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THE LEGISLATURE.
The Standing Committees in the
House Appointed.
A 1.AKC.E NIJMIIKI: OF KILLS.
Both ITonses Will Adjonrn To-Day
Attend the Funeral of the Late
Senator Eastbam
to
Salem, Jan. 1!). The legislature
assembled at 2 o'clock to-day",hfter
the temporary adjournment, and
promptly took up the work of the
session.
The joint resolution from the
senate in relation to the deaths of
Senator Eastham, at his home in
Oregon City on Sunday, and ad
journing the two houses oa Tues
day at 12 o'clock to attend the
funeral in a body, reassembling
again ft 10 o'clock on Wednesday,
was adopted.
The action of the house upon
the subject of increasing the per
diem pay of members to $7 per
day was an indication of their sen
timents on that subject. The
motion to lay the matter on the
table was promptly voted down
and the resolution referred to the
judiciary committee.
Five more wagon road bills were
introduced to-day, calling for an
appropriation aggregating $.11,000,
and bringing the total asked for up
to )f 103,000.
The effect of the lonii recess was
plainly evident in both houses of
the legislature to-day. Over fifty
bills w ere introduced iu the hcuse,
and about half that number in the
senate. All of them were read
the lirst time, most of them merely
by title, which occupied the
greater portion of the afternoon.
There are now 2:13 bills up .for con
sideration ; 1G0 in the house and
75 in the senate. Among these
are several of great public impor
tance, the Australian ballot. bill,
introduced by Hall of Multnoinai
and, Montgomery's bill to repeal
the law allowing for exemption for
indebtedness.
IN TIIK MiN ATE.
The senate assembled at two
o'clock.
Senators Weatherford and Gates
were granted leave of absence.
Senator Cross notified the senate
of the death of Senator E. ,.
Eastham, of Clackamas, county,
and offered a resolution that the
sympathies of the senate be ex
tended to the bereaved family;
adopted.
The president appointed on the
joint committee to examine the
land department, Senators Cogs
well and Eakin.
To examine the Agricultural
college, Senators Hatch and
Veatch.
Introduction of bills
By Veatch, to incorporate the
town of Cottage (J rove.
Jiy Willis, to regulate the insur
ance business in Oregon.
By Norval, to incorporate the
town of Elgin.
By Carson, to provide for the
compulsory education of all blind
persons in Oregon.
By Fulton, to authorize a con
tract for the conveying of insane
and prisoners.
By Carson, to provide for freight
regulation, etc. on railroads.
By Fulton, to prohibit certain
lish from being taken from the
Columbia.
By Willis, to regulate lien judg
ments in the courts of Oregon.
By Matlock, to provide for an
insane asylum in Eastern Oregon.
By Willis, to regulate the ob
servance of Sun Jay.
IN" THE HOUSE.
After prayer, and reading of the
journal, the speaker announced
the following as the
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Elections Barrett, Welch, Hai t
mm, Dnstin, Killin.
Ways and means Paiuet,Baker,
Bu tier.
Judiciary-Hall, Ban ctt,Thoma8,
Holmes, Butler.
Claims McCali, Snyder .Thomp
son .
Military Thoma, Manning,
McAlister.
Road a and highways Moore,
Benton, Johnston. Coleman.
Kimrossed bills Merritt, Hall,
Garfield.
Enrolled bills Stewart, Blun
d.dl, Henry.
Indian affairs Snyder, Dai ham,
Stephenson.
Printing Crook, Morey, Hardy.
Corporations Story, Durham,
Barnes.
Commerce -Fox, Montgomery,
Manning, Holmes, Mulkey.
Counties Weed, Heed, Jen
nings, Mulkey, .Garfield.
Federal relations Armstrong,
Beeper, Shedd.
Mining Wright, Lettig, Furry.
Agriculture Minto, Moore of
Benton, Killian.
Alcoholic liquor traffic Lamp
son, Muesdorfer, Hansard.
Railways and transportation
Miller, McCoy, McCracken, Star,
1 Uarnes.
Assessment M. Coy, Minto,
Tracy, Wilkins, Gam bee.
Publh buildings Johnson,
Botkin, Myer.
Internal improvements Moore,
of Washington, Story, Bichcy.
Fishing Keed, Crook, Fox,
Stillwcll, Coleman.
Public lands Jennings, Miller,
Gainbee.
A joint resolution pertaining t.i
the registration law was referred
to the judiciary committee.
The committee on clerks re
ported in favor of not less than 3
a day and not more than $5 for
actual work ; adopted.
Introduction of bills
By Jennings, to prevent deduc
ions for false indebtedness.
