T"
the stales have found the best method
('of axrcorfiplishlng this end I to be' or
Wans of a railroad- comrnljliori. This
is mo, jkof the ,rreaacnV'tha dtffere'nt
lines - ot railroads are , surrounded Hty
environments altogether
. and a general and fixed
. rats for all lines, which
(dissimilar,
schedule of
Must neees-
..-... . ;i k.:i
my riana ioriwo year wnen owe
en c-ted, often results ini labeokte in-
road commission rests oh i- the f
'. that an injustice on (the pfrt! or either
of the state or a railroad. company can
. be .rectified at any time, j It: would W
too much to assume; thai a jjcom;rr.ittee
appointed! by ycAirseIvesi"c6tld bring
- ir-f a bill for the regulation jipf ' freight
rates on. all the I'nes of Oregon, with,
only a short time in which; to study
' the details of the tue Hons jjinvolved,
tfca t would be at all adeo,tia?e to ; the
end ; in - view. The " regulation of
freight rate has :jbeco.mie.' of the
great "quest tons of the timf and . the
Interests of both shippers the rall
; road: compiinis are so! vfstj varl-!
and vitirl'that it Is foand to be neces
; nary to 'lodge the" por ijbj. aecorapr
llh this , purpose in'i jimfij' tribunal
wbere 'the, adjustment p'f jifferences
and the rectification of mis takes can
be exerted every day,' t j;ecessary.
Evemm the state of KanM, where
the political party Jwhich makes the
very loudest proteTaieri devotion
tc the interests of tM common people
has bsen in power for several years,
no proposition has been f Jmade to
- abolish its. 4 railroad comnilpsio'n. In
' view, bWwver. of your action on this
feel "disposed-to urge you 'jto re-ffnact
a law' prold!ng for a rp'jlioad com
I mission, although it 1b v.-ijj doubtful
" If you- discover -.any. other,. method of
regulating the question ; wit ch would
be an satisfactory to all i paHies (Inter
ested. One "'' coiTimiMionerlt With a
l?rk, with fair salaries, Slho could
give, their entire time to a jstrdy of
' th.- questions Involved, ccull, i.nd no
doubt w.duld,' work for. th best in-te-ests
f the", people and tjt e fn-'lro-id
companies. As It Is we have neither
I'ailror&l cotntnlasion nor a freight
law ot iiny ..kin 1 a t-rvn-'ltion
that.
.rf-rfiapp. I can : be found i?
other
state-in the union. In demanding the
repeal of the railroad comrri'ssjon the
' people,- Have 'seemed to Ij-marfd no
. i.bMltrte. and It may be" their wish
tc try the' experiment-of Stowing tb-i
railways to trapsw.-t thejr j business
without ar.y lec;al contiol. It is
doubtful, however. If this Is a safe
condition to continue. j .
' THF1 KUPHKME CQpRT.'-,
Jt is well ! known that otjri supreme
court, although. h.'iijs woiklhy
l.urdr than any other bJy. Of of
flc l-ils fn the state, is so jfer- behind
with its business that the constitution
al guarantee that J jstke Shall be ad
rnlr.Islered "without- t'elavf'f his been
rerdrd practically tnof ratlve. I
thin k there is no dllTertm of opinion
as , to the correctness of jhis . states
rhent.; EveryVconsideratlcjrij not oity
puvfarests but demands a r fined y. S-'ev-
ml solutions of the difficulty have
I c n offered' but none is j?fb feasible
af-.d direct and without ; tie appear
ance of subterfuge as th?! Addition of
two" Justices to the number j now com
pbsing the supreme court. I The Ob-
. JtMlon to -th'is plan l thi,t It is of
doubtful- constitutionality has been in
a measure t eir.oved by the; repot t -0T a
committee of the Oregon tar ascla-
ticn appointed to examlr.ii3 into the
nOestlon. This commit teejj j cpm
:r.psedfor sfveral of the' rnjobt emlrjent
lawyeVs in the statu, andl j their ex-
. pressed opinion Is th.'.t such a Jaw
Would be in .perfect haimnijiy with .the
constitution. This opinio . is von-
ci-rred In. as I understand, by most
of the survlvnvs of the j hcOnventlon
which framed the constitution and if'
in your opinion, their decision in trrf
matter Is-worthy of your consideration
I would urfre the passage tjf a liw in
creasing the number of -'the supreme
jU'Ut to five. There Is j no
doubt
whatever a.s to the necessity of tbe
relief referred to, and If Ue constltu
tioral t.bjettlon heretofore; ured to
an inorease of the number of .judges
Is"- removed," it is wlthouit! doubt a
" much better solutlon of , the question
v th.m the estabilshtpetit of a commli
moriei s court.. In soy eveh;lt the relief
asked for should be granted in some
' foi-riv during the present session.
