On the motion to concur, the roll was called and the vote was: Those voting aye were Messrs. Bayer, Beach, Blackaby, Brattain, Briggs, Butt, Conn, Cummings, Curtis, Davis, Farrell, Flagg, Foruney, Freeland, Grace, Gray, Gregg, Hall, Hawson, Hill, Hobkirk, Jones, Knight, Kruse, Lamson, Lewis, Marsh, Massingill, Maxwell, McAlister, McCourt, McCulloch, McQueen, Moody, Morton, Myers, Nichols, Palmer, Platts, Reeder, Roberts, Ross, Sherwin, Smith, Stanley, Stewart, Stillman, Stump, Thompson of Clackamas, Thompson of Washington, Topping, Virtue, Whitney, Williamson, Wonacott, Young and Mr. Speaker- 57. Nays-- None. Absent Messrs. Donnelly, Whalley and Wilson-3. The speaker announced the appointment of the following committees: Under house concurrent resolution No. 4-Messrs. Hill, Maxwell and Sherwin. Under house concurrent resolution No. 3- Messrs. Beach, Hall and Davis. Under house joint resolution No. 3-- Messrs. Myers, Smith and Young. Under house resolution No. 9-Messrs. Curtis, Cummings and Roberts. Mr. McCulloch moved a suspension of the rules and that the house return to the fourth order of business. On this question the roll was called and the vote was: Messrs. Bayer, Beach, Blackaby, Brattain, Briggs, Butt, Conn, 4. Mr. Moody raised the point of order that after reading the journal the house take up the order of business at the beginning of the order adopted. The chair held that the session must take up the order of business under which it was working at the time of adjourn ment and exhaust the regular order before taking up any other, except under suspension of the rules. Mr. McCulloch gave notice that on tomorrow he would move to reconsider the vote by which house joint resolution No. 3 was adopted, and moved that the clerk withold the same from the senate pending the time for reconsideration. Mr. Morton moved to lay on the table. The motion was lost. The original motion prevailed. Mr. Roberts moved that the chair establish the ruling as a precedent; that each day after the reading of the journal of the preceding day the house take up that order of business under which the house was working when it adjourned, and continue through the order as laid down in rule 8, page 4. The motion prevailed. House bill No. 9. Mr. Moody. A bill for an act to amend section 1037 of Hill's annotated laws of Oregon. House bill No. 9 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 10. Mr. Ross. A bill for an act to establish a fiscal agency for the state of Oregon, in the city of New York. House bill No. 10 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 11. Mr. Young. A bill for an act relating to the lien of judgments upon real estate redeemed from sales on execution. House bill No. 11 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 12. Mr. Young. A bill for an act for the protection of elk in the state of Oregon. House bill No. 12 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 13. Mr. Flagg. A bill for an act fixing the salaries of county officers of Marion county, Oregon. House bill No. 13 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 14. Mr. Stillman. A bill for an act to incorporate the city of Pendleton and define the powers thereof. Mr. Stillman moved that the rules be suspended and that house bill No. 14 be read first time by title only. On this question the roll was called and the vote was: Messrs. Bayer, Blackaby, Brattain, Briggs, Butt, Conn, Cummings, Curtis, Davis, Farrell, Flagg, Fordney, Freeland, Grace, Gray, Gregg, Hall, Hawson, Hill, Hobkirk, Jones, Knight, Kruse, Lamson, Lewis, Marsh, Maxwell, McAlister, McCourt, McCulloch, McQueen, Moody, Morton, Myers, Nichols, Palmer, Platts, Reeder, Roberts, Ross, Sherwin, Smith, Stanley, Stewart, Stillman, Stump, Thompson of Clackamas, Thompson of Washington, Topping, Virtue, Whitney, Williamson, Wonacott, Young and Mr. Speaker-55. Absent-Messrs. Beach, Donnelly, Massingill, Wilson and Whalley -5. So the rules were suspended and house bill No. 14 was read first time by title only and passed to second reading. House bill No. 14 coming on for second reading, Mr. Stillman moved that the rules be suspended and the bill be read second time by title only. On