified to vote. The new measure also provides that in school districts having lees than 1.000 inhabitants, a widow or male citizen, otherwise qual ified, may vote without the property qualification, if he or she have chil dren of school age in the district. The oommittee on ways and means reported back to the senate a joint res olution authorizing the secretary ol state to turn over to the officers of the Indian war veteran camps copies of the history of the Indian wars. The res olution was adopted. Mulkey offered an amendment to the house joint resolution providing for the payment of $1.50 per day to reject ed recruits by adding that the further sum of $3 per month be paid to those mustered into the serivce, and that such payment continue until they are mustered out. The amendment was debated. The resolution and amend ment were referred to the committee on judiciary. The house joint resolution appropri ationg $25,00 to rebuild the burned portion of tbe Oregon agricultural college was referred to the ways and means committee, which is to report Saturday at 10 A. M. Senator Adams called up the bill au thorizing school districts to contract debts. It was read a second time, and under suspension read a third time ana passed. In the Ilouse. The chief measure before the house was the Hill registration bill. Hill made a strong speech in favor of its passage, showing the great necessity for such protection of the ballot-box. and urging it for the favorable considi eration of the members. His was the only speech upon the bill, which was passed by a vote of 48 to 10 Selling's bill fixing the compensa tion of the district attorney for the ourth judicial district was referred to the Multnomah delegation. The committee on eduoation reported tim n1,6 Providi"8 a suitable time for holding teachers' quarterly tion that it be not passed. OlffiGONSUEK Joseph Simon, the tn,.. Gets 04 Uepub,lciu, on First llallot. ' The nominon nt -p.:.! publican caucus, Jos? Saturday regularly! states senator by the Ui.i . ""''! Joint session. Ill rcceiv?' uepu oi lean , vote, except that nfT " Kuykcndall. who wni"!'0,. members seemed to recognize th!M mg force of the caucus. L H ao attempt to evade or disregard It' The result was as follows- 1 Joseph Simon. Joseph Simon, the new United St., senator from Oregon, wP.s bo n7' manv in ifir.i ti,. !... , 18 t California h' t" T" ?J ----- uuwpu Waa but a, year old, and, after five years- reshW there, came to Oregon, iu I857 7 that time Mr. Simon has conhW resided in the city of Portland ! .JUU cuuuuwun in the m schools of Portland. In 1872 hB admitted to tho bar, and i8 n0ff9 for niflnv Troara tine 1 1 aL ur nf Iko In... ji . . uitl" .c mui 01 UOlph, JIalo & Simon. In 1877 Mr. Simon wna ui.., the city council of Portland, and sen wuuumaii lor inreo years 1 1878 he was elected secretary of t Republican state central commit and managed thn ntntn that vriiv Tn lBCn moi ""?TAU T .--- iuuw, 1001 ana was chosen chairman of the Eepub'i can state central committee of Ore and had charge of the national ar state campaigns of those years in Ore gon. In 1892 he was ch neon 11 ,1q1a... to the Republican national conventb wnicn met at Minneapolis, and there selected as the member of tl. national committee for Oregon I 1880, 1884, 1888, 1894 and 1898 Mr Simon was elected to the Btate senat trom Multnomah county. At the ei piration of the present term, to whic he has just been re-elected, he ti have served 20 years as a member 1 tn at oocly At the sessions of tho state senate cfj 1889, 1891. 1895 and 1897. an,l special session of 1808, Mr. Simon to cnosen president of the senate, and, the state having no lieutonant-imwr. nor, he presided over the senate at! over tne joint conventions of tot houses. In the Senate. The senate resolution providing foi a couBiiiuuonai amendment repeals the clause creating the office of stat; printer was passed Saturday. The house bill creating the office 0 game ana lorestry warden in eacs county was called up by Senator Jli' chell as a special order of business fcr the hour, and read the first time. ine committee on ways and meat! reported back the house joint resolu tion providing for an emergency appro priation of $25,000 for the Oregoi agricultural college at Corvallie. Ik senate did not concur. A bill by Dufur to provide for pay ment of justice court fees into tii county treasury was read for the first time. A senate bill by Morrow, fixing 111 time for holding terms ot circuit com in the sixth judicial district, was real a second and third times, under Hi pension fof the rules, and passed. A bill by Harmon to protect elk, deer and other game was read the list time. Hill's registration bill was read tii first and second timeB, and referred to the committee on printing. A house bill granting Astoria men privileges of exemption was re the first and second times, and nnde suspension the third time, an'd passed. A house bill authorizing the coun(J court of Multnomah county to acqm" and operate a ferry at Sellwood w read the first time. In the Ilouse. The Sellwood ferry bill, by BA was introduced in the house Saturday, read a first and second times, ar passed by a vote of 56 to 8. The biU authorizes Multnomah county to est lish, acquire and operate a free ferry Sellwod. Maxwell intrduced a bill for the reg ulation of fees to be charged and 00 lected by the county clerk of Tillamooi county. Under suspension of rules U' bill was read the first.second and thin times and passed. . , Speaker Carter this morning W the senate bill establishing a free era nt Corvallis, and the bill abolish the railroad commission. . Young's fisheries bill, reported favorably, was read a second time at referred to the committee on fisberi Hon. J. H. McClung was extend the courtesies of the house. A roanlntinn rtrnvirlinir for 8B priation of $25,000 to rebuild the chanical hall at the agricultural w 1 . Ruturdaj' lege came up in a new iuu - .. Nichols of Benton introducing providing for an appropriation of amount . ..it committee appointor w - , u 1 . il. 1 - inr,rin repoi that the average oost daily during j extra session was $26.11, and tnaw could probably be printed for I1, V If unnecessary items were omW The report was amended to r 5 "That thn calnndar shall not be V'lu' ed again during this extra BOSBion oost to exceed $20 per day."