good no Aim
Few cjuestfohs demand niore serious
cor.slderntlon at your ban? s than the
enactment of some systeif that- wiii
our people lie'tter- roads. Good
.'-treads' are not NMnly the 'arteries Vojc
comimerce but they affect the very vi
. titity of the business Interests of th
entire stcte, and especial jy of the
oantiy dis-tricts. That tlveiy are prof
itabie, pleasant and necessary is not
questioned by anybody. NO one feature
' t f ary countryx gives it a ijrjdfce credit-
ibfe reputation tbJtn a syem of good
roads, and perhaps no cox ntry, needs
it more than Qregdn. T$,f fact that
we are blessed with a climate that Is
v a'iperpetual guarantee aga nst drouths
"Snakes it certain that we i will always
kVj-e bud roads until wiaj, overcome
therJi bv systematic ?lelsliUon. This
we naW never had, nor nils ;any iert
lot s attempt ever been -made In that
. direction. Surely,, there W no reason
v- l.y tnis matter snouiu
postponed. - ,
Our oresent road laws.
be
further
o ft
.ken as
whole, amount toa mere j jtravesty on
t1e object for whlchvthey iwere intend
ed. They "re the result of; haphazard,
patchwork leislatlon Tronti session to
" i-esslon,, usually amendhtpry , of pre
vious vAs that were thenjslelves i mew
arologicF Vf or existing j . fondiU6nJ
There Is ample justificatcilfor the
etiitement that with excfrftlons so
few, as to be unworthy of Mention, the
average country roads in our state are
' In ro better condition tfian they were
. JO years ago. There ai many roads
ir. Oregon - fchat haveeipn traveled
tenularly for : more trianf! "30 years
through ' thickly settled Ncpmmuhi ties
' and "; that have never tHerih. so nearly
'impassable as during the; Jtst. year.
This discouraging condltiojnj -ix wholly
attributabtw to the absenfcvbf Vn In
'telllsent application of the- efforts, xmt
fo-th for their improvement. Ifaai
the road, wot k In i dregoti during , this
Iertod had been appUed to;; their sy
tfmatic draining. -;gradin$! and top
dressing with-x gravel or crushed rock
we would tclay have as ljrood ja sys
tern of road as any state in te
union. Th amount or naman
atsolttely thrown away iti: prooigious,
but In no' instance, perhaps, more In
excusably so( thanj io tht matter of al-lcged.-work
on our roads. s-T-'Vfli
- While ou people are a tmlt as to
the necessity and desiraCMUty of. be
tei roads. t la not possible to bring
about tuat condition uatil our prs
rnt system is, wholly revolutionize!
and ur; road taes are collected the
fetme as otheV taxes, to be disbursed
LVKder the intelligent ' supervision of
t-ome competent 'person authorized by
each county to look after the roads of
"that connty. The j experience of a gen
eration should be if ufliclekt to convince
the-tnost l?opefui j that even 'another
Veneration of our present haphazard
nethod would give us no improve
ment whatever. ' After all these years
we should be satisfied that the system
of "working" roads is u, dismal failure,
and adopt! u system that-contemplates
the building of roads. 1 beliex e our
pople are public spirited enough i to
welcome . a law imposing a moderate
levy fcr road taxes if attended by an
Ironclad provision that would secure
Its- economical and effective a r-pi lea.
lion to our roads. This should be at
tended by a provision encouraging the
use of ' broad-tirt-d wagons . and dis
couraging the us of narrow tires '"af
ter a specified tiijne In the future. Ia
France, as well as In some other
countries,, many1 wagons now used
have, tires five, inches wideband, with
t!-.e - hind axle same v, ider than th?
front one, a heaVily : loaded wagon
traveling the road is a. positive, benefit
jto it. We. will never emerge from our
present cjonditioni of deplorably bad
raads until some; legislature, goes , far
enough at one; st ride to leave per
manently n the! "rear the mockery
that binds us now. ;
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GAME- LAWS.
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Unless some steps arc taken to? pro-te-t
our ' native -and game birds from
the wholesale I and Indiscriminate
slaughter that has been their fate for
the last year or; two," thex time is not
fur distant-when they will be prac
ticallv exU-nninated- It Is irarejyno
plea sin e to the humane andenlight-t-ned
sportsman to i be permitted to
continue this practjeewhen the cer
tain result will ' be-the' Ultimate oe
ttructior of game; altogether.
