Weekly Oregon Statesman from Salem, Oregon • Page 5

THti OREGON STATESMAN; FRIDAY. JANUARY 2. 1889. lafids. FROM TUESDAY'S DAILY.

providing (or the nqieal o( the present la referred to committee on corpora By Norval Re-disticting state into senatorial and representative districts, The Lani County Suicide. There is a DIET. Lively Movements Still tions. Hv Wager Providing lor the holding By Veatch Regulating freight charges of supreme court at Salem, Jacksonville Price 9. For Geo.

Williams Jennings, Stafford 2. For T. R. Cornelias Paulsen 1. For Prof.

Thomas Condon Waldo 1. Absent lddl. SENATK. For J.N. Dolph Barin, Carson, Chamberlin, Dawson, Dimick.

F.akin, Fuller- great deal of comment in Lane county over the suicide of Mrs. Martin at Cottage Grove on Saturday morning, the news nnsurveyed nettled lands; adopted. By Thompson To provide (or nnalyfc-ing mineral waters, in Oregon. Also to protect certain rare birds in Oregon. Bv Jennings To regulate practice of medicine.

By Condon Deposing the Marion county sheriff from the office nnder an old law of exclusive executive officer of the supreme court. Also to amend City charter. By Hume Regarding inheritance of legitimate children. and Pendleton referred to committee on judiciary. on railroads.

By Dawson To provide an of judgments. By Cogswell To create county of Hamilton out of the northern itart of Grant. By Dawson Amending the Mongolian pheasant law. ot winch was published in Sunday morn By Sinclair Providing for an act to ing's paper. The funeral was held on TRANSFERS OF THE FAST WEEK.

Sunday, and was largely attended. "Un cle Billy" Martin, the husband of the ton, Gray, Hatch, Hilton, Looney, deceased, was arrested on a charge of as Mackay, Moore, Norval, Sinclair, Steel, sault with intent to kill his wife, and was bound over. This was doneon complaint Tongue, Wait, Watkins, Watts, President A Splendid Showing in Comparison With the Same Week Last Year. By Jennings Regarding collection of taxes. of bis son.

Uncle Billy," as he is known, is grief stricken over the horrible Simon 21. For Governor Pennoyer Cauthorn, Chandler, Cogswell, Hamilton, Irvine, Raley, Stanley, Veatch, Wager fl. By Moss To give stock inspector of Lake county salary of $300. Also to consequences of his babit of drinking too much. 1 his tragedy will probably mark promote drainage for agricultural and sanitary purposes; referred to committee on agriculture.

Ity Hatch To prevent betting on election and providing for punishmont of violators referred to committee on elections. By Irvine To incorporate the city of Albany; referred to committee on corporations. By Watts An act for the relief of Joel J. llenibroy; referred to committee on claims. By Dawson For an act exempting Ore departments and volunteer memliere thereof from taxation referred to committee on assessments.

By Wager Relating to execution of deeds; referred to committee on judicia-i 0. an improvement in his Harms. HOUSK. eradicate scab on sheep. By Fell To build wagon road from Pendleton to Canyon City.

Bv Williamson To prevent pasturing Governor's Appointmrnts. The following appointments were made by the sheep on land of others. By Chandler To kill all stock diseased and pay for two-thirds of them. By Fullerton Fixing bounty on scalps of wild animals. By Looney To make it a misdemeanor for a person to ask to be put on a jury or for officers to put such persons in that capacity.

AFTERNOON SESSION. Barin That suits in equity to be tried in the county where the subject to the suit is situated. SECOND READING OF Ml. 1,8. By Watts To authorize construction of a bridge between Marion and Yamhill counties across the Willamette river; passed.

Also to authorize Wm. Ball to construct a boom on the North Yamhill river; referred, corporations. By Moore Making it a misdemeanor for a person to fail to leave premises when By Haskell lo promote irrigation. By Gambee Making legal rate of in governor yesterday: Samuel Jeonison, Boston. and Francis Rloodurjorf terest 8 tier cent, and allowing siwcial Milwaukee, commissioners of deeds for Oregon also the following as notaries puhlic: J.

W. Paddock, W. L. hherman, (i. M.

Stearns. Chas. Smith. Portland: Opened with prayer by Rev. Fred'k H.

