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HORACE OREELE
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I'or Vice President,
B. GRATZ BROWN
Oi" M1SSOIK1.
Presidential ..lectors,
r;KO. It. IJEI.JI, of Linn County.
N. II. GATES, of Wnsco County.
K. t. SIIATTl'CK, of Multnomah.
Adjourned Let tlie People Rejoice.
The people of our Stafe should
trive thanks to Providence that the
the Legislature has adjourned, and
pray that they may never aain
e cursed with .1 similar body.
They adjourned last Wednesday
night at 12 o'clock. From the very
commencement of the session it
was anpanyit to all that it was a
hodv of jobbers, and that the peo
ple's interests would sutler to bene
fit a few. Scarcely a single act
was passed which had not a specu
lation attached to it. Money was
lavishly voted away for all soi ls ot j
iobs, and when that irave out, thev
rubbed the people of the swamp
and tide lands. The expenses of
of the session alone will double
that of any previous session. The
number of party pets who had to
have a pull at the Treasurv were
legions. Kach committee had to
have a clerk, and a number of as-
o. '
sistant Serjeant-at-Arms, a thing
never before heard of in this State.
They voted themselves mileage
and extra pay while visiting differ
ent tate institutions, and this
when they were, traveling on dead
head tickets and their expenses
paid by other parties ; they more
than doubled the compensation of
their subordinate officers. In short,
there was inOlimit to their liberali
ty witli the people's money. AN e
shall have occasion to refer to this
body hereafter.
ThPy failed to go into joint con
vention, hence the new school law
will be inopperative until our next
election, when the State Superin
tendent will be elected. The bill
appropriating $100,000 for a State
Capitol, is virtually defeated, as
the building commissioners were
not elected, and the bill does not
give the Governor the authority to
appoint them. Thus two measures
passed are of no effect. The Leg
islature of 187'2 will remain a by
word and reproach during the
present generation, and it is to be
hoped that the State may never be
cursed with another like it.
Police Itill Vetoed.
Kbewhere we publish the mes
sage, of (iov. G rover, vetoing the
Portland Police Bill. While we
are opposed to this bill upon gen
eral principle, we cannot help to
ndor.se the Governor in his action.
The bill repealing the act as iirst
introduced, provided that the I
Mayor should appoint the Commis-1
sioners. Rut this did not stilt tlie
Ilojjaday wing, and the bill was
amended in the Senate so that Mr.
Evolladay's Council should appoint
them. To this amendment a large
majority of the property owners
of Portland objected, and they pe- :
titiotied the Governor to veto the '
i.:n i .. t:.. :.i. it...:.. ;
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lad ;
ed
L
mil. :inti in run ,i rt. u i iiii'ii
3 1
urgent appeals he complied. II:
the bill passed as first introduc
. , . . ...
Anil was passed over the veto by a
. . . ;
miicl lalt vote in toe iiouse, out
-i . .
sustained m the benate by a vote
of ten to twelve. Dr. Patterson of
. . :.! .i i
Lane countv voting with the lie -
ir . " i .
publicans lo pass it over the veto.
0
lxr.VMOi's 7winI)I.e. t;ne ot
would have met the approval,! ; smp una management oi inesc men. .
the Governor and a large majority ; , , !
, n .1 i 1 Vviikke the Mo.ney Goes.
ot tlie tax-payers of i'ortiand. ihe'r-,,
1 " .. , ' Ihe (Genera Ai.nrni.r atioi. in !
the mostOinfamous acts passed' by j about as much more. Twelve hun- I it will take a great deal of aigu
the legislature, was a bill appro- j t"vJ thousand dollars is rather an j ment to convince them that it was
priating 23,000 for the purpose of j expensive Iiadical luxury one the purely for their good. Time will
inducing immigration to Oregon.
Tt isQiothing but a little scheme to
givtsDthis sum of money to a tew
) favorite partisans, and is nothing
better than robbing the people.
The act giving Mrs. Dr. Mary P.
w ill,...--..-.. f i
i-awi.eue -i,ot.uj to onng nuy per-
sons to tins taa- isaisoan outrage
:uid we hope the Governor will ex
oerci$0 his veto power on both these
bills and thus protect the people !
from the robberies of a dishonest
and corrupt Legislature.
u
After fiie Radicals had stolen all
fheyould in the Legislature, they
su-le OiLs Mhiclt ncre pcn"ntig.
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Lock Bill Defeated.
The Lock Iill which provided
for the purchase of the locks and
it till! ,iliir.n-.lo ,lnr,.nfn.l I .
,vi.
ents. This b'll has been greatly
misrepresented ami its provisions
j much belied. The proposition was
! that the State should pay the sum
of 40,000 per annum for twelve
years and at the expiration of the
; time the State was to own the en
! . . . i i i
lire property, water power aim ;m,
the State taking possession of the
works as soon as completed. 1 he
way to arrive at the truth of this
proposition is to take the value ot
the 6480,000 at the present time
twelve years hence. This sum as
proposed to be paid would be pay
ing for the works $100,000, which
is much less than the cost, and we
regarded it as a very good offer to
the State. The bill was passed
in the Lower House, and engrossed
with amendments on its second
reading. While in the process of
engros.-ment, the amendments dis
appeared, and the bill was return
ed to the House as "truly engross
ed" and was passed without the
amendments in it. In this condi
tion it was sent to the Senate, and
that body passed it to a second
reading. The House recalled the
bill on Mondav, for the ostensible
purpose of correcting its error, but
for the real object of its defeat.