The native; " grouse , and preasants
which in past , years have been the
j.Hde of our state are rapidly dlsap
peaiing before the merciless onslaught
of thoughtless hunters, while that
king of game birds, the Mongolian
pheasant, which b-inters the huntel by
M-ornlng to seek shelter in the pr"otect-
int; woods. I has been dtmlnlshd in?
number by at leat 50 per cent within
the last two venrs. : It would seem
P tr.at th better. Judgment of those who
enpage in the Sport or liunnK wouiu
in train them from such' a destructive
-practice. Aj law should be passe r at
this session! prohibiting the killing of
game-birds for any purjx&e whatever
during the next year and eyery other
yeir therafter for a specified period.
.ThJ. is -simply a question about which
.l.cre can be no two opinions among
those who have given any attention
to the subject, and it is your, duty to
enact some measure that , will present
the further I destruction of '-these de
sirable' denizens of our forests fields
and pastures. . J-
CONVKYINQ CRIMINALS TO THK
i CAPITAL.
. Perhaps the greatest single abuse
that has fastened itself to the admin
istration of our state laws is the un
reasonable ?expertse of conveying ln
n ne nalients and criminals to the
state capital. Itepeated efforts have
been made by former governors" to
have some : legislative action on this
question, but without avail. If you
adjourri this7 session without securing
this much needed reform, you will be
Justly charged with a flagrant dere
liction of duty. This service should
be done by' employes of the peniten
tiary or of i the asylum, both because
it wpuld cost far less and would be
performed by persons whose experi
ence especially qualifies them for it.
Many sheriflk have boasted that the
compensation' secured from these fre--quent
visits to the capital pays the
entire expense of their offices, leaving
their salaries clear profit. Under this
avatem It now costs between $8 and
$10 to take a prisoner from the Ma
rion county, courthouse to the prisOn,
whl)e an attendant- from that' Insti
tution could do tlW- same work for 15
cents.' Instances are known where a
sheriff - frotn a . distant county has
brought a ( prisoner , to the capital,
without any help whatever, and, after
arriving at Salem, hiring a guard, to
proceed to the prison, where he was
presented to the authorities as having
traveled the lentlre distance, and the
state paid the bill. : The alleged guard
was employed - less than an. hour-and
his compensation by the sheriff prob
ably not mbre than .$1. To merely call
your attention to this outrageous abuse
ought to insure its eradication, and it
can be easily done ; within the next
fifteen days. One of the worst feat
rues, howevejr, of . the present , system
Is the irfhumanity, not to say indecen
cy, of requiring sheriff s, to convey fe
male patients to the asylum.
Public morality revolts against
this " requirtement. and no pne
should :be permitted to have change
of these unfortunates but trained at
tendants from the - asylum. This ire
quirement should not under any cir
cumstances ; be overlooked,' and , since
public moral and . the public purse
unite in demanding the reformation
outlined. I trust you" will not neglect
a duty that seems so Imperative.
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Last month there was organized at
Portland a state historical society.
July Incorporated, whose object is to
collect and I , preserve valuable histor
ical information concerning the early
settlement
state. - - its
and later history of , the
intention is to unite- Its
work with that of the University of
Oregon, and Mnce IU membership j will
consist of hundreds of the leading cit
izens of; the j state, whose motives in
the matter are wholly unselfish, the
prosecution of its work. "should receive
a reasonable assistance at your hands."
This has been done ? by other states
with excellent: effect. - - v ""
THE OFFICE OF STATE .PRINTER.
printing has bsn out of all propor
tion to what a due regara tor economy
would dictate. - The rates? arfowed lor
that" work are the same as when the
cost pfprtnUng was ilearly If not Quite
double what It Is now. " The taxpayers
Of jthe state ; have! a perfect right to
'advantages accruing from the Irh-
proved methods of , printing, and this
unnecessary extravagance should be
stopped 1st once byj providing a reason
able salary for the state printer an
a, plant owned by the state with which
to do the work. So many legislatures
have iad their attention called to this
matter only to bepassed oyer without
any consideration whatever, that -any
further i attempt in that direction
seems useless; but the first bill on the
calendar should be one to effect this
possible and needful saving of public
money. - The law should take effect nt
the expiration of the term of the pres
ent state printer. and surely its pass
age would not be opposed by a single
vote. , ; - '..'.?!.":;
CONCLUSION.