Post, of Salem, and minutes read. SECOND READING OF BILLS. Bv Hunter To improve the Wallowa canyon wagon road; referred, commerce. By Earhart To amend Portland charter and issue $1,500,000 bonds to bring in Bull Run water after a lengthy discussion, referred to the delegation from Multnomah county. By Strowbridge To punish crime of soliciting seaman to desert commerce.

By Roe To amend La Grande charter J. H. Whitman, Medford, Jackson county; Frank W. Fenton, McMinnville, isy ivuKin Helming to tue time 01 convening of rnutitv court, referred to Without any large sales and with several for only a nominal consideration, the transactions in real estate for the week ending yesterday number thirty-three, the amount involved being $23,207. This is not a showing of any wild boom or exciting speculation, but compared with last year at this time, it shows that the real estate in and around Salem is in good demand at stiffened prices.

The same week last year there were nine transfers, amounting to $9,101, which leaves a very healthy ratio of increase in favor of the present, which, if it continues during the year, and there is now no question but it will, will give a total for 1889 tbat will surprise the most sanguine. People are beginning to find out that Salem and Marion county realty is a pretty nice thing to have Furnished the Statesman by the Union committee on counties. lamhill countv; J.J. Butler, Junction City, county; Geo. M.

Miller, Eu By Wager for an act regulating the agreements. By Napton Chunging name of Bully creek, Malheur county, lo Alder creek. By Paulson Regulating railroad freight charges. By Layman To incortwrato Wood-burn. Also to prevent adulterations.

By Gumhee Bill on assessment and taxation. By Armstrong To amend school laws. By Price In regard to making deeds. By Belknap Amending school law requiring vote of county school superintendents to be submitted to and approved by the legislature. gene City, Lane county; J.

H. Middle- foreclosure of mortgages: relerreil to com mittee on judiciary. ton, Hood Kiver, Wasco county; llioe. E. Parker, Yaquina, Benton county.

Another Extrnsion. The Salem Street ordered jodiciarv. Also that an illegiti By Haley For an act to allow trusts and corporations to act as administrators in the settlement of eawtes; referred to judiciary. mate child be considered an heir to its mother judiciary. tiy rope regulate the practice of medicine; referred to special committee committee on corporations.

tiy Hilton Reoniry stock Inspector to of three. Bv Dawson To amend certain sections certify that all stock brought to the state are free from disease; agriculture. By Roberts To create office of state of Hill's annotated laws of Oregon relat AKTKRNOON SESSION. ing the title of deeds: referred to examiner of engines; internal improve By Cogswell To construct wagon road committee on judiciary. Railway company met last evening and voted a further extension of eleven hundred feet on Commercial street from ttie mill race across the bridge into North Salem, sufficient inducements having been offered by residents along the line.

Thus ttie good work progresses and the croaker's "I told you it wouldn't pay" will die without expression. FROM WEDNESDAY'S DAILY. from Paislev to southern boundary of state near kiamath commerce. Bv Irvine To amend sections of the Title Abstract Co. Speaker appointed standing committee on fisheries, as follows: Halm, Fisher of Multnomuh, McCoy, ('rook and Bow- By Hilton To protect public high- code of civil procedure ss compiled by Matthew R.

Dcadv referred to commit Fannie Hubbard to R. W. and wavs; roads and highways. R. E.

Sayor, part of blk 5, in tee on judiciary. ditch. ments. By Ladd For a harbor muster at Portland and Astoria commerce. By North up Relating to pilotuge; commerce.

AFTERNOON SKSSION. Scakor announced appointment on special committee to consider bill lo reg By Irvine To protect contractors and Roberta' add By Millor of Jackson Fixing fees of laborers against railroad corporations; By Ralev hot an act to confirm to the countv of (imutilla a certain block in the 1. K. Jessup to H. and M.J.

Kodg-ers, la 6, 5, 1 Capital prk ad corporations. town of Pendleton reterred to committee Bv I ogwell To authonte construction R. M. and M. 8.

Tout to T. M. 1,000 1,200 30 30 on corporation. of boom uiion Link river in Klamath Hicks, land in Woodburn Bv Wager Io provide lor unwove- Articles Filed. ration were filed -Articles of incorpo-in the secretary of ulate practice of medicine, Pope, Good T.