By McCraken, the Por hiiid con
solidation bill.
Bv Hall, the Australian ballot
bill.
By McCal", to prevent railroad
accidents.
By Hall, governing the Portland
city election.
By Crook, for mothers to ap
point a guardian by will.
By Myer, abolishing the lisli
commission.
By Holmes, for the compuisory
education ol blunt and ileal
persons.
Bv Holmes, abolishing the rail
road commission.
Bv Shedd. regulating railroads.
Bv Johnston, bv reouest, to
treat L'aseade counlv from the
west nart of Wasco, making Hood
Biver the county seat.
By Baker, by reipieat, creatin
the Oreaon soldiers' home.
Bv Holmes. irohibitinj certain
persons from marrying.
Adjourned.
FREEZING TO DEATH
KXCKSSIVELY COM WE AT IS EK
TilKOl UHOVT Kl lilU'E.
Many l'ennus
Frozen to
Vessels l.it.
l'fiish-A Vt'om.ni
!:. th il. l!!l
P.rNus. Jan. li. The ice here
is eighteen inches liiick. and
i.onils are frozen to the bottom.
In Holland and Belgium ti.e snow
fall has nut a stop to railroad and
street travel. Only the hai burs ol
Rotterdam and 1-lushing are ac
feasible to vessel".
Advices from Nau'es report the
death oTtwo cersons lr'oiri" cold.
Italian rivers are encumbered with
ice. The roof of the sellout foi
I oys at Sandemeteirs gave wav
beneath its burden of snow ami
ice, and twenty-two pupils were
injured. On the frontier near
Geneva a man was found frozen
to death.
Several vessels have been
wrecked in the bav of Biscay, and
a number of live lost. The -'ales
throughout Europe arc the sever
est for years.
Paris, Jan. lit. Yesterday an
n"cd man was found Irozen to
ileal li in his lodgings in this city.
The wells are frozen at lVrpignan
where a man has been fo Hid
frozen to death in the street. A
woman was found frozen to death
in bed at Spigtial, where the
thermometer indicates 1 bebw
zero.
THE TKLKClt AI'HKKS' STItlKK.
To.lo ofTivo lima Towns ISojoutt
New KaliHii Agents,
Milwaukee, Jan. 19. Two
stations on the Council Bluff
division of the St. Paul railroad in
Iowa are closed because the town
people boycotted the new agents
in places of the strikers. Super
intendent Collins sas the new
men were unable to get me tis or
lodgings at either place, and the
citizens did their beet to make life
a burden for them.
He savs this method of retalia
tion will be employed in every
instance w here boycotting is re
sorted to. as trie company can
better afford to close somu stations
affected by the strike than to kcej
!':iem open.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
Color nlo Silver Men Want Tlielr
Bullion Coineil Without Toll.
Washington, Jan. lit. The
Colorado gentlemen who recently
presented a silver brick at the
Philadelphia mint with a demand
that it be coined into dollars for
them without the usual seignior
age to-day, prayed the supreme
court of the District o' Columbia
to summon Secrttary Windom
into court to answer their petition,
and after a full hearing to grant a
pre-emptory mandamu?, com
manding the secretary to receive
an J cobi the bullion.
THE I) AY'IX CONGRESS
Orcfon's Cons! it'.ition Discussed
in the Senate.
T 1 1 K KI.KCllON KILL KK.lt ATE
& Bill tn Pani,h b7 Imprisonmont Por
nona Who FurD'sb Tirearms to Iudi
!)8 Introduce tl in the II ua?.
A County 1'lat.
Ek;i:ni:, Or., Jan. lit. The
county court of Lane county has
h t a contract to A. E. Wheeler for
making a thorough and complete
plat of all Ia::d. in the ouiuy for
purposes of taxafion. The plat
will give a thorough and accurate
dercr piion of every piece of real
propei tv and the name ol too pre
sent owner.
Horribly SoaMeil.
Nti'A.Cal., Jn. 11. 1.. Fosa
nelli, manager of the California
Pumice Company here, fell into
a tank of boiling pumice this
morning, going in up to his waist.
He was horribly scalded, and wiil
probably die.
Washington, Jan. It) In the
senate Mitchell pn sented a re so
lutioTi, which went oyer, calling
on the secretary of war for copies
ol all recommendations anil state
ments of the board of trade as t'
the sit;; for a gun factory on the
Pacific coast.