It was finally tabled, and was thus
defeated through the dishonesty of
either the Chief Clerk or the En
grossing Clerk, who no doubt re
ceived a good consideration for the
part they played in this matter.
This' measure we regard as the
most important which was before
the Legislature, and of great im
portance to the people of the Wil
lamette valley, and should this key
which controls the outlet of the
products of our valley fall into the
hands of the monopoly which now
controls all our tiansportation, the
Radical party which defeated the
measure at the command of the
Lailroad King, will receive the
condemnation of an outraged and
betrayed people. We hope that
the sad calamity of the locks pass- j
ing into the hands of the Railroad
corporation may not befall our peo-
pie,
but the surest way to prevent
it was for the tate to purchase
them when they were offered at a
reasonable pi ice.
Located. The bill to locate the
State University at Eugene City,
passed both houses and has become
a law. The citizens of that place
are to donate furniture, grounds
and building to the value of 850,
000 free of charge. This amount
will be made up by the liberal cit
izens of Lane count y. We regard
Eugene City as a very proper place
for this institution, and congratu
late our friends in that section on
their success in obtaining a school
which will add greatly to the ad
vancement of their town and coun
ty. Senators Ibistow ami Patter
sou deserve great credit for their
exertions in behalt of their con
stituents. Noia.i: Lkaokk
-Tom Patton
of iU''on) T- F- Caples of
Ii tlaud, were the leaders of 3Ir.
Holiday's Legislature, assisted on
the outside by Geo. E. Cole and
Ike Moores. The two latter would
lay the plans and the other two
would carry them out. Tom would
get up and say his piece ; Caples
would follow in his usual hanpv
stvle, and then the signal would i
- . - i
be given and the faithful would all j
fnllmr tlu.ni
follow them. It is no matter of
astonishment that so much jobbing j
was penietrtited under the h ader- !
1 1 . 4VI ;
Tt. is ihi m.it!..r f!
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passed by the Le-islature anoro- !
. 11
pnates the siuri of -520.000 for the
' lul l,1L
expenses ot the vbtate durino- the
,u'xt two years, besides a number
! .iuuuhhi
' bills which were passed th-it
I . , . ' UKU
i earned their own ajipropriations,
i me aggregate amountinr to :
people will not soon care to repeat,
Kki-kksentatiox. Under the
apportionment bill passed by the
Legislature, Clackamas county will
hereafter be entitle to two Senators
and four Ilepresenta'ti vcs. Tho
j ;st.mUe W,H be composed of thirty
; ,,., h.,,.. .in,l th.. TT,. ,:.....
ui. in wv ej v v .- i v u ot. j i r'lAiX
an increase of nineteen
branches.
in botli
1 Wc 1,avc -lven m,Kh of onr
space this week to the proceedings
,
ire. We are giad
t, as we believe we
space with matter
t
of the Legislature.
that it is the last,
i t..
m occupy our
more lnterv-U ng to .Mir readers.
Washington Territory Klcction.
On the first Tuesday in Novem
ber, one week from Tuesday next,
the voters of Washington Terri
tory hold a general election for all
officers to be filled by choice of the
people from constable to that -of j
Delegate to Congress. Washing
ton Territory is the first Territory
or State, we believe, in the Union
which elects under the late act of
Congress The Kadicals, as a mat
ter of course, have nominated Sa
lucius S. Garlielde, a renegade
Democrat, sent to the Territory by
President It:ehanan with a com
mission as Receiver of the Land
4 to--
Shortly after his arrival in the Ter
ritory, he became an aspirant for
Congressional honors, and by cor
rupt combinations, succeeded in
defeating the choice of the Dem
ocracy at that time. Isaac I. Stev-
ens, for Delegate, and caused the
election of a Freesoiler and Whig,
A. A. Denny, who is now his most
bitter enemy. Two years follow
ing he, Garlielde, succeeded by
fraud and false promises, in getting
the nomination for Delegate from
the Democratic convention, ran
and was defeated, as he deserved.
Whereupon he joined the enemy
and has since been twice elected to
Congress by the Republican party.
The Democracy of the Territory,
joined by the best portion of all
citizens and many Republicans who
have been grossly deceived by his
false promises, have put in nomin
ation Hon. O. D. MeFaddcn, an
old resident of the Territory and a
gentleman of unimpeachable char
acter, and intend to elect him.
From recent advices we have much
hope that Judge MeFadden will
be elected. He is. regarded by all
parties as possessing the true Jeifer
sonian test "honest and capable."
The Judge has long been a resident
of the Territory, is thoroughly
identified with alt its interests, and
whether Greeley or Grant is elect
ed President, will carry with him
much influence in securing such
legislation by Congress as the Ter
ritory needs. We have the further
assurance that, the Northern Paci-
lie Railroad Company desire Mc
Faddeii's election, knowing that he
can do more for t he Territory than
Garlielde, who is known to spend
most of his time in Wssltington
around rambliiiLr tables and bar
. '" , , ;
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iwni liail', 11 Uie JlOIiesu Oiei S
of the Territory turn out at the
election in determined force, we
have no fear of the result.