M. Hicks to M. 8. Tout, Vacre mi nt of Kail Creek and Little Full Creek in Woodburn noiigb and Belknap. in Ijtke countv sml providing booms J.

Goodman to Daniel Friedman, ti. M. Smith of I matdla county ap thereupon; relerreil to committee on cor poratioiis. pointed assistant doorkeeiier. ne.i hi sec 41, and sec 22, 5 1 1.000 district attorneys.

By Napton To incorporate the town of Vale, Malheur county. Senate bill to incorporate the city of Halsey; first wading. By Blundell For relief of Douglas county, giving her $10,000 toward the building of North l'mp(iiu bridge. By Powell To amend Independence charter. By Gccr Fixing pav of school clerks.

By Fisher of Polk To regulate practice of medicine. By Gecr Amending marriage law. Bv Price To incorporate Central Point, Memorial from McCoy asking congress Bv Chandler For an act to instruct secretary of state ami state treasurer to Alice 11. Manning to W. Manning, to reduce price of public lands between 'i 1 48, Salem I mutillu and Portland to $1 .25 an acre reimburse Buker county for delinquent G.

W. Hunt to Alice Manning, a commerce. taxes: reterred to committee on wava lA 1 0, 48, Salem Senate bill to authorize construction of and means. Isaac A. Manning to William Man narrow guuge railroad bridge across Wil By Carson For an act to amend an ning, n'4 1 48, Salem lamette river at Kay'B landing; first act to incoriHirute the citv of Portland S.

L. Thatcher to Isaac Manning, referred to committee consisting of the Jackson countv. reading. SKCOND HEADING. I 6, 48.

Salem state's office yesterday by the Klamath River Improvement company; G. L. Chaee, L. D. Ward and H.

Kisaler, incorporators; capital stock principal office Link ville object, to improve Klamath river from the California line to the source, also Link river. Wood river snd Seven Mile creek. The Portland A East Portland Bridge company John D. Crozier, Alevs Harold and J. A.

Allmire, incorporators; capital stock principal office Portland. The First Baptist church of Langeil vallev value of property $300; John L. Ofiield, S. W. Otlield and Mat Haynes, trustees.

The Smelaw Eastern Railway and Navigation company capital stock $1,000,000 object, to build a railroad from Siuslaw bay, vi Fugene City, to the eastern Doundary of Oregon A. G. Hovey, Jas. A. Straight, W.

A. Cox, J. M. Hodson and E. C.

Smith, incorporators; principal office in Lane county, Oregon. The Multnomah seimtors. Bv J.oonov For an act to create J. W. Salisburv to J.

R. Welch, Message from senate that Chamberlin had been appointed on part of that body to report on proposition to accept painting of Dr. MrLoughlin Apperson appointed By (ieer To repeal vagrancy law ju w.Ji sec 33, 6 2 board ot countv school commissioners to diciary. 1 1,100 1 850 270 1,500 135 1,400 135 250 select text books lor use in tin" public schools in the state. Annie W.

Jones to Fred Hunt, I 7, on part oi house. By Hume To punish stealing of stock 12, Jones ad passed to third reading. F. W. Royal to Christina Frickey, County com men.

By Hamilton For wagon road from Heppner in Morrow county to Monument, Grant county countieB. Bv Sinclair Bridge bill roads and high A'avs. ENGROSSED BILLS. By Chandler Kejieuling that portion of an act to provide for the collection of taxes relating to Baker county referred to committee on counties with instructions to amend that it be not applicable to present incumbent. Senate memorial asking tbat veterans of Indian war be pensioned; ordered printed.

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Judiciary Recommending the passage of Dawson's bill making deeds signed by grantors legal ordered engrossed. Also Tongue's bill relating to distribution of real property of deceased persons; engrossed. Also Tongue's bill allowing married woman to sign deed same as her husband. Elections Favorably on Cogswell's bill relating to clerks making abstracts of election returns engrossed.

Counties Recommending Cogswell's bill providing time for holding county court in Klamath county engrossed. Military affairs Recommending the passage of H. J. H. No.

3 to place liobert Williams on retired iist. Agriculture Recommending Dimick 's Hv Hoc I'or relief of In ion county. By Harrington Amending luw in re TUESDAY'S PltOCKKIHNUU. By Gilbert To define control of char acre in 7 3 gard to upcals. liable institutions over orphan children M.

