J'HK'O'jraON STATJESMAN: FRIDAY JANUARY 21. 1887.
OREGON LEGISLATURE.
Speaker Greg names the
House Committees.
FIK.ST READING OF, BILLS
111
Still the Order of Basines Several
Resolutions Two Joint
Committees
Salem, Jan. 17.
HOUSE,
imtwoj SESSION.
Tbe house was called to order pursuant
to adjournment, and tbe roll called.
The journal of Friday vu read and ap
proved. II. K. 16, EJundell Instructing com
mittee on public lands to work conjointly
with the senate committee on public
lands.
IJ. C. B. 4, Manger For a joint com
mittee to Investigate the matter of taxa
tion of Chinese as suggested in Gov. Pen
noyer's message. Adopted.
H. K. 16, Roberts That each commit
tee 1 allowed to employ such clerical
aid a msy be necessary. Adopted.
II. R. 17, Bilyeu For giving ex-Union
soldiers preference in committee clerk
hips. II. K. 18, Harrington For printing tbe
ml.
U.K. 19, Taylor Directing the secre
tary of state to supply session laws of
1X80 and 1882.
S. J. R. 3, Veatcb For a committee of
five to investigate tbe matter of sale of
swamp lands since 1879.
Motion to lay on the table until the
11th, lost.
Motion to refer, lost.
The resolution adopted.
It names Wager and Dimick on the
part of the senate, and McLean, Hale,
and Hicks on the part of the honne.
Senate amendments to II. C. K. 2 and
II. C. It. 5 concurred in. Also, senate
substitute for II. C. K. 3, relating to the
Oregon City fish ladder, adopted.
H. C. li. 2 For a joint committee on
redistricting and reapportionment; con
curred in.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
II. B. R8, Wilson To prohibit sale of
tobacco to minors.
II. B. 89, Guhser Providing for regular
quarterly examinations, and doing away
with private examinations; for annual
county institutes; and firing duties of
school dork, and other officers.
II. IJ. 5K, K. A. Miller For the further
relief of W. A. Presley.
II. B. 01, It. A. Miller Repealing the
law requiring traction engines to carry
planks on which to cross bridges or cul
verts.
II. B. f2, Culver Relating to appeals
from justice s courts.
II. li. 93, Wilcox Fixing the time of
holding circuit court in Gilliam county.
1I.B.91, Henry Raising county school
fund tax to five mills.
H. B. yd, Henry (living school clerks
thirty days to collect district taxes, in
stead of ten days.
II. B. 97, Paulsen Authorizing judges
of the c ircuit court to istue special venire
in parti'ilar cass.
II. I! tH, Harris To regulate the prac
tice of dentistry.
Il.B.liy, Benjamin Requiring insur
ance companies to pay the full amount of
damages in case of losses, without draw
ba ks.
II. B. 100, Benjamin To protect the
ix-ople of Oregon against quackery in
medical practice.
II. B. 101, Bilyeu To provide for the
ourt s assessing costs in cases on motion
of attorneys.
Adjourned.
NKNATK.
Senate called to order by Pres. Carson.
Prayer, Rev. Newell ; journal read.
reported resolution amending sen
Ate rule rlatinsr to election and aoooint-
ment of standing committees ; went over
under the rule.
Barin That committee on public
landit h fit inotoAit of Lhrn.
1-ee called up amendment senate rules
providing election of ways and means,
public lands, railroads, assessment, ju
diciary committees, balance committees
ai'ixtinted.
Pending discussion by Lee, Siglin,
Weatherford. motion made action de-
ft-rrnd until nrinterf.
Shupe, of ways and means committee,
reported rwm mending concurrence in
joint resolution to examine books state
treasurer and school funds. Slight
amendment.
riRT REA1UNU OF BILLS.
1 'hardier Regulate payment
tire hv insurance companies.
losses
Siglin Authorize county courtsexpend
money construction bridges.
Watts Relief J. J. Hembree.
Kmmitt Compelling children 8 to 14
vpaim attend Krlnx il 12 weks each vear,
Watts licensing at $5i0 sale of liq
uors.
I aweon Relating to escheats.