AVull Donk. The Democracy
of Clackamas county, and in fact
all her citizens, have reason to feel
proud of the manner they were
represented in the Senate by Mr.
Myers. lie exercised as much in
lluenec as any Senator on tlie floor,
was prompt in the discharge of
every duty assigned him, and true
to the best interests of our State.
The people of Clackamas may with
truth say, "Well done good and
faithful servant."
Elkction Law. We uiblish in
this issue the (lection law passed
by the Legislature. The Presiden
tial election will be held in .accord
ance with its provisions. We like
the old open and bold way of vot
ing by vice vove, but when our
State is controlled by the despotic
demands of monopolies, the secret
ballot tends to a more f;ee txprcs
sion of the will of the people.
Eaiu k. The most ridiculous i
r.ircc ... .... 1ifM.,,f.,1..,tll i ,0 , ,n ,
UULl (UI peipetiated was enacted j
,v tjie pa,i;t.ai 1R.ml),ro of tho !
t ... i , . . , . I
Legislature, last Friday evening
;n tln-ir attempt to -o 'into joint
,.m,v..,.fl , 'r, ar v . -,
COinentlOU. I hey dill lit know
for some tlne ,v1k.i1ic,. they werc
.-, ;..:,.. ,.,l,.,1i;,1 . , rP1
a Ju,nt t"ntion or not. 1 he
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"tsnlei s concluded tnat it must
i,,-o i , . "i : ' .
Itax 0 ,K 1 11 :i bign joint. '
It is stated that it cost Mr. II
ol-
laday more money to defeat the
Lock Pill than it did to carry the
election last spring. The people
will naturally wonder why he took
?hc i ntwwt in .1,,. m,u,- n,l
tell what his object was.
Sim-akino. Hon. J. II. Mitchell
speaks in this place in behalf of the
L. S. (lift-Taker on Thursday next.
tuck and Hon. D. Hare oinn.
mg candidates lor Llectors speak
at the Court lluuse, m tl
he
even-
ing.
Pkai. It. Ve pubbsh on our j
first page the remarks of Penre-
sentfit v. f'A.- ; 'r:o , '
I " " :
j , ""l"ooK, on :
i the passage of the lock bill ie !
presents the matter in its true light j
and the speech will be interesting i
V' lilli '
. 5 illiamook'. an :
to "itr reader?.
3 '
Legislative Proceedings.
Altaic, Thursla'i cl- 17'
II. U. 32. for relief of Umatilla county,
passed the Senate by a vote ot li to L5.
S. 15. 71. authorizing I-me coaly .o
appropriate funds lor "ho erection o. a
Stu.e University, l'assod ibe Senate by a
vote ot 11) to I."
Si. P.. CI r:i...ndin a-i act relating to
streets and passed by a rule of
17 to 4.
Doiph fr..m the special committee to
whom was referred II. H. 53. providing
tor the sale of Agricultural College lands,
reuorled back an amendm-'nt. which was
adapted, and the bill pas.-ed unanimously.
S B. 37. authorizing the appropriation
of the proceed, of I lie sale of tide and
swamp lands in Coos county for internal
improvements, was passed by a unani
mous vo'e.
II. M. ''() nrnvidinsr for converting the
volun'eer bounty fund to aid in the con-
struetion of the State c:pitol building. !
with amendment that the apjiropi i uion
lor the capitoI shall not exceed Mt.ll.uai.
S. I. 51. providing for a wagon road
frni Cornelius, Washington county, to
some point on the Columbia river, in
Wash n0tjn county. Fussed; aye3 16,
nee 4.
II. 13. Ml, authorizing the establishment
of a Reform School in Forllaud. Fussed
unanimously.
l Iirown of Tlaker introduced S. R. re
quiring the CounniUee of Ways acd
Means of both Houses to report the per
diem of Clerks for the present suasion.
Adopted.
Senate went into Committee of the
Whole for the consideration of business
before that Committee, Crawford in ihe
chair.
O.i motion the Committee took up S. H.
9, general appropriation bill, and pro
eeeded to consider it by sections. The
Committee rose and reported the hill as
am -niled back to the Senate with ihe
n-commendatioti that it pass.
IIour( Tloirsdaj-, ' el. 17.
The irne proceeded to ihe considera
tion ol II. I'-. 77. the canal arid locks bill,
which was placed on i's third reading.
Collier thought thai S lS t.OO ) cMtytit not
to be considered as the sum paid therefor,
but the present worth of that, sum for
six years il;e average time in which all
payments coiiid be paid without gain or
iuss.
Crawford opposed the hill on constitu
tional grounds. The Stu'e could nui as
sume a d.-hi of mo e than .S3!) 0!)i). nor
con'd i" pledge its laith for money.
He thought, that the brand "of Cain
would be placed on all u ho .supported the
measure.