Brev to E. M. Waite, Is 6 and In the following detailed all the Bv Thompson For state examiner of judiciary. 7, 78, Salem igineers. By Condon To fix taxing of costs bv Christina Frickey to F.

W. Royal, Hv Condon lo improve rail creek bills under the hcuils of "second reud in" wore referred to the proper committees, unless otherwise stated costs judiciary. acre in 7 3 E. 4dein to M. Klein, 85 acres of and Little Fall creek, Lune county.

it. A. Miller Amending game Bv Gillairt Amending road law. Also The Oregon Bicycle club; D. E.

Miller, land laws jiuiiciury. making state librarian's salary $1000. tl. N. Cockerline and 1).

ti. Ixuicks, in By Luymun Liquor license bill alco Lemuel Walker to C. L. Hallam, Bv Hume Amending law in regard to corporators capital 6tock $10011: princi holic traffic. 2 acres of land taking of bail.

By Jennings Making legal rate of in J. H. Settlcmire to J. H. Shuts, By Crosno Providing for health of Opened with prayer by Rev.

Mr ker, of Independence, and minutes pal office Portland. Smooth Sailing. The street railway 45 acres of land terest per or 8 jier cent, on spec iul contract; assessment and taxation. ficers at Yiiqniha Buy, Koguo and I'mp Wm. P.

Herman to A. W. Hab- qua rivers, with $t0y salaries. cock, 30 acres of land 2,000 By Wuldo Exempting voters bribed rv Miori I mushing persons tor MKCONI) RKAD1NO OK HILLS. Dawson's bill to chunge time for county Pearl Lodge, No.

60, A. F. A. at elections trom punishment; elections drunkenness. to II.

A. Smith, 1 25. Bv Crook to construct a wagon road Bv (ieer For legislature to elect ruil- company is putting in a switch on the State street line in front of the M. church, which will enable the cars to run with more regularity and make better time. It will be finished about 10 o'clock this morning and then the cars can pass clerks to record ueecie und conveyances Twin Oak Cemetery from Chetco to Port Orford wavs and roud commission.

Also amending school law. R. B. Fleming to Ida Fleming, means. By Hume To regulate the heating of Is 4, and 0, lo, university ad By Gilbert Providing for circuit court passenger cars committed.

criern. bill to extirpate Canada thistles. Senate memorial asking congress to I. Vauduyn to Geo. A.

Cruise, .21) By J'riee To allow construction of By Fell Amending luw cre ating rail acre in Salem declare the Northern Pacific land grant boom in Rogue river at Tolo, Jackson road commission. J. W. Webb to A. R.

By Condon To regulate civil practice of lands between Portland and Wallula forfeited ordered printed. each other and not be compelled to go one behind the other. The difficulty heretofore existing about getting across the railroad track has been adjusted. T. H.

Hubbard, surintendent of the street railway, went to Portland yesterday anil in a short interview with Supt. Brandt, of the 0. secured the necessary au acres in 7 3 in justices' courts. 1W Miller ol Jackson Amending game JOIKT SKSSION. John N.

Denison to Stephen Bach, 1 4, 20, Salem C. A. Roberts to Lot L. Pearce, county corporations. By Smith For a portage railway between The Dalles and Celilo; commerce By Blundell For a state weather service agriculture.

By Harrington Defining magistrates; ordered engrossed. law. By Geei Amending road law. to July. Kuley's bill for wagon road froru Pendleton to Canyon City.

Dimick 's hill to extirpate Canada thistles. Norvul's bills fur relief of 1'nion county- W-ifkins' two bills imiondiiig the jury iuw Gray's bill for portage railroads. Watts' bill in regard to Monmouth normal school. Dawson's bill to remove deaf mule school to Albany. Tongue's bill relating to disposal of property of deceased )ieraons.

Cogswell's bill lixiug time of holding courts of Klumatb county. Also to provide against re-entry upon land of persons legally ejected therefrom. House joint memorial in regard to land in Salem The clerks of each house having read thority and the crossing will be made today and a run made right to the depot. Mrs. Sarah L.