Wager Authorizing board land com
missioners to sell university and state
lands. Abolishing register state lands at
i-a ( irande.
Miller Regulating salaries county
judges.
Wager Prevent spreading thistles.
Dimick Prevent sale tobacco, cigar
ettes, minors 18 rears.
Steel Requiring diploma to practice
dentistry.
Simon Authorizing cities to con
struct armories.
Gray Specifying boundary Clatsop
county. ' - .
Stanley Requiring peddlers procure
license. .-
Wager -Providing maximum mileage
rates railroad freights, i
Steel Including . county, school, mu
nicifnd bonds as securities foreign corpo
rations deposited with state treasurer.
, Gray Propagation preservation sal
mon. . .
Steel Requiring railroad engines give
alarm on public highways.
Stanley Abolishing euta board immi
gration v - '' - -
Dawson Amending law for construc
tion by railroads of bridges, portages.
Gray Erection support fish hatchery,
also prevent false labeling fish. :
Irvine Create board railroad commis
sioners. 3 j -
Steel Relief B. F. llarpfav.
Coleman Proriding penalties for va
grancy. Adjourned.
stasbqio cosafrmss.
Tbe speaker of the boose named the
following standing committees yesterday
afternoon:
Elections Richardson. Johnson.
Krase, Crockett, Yanderpool.
w ays and .Means Keniamm. Pendle
ton, Noyer.
Education Blandell, Gabser, Henry.
Judiciary Harrington. GoodaelL
Charles Lafollett, Bilyeu, Daly.
liaimsv-cuiver, Uard, liowditth.
Military Affairs Summers, Gay, Wil
cox.
Roads and Highways Gard. Pendle
ton, Locket t.
Engrossed Bills Roberts, Little, Hale.
Enrolled Bills Wilson, Hicks, Davis.
Indian Affairs Gav. McLean. I. D.
Miller.
Printing Paulsen. Summers. R. A.
Miller.
Corporations Laughlin. Wilson.
Mitchell.
Commerce Maxwell, Goodsell. Palm
er, Blevins, Biggs.
Counties McCully. LaugUIm "Roberts.
Wilcox, Of born.
Federal Relations Johnson. Manger.
Hansard.
Mining Holland, A. M. Lafollett.
Swank.
Public Lands McLean, Crook, Nover.
Internal Improvements Stafford.
Palmer, Holmes.
Public Buildings Pomeroy. Munger.
McKenzie.
Agriculture Crook. A. M. Lafollett.
Taylor.
Alcoholic Traffic Layman. Beniamin.
Haley.
Railways and Transportation Mackav.
Pomeroy. Layman, Biggs, Mayer.
Assessment and Taxation Smith.
Harris, Culver, Daly, Thompson.
The following joint committees have
also been named :
To investigate the swamp land matters
Senate: Wager, Dimick; house: Mc-
r i ,
Lean, uaie, iucks.
To investigate the matter of the propa
gation and protection of fish Senate : Al
len, tvager; house: Maxwell, Pomeroy,
Bilyeu.
January 18.
HOISE.
FORENOON SESSION.
Called to order, pursuant to adjourn
ment. Prayer by Rev. J. W. Harris.
The journal of yesterday was read, and
approved.
II. J. M. 2, Paulsen Praying congress
to make an appropriation for the iay
ment of certain Indian-war claims. Re
ferred to committee on Indian affairs.
II. C. R. 16, Noyer For a committee
of five to investigate t le affairs of the
penitentiary. Adopted.
II. C. R. 17, Summers For a similar
committee for same purpose. Adopted.
II. J. R. 7, Maxwell Instructing Or
egon's representatives in congress to urge
the appropriation of $160,000 for con
struction of a lighthouse and other im
provements at Tillamook bay. Adopted.
II. R. 23, Summers Authorizing com
mittee on swamp lands to work with sen
ate committee. Adopted.
FIRST READING OF HOCSE BILLS.
H. B. 102, Daly Providing that the
first Saturday of June p tch year shall be
a legal holiday, to be known as Labor
day.
103, Daly Raising school "levy to five
mills, and making it same as state tax.