Simpson replied to the a! tack of ('raw
ford, and said that the brand of the K ist
Side U lilroad Company was en all who
opps-d Ihe bill. He thought that, the
lioht hi which Collier had presented it to
be hi! 1 1 ne one.
A vote was polled with the following
result; Ayes 25; noes 2'.', absent 1.
II 15. lot. tor legalizing ihe mai rii ge of
wlii.e men with Indian women who were
cohabiting together according to the cus
toms of the triie-s since ISiiO. Fassed by
a vote of 27 to 11.
A biil provi-Jmg for count y sinking
In ml s for county purposes, wms placed on
a thiid rendu g. On passage the votes
were. aye-;. l'J. noes S
S. It. l.'J. providing !or the construction
of the Oregon and Wiiineniucca wai-on
road, i nd appropriating $F),0U0 iherelor.
Fas ed bv 21 to i.
The Cammiiiee on Judic'ury reported i S'a'e Sehoo! Superintendent. Fulton njm
S 13. '.). relating to elections and reeoia- i in. tied F. S. Knight,
mending it passage. ()a rn ciou it wis j liuibink uoaiiaated L. J Fo.vell.
put on a (i i il reading. The bill passed
unanimously.
The House resolved itself into Com
mittee of (he Whole br the consideration
of (Liferent ijiils loc itiug the S ate Uni
versity. S. B. 20 located the Univeis'tv at Eu
.."tie. and nroviih-d lie" n-iiil board ol
'
,1 s o" -cis w tt
-Jtors
ouueis. wi
!l
duiies.
Siinpon tlu-uight th
compete, and moved
bill sufficiently
to recommend its
passage.
The motion to ri-e atid report favor ib!v
on S. It. 20 prevailed.
Tlie bill was put on i's thiol reading
and tin. 1 passage, on which the vote
stood, ays. 2!. noes t).
H. It. (12 exempting fiom taxation a
baiidittg actually occupied for church.
eauiitab!" or scien! :li-.: purposes. The j
vote was ea.ied and the bill passed. J
11. It fs, amemling ihe general laws
relative to es'ravs. passed. j
l i e till amending the oharter of lVrt- I
land passed
II 1. 12. amending the charter of Salem
by placing 5.000 us the limit
edni-ss. passed.
ol indebt
The bill amending the chatter of K ist
Fort land passed without a dis.-eu i iug
vote.
Llfirbank offered a resolu'ion increasing
the pay of pages tj per day. Adopt
ed. Filey moved lo take S B. 8 from the
table. The bill provided f,r ihereini'
t a nee of StiO) taxes due the State liom
Curry county. It was passed.
The amendment to H. B. for the erec
tion of a State cafdtol building was
adopted; :i!ao Senate amendments to H.
B. 55.
Se nate, Fihlaj-, Oi t. IS.
CrawfouJ. otfeied a resolution No K5.
p-ovi ling lor paying a clerk to copy the
Common School bill. Adopted.
Myers offered S .1. K. 27. authorizipg
the Secretary of State to furnish county
and precinct effivs wi h copies of the
session laws since 1S'14; also au ! he riziug
the printing ol 1 5'aO copii-s of ihe.schoo!
1:IU'- Adopted.
S, ' U.' 23' ,l'k!,i c,,nrt'?s ' ,akt'
such action as is necessary lo secure ihe
"r ,llis -;"!' ,J 'swamp Ian Is
witlitn lis borders. Adopted - ayes It).
noes 2. toptea-ayes u.
S" 'L M' 2' ""k!r'" ,h, "ury of the
Interior to ex.'cu-e the swamp laud laws
as far a they relate to the Slate of Ore-
gon. Adop ed ayes 21 n ies 1.
iioalt moved il.at the Senate proceed !
to consider il. li. 77. the bill lo lease the !
canal and locks at the tails. Carried.
Tin- bill was lead a Iirst time, and the j
q ifs-ion being Shall the bill be reject
ed".'" the Vote s.iood: j
Ayes Messrs Cornelius. Cow Ies. Crvs- i
i '. ii t. if
iai. o.opu. uae.ua:i, .iuoi es, I o Wei
,!i 1
n at-
son. o elis'er '.).
Noes .Me.-srs. If ild win. Br'shnv. Ilrr.wn.
of haker hrown of Marion. Craw!V,rd.
Houl!. Liemdlen. Monroe. Myers. Patter
son. Srahan Tolen. Mr. President 1:5.
II. H. 123. providing for German
sclio !s. parsed j)-,- a nnanitn ius vute
Watson iniived to t,.Ke up. II. I;" 122.
tiuthoiizit g Ihe Secretary of State 1,, pur"'
chase 1"!) copies of the third Vomm,. of
the Oregon Reports. Carried, and the
bill passed. 20 o 1.
On mot. on or Fay. H. P. 137. t. pro
vide an ins-iuMon for the blind, was taken
o,j .010 ji.isseu un in:ui iuslv
On motion of .Mo . res, the H J p rro
yidmg for a Joint. Convention nf thH
Idative Assembly this ereniter , e1tt
; officers, was taken
"p. 1 t;e fiilesiloo I...
t-'ie Senate concur ia the resohi
vote stood- .Uk T. ,1
,ion-
H. il. 12!) to
- ' -1 ' o- 'es jm
"tend an act ior.-,, .
log Saiem iiriss,.,!