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For jgeheral information relating to
the condition of the state and its af
fairs you are specially referred to tho
message of ray distinguished prede
cessor; who has just completed a four
years j service in a successful effort to
maintain the credit and good name of
'the state. The reports of the different
heads of the departments are on your
desks an will be of aid to you In an
Intelllgepi disposition of the .questions
coming before you for' consideration..
You have, met at a time in the history
f Oregon, when as never before, our
people; should be thankful to Divine
Proidence for.tlie continued blessings
Of health and an abundance of the
earth's products.' ;and for the renewed
One jpf j , comparative contentment
among all classes.,- We have Just,
passeJ through a gigantic and suc
cessful war with a foreign ; power, a
war forced upon us by the persistent
commission of brutalities against i hu
manity and civilization; and yet.; so
8trongf.iS our government, so wonder
ful 'our resources and -m patriotic our
people! that not k single Interest with
In -our national j domain , was crippled
.nor aijt Industry adversely affected
In ' the general improvement lit ; all
lines pf businefes which has blessed
the people of the United-States during
the last two 'yars no statehas en
Joyed j a larger share than has otirs.
Under these . circumstances ; ' you are
assembled to inquire into the: condition
pf th slate', and it would seem to be
an opportune- time to follow the id
age "Let welllehough alone." Al
though there are Instances where ad
ditional saving jban be attained in the
public service, jour state government
has. in the main, been - economically
administered. If the burden of tax--ation
j resting oin our people through
the support of jour county-and muni
cipal governments could removed,
the weight of; the- state government
would be scarcely felt, and? although
tax levies are higher or lower from
year to year as unavoidable expenses
or irhproyements make the; variation
necessary, the Javerage rate! has boen
within the lines of practical economy,
There are some wholly unnecessary
extravagancies jto which I have called
your attention f and which it is your
duty to overcome. j f
In these: closing years of ! the nine
teenth century, Oregon occupies an
eminence fromf which her people look"
duck warn ,wni a feeling of pardon
able pride and forward with a hope
in.-,i is aounriantly Justified; by the
lef sons of history. Through - the
changing j-earof a well-rounded half
century, the sturdy pioneers who frst
wrested this magnificent dofjiaiu from
the control of fthe savages tnd jenvlr
or.meht bf the wilderness have stead
ily buildod -a commonwealth on the
enduring foundation Of honest , con
servatism. Compared with many
other; states, serious legislative exc-ess--
es are unknown to us. and although
we havehad many protracted !and
even bitt5& rpjtical contests, no vrmr
cnary sc-idifs have ever j smirched
the fair najmeibf our state. Our peo
ple are vtddd to the three virtues
of industry, economy and sobriety.
They i have repeatedly declared them
selves in favor; of (and nevejr against)
the proposition that no dollar is too
good for . the working classes of this
country, i Our out -spoken declaration
ort this question last year. In advance
of any other, state, placed bur credit
ad recutation scoond to that of no
Bitter "in ;the great galaxy j of Ameri
can commonwealths ., !
Through the passing of the years,
the -keeping and control of this cher
ished iunheritance has come to you
and to me and! to our fellow? citizens
the children ahd successors:; of the
hoi-ored; i ploijieers who r ; "rapidly
passing ;.away. They looked no fur
ther westward than the eastern shores
of the great I Pacific, the naurrrur of
whose waves- is in our hearing; but
recent eyentj, i which seem i to i have,
teen shaped py the hand of' Provi
dence, are tdrnlng our attention still
further westward uatil we easily see
the first glimpseof an otiental tra-ie
that beckons us fonwird with a proni
ire that guarantees us many years of
Increasing prosperity.!, Oregon is the
natural gateway for the larger share
of this ' great ' commercial movement
that will Involve : the trade
of two hemispheres. With (the "con
struct ion I of 'the Nicaragua ! canal our
trade relations will be t established'
witn every ijiunrr ox me giouw ana
the great resources of our ; state will
be apparentf appreciated and profit
able, i , j., I' j ' ' . - j I - 1 '-
Those erf us who, for a short period,
will be the guarJians of great public
interests will, in a measure, be held
responsible for the maintenance of
favorable- conditions, ao far ' as our
public actions j may affect them. The
power delegated to tu Is In the nature
f a sacred trust, and t feel sure of
your unselfish co-operatlon; ; In ; an
cat nest - effort fto promote the welfare
of a worthy people whose ; confidence
we' share, and whose Interests are
ours.- , ;1 lli -v .-. :; J.-- '
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DIED AT -' CHEMAWiL Arthur,;
baby son of lifr. and Mrs. John Pattee,
of the Chernawa Indian school,, died
during iMoniay night .of measles and
la grippe 'combined, and was burled
in the Chena;wa cernetery yeSfterday
afternoon. Rev. W. b Magnan, rector
of the 'Episcopal church, this city,
officiating. The little 'one .fw'aa one year
and one month 'old, and suffered great
ly during hs short moess. r. attee
Is carpente at the Indian school and
Mrs.. Patieej lUt a sister of Mrs. T. .W.