104, Thompson Creating the county
of Harney, out of the southern part of
Grant county, with Burns as tbe tempo
rary county seat.
H. C. R. 18, Roberts Authorizing
purchase of 300 copies of Vol. XIII., Or
egon Reports. Referred, judiciary.
H. B. 105. Maxwell To create concur
rent jurisdiction between Oregon and
Washington territory, on the Columbia
river.
lOti, Mnnger To regulate insurance.
107, C. M. lafollett To make the
county clerk of ea h county commission
er of est rays.
108, Summer Providing that the su
preme court shall codify, and the state
printer publish, a cofe of laws of Or
egon. 10y. Summers To prevent persons
from unlawfully wearing badge of G. A.
R. of Oregon.
110, Bowditch For permanent location
and support of a normal school at Ash
land. Ill, Noyer Giving county courts au
thority to raise county school superin
tendents' salaries.
112, Mayer To require labeling of sal
mon in such manner as to show from
what stream taken, the season, and name
of the canner.
II. B. 113, ttoodsell To incorporate
Selwood.
II. B. 114, Smith Requiring county
courts to establish roads.
II. B. 115, Wilson To regulate the
sale or gift of opium, morphia, etc.
II. B. 116, Haley Defining rape.
II. B. 117, Paulsen Making 10 hours
constitute a day's work.
II. It. lis. Lafollett Providing for
payment bv railroads for cattle or other
stock killed by railroad trains on unfenoed
railroad tracks.
II. B. 119. Crook Providing for the
distribution of 1200 to each school dis
trict before making the per capita apiwr
tionment. Petition from Portland Board of Trade
for the construction of three roadways
across the Cascade mountains ; referred
to rnds and highways.
II. R. 10. Daley Fixing session of
house at from 9:30 a. m. to 12 m., and
from 1 :.T0 o. m. to 5 D. in. : adopted.
.H. B. 120, Goodsell Granting to Dea
rer A Rio Grande K'y Vo. (narrow gauge
lines) right of way through state lands in
H. B. 121, Pomeroy Providing penal
ties for untruthful gross valuations 01
nmnfrtT in MMMBent.
IL B. 122, Roberta To extend the da-
ties of the state tnpenntendeoi.
Horse.
AITERNOOX SESSION.
FIRST MADWO OT BILLS.
if n in rtanl To fix salary of su
perintendent of the penitentiary at $1500
Tu Goodsell Relating to sheriffa
u n w ia ilarrinffton To confirm
action of secretary of state in giving Ore
gon pionrtT association nse of room in
capitu) h-iikling. Adopted.
II. B. 125, Taylor Increasing jurors
fee to $3 per day, and to $1 in justices'
coarts. '..,: -
126, Benjamin To appropriate $15,090
to aid Dooglas county to build a bridge
across North Uropqua near Wilbur.
" 127, Roberts Amend public school
laws.
123, McKenzie To incorporate Drains.
SECOND RXADLN'U OP BILLS.
H. B. 1, McLean To create a state
board of charities and corrections. Re
ferred to special committee of McLean,
Kruse, Wilson.
2, Goodsell Authorizing cities of
10, OX) inhabitants to build armories ; to
military affairs.
3, McCnlly Creating Wallowa county
in northeast corner of state, with Joseph
as temporary county seat ; to counties.
4, Bilyeu For support of state univers
ity ; to committee of whole boose.
5, Noyer Relating to roads and high
ways ; to roads and highways.
6, Hale Amending see. 43 and 44, ti
tle 4, of school laws, relating to voters at
school meetings : to education.
7, Mitchell Relating to re-apportionment
on basis of election retains of 1886;
to joint committee on re-apportionment.
8, Da'y To permanently locate and
maintain a normal school at Monmouth.
9, Manger Allowing O. R. A N. Co. to
build a bridge across the Willamette;
Wilson offered an amendment, Munger
moved to refer to Multnomah delegation,
Bilyeu moved to refer to committee on
commerce, which amendment prevailed.
10, Benjamin Increasing salaries of
supreme judges ; Benjamin moved to lay
on table ; adopted.
11, McLean Relating to state lands;
to public lands.