Thatcher to Isaac 450 3,355 075 400 850 105 1 900 their journals relating to the vote on SECOND RKADINO OK HII.Lt'. Harrington's bill to exempt home Thus all obstacles are removed to the United States senator, and thev showing By Earhart To purchase laws of Or that lion. Joseph N. ioIpli had been egon and supreme court reports; passed steads from execution. success of the enterprise, which will now flourish like a green bay free.

elected to succeed himself, President Si Harrington's bill to create office of at mon so declared, and the joint convention to inirn reading. By Harrington Amending jury luw passed to third reuding. torney general. New Books. County Clerk Babcock dissolved, after the reading of the follow Manning, nl.j 1 0, 48, Salem.

Mrs. M. M. Fan-ens to G. F.

See-Iv, in 7 3 R. Koehler to O. C. R. R.

land near Salem Magnus Ek to C. W. and F. A. Drake, 1 acre in Silverton B.

M. and C. A. Dimick to D. C.

Remington, .22 acres in Wood-burn C. Griffith to Geo. B. Gray, Is Harrington bill to punish crimes com Bv Moss To amend Lakeyiew charter ing dispatch trom Senatoi Dolph: mitted on Columbia and Snuke rivers received two ejilendid new blank books yesterday, for service as circuit court corporations. ashlnoton, D.

Jan. 22. Harrington's bill to provide for dis To the Chairman and Members of the charge of mortgages bv affidavit. Joint Legislative Convention Telegrams 85 received inform me that on the ballot for registers. The register has been kept heretofore in one book, which has been in service 34 years and has become so torn and frail that it will have to be U.

S. senator to-day I received a majority Opeiied with prayer by Rev. Anselm of the votes in both houses, and that Brown, of Salem, and minutes read. nothing remains to be done but to an Resolution that state superintendent 5 and 0, 2, Waldo's ad 1,000 P. F.

Fmerson to John Sealy, Is 3 and 4, 0, Salem 2,000 J. H. McAfee to Jos. Fishburn, Is 1 and 2, 4, Jones' ail 350 L. F.

lmus to N. R. Gaylord '4 acre in Salem 400 nounce the result in joint convention tomorrow. I am deeply grateful for the honor conferred upon me. To be chosen transcribed, for which purpose and to hold the business of tiie future the two new ones have been purchased.

They are tine books, well made, of excellent paper and are the new style which can lie opened at any page and will lie flat. The work of transcribing the old register will be quite a job. placing Robert Williams on the retired list; referred. Fullorton's road bill. Irvine's bill amending Uiilsey charter; read a third time and passed.

Fullerton's bill for a boom on the I'mpqua river. Tongue's bill doing away witli separate acknowledgment of deeds by married women. AKTBHNOON SESSION. Communication from Oregon pioneers asking to present picture of Dr. Mclaugh to represent a state of the Union in so distinguished and able a body as the nited States senate is an honor of hich furnish senate with names of school superintendents who voted for a change in text books; adopted BILLS INTRODUCED.

By Veatch Road bill. By Cauthorn For funds to aid in the litigation of the state agricultural college with the M. E. church Suuth. By Dawson For a board of railroad any man mav be justly proud, lo be Bowditch's hill amending Medford charter.

Paulson's bill to regulate custom mills. Hume's bill for official reporters of circuit courts. Wilson's assessment and taxation bill. Bowditch's bill to regulate trust companies. Bowditch's bill for a state normal school.

Fell's bill to define boundaries of Morrow county. Jennings' bill amending school law. Roberts' bill to aid Coos and Curry counties in building roads. Roberts' bill to change naumof Averill, Coos county, to Baudon passed to thiiM reading. Price's bill creating office of recorder in Jackson, Umatilla und Yamhill counties.

Wilson's hill to promote d-ainngo. Bean's bill to contirin to Umatilla Sensible View. Speaking of the chosen lor a second term to succeed himself is a greater honor. With the exjieri-ence ol six years in the senate, and the Total $23,207 Hi'HKAu for Gehvais. Whenever a prospect of "short copy" confronts the local scribbler, he turns his eyes toward Gervais for something to help him out.

And he usually gets it. Y'estenlay the threatened trouble in Albany Monday, lin to state; Chatnberlin appointed on position on committees, which continu the Evening Democrat, of that place, comes to the following sensible conclu commissioners. sion: "Like all other matters there are ous service will give me, for the next six years 1 hope to accomplish much more during my next term than it has been possible to accomplish during the pres ent one. The approval of mv official- part of senate to arrange for receiving same. SECOND JtEADINU.