Potter. TChere IS universal, sympathy
for the bereaved parents.
t- - wf- ; .
FROM TH U RS DAY'S DAILY
J . LLL" " '! 1 ' '1 " "',! ,., - i ,-, i-i..,','!,' in - Ji. .i ....ihAwin... i. ..i. 1 1. ..nil !!;,- mi, X
C0U5TY ACDITISO BOARD AGAIN
AT ITS tABUUS. .
TheV Clerk Appointed Parr basing:
Ag-eot for tbe Different Depart
ments Billa Allowed.
The Marion county . commissioners
court met ia adjourned session yester
day afternoon, for the purpose of com
pleting the .work of auditing bills in
curred during December, arid to take
action oh other matters pertaining to
county affairs, chief of which is still
the drawing' of the Jury yfor the J cir
cuit court ,;for and tbe county; tax
levy The! day- was spent In I routine
work principally; and All matters! ex
cept" the two important items "s- men
tioned above, weredisposed of.
The. icounty court will devote today
to lie county tax levy aid a few olher
routine 'matters' d"nu'ndiig th-lr Tat-
rtent'on," leaving the drawing of the
Jury list for tc morrow. When this
part of the duties of the -court comes
up Jn ihr morning, a new procedure
willbe ha-1: the "court w'lt apportion
thejurrs required to the various pre-itits-of
the county ; 0jub"e- the num
ber 0f names of repr;stenetatlve and
CjUalified citizens will hen be sheeted
fTom each precinct, and . from these
w ill, be selected the precinct's quota df
Jcrors. This mole of. selecting jurors
is an absolutely fair- one, and is adoptr
d. for tht- purpose of leaving no
chance for objection on the part of
the public. ' . ".-
, The most important order fmade was
that making County Clerk W. W. Hall
the purchasing agent for the variou-
offices of the county, he-to roport 'all
his acts at the regular -term of' court.
N. S. Parker, of Salem, was gr uited
an allowance of 5 per" nnth- for, his
support. , ;
An order was entered instructing the
clerk to draw a warrant for $100 in
favor of Geo. XI. Beeler & Co.. in pay-
menl of-premium oh an Insurance poK
icy. . - ': , " ;-' -
The report of the post commandeT
ofSedgwick Post. No. 10. G. A. It., as
disbursing agent, was' read (anJ ap
proved. :
The petition of Sheriff F. W. Durbln,
for an extentlbn of time to prepare the
delinquent tax roil, was read, and an
extension granted to the next regular
session of the court. .
The following accounts were audit
ed: S ' i
Road and Bridge.
ad
Alld
S 2 00
, 1.35
18
2.50.
7.00
8.1
Cont
15.90
' 2.00
Geo. H. Beebe ' .. ..
. lea
'John Maze .......
Mrs. C; Peebles ..
JR.- M.' Wade ; Co.
"S. F. Anderson -..
. 4.70
. 1.35
.1.68
.' 2.50
. iJBO
. 1J0
. 8.10
4.40
15.90
. 2.00
J. ' W. LaFollette ,.
irl. S, Norton ... ...
Jan. A. Lawler .. ..
J Hicks & Ames .. ..
E. 3. Hilyard.. .. .,
Coroner's Acount. .
' Inquest of Samantha Ann Leggett
S. T. Johnsm .. j. .. ..$ 8"25 $
G. W. Humphrey 3,00
T. L Johnson .. 3Ld0 1.00
M. H. Doty t. ,, ... S.0A . 1.00
J. A. McClain .. .. .'. 1.00 1.00
W. S. McClain .. .. .... 1.00 ". 1.00
J.-S. S. Powell .. .. .. .. 1.00 1.00
Mrs. J. S. Powell ... .... 1.00 ' ,, 1.00
C. H. Beck .. ...... 1.50 ; 1.50
R. R. Leggett -.. i. .. 1.50 - A- 1.50
Mrs. Amanda Nelson.. .. 1.50 1.50
Inquest on the jbody of Mary Flaugh-
er:- . j .