12, Bowditch Relating to holding cir
cuit court in 1st district ; to specicl com
mittee from the 1st district with leave to
report at any time.
13, Daly Relating to selling liquors to
minors, raising fine, and giving circuit
court jurisdiction over such cases ; Daly
moved to suspend the rules and put the
bill on its final passage. Withdrawn and
referred to alcoholic traffic.
14, Wilcox Relating to the time of
court in the 7th district ; to judiciary.
15, McLean For relief of Klamath
county ; to claims.
16, Noyer Relating to foreign corpora
tions ; to corporations.
17, Biggs To appropriate $5000 for ex
tension of capitol grounds; to public
buildings.
18, Laughlin To allow Yamhill county
to change its county seat ; Laughlin in
troduced an amendment to the bill
which was adopted ; the bill was referred
to counties, with a petition which was
presented.
19, Roberts To incorporate Myrtle
Point ; onlered to a third reading to-morrow.
Miller moved to adjourn ; adopted.
SE.NATE.
MORXIXO 8EHSIOX.
Senate called to order ; prayer ; journal
of yesterday read and approved.
Hare introduced b. 1. 81, relating to
swamp land.
Shupe introduced resolution authoriz
ing president to appoint additional page.
Miller moved amendment inserting
messenger instead of page ; carried.
Yeatch called up his amendment to
rules making senate committee on public
lands five instead of three ; adopted.
S. B. S2, Cartwright To protect public
highways. Also 83 To protect stock
growers in state of Oregon.
SECOND READINO OF SENATE BIMLS.
1, Weatherford Regulating foreign
corporations. Referred to judiciary com
mittee.
2, Yeatch To limit fees on legal con
tracts. Judiciarv committee.
3, Yeatch To incorporate Cottage
Grove. Corporations.
4, Irwin Regulating rate of interest.
Assessments.
5, Stanley Establishing medical board
of examiners.
6, Hare Regulating actions against
counties for injuries on public highways.
Judiciary.
7, Dawson To prevent bulls from run
ning at large in certain counties. Coun
ties. Shupe introduced amendment to above
bill, including Douglas county in its pro
visions. 8, Chamberlin Creating a state board
of charities. Education.
9. Wager Regulating foreclosure of
mortgages and taxes on same.
10. Lee Reimbursing certain counties
for moneys paid on state taxes. Assess
ments. 11, Lee Regulating fees of clerk of su
preme court.
12, Iee Erection of building for usa of
deaf mutes. Iublic buildings.
13, Coleman Regulating notice of va
cation of roads. Roads and Highways.
14, Barin Authorizing collection "of
road taxes and election of road supervis
ors. Roads and Highways.
Adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The president natned Arthur Rinehart I
SECOND REAOINU OF BILLS.
15, Simon Authorizing construction of
railroad bridge over Willamette, at Port
land. Miller moved to amend, that the state
fix rates over the bridge for railroads,
and Multnomah county for foot passen
gers. Bill made special order to-morrow at 2
o'clock. Amendment ordered printed.
16, Cartwright Relating to incorpora
tion of Prineville.
17, Shupe Creating health officer at
North Umpqoa. Commerce.
18, Gray Making the sea beach of Or
egon a public highway. Judiciary.
H. J. R. 7, memorializing congress for
lighthouse, etc, at Tillamook bay, was
referred to a special committee.
S. B. 19, Irvine To simplify proceed
ings in justices' court. Judiciary.
20, Barin To prevent fraud in issuing
pedigrees of stock. Agriculture.
21, Chandler To prevent the sale of
tobacco, cigars, etc., to minors under 18
years. Education.
22, Wager Relating to stenographic
reporters. Jgdkiary.
23, Dawson Creating board railroad
commissioners. Railroads.
24, Weatherford Relating to questions
of fact in equity. Ordered engrossed.
25, Coleman Creating a general in
corporation law for cities and towns. Cor-
poratkms.
26, Chamberlin To amend charter of
Salem. Corporations. ; -
27, Emmitt Building crossings on
public highways. Roads and highway.
28, Siglin To exempt homestead from
execution. Judiciary. '
29, Gray To regulate salmon fisheries.