1 tie elections mil was taken nt
and George spoke, lie remarkeo
in the course of his speech thai
much had been said i'.bout tie
new constitution of Mississippi
which is less liable to ahu.e than
thoseofsover.it other states, lie
asserted that the constitutio n o
Oregon, adopted in 1 S57, containe
tirovisims proliioi'ing the immi
gration of negroes an i pr.ictieallv
outlawing them.
Do. pli said tuattlr. co it I'uuon
was named wnen Otv' n was
hopelessly democratic under the
led ol M-i. eral Joe J.une. It h
not since been amende I.
Geo'ge dwelt on the m itt.'"r at
-oius length, saving in re; poi.se
the query of Djlph that these pro
visions may not be an expression
of t lie ju Ig.neiit of tlie peop.e oi
Oregon at piescnt, but they were
;he expression at that time, and
the people ol Oregon have not seen
tit to withdraw ttieui.
Senator Sanders to-day int:o
duced a bill making it an offense,
puiiisnalile hy tine and imprison
menr, ior any person to sell oi
lend firearnn and amuum t:on to
Indians.
The intention of the democrats
in the house to resort to ob.-tru
live tactics until the fate of the
election bill is decided in the sen
ate was again manifested to day. t
light being made over the ap
pi ovai oi tne j jurnai, tiie speaker
and Spiinger in a mild wav mak
ing things interesting 1. r each
other.
:.u iti:i:r.; his i vi r.u ; Kit.
.7 nine 4 W. EiiicfnliiJ 1 1 urge.! i;t Sin
.lose. Calir.irnla.
Sis Jiiii, Jan. lit. James M
Eubuuks Was executed in tlie
county jail v;:rd tins motuing, for
the murder cf his daughter Ada,
aged 10, al I.os i ilos us ! c -iul.ier
sv;i.
Eubauks is a large mm weih-
ni'i "Liu pound:-, and had Seen con
verted to ChriMhinit y. The c in
solation Seemed to fcUpvort iiin.
Wi'iideifully in the li ving hour.
At II : 15 o'clock he as oroiijiht
to the scaffold ami a i iidcd lic
steps w ilhoui .aid. Af'ei delivtr
ing two prayers by hisspiri'iial ad
viser, he raised ms eves i i.eiven
and said : "Oh, Jesus, I give my
self to thee; thy wiii be done.'
The chief j-i.er then adjustf'
the noose and the ih pu'v li..-i i i!
placed Uio bh:ck cap on Eubanks
head. During the ordeal he stood
alone.
At ten minutes to 12 the tra,
was hi rung, the dsoii bung tie
feet. After the fall not a motion
of the body was noticeable, on!
the tw itching of the tinkers.
KALAKAIA IS VKliV tlCK.
Condition of
IIi'jiorlfMl
tlie llauuilan Kin:
to Ke Scrlun
Si- l iuvri -oi. .T;in. 1:). The
dition ol King K.iiaUau.1 is hrttcr
than that of Saiurd.iv. He is still
confined to his room, and not al
lowed to see iinv one but his
physicians. It w ill be some daw
tie fere he will be allowed tore
ceive any ol the many l cr.-ons
who call al the Palace hotel to
ascertain his condition.
D. is authoritatively stated to
day that the conJition of King
Kalakaua is serious. He has been
suffering from an aggravated case
of Bright's disease of the kidneys,
the result of high Ii vi Three
physicians are now in a'.t m l.mce
ujion the king, and it is said that
it will bj some tim3 before hs wili
he we'd enough to return to his
and kingdom, if at all.
AT THE l'OINT Of UKATII.
At midnight King Kalakaua is
K ing at the Point of death. Con
sul General .McKinley states thai
the king is likely to die at any
moim lit. Rev. Dr. Church, of
the Episcopal church, of which
the king is a mornl er, to-night ad
ministered the sacrament.
SI I'KEMK COriST nKCKION.
IllOKltimate Mormon Chililirn Mil
Inlierit Their I'ati iim.iiy.
Washinton, Jan. 10. Jnrticc
Brown to-day rendered his hrst
opinion as a memuer oi tne i nu. a
States supreme conn. urns "i
thr m was in the case of George N.
Cope, vs. Janot Coe and J homas
II. Cope, iirougnt nere on-an ap
peal from the supreme com t of the
territory of Utah. The question
involved was whether a son ly
polygamous marriage had the right
of inheritance from its father, it
being claimed illegitimate. Jhe
court holds that a eon by polyga-
teiritoiial court. The court says
thelvhnuud Tucker act declared
legitimate all children of Mormon
parents born within less than
twelve months from its passage.
The object, the court says, was to
make these unfortunate children
an especial object of care and to
make their parents relinquish po
' gamy, by fixing a period alter
which their children should be illegitimate.