...vt 'Ol ili'
11 ., ' '
1 1... ,- r an-i places of
, u- providing times
HUOllUnr Sin.r..,,,,. .,
lining
; passed.
' ootUl!, was
, Friday, cct. n.
,CI'.nv. m,)n'11 to reconsider the vote bv
...1. : . I
"ulLn Mlt 111 authoi
iiizinr countv sinlrnTr
iimk nct
tonus was lost. The motion to
P'evailed. The bill waj then p
"li.f bin thieve Geoe
in ,he p,,m nf 2.989. due uhn
C-jlnf.! o . -.
The
niOtUMl t !M'tini.'Lf
passed by a
Abernethy
on back
'i'?,ryi 8S (,ort'ruor- passed by a vote of i
CODRTESY OF BAKGKUi-r x.xoxLara,
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA
The Judiciary Committee reported
back the bill fixing the time of boidinsr
the Supreme and Circuit courts, which
passed.
The same commit lee reported S. . flG
The bill defined the bound-men of Grant
county, and passed unanimously.
The bill Htm-ndin the general laws
relative to the alteration and vacation o!
count ro-,)ds passed.
The bill on education of the blind,
parsed unanimously. '
The Committee on Judiciary reported
backthe bill providing for the puacbtise
ot 250 copies of thrt State reports. Or
dered on third reading, and on motion oT
Cap'es passed.
The Judiciary also reported S. B. 41.
for the relief of Baker county, remitting
SI I.tio'J due from the county tux The
bill passed 31 to 11.
I he Oomtnntee on Claims presented a j
report providing lor tlie ravtuent of the
expenses of witnesses, etc., in the Clak
amas county contested case. Adopted.
'I he same committee reported a bill for
me renei oi vurry county, remitting
S'JOO due from the co-nity us delinquent
taxes. The bill passed.
The Connnktee on Roads and High
ways reported back the bill amending The
general laws relative to ihe widih ot
roads. Fussed unanimously.
The Committee on Ways and Means
recommended the pass-g- if the bill to
aid the Oregon Children's Aid Society,
and appropriating So !OD therefor, which
passed by a vote of 41 to 3.
Harrison moved to reconsider tlie vote
by which II. 13. 52. transferring 25 per
cent, of the proceeds ol swamp and oth
er lands to the school lund. was lost, tor
want of a constitutional majority. Car
ried. .
The bill referring to election precincts
and road supervisors passed.
Tlie Committee o:i I'uhlic Lands report
ed a bill creating u land office at I-a
(Jraude. which passed on mimously.
The House adopted llirsch's resolution
authorizing the purchase ot two sah s
for the use of the Coui:n':ssio;:eis of Fnb
lic land
The Committee on Fublic Land sub
mitted a report that the books and ac
counts of I lie l'oard of Commissioners ol
Fublic band had been examined and I lie
same fjund correct! v and accurate! v
kept.
T1!K JOINT CoNVKNTlOX
was ca'U'd to order by the Speaker, and
-15 members. 1!5 Keprereniatives at;d 10
Senators were p esent.
Caples moved a call of Ihe House,
which the Speaker ruled out of order.
LaDow thiMtg'it as a ni'jjrityof the
Senate was absent Ihe convention Was
illegal. He iheivb re protested.
Ous'e'n did no: recognize this as a joint
c juvcnfiori.
I J it: ii entered his protest against the
conduct of certain members of both
hoti-es.
Ma'lory said lie thought the Senate and
House passed a rosolution to go in'o joint
C'tiveiraei. and ueitner House had re
scind ,'d this order. He would insist or:
the joint convention proeecdi'ig.
LaHow called attention to a provision
in the Constitution that two thirds of
each 11 mis,' should be necessary,
Cornelius could not see any misconduct
and insisted on proceeding.
Crooks would also enter his protest.
(Jingles moved to adjourn.
Itolph protested.
The motion to adjourn was lost.
Tin' liouiiuaiioii being in order for
t'ao es moved to adjourn to meet to
ni"i row.
Dolph rose to a point of order. Over
ruh d by the chair, and the motion pre
vailed by a vote ol lo 22.
As the vote v:r announced Dolph ex
claimed: ll you w.int any more lurccs
ujI them out ourseif."'
CON VMXTIOX
tf-e House proceeded to the transaction
of bu-iie
A call ot tin? House was
ord 't ed and the Sergeaut-at arms ilispatch
ed to arrest abe.rees.
A each member appeared and was ar
raigned before Ihe House he was met by
roars oi laughter which the Speaker was
unable to suppress
The members, in arrest were ordered to
anpear before the bar as soon as the
lloii-e was called lo order to-morrow.
Long and intense laughter.)
On mo ion ihe Housu adj mined.
Si!sf, Sutuiclny, Oct. ID.
Myers offered a joint resolution, author
izing the Secretary of State to have the
new election and revenue law. passed at.
ibis session, printed and circulated in the
several piecincs throughout the Sta'.e.