Commerce.
39, Hare To amend road laws. Roads
and highways.
31, Bird Creating sealers of weights
and measures. Commerce.
32, Cha mberlin To author ix county
courts to appoint road and bridge com
missioners. Roads and hignwavs.
33, Cartwright To red ist riot the state.
Pending action, the senate adjourned.
REMARKS.
Munger was excused by the speaker
from serving on the committee on printing-
There have been no bills on their third
reading yet, although it will be seen that
both houses made good progress to-day
in the matter of second reading.
Tbe president of the senate named
Senators Hare and Chandler as tbe two
extra members of the senate committee
on public lands. Tbe other three mem
bens of that committee are Cartwright,
Barin and Stanley.
The house standing committees nearly
all met to-night, and organized, and are
now getting ready for active work. The
clerks have nearly all been "selected"
and the average legislator, and commit
teeman heaves a long-drawn sigh of re
lief. Tbe order of business tomorrow is
still the second reading of bills, and it is
likely that routine business will occupy
the entire day. Some fun may be ex
pected next week, however, wheu some
of the members get up to "air their pet
measures."
None of the special committees have
submitted a report as yet, and tbe Colum
bia river improvement committee is the
only one having done any work so far.
The committees to investigate the books
of the state treasurer, the secretary of
state and clerk of the board of school
land commissioners, and to visit the asy
lum, penitentiary and mute school will
probably all do some work before the end
of the week.
The following joint committees have
been named since last report: To visit
the school for deaf mutes, Wilson, Little
and Crockett on the part of the house,
and Hare and Hamilton of the senate;
to investigate that part of the governor's
inaugural as relates to Chinese labor,
house, Munger, McLean and Taylor, sen
ate, Bird and Yeatch ; to visit and report
on the condition and workings of the state
normal school irt Monmouth, bouse, Wil
son, Blundell and Daly, senate, Watts
and Stanley.
The house has several good speakers,
as has the senate. In the house, Messrr.
Benjamin of Douglas, Daly of Polk, Bil
yeu of Lane, McLean of Klamath and
Lake, Harrington of Multnomah, and
others have already held the attention of
the house. In the senate, "Harry" Mil
ler of Josephine is still in the lead, and
Joe Simon of Multnomah, Siglin of Coos,
Weatherford of Linn and Lee of Polk are
considered the best and clearest speakers,
although Chamberlin of Marion knows
how to state his ideas to the perfect un
derstanding of his hearers. There are
really more good speakers than have been
in these halls for two or three term.
Salem, Jan. l'J.
This was another quiet day in both
branches of the legislature, routine busi
ness Wing the order. Both houses are
away ahead of the printer, and early ad
journments occurred in both bodies.
However a great deal of work was gotten
away w ith, as will be readily observed by
a perusal of the extended rrjiort. The
standing committees have begun to work
hard, and some reports may be looked
for by the fiit or middle of next wet k.
liENATE.
MORXINU KESMON.
Senate called to order by the president.
Irayer by Rev. Mr. Wire, of Salem.
Journal of yesterday was read and ap
proved. S. R. 8, Wager That printing commit
tee be instructed to inquire into the
amount and cost of fdate printing done
outside the state, and declaring that all
state printing shall be done in the state
by the state printer; adopted.
RILLS SECOND READLNG.
S. B. 33, Cartwright To redittri t the
etate : to ajniortionment.
S. B. 34, Iawson Relating to amount
and collection of road taxes ; to r tds and
highways.
S. B. 35, Wsger Provide for stock
killed by railroad; to agriculture.
8. B. 36, ("handler -Restrain the em
ployment of C'hine bv corporation on
public works; to j i liciary.
S. B. 37, Simon Proviile official publi
cation of the decisions ,f the supreme
court; to judiciary.
S. B. 3.H, Wager To regulate legal rate
of interest on money ; to assessments.
S. B. Emmett Assessing damages
in constructing county roads; to roads
and highways.
S. B. 4), Steel Authorizing city of
Portland to issue $500,000 worth of bonds
for water purposes ; to Multnomah dele
gation. S. B. 41, Gray To abolish witness fees
in Clatsop county : to judiciary.