S. T. Johnson .. ...... I 7.85
O. W. Humphry .. 1.00
J A. Millgan, Jury 1.00
II. Downing,!. Jury .. .. 1.00
G. Shoemaker, Jury .... 1.00
P. Sylvester, jury ,. .. 1.00
,1.00
' ,1.00
1.00
1.00!
l.oa
I J. I. Downing. Jury .... 1.00
l.otf
Lizzie Downing, witness 1.50
V. Sanders, witness J .. .. 1.50
W. W. Sanders, .Witness 1.50
A. Rucker. witness .... 1.50
W. fc. Hawk.!; physician . . 25.t'
Rebate Account. :f" '
W T. Jenks .. ....110.00
W. W. Hall ..'..'"..: .... 6.00
Jury Account. !
J. M. Eskew' .. 3.00
C. C Mulkey ,. .. ....... 3.00
M. L. Eskewt .. ...... 3.00
. 1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
10.00
$10.00
,5.00
S 3.00
. 3.00
3.00
At 5 o'clock adjournment was takfri
io a o ciocx -mis morning.
GOV. GEER i
IN OFFICE
' (OooUnued from page. L)
sounding phrases, -but talked -business
In a business manner. The address was
given to the public 1 by the Statesman
yesterday afternoon, and will- bear a
complete perusal. It will be noticed
with pleasure that Governor Peer and
SCRATCHED TILL RAW
Eczema on Leg from Knee to Toe. No
Rest Day or Night. Doctor's Salves,
to.. Could Not Cure. CUT1- ,
CURA Remedies Cured. l
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- Mf kasbtadti lefS from ksss to toss, vtrs
' HchlBC -with Kewm. Urn had M Mrt 4sy mt '
i siM,Mi4 raid amtfeh him ks wrnld be -i:
tsw. B hmd m good mmaf docton. Who ge
. him about s peek of sottlea, osIto sad ethor
ttdags to rsb oa, bat soot 414 hia say food. I,
told bin to try Ccnccti nowiiM. H -wont
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Governor Lord are in - exact accord
upon many questions of reform and
public policy. . - . . ;
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(Morning Session.)
Capitol, Salem, I Or Jan. 10th
The
session oC yesterday was en-
livened ,to
somewhat disagreeable
degree ' y a quarrel ' foyer committee
places bet wen Representatives McCul
loch and Flagg. of thla county, which
engendered considerable animosity and
caused a little friction ".In the working
of the house. 'The fear is also ex
pressed that-the fact elicited will have
a bad effect ' In the understanding J't
conveys' of 'an active' participation by
the speaker, in the appointment of his
committees, for the arrangement' of
the distribution of clerkship jpatron-
age. by such committees and their
chairmen. . ' .' i ;- -! .; ;
1.
After, the opening of the session wit!
prayer by Rev. Dr.-Piarsons. of the M.
E. church, and; the roll call. Speaker
Carter announced that he had contem
plated some changes in the' personnel
of committees, but. In view of thje acf
tion. of the house on; the tlrst day, in
voting for the retention of the commltj
tees ofthe special session, he feltlsotnje
doubt of his power lH the premises,
and" desired an expression of the housi.
Mr., Roberts moved that the speaker
be granted the. power to make such
changes as he deemed, best. K. f
Mr. M'eOuWh requested that thle
speaker . announce .his contemplated
changes, and Mr. Carter stated that he
Intended to take Mr. ,McCulIoch froi
the .chairmanship of the commitee o)tj
enrolled bills' and pIaced .hlnk?cond oh
the committee on banking ahd Insur
ance, taking Mr. Flagg from the lat
ter place and -giving him the ehalif
jnanship vacated by Mr. ; McCulloch. '
.; The-later gentleman, then stated to
the house -that, under the action of
the house the previous; day, he ' haid
been confirmed In his position of chair
man which he had occupied during th
Special .session, and the duties of
which he had i performed fsithfullv
and without complaint fremany quar
ter. He thought the; house must r4
scnd Its action of thej previous day be
fore attempting to aullify it in this
way; ,- s ; - 1 --. - -.''- . - j ,
The' speaker explained .that the
change, was to be made by res son of ja
breach - of faith betwin Mr. McCulloch
.and Mr. Flagg ! in the matter, of corn'-
mittee clerkships. Mr. Beach f aid the
speaker made the committees ahd
their chairmen and had a rlgttt to
change them at any tinie.
.Mr. McCulloch said that the adop
tion of this motion and its enrollment
on the Journals would be a record that
he had not performed his duty as
chairman of , the enrolling commltlee.!