By Dawson, against selling tobacco to minors. excitement there was a knock-down of By Gray For relief of Clatsop county. By Looney To prevent food and driiik two sides to this dago trouble. One side No one has a right to take the law in adulterations. McKinley Mitchell, the most prominent merchant of the place, by Joseph Pur-dom, justice of the jieace and railroad to his own hands, however much he has implied in mv re-election shall been injured.

Another side If a man By Barin Amending road law. Bv Fullerton Fixing time of holding stimulate me to greater exertions and more earnest and constant etfoits to faith works hard he wants his pay for his labor, in dealing with men who do not supreme court. agent, lhe trouble is said to have arisen over the manner of shipping freight, about which a dispute arose, the lie was By Cogswell For relict of Lake coun fully discharge the isi()ortaut trust that the jieoplc of Oregon hae imposed upon ty. understand our language and will not reason, precautionary jirovisions should be made before hand to jrevent unpleas jiassed ami Mr. Mitchell knocked down.

Mr. Purdoni being ilie justice of the uie. My time and energies shall be do By (iay 'l'or relief of Clatsop county. Bv Dawson That sheriffs make a tted to the discharge of my official du By Wager, amending road law. By Chandler, referring to linker county clerk passed to third reading.

By Cogswell, to make abstracts of votes at elections. By Wager, to exempt homesteads from execution. By Looney, abolishing state university scholarships. By Walking, to challenge jurors for implied bias. iieace, came to Salem and county title to block 12 in Pendleton passed to third reading.

McCoy's bill to create Fulton countv. Condon's bill to create state board of horticulture. Stulford's bill for counties to publish their financial condition. Gilbert's bill to cure defects in deeds. Wilson's hill defining titles to live slock.

Northup's bill for relief of T. G. financial statement with treasurers every swure out a arrant for his arrest in Jus ties, with an earnest purpose to faithfully represent every section of the state, and thirtv duvs. tice Chase's court on a charge of assault promote the interests ot the whole to Bv Chandler To attach a poitionof J.N. Doi en.

people. I'nion countv to Baker. and battery. The case is to come on for hearing at 10 o'clock this morning, when its meiils will be full set forth. By Wager To secure to electors the secrecv ol the ballot.

By Chatnberlin, lo create Morion coun I.loim i he the huge photograph, Bv Fullerton To pav North Uminmu ty out of Umatilla. ant episodes like ttie one in this city. A H.ki Lor. On yesterday afternoon's train for Poitlaud there were two Coaches tii'ed ith the Italian laborers from the P. work, doubtless the crowd that made the atmosphere so rosy-tinted at Albany They are a tough looking gang ol men, the majority showing hut poor development of the higher faculties, and carrying countenances that would he very damaging evidence in a criminal couit.

It is no wonder the denizens oi Albany felt nervous when that lot showed the ungerof By Dawson, to regulate foreign corpo embracing the state officers, the members of boili Branches of the legiidattire, all rations. Bv Moore, lo incorporate citv of St. tin- clerks am! attendants, h.is been taken Helens, Columbia county. and an excellent negative seenvd. A By Steel, to allow S.

surveyors to Karhurt's bill to pay outstanding warrants. F.arharl 'a bill fixing salaries of county treasurers. I LI 'h Hill amending militia law. Northup's bill amending law on conveyances. bill to change name of Lincoln, Tillain.ok county, to Tiliaiuook.

Pnitiet's assessment and taxation bill. Adjourned. maikaiMi- i.n is the crowd, numbering wtublish corners, on slate lands. about loll, kept pcrK-ctly still dining the process, which enabled the artist, Mr. Bv Chandler, for a state inspector of lock.

Cheirington, to get perfect f.kelloses. By Diniick, to pnv funeral expenses of 1 his was an enterprising teat on the part of Mr. Chen ingioii, tiii li ill be tuliy pauper soldiers. On I.NMWI i in. No.

1, K. oi P. ofliecis lit ill l.od,'C, ere in-tailed appreciated, loo picture will be onex- By Wager, to amend Weston charter. By Wutkins, amending jury law. By Fullerton, lixiug time of holding IIITK Mil! The Postoffii-e.