8. B. 43, Hamilton Selection and sale
of state lands ; to public lands.
Adjourned.
KEXATE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Called to order by Presideat Carson.
Roll call.
Hoar for special order on railroad
bridge at Portland called op by Simon ; to
loaiciary.
Message from house of non-concurrence
in K. J. K. 7 ; to commerce.
BILLS StCOXD READING.
8. B. 4A, Dawson Relating to time of
awing wild game ; to coon tics.
8. B. 45, Coleman Amending civil
code : to judiciary.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
8. B. 84. Weatherford Amending act
incorporating Albany. Rules suspended
and bill read second time; to corporations.
Simon, Resolution from Portland board
ofiraoe ia voting tree wagon road over
Cascade mountains; to public lands.
Also from Indian war veterans for relief
of R. P. Murphy; to claims. .
Wagei" Memorial to congress forfeit
ing N. P. railroad land grants.
Miller' Resolution for joint committee
to examine into state board of immigra
tion ; . ordered printed. Also for joint
comoaitte to 'consider building bridge
across Rogue river, sear Grant's Paw;
adopted.
Simon Submftting petitions for build
ing railroad bridge at Portland; to judi
ciary. 8. B. 85, Chamberlin Connect wagon
road system of Eastern Oregon-with tke
Willamette valley.
S. B. 86, Simon Increasing salaries
rapreme court judges.
8. B. 87, Shape Preventing the prac
tice of medicine by persons without diplo
mas. 8. B. 88, Coleman Regulating pay
ment for stock killed by railroads.
8. B. 89. Chandler Regulating fore
closure of mortgages executed by Baker
fpty academy.
90, Siglin Amending act incorporating
Marshfield.
91, Barin To prevent the spread of
contagious diseases among animals.
92, Cauthorn To establish a uniform
course of instruction in public schools.
93, Looney Pre vent hunting deer, etc.,
with dogs.
94, Chandler Regulating the marking
of stock.
95, Dimick For removal of body of
the Late Gov. Gibbs to Oregon, and burial
thereof.
96, Hare Appointing insurance com
missioner and regulating insurance com
panies. 97, Rinehart Abolishing office of clerk
to renter La Grande land office.
98, Wea'herford Viewing and laying
out county roads.
99, Chamoerhn Protecting the banks
of unnavigable streams.
100, W ager t lxing boundary lines of
Umatilla and Grant counties.
102, Dimick Amending charter of Sil-
verton.
103, Wager Relating to wire fences
east of the Cascade mountains. !
104, Steel Compiling and printing
state series school text books.
105, Barin Regulating and licensing
insurance companies.
106, Chamberlin To establiHh uniform
course instruction in public schools. Also
107, providing for sale of certain state
lands to Lee cemetery.
108, Siglin Relating to applicants ,to
fvractice law from Willamette University
aw school.
109, Shupe To protect fish and game.
Adjourned.
HOISE.
MORNING SESSION.
1 TrkiittA a!1a(1 frt nnlA, mi O 'lil nravap.
roll called, and journal of 18th read and
approved.
11. R. 24, Summers ror an evening
session tor consideration ol local bills;
laid upon the table.
II. R. 25, Daley That that portion of
gevernor's inangural which refers to con
vict labor be referred to committee on
internal improvements ; adopted.
II. J. R. 8, McCully Directing state
auditing board to audit accounts of Capt.
D. V . lies vis' company that organized to
protect people of Wallowa valley from
Indians in 1878; referred to Indian af
fairs. SECOND READINO OP HOISE BILLS.
20, Maver Increasing salaries of su
preme judges.
Motion to indefinitely postpone was
adopted.
21, Culver To provide for extirpation
of njxious wt-eds; to agriculture.
22, (ioodsell To incorporate Albina.
23, Daley To provide a svstem of
school text books, and for printing the
sams within the state of Oregon; to ed
ucation.
24, Daley To repeal immigration
board act ; to agi iculture.
25. Roberts Authorizing construction
of locks and tide gates in Beaver slougti,
Cooa Co. ; to coniorations.