IIOMIlii TO KANCKOtfT.
I'la;:-i Ordered at Half-Mast for the
Head Historian.
Washington, Jan. 10. The
president has issued an order that
tlie thigs on all the executive ue-
nartuieiits of Washington and
public buildings in c'ties through
w Inch the Bancroft funeral party
is to pass be placed at half-mast
until the bodv is interred.
The president has approved the
act making an appropriation to
enable the secretary of the in
tenor to carry out the provisions
of the act to provide a j-oi tion ol
the Sioux nation reservation in
Dakota into separate reservations
and secure the relinquishment ol
lnipan title to the remainder.
A M uidi-lpal Decision.
K.tNS.usCity, Mo., Jan. 10. An
ordnance passed by the common
council of this city, w hereby over
:.') square miles w a s added to the
city, was declared null and void
by the supreme court this morn
i'ig. The court decides that inas
much as the city limits is prescribed
bv charter it would In; necessary
t ) amend the charter to extend
the limits.
SQUIRE IS VICTOR.
The Republican Caucus Selects
iym for U. S, Senator.
TIIE OREGON PACIFIC.
I II E Silt OK TUB CONTKAC
ions 5k.vi;l & im;an.
The Company Practically Wins the
Cune In tlie l ulled Slate Circuit
Court in Portland.
Portland. Or., Jan. 10. The
cue oi iseari Y 1'ean, contractors,
vs. the Oregon Pacific Railroad
Co.. came Vi trill in the t inted
States circuit court to-day, and al
ter proceeding for tome time the
trial came to an abrupt anil unex
pected termination. The plaintiffs
xe to recover lK),tH)o alleged to
be due for la tor performed . nnder
contract, while the deiendants
Id that the amount of work
c'aimed was not performed, but
a l::iif t'-at there is some $10,O0
t H.O'tO due the pbuntifls Kr work
i. 'N"om:i1. The contract contains
. .i . . . . r . , -.
a provision tun iu ca;n oi a;iy uis
i ute bet a ecu the inries thereto
H to ciHSSification ol work on the
mi cm: d ui ', it w.:s to be referred
lo the division t n jinei-r, w u jse ile-
viti iu the matter was to be
II ii il. Thi plaintilii introJu-el
e-l iin lies iunus::e'i ny u:e ,i: .mou
ensrineer and plaintiff Seat 1 brought
vid. -nee Jo sho that the e esti
mate weie not co.re t lo tins
toe le'endant obl'ictel, tieciuse
t ie i iiiDeei's cstiiinte v.a-itobe
ual, uii!e.-s it could be shoivn
ii it there -:.s fraud or gross neg
lieiice, which mut be ciiaiged in
tiiecjinplaint, which lias not heen
don-i iu this case, and tin toirt
therefore susiained the objection
and ruled the evidence out. The
defend ml then asked for judguent
ol non-smt, which wa3 denied.
1 he c'liirt continueJ the case ti:l
to mot row.
and revereea the judgment of the
MOnK FAILLIIKS.
Hie American National Hank Driv
en to the Wall.
Kansa.sCity, Mo., Jan. 10. Th-
National bank examii.er lor Mis
souri took charge cf the American
National Bank in this cry this
morning, president iims -n in a
public statement says the causa of
the failure seems to have been an
indefinite lack of confidence which
pervaded the business world for
1 . . . . . i. ..
tlie past lew monuiw. -i rumor
ijaiu 'd currency three montiis ago
that the bank was not iu the best
condition. A withdrawal of de
posits followed immediately and
the growth of unfavorable reports
increased to an aiaruiiiiK extent,
when the bans found itself obliged
to negotiate a Joan of $St'0.000 in
the East it was compelled to give
is collateral trill edged securities.
When these drains ujkjii the bank's
resources hecamcgeneraliy know n
its confidence was impaired.
Members, of the clearing house
coul-1 not agree upon any plan of
a-sistsn; , and the bank examiner
was noiil'ed by President StiiusAu.
ic liabilities are estimated t
L:2-").0'.K' ; assets nominally !f..r00,-
0 0. Bankers do not anticipate
any bad effects on other hotisi's.
is depo-iti wilt be paid in mil.
Toi-tKi, Kan., Jan. 1.. W. W.
ijidy, dry goods merchant, as
sumed this morning; napiii-.ies,
ouajDOi; asse's not known.
Nkw Yo::k. Jan. 10. A Mon
real special savs McLaihlen Bros.
it Co., on oi the largf-st wholesale
dry goo :s houses in the 1 Vmm'.ou,
is "in financial difficulties and will
probably assiirn. Liabilities be
tween $700,'X)0 and $0 HJ.fhiU.