Adopted
H. J. 12o. lo prevent the spread of con
tagiou.. disea-es among live stock, passed:
yeas. 2(1; noes. 1 .
H. I'j. . relating to mechanics' liens
w as adopt ed .
A me-s.-ge received from the Governor,
announcing lie had signed ihe new Appor
tionment bill and the bill to appoint Gen
eral L. L. Aj.plegate as Commissioner of
linmigrai ion,
H. B. -relating 'o fees of certain officers
was adopted.
S. 15. No. IhS. to provide for certain con
tingent expenses ul Legislative Assembly,
was passed.
II. 1'. 77. providing for leasing the
Locks and Canai at the Willamette falls,
was read second time by title.
Kay moved that further consideration
be made the special order lor Li this after
noon. Carried.
II J. R.2fi. authorizing the Secretary
of State lo purchase iwo fin. .m1 hnr.
glar proof sates for land offL-es in this
Slate, was ecneurred in.
The House amendments to S. P. 2f and
? ), to create the office of Register of
State land.-: at L.i Grande, were concurred
in. j
'Ihe special order of the hour was ihe j
consideration of H. 15. 77. j
fjrtsiow moved It at trie fiip-lo.- ...c;. 1
oration of the bill be m ide the special
order for eelven o'clcok on Mondav. Car
lied. Ayes. i;j; noes, 0.
House, Saturitsij-, Oct. 1,
Ging.es moved to suspeml fnrlher pro
ceedings in relation to the arrest of mem
bers .as' eveni -g. Mo'ion prevailed.
Kiule oTered J. pk.. authorizing the pay-iH'-nt
ol SPK) in addition to the aim nut
aiready provided for on account of au
omission in the bill to cover the experses
','! "!" C:"rk:'n.is county contested cases.
Resolution adopted
The Committee on Road and High
ways reported the bill amending the Gen
eral Laws in 1 elation lo ferries. The bdl
passed by a vole of -It) to tJ.
ihe bill providing tor a State Roaid of
L'l'ia'iization passed by a vote of t7 (o 3.
The bill to prevent the spreading of
Contagious di-eases among cattle, passed
by a vote of -fi) to 1.
Mr. Stoft moved to reconsider the vote
'jy which the Canal and Lucks bill was
carried.
The motion was entered and ordered
put before the House at the proper lime.
Toe bill autiioiizh'g counties of less
p ijiuU'i on th in 15 00:i to fiv bonds for the
countv and precinct officers, passed unan
iuiou.sly. The Committee on Public lands report
ed back the bill to acquire titles lo lands
of certain seniors upon lands claimed as j
swamp lands. The bill passed without I
dissent.
The Committee on Public Lands report
ed back the bill tto acquire to the Stale
salt marsh and tide lands. The bill pass
ed by a unanimous vote
The Committee on Roads and High
ways reporiea me '0111 relative to view-
iag and surveying the pnblic roads, which
I pass'-d tiaanim j.i-iy.
La Dow, on the part of tho Select
Committee, reported that the Committee
had examined the books and accounts of
the State Treasurer and found the same
correct.
Tlie Judiciary Committee teported back
the bill relative to the jurisdiction in Jus
tices7 Courts, which passed unanimously.
The Judiciary Committee reported
back the bill providing for financi.il ex
ainiiiers in each county. A vote was
then polled, aid the bill pas. el 3i to 5.
Senate bill defining the qualifications or
candidates and eligibility to office direct
ors of corporations, and fixing the salaries
of county officers, were adopted.
Engie wished to amend the saUry of
the Judge of Marion County lo $800.
The, amendment was adopted.
The salary of the Treasurer of Benton
county was raised to Slid-;).
S. 15. amending the General laws passed
unanimously.
II. Ii. :0. amending the General laws
pa-sed uuanimousl y.
II. I. 8. lo codily the laws, appointing
Judge Deady as Code Commissioner, de
fining duties and providing that 3 O'J-J
copies should be painted, and known as
the General laws ol Oregon. The bill
passed by a vote of 41 to 3.
II. 15. llti. relanve to Grand Juries, and
defining their duties. Th-. bill was passed.
41 to 1.
Patton now moved to proceed to the
reconsideration of Stott's motion.
The Cb tir held that the House was un
der the seventh order of business.
Caples appealed, from the decision of
the Chair.
Ayes and noes were called for. Ayes
22; noes. 24. The House lefuoed to sus
tain the Chair.
i'atton moved the previous question
Tii" previous question was ordered.
S uipson moved to adjourn, on whi;h
he ayes and noes were called: Ayes 22.
noes 2o.
Tlie ma:n question was demanded, dur
ing wh:ch Caples and Siinp.ioa again col
lid.-d.
The ayes an 1 noes were demanded to
e r it the main question should be put.
which resulted; Aye 25. noes 22.
Simpson moved lo adjourn.
Great confusion, and ayes and noes de
manded. More confusion and great ex
citement. The vole stood: Ayes 22. noes 25. and
the House refused :o adjourn.
The main question o reconsider was
then put and earned, tho vote standing:
Aye', 25; noes 22.
To tlie question, shall the main q ies
tion be put the vote stool: Ayes 24, noca
21. The main question was ordered.
Andrews moved to adjourn, on which
the ayes and noes were called: Ayes 22.
noes 25.