2, Gray To incortorate Heppner;
considered engrossed and to 3rd reading
to-morrow.
27. Goodsell To fix salary of assessor
of Multnomah county; to Multnomah
delegation.
28, Biggs To redistnct the 6tite. To
joint committee.
29, Bowditch To incorporate Ashland.
Corporations.
30, Summers For organization and
discipline of militia. Military affairs.
8. J. R. 5, asking congress to prohibit
foreigners from using public domain for
stock ranges, was concurred in.
32, Wilson To amend Portland city
charter, relating to wder bonds. Mult
nomah delegation.
33, McLean To amend act creating
Klamath county. Counties.
34, Goodsell Relating to wills, etc.
Judiciary.
35, Hale To increase school-tax levy
to five mills. Education.
36, Biggs To regulate freight rates on
railroad. To railroads.
37, Bilyeu ToJicense foreign corjora
tions, etc Judiciary.
IIS, Bowditch To incorporate Medford.
Cor jrt ions.
S. J. M. 1 Asking for modification of
treaty with China. Adopted.
S. J. M. 2 Relating to forfeiture of
unearned railroad land grants. Adopted.
S. J. R. 7 That committees on com
merce, of the seriate and house, be con
stituted a committee to investigate the
matter of state pilot schooner, and direct
ing committee on fish propagation, etc.,
to accompany that committee to Astoria,
and to report as soon as possible. House
refused to concur.
Adjourned.
HOISE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Summers moved to reconsider vote by
which II. B. 22 was passed to its 3rd
reading; carried. Referred to corpora
tions. SECOND READINO OP HOCSE BILLS.
39, Harrington Relating to exemp
tions from executions ; to judiciary,
40, Crockett To create Tumalam
coanty ; to counties.
Tar lor moved to reconsider vote by
which II. B. 20 was indefinitely post
poned ; prevailed and bill referred to
judiciary.
41, Smith To provide for cleaning
creeks of drift for drainage purposes ; to
internal improvements.
42, Smith Relating to age at which
girls may give consent : to judiciary.
44. Lockett Proridirir for sale of
state lands : to puUic lands.
45. Johnson To regulate salary of
coanty treasurer in Grant coanty. Tay
lor moved to amend to refer to Union
Co.; also ; adopted.
Pendleton moved to strike oat $800
in Marion and make it read $1200; adopt
ed, i ' ' "
Pomeroy mv d to change to $300 In
Colombia in y'.-ut trf
Benjaoii t mo.c-u u, oat $."Oj and
inyrtf&Oin Doug 'ks county; idopted.
Noyer moved to strike out $7u0 and
invert $3 0 in Clack tuas adopted ; t
judkiarv.
63. Mitcliell To incorporate Grant's
Ptow ; to corporations. wi:h a protest in
tjil need bv Klundfll.
125, McKenzie To incorporate Drains ;
to corporations.
rrrmoxs, rrc.
Pendleton Of Frederick Yennke for
relief nnder contract with GovVUrover in
relation to penitentiary ditch or canal;
to claims.
By Manger From assembly 115 mem
hers of tbe K. of L. for passage of the
Portland R'y bridge bill ; to commerce.
FIRST RKADINO OF HOCSE BILLS,
II. B. 129, Crook To appropriate $20,
000 for the construction of a road from
Chetco to Port Orford.
130, Mayer To grant W. P. Keady, his
heirs and assigns, the exclusive right to
operate a ferry across Yaqnina bay.
131, Miller of Jackson To change the
amount of school-tax levy from four to
six mills.
132, Biggs Relating to salary of coun
ty judges.
133, Goodsell To authorize board of
school-land commissioners to refund mo
ney paid on lands to which the state has
no title.
134, Mitchell To provide for appre
hension of the murderer of Thoa. T. By
bee, in Josephine county, and to appro
priate $1,000 for the purpose of reward to
be offered.
135, Taylor For constitutional con
vention, to' meet first Monday in October,
1887. Election to be held June, '87, for
ninety delegates.
Roberts offered a resolution that the
sergeant-at-arms be instructed to furnish
each house committee clerk with three
newspapers. " v
Hilyeu moved to amend, so that one of
saM papers should he " Iho World s
Advance-Thought." Carried.
