Unanimous consent being given, Senator Haseltine, chairman of special committee, composed of senators from Multnomah county, submitted the following report:

Mr. President:

REPORT.

SENATE CHAMBER,
SALEM, Oregon,

October 13, 1898.

Your special committee, to whom was referred house bill No. 50, beg leave to report that we have had the same under consideration, and respectfully report it back to the senate with the recommendation that it do pass.

J. E. HASELTINE,

Chairman.

Unanimous consent being given, Senator Haseltine called up house bill No 50.

House bill No. 50 was read third time.

The question being, "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called and the vote was:

Those voting aye were

Senators Adams, Bates, Brownell, Cameron, Clem, Daly of Benton, Daly of Lake, Driver, Dufur, Fulton, Haines, Harmon, Haseltine, Kelly, Kuykendall, Looney, Mackay, Michell, Morrow, Mulkey, Patterson, Porter, Proebstel, Reed, Selling, Smith, Taylor, Wade and Mr. President - 29.

Nays- None.

Absent-Senator Howe-1.

So the bill passed.

There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

Senate bill No. 67, being made a special order for 10 o'clock today, was taken up.

Senate bill No. 67 was read third time.

On motion of Senator Selling, the vote by which senate bill No. 67 passed to its third reading was reconsidered, and the bill was recommitted to the committee on assessment and taxation, with instructions to report at January session.

Senator Adan's was excused.

Senate bill No. 76. Senator Driver (by unanimous consent). A bill for an act to protect citizens from attacks by the press. Senate bill No. 76 was read first time and passed to second reading without question.

Senator Taylor called up house bill No. 55.

House bill No. 55 was read first time and passed to second reading without question.

Senator Taylor moved that the rules be suspended and that house bill No. 55 be read second time now and by title only. On this question the roll was called and the vote was: Those voting aye were

Senators Bates, Brownell, Cameron, Clem, Daly of Benton, Daly of Lake, Driver, Dufur, Fulton, Haines, Harmon, Haseltine, Howe, Kelly, Kuykendall, Looney, Mackay, Michell, Morrow, Porter, Proebstel, Reed, Selling, Smith, Wade and Mr. President - 26.

Nays- None.

Absent-Senators Adams, Mulkey, Patterson and Taylor-4. So the rules were suspended and house bill No. 55 was read second time by title only.

Senator Taylor moved that the rules be further suspended and that house bill No. 55 be considered engrossed, read third time now and placed on final passage.

On this question the roll was called and the vote was:
Those voting aye were

Senators Bates, Brownell, Cameron, Clem, Daly of Benton, Daly of Lake, Driver, Dufur, Fulton, Haines, Hermon, Haseltine, Howe, Kelly, Kuykendall, Looney, Mackay, Michell, Morrow, Mulkey, Porter, Proebstel, Reed, Selling, Smith, Wade and Mr. President-27.

Nays - None.

Absent Senators Adams, Patterson and Taylor-3.

So the rules were suspended and the bill considered engrossed, read third time and placed on final passage.

The question being, "Shall the bill pass?" the roll was called and the vote was:

Those voting aye were

Senators Bates, Brownell, Cameron, Clem, Daly of Benton, Daly of Lake, Driver, Dufur, Fulton, Haines, Harmon, Haseltine, Howe, Kelly, Kuykendall, Looney, Mackay, Michell, Morrow, Mulkey, Porter, Proebstel, Reed, Selling, Smith, Wade and Mr. President-27.

Nays - None.

Absent-Senators Adams, Patterson and Taylor-3.

So the bill passed.

There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

Unanimous consent being given, Senator Brownell introduced senate concurrent resolution No. 10.

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10.

Resolved by the senate, the house concurring, That we learn with sincere regret of the sudden death at Omaha, Nebraska, early in

the morning of Thursday, October 13, 1898, of the devoted wife of Hon T. T. Geer, governor elect of this state, and do hereby express our profound sympathy with the stricken husband and family in their bereavement; that the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives are directed to wire this resolution to Hon. T. T. Geer, at Omaha, Nebraska. Senator Brownell moved the adoption of senate concurrent resolution No. 10.

On this question the roll was called and the vote was:
Those voting aye were—

Senators Bates, Brownell, Cameron, Clem, Daly of Benton, Daly of Lake, Driver, Dufur, Fulton, Haines, Harmon, Haseltine, Howe, Kelly, Kuykendall, Looney, Mackay, Michell, Morrow, Mulkey, Patterson, Porter, Proebstel, Reed, Selling, Smith, Taylor, Wade and Mr. President-29.

Nays - None.

Absent-Senator Adams-1.

So the resolution was adopted.

Senator Morrow called up house bill No. 34.

House bill No. 34 was read first time and passed to second reading without question.

Senator Morrow moved that the rules be suspended and that house bill No. 34 be read second time now and by title only. On this question the roll was called and the vote was: Those voting aye were

Senators Bates, Brownell, Cameron, Clem, Daly of Benton, Daly of Lake, Driver, Dufur, Fulton, Haines, Harmon, Haseltine, Kelly, Kuykendall, Looney, Mackay, Michell, Morrow, Mulkey, Patterson, Porter, Proebstel, Reed, Selling, Smith, Taylor, Wade and Mr. President - 28.

Nays- None.

Absent-Senators Adams and Howe -2.

So the rules were suspended and house bill No. 34 was read second time by title only.

Senator Morrow moved that the rules be further suspended and that house bill No. 34 be considered engrossed, read third time now and placed on final passage.

On this question the roll was called and the vote was:
Those voting aye were

Senators Bates, Brownell, Cameron, Clem, Daly of Benton, Daly of Lake, Driver, Dufur, Fulton, Haines, Harmon, Haseltine, Kelly, Kuykendall, Looney, Mackay, Michell, Morrow, Mulkey, Patterson, Porter, Proebstel, Reed, Selling, Smith, Taylor, Wade

and Mr. President-28.

Nays- None.

Absent-Senators Adams and Howe-2.