Mr. Flagg explained the difficulty at
some; length, saying, that -in the ap
pointment of the conimltteea. Speak
er Carter had 'consulted himself and
Mr. McCulloch together as to bow they
would' be allotted places, and that the
chairmanship of the enrolling commit
tee was given -to MriMeCutloch upon
the understmndlng that Flagg' should
dictate ha!f-6f the. clerks, but that this
agreement was broken by McCulloch.
who airowed Flagg Only one clerk
during he special session. an vas nt
willing to give him -any; for this ses
sion. Also that Mr. McCulloch'. a f w
days' ago, agreed-to quietly ; abide the
contemplated change, but that after
Mr. Flagg bad appointed his clerks for
this session, sworn them in and filed
their certificates with the sSretary jof
state, he had gone to; the-secretary and
mod a protest. h
This explanation brought
MrCum-
ailed, irtl a
mlngs to his feet and he bewailed.
pointed speech, tbe condition of things
which the explanation uncovered. He
believed that no arrangement for the
disposition of. places ought to be coun
tenanced and he considered It shatne
fuliy wrong that committees should
be made up from such basis. Such, a
state of things' ought not to exist. ' -Thei.
motion to give! the speaker, the
desired authority was carried -by j 39
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ayes to 19 noes, and
made,. Those voting
Butt. CumVnlngavf
Gray. Gregg. Jones,
Maxwell, McCulloch,
the change was
no were: - . ;
Fordney, Grafi-e,
;. Knight. Lewis.
Moody, Morton.
Palmer, Platts, Stump, J Whalley,
Whitney, Williamson nine I republU
cans and ten fuslonlsts. ; ' ' : ; .-
The Incident had a depressing influ-r
ence on the whole house.. - !j . j '
The only other business lone in the
bouse was the concurrency of the
house in the 'Senate Joint resolution
favoring the ratification of fthe peaee
treaty with Spain. Mr, Young tried jto
have it amended with poiritve instrnc-.
tlons to Oregon's delegation In con
gress, but Mr. vioody knocked .the
amendment In the headrln a few 'ap
propriate remarks. ' '-.'' . -'r '!' -
At 10:45 the arrival of the senate was
announced, that body and jfts olcers
being led up In neat j marching -order
by the sergeants-at-arms j of both
houses, and the joint convention was.
opened for inaugural purposes. -
After roll call of both houses. Presi
dent Taylor, of the ' senate, iread ' the
law governing such events and BeBa
tor Kelly, of Linn, and Representative
Ross, of IMaltnomah, were j appointed
tellers to assist in the- canvass of the
vote from the several counties. When
this; .was completed. Speaker. Career
announced the result an declared T.
T. Geer elected governor. ,i Following
Is the vote - In - detail:
Counties . . Geer King Ltice CTlnton
Baker ,J ..
Benton . ;.,
..List
.. 895
,.t,ll
,.L(8S
..72
..-' 57
L43 IIS - !6l
872 1 21 57
1.773 f: 141"- 108
808 8 88
SSI 84 48
L013 139 i i
492 2S ' 21
2TZ f '- 8
1,788 80 82
342 44 23
8-78 j - 1X2 .25
418 L 54 8
L277r-39 ;- 89
894 ! 55 37
842 41 15
.'mf -10 '-:. V7
L8&S 138 I 95
- 414 y 14 j .18
2.028 145 15
..555 -27-- 25
8.713 It 70 107
'- 470 27 17
4.837 268 495
L17tt (0 ;. ! t
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Clackamas- .
Clatsop (.. .
Columbia i
Coos . .
Crook
7
Curry ..
Douglas r.
..101
..Less
..654
.. 873
847
..L350
,.--82S
433
.. 433
..L
Gilliam ... ...
Grant .... ..
Harney .
Jackson '. ..
Josephine,
Klamath ..
Lake; J.-
Lane . .
Lincoln' .. .
,'..478
...'.L803
... 387
3.218
, .. 538
, .10.351
. ..W67
Linn .
Malheur .;
Marion
Morrow .
Multnomah
Polk..
41
46
113
rs
170
41'-
9
53
C7
Tillamook
Urpatilla .. -Union
.. ..
Wallowa J.
Wasco ...
Washington
Yamhill ...