The House ref ised to adjourn.
M ue coiifusi oi.
I'attou movid to dispense with reading
thj bill.
On that m itioti. Simpson moved the
previous question and demanded thi
reading ot the bill.
The (.'hair held that the reading of the
bill must be left to tLe decision of the
House.
The House refusing to adjourn, the bill
was put before tile House and failed to
p.iss, l tie votes being as loin
A '. e s
21. noes 2i.
Simpson, who had voted aye as his
name was called, atierward changed his
vote to no before the result was an
nounced, in order ltr.it he might be in the
uiij.iiity, thereby giving 1 s m a right to
move a reconsideration at a future lime.
Pa ton maved that the vote by which
II. 1. 77 was just lest be reconsidered.
R.les moved to isobiiiiiiely postpone
but before the question could be put
Simpson moved u adjourn, and the ayes
and noes were called tor. with the follow
ing result: ayes. 24: noes. 23.
Sciii-le, aIoiilay, Oct. iil.
A message was received from the Gov
erner announcing th it he had appointed
Messrs. Mathew P. Deady. R S. Siratiau.
L. L McArthur. John M. Thompson.
Thomas G. Hendricks, and George Hum
phrey as Directors of theSta e University,
and asking confirmation of the appoint
ments by the Senate. Consideration oi
.he coaminnic ation was made Ihe spe
cial or i'-r for li p 111.
Strahan moved that the bill be now
returned to the House, as per request
just received by a resolution of ihe
House. Carried; Aye? 14. noes 8.
The President ordered the bill returned
to Ihe House.
Coni' liiis offered a resolution al!o'.vinr
U E. Hicks, expert, and 1. V. Crai".
clerk of tae Priming Committee, $5 jH7r
day each for compensation d.uing ihe
Legislative session. Referred to commit
tee, wi h instructions.
Tie General appropriation bill was
read ihe ihiid time and passed by unani
m mis Vote.
H 15. 128. for the relief of Geo Aber
ne:hy was read the first, second and lhird
times and passed: Ayes 20. noes 1.
The special order of the hour being
the consideration, of a communic ition
from ihe Governor, announcing the ap
pointment ol University Commissioners.
oie names announced by the (Jov
were taken up separately.
in or
II. b. 41. to provide for a road up the
Columbia river from Sandy to the Dailes
was-t.tken from the table, amendments
adopted, bill read a third time, and passed:
Ayes 17. noes .'J.
Myers from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported the mileage and per diem
of officers of the Legislature. It allows
Chief Clerks of each House $8 per day ;
Assistant Clerks. $ ( per dav; clerks 'of
eoinuii-iees. St; Sergeant-at- rin. $5;
d or -keepers. $1; pages. 3. The report
was udop.ed.
To The Mxst Illustrious!
The Most Illustrious President
of the Kailroads condescended,
throiiiih his orijan, says the Herald,
to inform us that if the Lock hiil
passed, this State should give its
electoral vote for Greeley. This
was equivalent to an admonition,
and it was so accepted, that His
Illustrious Highness had the power
to control the electoral vote of
Oregon. He held this admonition
up, hefore the Republicans of the
Legislature, and gave them to un
derstand that, unless they legislat
ed to suit his Illustrious Highness,
he would defeat Grant in this
State.
Accordingly, when it was sup
posed that the action of the House,
in reconsidering the vote on the
Lock bill, last Saturday night, had
defeated that measure, His Illus
trous Highness' organ,0 Sunday
morning, exulting over the achieve
ment, exclaimed "And Oregon
will now most surely east her vote
for Giant and Wilson." So it
seems that it does not depend upon
the voice of the people of Oregon
how the State will vote, but upon
the pleasure or displeasure of the
Most Illustrious Ben Holladay.
Verily, we congratulate the people ;
"-fc"IBIMi--
Tlf tllW fslnfo ni.i-f. Ill ftr,.. Tit
t Hons a master; and we especially
congratulate the Republican party
upon having such an owner. But
since it has turned out that the a.O
tion of the Houses was of no avai'f
we shall have to wait, we btippose,
until the .Most Illustrious makea
known his purpose, under the
changed circumstances, before wo
can know whethei the State will
go for Grant or Greeley. O
Therefore, O! Most Illustrious,
condescend from thy high -and
lofty mightiness, to look down up
on thy imploring subjects, and in
form them, we humbly pray thee,
what is thy most mighty pleasure.
OI .Most Illustrious! Let not
thy ever doubtful sebjeots "burst
with ignorance." Inform them, O
Most Illustrious, what thou wilt
have them to do. Speak the word
(), Most Illustrious for thy: word
is law and thy willing subjects
shall be swift to do thy will. Sav
it, O, Most Illustrious; is it Grant
or shall it be Greeley? We fear
it, O, Most Illustrious, that the
Lock bill may pass; we fear that
there are rebels in thy doniiniuiis
who are lost lo all shame that tiu-v
may disregard the miirhty will of
thvi Most Mighty and Most Ilhis- o
trious! What shall we do with
them ? Speak and tell us, O, Most
Illustrious ! Open th- mouth, O,
Most Illustrious! and say: shall
they be hanged, or drawn, or quar
tered, or all three together? Speak,
O, .Most Illustrious, and see how
swift are the willing feet of thy
waitinir subjects to do thv Sover-
etgn Will. See how quick the n
bellion shall be crushed, O, Most
Illustrious, if thou but speak the
word.