The resolution was indefinitely post
poned.
1.50, Mclean lo enable legal claim
ants to perfect their title to swamp lands
within a certain time.
8. V. II. 5 To examine into matter of
expenditure of appropriation for con
struction of Rogue river bridge.
Pending action, the house adjourned.
COMMITTEES.
In the Senate, Watts and Cauthorne
were excused from serving on the com
mittee to visit the normal school at Mon
mouth. Messrs. Barin and Irvine were
appointed in their stead.
the special joint committee to which
all bills referring to the reapportion
ment of the state are referred, and which
was instructed to report a basis for a re
apportionment of the state into represen
tative and senatorial districts, was an
nonnced yesterday. It consists of Hare,
Miller, Wager, and t authorne, on the
part of the senate, and Goodsell, Laugh
lin, Benjamin,. Mitchell, and Biggs, on
the part of the house.
Ialev was excused from duty on the
committee to visit Monmouth college, and
the speaker appointed Bilyeu in his
stead.
The special committee to investigate
matters relating to the state printing,
consists of Paulsen, Summers, and Miller,
of house, and Siglin and Chamberlin, of
ths senate.
To visit, investigate and retort on the
condition and management of the state
penitentiary, Senators Looney and Ham
ilton, and Representatives Summers and
Holland and McKenzie.
ioodsell. Beniamin. and Bilveu. were
appointed, on II. R. 28, introduced by
1 aly, a committee to take into considera
tion tbe recommendations made in Pen
nover's inaugural message.
To investigate the matter of tbe con
struction of the fish way at Oregon City,
Senators Harm and Cauthorne; Repre
sentatives Mayer, Richardson, and Jolin
son. Installation at J effrrson. The new '
ly elected officers of Santiam lodge, No.
27, I. O. O. F., of Jefferson, were in
stalled on last Saturday night, by D. D.
G. M. Westacott. The hall of the lodge
is a new one, being freshly painted, car
peted, and refurnished throughout. In
energy and go-aheaditiveness, this is one
of the first lodges of the district. Ihts
will lie shown when it ts stated that it
was the first lodge for this term to be
ready for the installation of its officers.
After the ceremonies were through, a sup
Ict was spread, and a general good time
was had. The officers are as follows:
("has. Overly, X.G. ; Harry Roland, V.G. ;
G. L. Thomjson, V.G.; 8. T. Johnson,
R.S. ; E. J. Ilcarn, treasurer.
Assessino the City. Recorder Strick
ler occupies his spare time in making up
the assessment roll of the city. There is
not much doing now in iwlice circles, so
most of his time will tie taken op for
some weeks to come In assessing the
property of residents of Salem. It is not
probahfe that the aggregate amount of
the valued the city's property will be
us great as it was last year, as the stand
ard of assessment w ill not be so high.
Articles of Incorporation. Articles
have been filed in the office of the secre
tary of state incorporating the New
Northwest Publishing company, of Port
land. Tbe incorporators are O. P. Ma
son, Maggie Allen, Locea Mason, and C.
E. Streeter; caprtal stock, $3000 Also
the First Baptist church, of Elgin. In
corporators, Joel Weaver, Powell Orms
by, and J. R. Johnson; capital stock,
$3000.
IjISTALLATIOJi OF OFFICERS. TllS fol-
lowing-named officers have been installed
in Valley lodge, No. 1. A.O.'U. W.r
D. L. Greene, P.M.W. ; Thos. King, M.
W.; II. Diamond. G.F.; J. G. Mitchell,
overseer; Geo. I . Litchfield, recorder;
G. G. Van Wagner, F. ; J. G. Wright,
receiver; II. K. Dubois, G. ; Wm. Arm
strong, LW. i
New BelLv Tbe M. E. church at Jef
ferson is in receipt of a new belL The
weight of the bell is 475 pounds, and cost
$50 laid down in Jefferson. It will be
rang the first time next Saturday.
Tfeatfcaekfnf Marti emm b m qnlekiy eorsd
by Bbliobi Cure. Ws awaraatse ik 1