83. 3:3
.. ..1,817 i.m
.. ..LC3 1.43"
,j .E3 3i4
.. .8360 933
...1.743 1.J19
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12
Total .-..43.f3 31.542; 2.878 2,:iC
In acordance: with! the motion by
Representative Reeder s and Senator
Brownell. thjowe two
gentlemen - and
Senator Bates were appointed a com
mlttee to ndttfy the jretlring governor
and governoj-elect 848 1, .invite them,
as well as the retiring and newly
elected siaM fiVers. and the supreme
Justices to occupy .places upon the
sneaker's nla'tform. ' ' -
Following the inaugural ceremonies,
which are J detailed elsewhere. - tho
house adjoymed until lAVedhesday at
19 o'clock a. m. h !-':
I
A PLEASANT. SUKPRISF. One c f
the most pleasant parties notM for
pome time' was the surprise perpetrat
ed upon Mrand Mrs. Aijam Burns, on
January 7th. About 10 o'clock about
thirty of the neighbors, .bringing well
filled baskets of most apietlzing vict
uals, assembled at the Burns, homo,
taking the family fompletiff by surprise.-
but . they soon recovered from'
the surprise' and made their unexpect
ed; guests welcome. Among those pres
ent we ret Grandma 'Stanton. - Mrs.
Jennie Downing. W.' II. Downing and
family. Robert Downing and family.
Lincoln Xewton and family",' Charles
Newton anI family, ; j Mrs. , . Vrchio
Brown and family. Mrs. , Mary Pott; or fT,
Miss Florence PottoruTiGuy PottorfT,
Bud Fresh. William Smith, of Sublim
ity.. Many, others would, have; boon
numbered in the party: but wcro pre-
vented by reason of sickness
THE , FIBST COMMISSION. TO
M!ss Lyfe Watson, of. Ashland, belongs
the-honor of .being the first oMlcial
commissioned' by Gov. T. T Ger af
ter his InauKumtltMi. she hjilnu been
ar pointed a notaly public a 84w:houra
alter the state's ew executive look;
his oath of oince. At her! reut?t tbe
young .hjidy was presentel w li h- th-s
tr. n hh ! u tilt h 1 H. arrvrnor 1 lj-nvl
tnls. nlsflrnjt ofi1lal dicument m 'gov'
ernor of the suae which gke hlnn
rth, and she'wlll retain It as s-uv-enlr
of the occasion.! Miss Watson --is
the daughter of Hon- C. B. Watfon; of
Ashland, d'strlct attorney, of the fust
Judicial distlct '
' ' BYiri. "
STKQUD. At the family borne, at
Liberty, three miles south of. Saleim,
. Oregon,, January 9, 1SS9.V Malcom H.
Stroud, son of Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Stroud, aged 1 years 7 months, and 5-
Doctor
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la bartnir aiwta
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of cultivation frt--l oa
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Next to A. J. I'Ahoj'm livery st ible.
mm business directory.
. MISCELLANEOUS."
ETEAM THRKRBlJtt VXm , SALE.---
Thirteen horse Itusnell - englr.f J m
cj Under rings. bo!,ji Jn CJ"sf,,,ef
and,.wrist, acyVndef 'VH up,, (a good
orie, and gresse jrups all ovr, ail-'
added lat yeir; sepsis tor cylinder
reflilel and balanced, shsfT smo-.thexl
r.nd bOAes re-babbited last year; new
wooden wheat sieves,: !nw (band
' tables.' and mostly nevv iklts. all put
or. list year; with an 13'foot short
stacker, for IS-0. D. W, Karly. Sa
lem. Oregon, fbti- tni'es east of rTI-
tentiary. 1 "
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THE SALEM , STEAM LAUNDHT.
Aatents at all sufroundllng tarwns., AD
stages deliver uacksgea to ust C J.
01msad. Propristor,. w-lyr.
FEED 6TACLE3. ;
LEAVES IOUn-HOR?te3 AND VE
nlclea at T. IL Slnpklns teed yard,
south f the Hotl galem, on High
. afreet. Raits are reasonable and ao
co ir-mcd aliens good. ' t-l-Wky tf.
Farm Loans i
enmao rates. liisy torms. hong
or short time. DirKt close in loan
wltlwrtrt first cornuuniontlnff with
1 f E. nilEYMAN.
No. 270 Commercial St. ,WulU Cor.
tlock. Salem. Oregon. 1. - - '
WALTER nORLBV,
Dealer lif Shingle. Barb'WIre, Hoi
Wire,; Poultry Netting jetc Manufacturer-
of woven-Wire fnHng, ioultry
ad lawn fence ! S$e to J pr roQ;,
Agent for Tuge Elastic fence atv
VIwamI c A f .ma. . ra GUI. af
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