A outexted ioreruoriliii.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 10, Notice
A KKSOItT TO VIOI.KNCEg
An Exciting Sceos at Olymplt-A Battle
of Fists Between Rival Factions
The Canons,
Olymi'ia, Jan. 19. A Bcene of
great excitement and uproar took
place in tiie lobby of the hotel
Olympia this morning, and came
near precipitating a battle withtista
between tlie Calkins and Squire
frces. During the day theSquiie
republicans circulated a call for a
republican caucus, and by seven
to night had obtained 56 signa
tures, two-thirds of the republi
cans and one less than a majority
of all the members of the legisla
ture. When the Calkins' people
heard of the success of the call
they complained that they had
not been invited to attend and
ecnme very angry. It was then
decided to read the call from the
staircase of the hotel and to invite
all republican members to partic
ipate. TI19 call was read by
Representative Meany and then a
loud call was made to read the
names. He started to do so, but
was interrupted by howls, cheers
and jeers on tiie part of Calkins'
supporters. He persisted, how
ever, and then Nelson Bennett,
Tlios. Ew ing, V. H. Doolittle and
Nicholas Owings started up the
staircase, their evident purpose
being to capture the paper,
Meany was surrounded by his
friends and a tierce struggle en
sued, in which the paper was torn
in two. The conflict was in full
view of the crowd and an immense
uproar ensued. Meany escaped
with his paper, and then the rival
factions struggled on tlie stairs
calling forth cheeis from the
crowd. No one was hurt. Pan
demonium reigned for about fif
teen minutes.
The legislature met to-day and
ddjourutid alter the passage of
resolutions on the death of Repre
sentative Davis.
At a caucus of republicans to
night Senator Squire was nomin-.
ated for U. S. senator.
tifty-six republican members
signed the call for a caucus and
agreed to abide by its choice. This
gives Squire a majority of one, the
legislature being now composed of
oi.iy i i i mem hers since the death
of Representative Day.s of
Kittitas.
COM KIKKATK VKTKKAN8.
Tlie 111 lie and the (irir Iln mnd
Wine Together,
Nkw York. Jan. IU. Tli firol
animal dinner of the confederate
veteran's c imp of New York to
night brought together many
prominent men from all parts of
the Union. The camp is said to
he the first ex-confederate organ-
:aMun north ot the Potomac.
Miss Winnie Davis was an honored
guest. The mention of the name
of General Grant il different
shcchcs brought forth cheer after
ch,e. His name was spoken of
with that of Iee. Thomaa A.
YoUPir liledied the enpwv nf evenr
member of tlie camp to complete
the monument of General Grant.
ins memory was drank in SHence,
;iu sianuinir.
A i:ig scheme:.
To Construct a Tunnel Betwenn
Aew York City and Brooklyn,
Albany. Jan. 10. A nnntn
with fcJ.UOO.OOO caDital incorno"-
rated to day to construct a tunnel
ttetween .ew lork Uity and
Brooklvn. Austin rinrliin liaa.U
tlie directory, and among others
on it is Secretary of the Navy
Tracy. Amonir the subscribers
are Led P. Morton and C. P.
Huntington.
To
was served to-day on Governor
Boyd that ex-Governor Thayer
would apply to the supreme court
for an injunction restraining him
from acting as governor. The in-
innns marriage did have the riiht Hunction w ill come up in court
January 20th.
Discharge the Receiver.
New Yokk, Jan. 19. A meetipz
of the first mortgage bondholdeis
of the Oregon Improvement com
pany was held to-day, about '-'0
landholders being present. F. B.
Olcott said arrangements have
been parfected for the discharge of
the receiver, the payment of the
floating debt and back interest and
to forerun the roads into the
stockholders.
II ill for 1 . 8. Senator.
Albany. N. Y.. Jan. Itf. The
lenmcra's have nominated Gov
ernor Hill for United States senator.
The republicans nominated Sen
tor Evai ts. The democrats have
exactly enough members to elect.
The Markets.
San Francisco, Jan. 19. Wheat :
Shipping tl.C$5ai.:W.l4 percental;
muling fl.W.
Livkrtool, Jan. 19. Wheat,
closed ; unchanged.
rennojlrania Democrat.
IIakhisrcbg, Jan. 19. Tlie
democratic members of the legis
lature in joint caucus to-night
nominated Chauncey F. Black aa
United States senator.
Voorbeee Nominated
Indianapolis, Jan. 19. The
democratic members to-night
unanimously renominated Senator
Yoorhees.
i