We hear, even now, O, Most Il
lustrious, that the rebellions House
litis met this blessed Monday morn
ing, and expunged their action of
last Saturday nigb ! It is true,
.Most II lust rous? If so, rebellion
has again roared its Hydra head
against lhMost Illustrious. Tell
u, O, tell u, is it so? And tell lis,
O, tell ns, Most Illustrious: sliali
it be Grant or Greeley ? We wait 0
with impatience to hear thy most
mighty pleasure, O, Most I litis
trious. .Meantime we subscribe
ourselves, ). Most Illustrious.
J your most obedient and loyal suh
! jects, in the ever enduring hond of
; the railroad. Seiah. 0
f
o
Veto of the Portland Police Bill.
O
1 ll'rewi; i!i I return Hnne I;i!l. ". .3
enti.led "A:i Act to amend An Aoteiri
tled An Ac: to amend An Act eritided An
Ac; lo ineorpora e the City of Portland,
approved October 1 t. lSu 1. and to amend
An Act entitled Au Act to amend A:i Act
entitled An Act- to incorponte the City
ot Portland, approved October 11. ISfil
mi 1 aooioved October '14. lstJG. atl an!
proved October ill 137U,-' without KxectP
live signature.
This Jill raises a question touching the
j establishment of a proper and efii,;ieii'.
j police .system for tlie coy of Portland,
There are two svstems in discussion:
Shall the Hoard of Police be elected in
subordinate city elections and be inde
pendent of Ihe Mayor; or shad the Bunrd
be appointed by the M ivor and be under
his conl: ol? White these questions arc
at issue, the app. intmeni of ibelto.ud hui
been vested in t he Governor.
The police force of the city s th.
power by which evil doers are brought
to jiKtiee. This force to be effective
should be directed bv a Chief Kxecutiv
j head in an absolute manii'T. It should
j also be free trom the control and inlfiencn
! of classes under surveillance. 1 iliiiik lint
j .Mayor should hold ibis power, b idi in
; appointment and comnand. It i his prr.
j rogative to defend the lives and pmperty
j of the citizens, and to m linUiri 1 tit peace
j of ibe City; and lie should be ar ned niih
! the lower lo do so. II id this llitl been
I pas.u-d. as it was first introduced, jtivhiij
to the Mayor this privilege, it would have
been approved.
Very strong petitonshave been forward
ed to uie. signed bv property hoMcrs,
without distinction ol party, representing
as I judge, a majority ol the taxable prop
erly ot the ciiy. protesting agauisi any
change in the present police system- Pe
titions have also been received asking ap
proval of the Pill. The Kill provide
I after a temporary appointment by ihe Com
rnon Council, that the Police Board, stiau
tie elected in subordinate city elections,
and act independent of the Mayor, 'itiis
is precisely the lata! objection lo the for
mer system, which has been loudly con
demned; as it places the whole polic
force w iihin the influence of those ci.ts-'e.
w hose interest is to defeat a rigid enforce
ment of law.
For these reasons I have felt impressed
j w ith the duty of withholding my signature
I front this Pill and I return the same lor
your lurther consideration.
I L. V. Gr.ovKtt.
Attorney General Geo. II. Wil
liams recently bought property to
the value of 65,000 in Washing
ton, and paid the cash for it.
When Williams went to the Senate
it was well known that0 he waa
poor. It pays to go to Washing
ton, evidently.
M.VHUUvD.
At the resid nr e of the bride's parent-, m
OiCL'on Citv, October 10th. Is7'2, bvtheKcv.
John SelUvood, Mr. John H. "'frewavls
and Miss Mary II. Eady. all of this city
DIED.
In this city, Oct. 24th, 1S72, L. I. Cross,
agetl .'o years.
In Cascade Prcci: ct. CI u kanias tontr,
Oct. 7th, 17-!, MraTiE Mat, daulitrr of h.
and J. A. Wiltfong ag-d 3 years, C months
and 12 days.
This vouthful bud, so young aad fair,
Called hence by eariy doom ;
Just came to sliow how sweet b fiowir
In piradi.se mi-nt bloom.
"As a remedy for Bronchial AOectioin
and Chron c dtseises of ths Lungs, nothing
ever be'ore discovered equals Dr. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery.
Do not neglect a cold. ThousHlls have
been carried to early and iinnereM.irv trrayes
bv not resorting to some sir e and rehabi
ine.ins of curse. Wistak s Hai.svm of ild
Ciikkry is offered as a cu-.e of nearly lia.t
century's stndin, and is in all 1 esp. cts tlie
best fi'r coughs, colds, bronchitis, w hooping
cough, etc.
N'ot every one can be President, but all
can bur SILVEIt TIPPED S h -s fr their
children and thereby lcssn tl.eT Si oe bilo
two-thirds.
For Sa'-. hr a!! Pe lor.
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