Postal Inspector Treutlen, of Portlaud, was in the city yesterday and will return home this morning. His buMiioss here was to make arrangements for suitable rooms for the postotfee the coming five years, as the lease for the building now occupied will expire in a short lime. He made an investigation of several localities presented, but came to no conclusion. Mrs. Miller, who is a joint owner of the present building, is absent from the city and she will be given an opoi tunity to submit a proposition.

Invitations are given also for the submission of proposals iroin all others ho may have suitable ro- ins, and they will be all submitted totlie authorities, who will decide in a few-weeks. An effort ill be made to locate the office at a point supposed to be more central to the business part of the city, hile those interested in seeing it where it is will make a strenuous endeavor to bold it, so there promises to be considerable interest taken in the matter. A new government building would solve the difficulty nicely. jition bv Saturday at his gallerv, up- W. T.

last evening by I irand I 'h uiceiior in the Hank block. Do not forget the place. irctlit courts in Second district. bridge fund to Douglas county. KvGray To appoint boatman at Astoria.

By Mackay To allow county courts to levy a road tax. By Tongue To allow district attorneys to appoint deputies. By Wait To protect hotel keepers. By Tongue Punishing crimes against licuilii. By Hilton To permanently locale the countv Kent of Gilliam by special election.

By Mackay To allow building of a bridge between Portland and East Portland. By Veatch Providing special rates of interest. By Dawson To allow actions to be brought against defendants in the counties where they reside or may be found. By Fulerton To amend Roseburg charter. By Cauthorn To encourage tree planting in public schools.

By F.akin To authorize the oimration and construction of the ShiBlaw Eastern railway. By Fullerton To change the mode of B. 1 1 1 imii', of PortLin i. Bayaid, G. M.

.1 Finch, as toliows Joint memorial for portage railroad -i i c. r. fly. anil ,1. loeve, C.

C. ground the Cascades and from The Dalles lo Colilo ordeied printed. Also usking lor surveys of lands same action. Also joint resolution to reimburse settlers for xcess paid for lands along the line ol the iregon Central railroad same action Sii judge Lord, of the su-pieineeourt, is still confined to his hou.se, the result of a severe cold. Narcisse Conn, student at the university, is laid Hi) ith a bad cold, uhich has shown a tendency to run into typhoid fever.

Senator M. L. Chamberlin, of ibis city, was excused from the session yesterday on account of indisposit.on and remained at home all day. Croisan is just out again after a siege of cold which almost tied him to bed. Hurst, at Aurora, has bud a severe attack of pneumonia, from hich be is now For J.

N. Dolph Apperson, Armstrong, Bean, Belknap, Blundell, Condon, Crook, Crosno, Derby, Kurhurt, Fell, Fisher of Polk.Fiaherof Multnomah, Geer, Gilbert, Gilliam, Goodnoiigh, Howard, 1 1 til) 11 Harrington, Haskell, Hume, Hunter, Kirk, Labrie, Lutighlin, Layman, Maxwell, McCoy, Moore, Northo)), Paquet, Parker, Pope, Powell, Ricker, Roberts, Roe, Short, Strowbridge, Thomas, Thompson, Weed, Williamson, Wilson, Speaker Smith -10. For Governor Pennoyer Bow-ditch, Gambee. Miller of Jackson, Miller of Linn, Morelock, Moss, Myers, Napton, ,1. A.

Dickcv, C. D. 1.. Greene, P. W.

II. 11. 'Waters, K. R. S.

A. L. Stiu-soc, M. ot E. A.

H. Wright, M. A. A. A.

Bui'lin, 1. G. J. B. Duncan.

i. Appointments. Hobarl L. llotehkiss, New Haven, and Charles Taylor, New Y'ork, were yesterday appointed commissioners of deeds tor Oregon, and the following were commissioned us notaries public: J. C.

Bowmer, Milton, Umatilla county; Dan Alexander, Port-laud; J. E. Feuton, Eugene City; C. H. Page, Astoria.

Minutes read. 8eaker appointed on committee to investigate school book question, Blundell, Crosno and Gambee and on committee District Attorney H. K. McGinn, of Portland, took yesterday afternoon's train for home, after a short time in su Ion the lishing interests, Puquot, Parker taxing costs kind Crook. lly Cogswell To quiet title to cerlain preme court.

Memorial asking congress to survey.