this question the roll was called and the vote was: Those voting aye were Messrs. Bayer, Beach, Blackaby, Brattain, Briggs, Butt, Conn, Cummings, Curtis, Davis, Farrell, Flagg, Forduey, Freeland, Grace, Gray, Gregg, Hall, Hawson, Hill, Hobkirk, Jones, Knight, Kruse, Lamson, Lewis, Marsh, Massingill, Maxwell, McAlister, McCourt, McCulloch, McQueen, Moody, Morton, Myers, Nichols, Palmer, Platts, Reeder, Roberts, Ross, Sherwin, Smith, Stanley, Stewart, Stillman, Stump, Thompson of Clackamas, Thompson of Washington, Topping, Virtue, Whitney, Williamson, Wonacott, Young and Mr. Speaker-57. Nays- None. Absent Messrs. Wilson, Whalley and Dounelly- 3. So the rules were suspended and house bill No. 14 was read second time by title only. House bill No. 14 was referred to the Umatilla delegation, with leave to report at any time. House bill No. 15. Mr. Topping. A bill for an act to provide suitable times for holding teachers' quarterly examinations and disposing of the examination papers. House bill No. 15 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 16. Mr. Kruse. A bill for an act to increase facilities for the alleviation of suffering and the prevention and cure of disease, and repealing all acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith. House bill No. 16 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 17. Mr. Young. A bill for an act to amend section 1061 of Hill's annotated laws of Oregon. House bill No. 17 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 18. Mr. Virtue. Mr. Virtue. A bill for an act entitled an act to protect hotel keepers. House bill No. 18 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No, 19. Mr. Whitney. A bill for an act to abolish the office of railroad commissioners in the state of Oregon. House bill No. 19 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 20. Mr. Young. A bill for an act for the sale of tide and swamp lands in the tide waters of the Columbia river and tributaries, and in the waters of Coos bay. House bill No. 20 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE. Mr. Speaker: SENATE CHAMBER, September 27, 1898. I am directed by the president to inform you that the senate has passed senate bill No. 23, a bill to create the office of recorder for Polk county. And the same is herewith transmitted to you for the consideration of the house. S. L. MOORHEAD, Chief clerk. Mr. Williamson moved to adjourn to 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. The motion was lost. Mr. Beach moved that the rules be suspended and that the house take up the first order of business. On this question the roll was called and the vote was: Those voting aye were Messrs. Bayer, Beach, Curtis, Davis, Farrell, Fordney, Gregg, Hill, Hobkirk, Kruse, Lamson, Marsh, Massingill, Maxwell, McCulloch, McQueen, Moody, Morton, Myers, Nichols, Palmer, Platts, Reeder, Roberts, Smith, Stanley, Stewart, Stillman, Stump, Thompson of Clackamas, Topping, Whitney, Wonacott and Young-34. Nays-Messrs. Blackaby, Brattain, Briggs, Butt, Conn, Cummings, Flagg, Freeland, Grace, Gray, Hall, Hawson, Jones, Knight, Lewis, McAlister, McCourt, Sherwin, Thompson of Washington, Virtue, Williamson and Mr. Speaker-22. Absent-Messrs. Donnelly, Ross, Whalley and Wilson-4. The motion was lost. Mr. McCulloch moved that the house adjourn to 10 o'clock a. m. tomorrow. The motion prevailed, and the house adjourned. Chief clerk. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1898. MORNING SESSION. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SALEM, Oregon, September 29, 1898. The house was called to order at 10 o'clock a. m. by the speaker, pursuant to adjournment The roll was called, and all the members were present except Messrs. Davis, Donnelly, Jones, Palmer and Roberts. The morning session of the house was opened with prayer by Rev. G. M. Irwin. On motion of Mr. Myers, the reading of the journal was dispensed with. Mr. Myers introduced house resolution No. 13. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 13. Resolved, That the temperature of the house shall be kept during the session at not more than 70° Fahrenheit, and not less than 6° and that it shall be constantly and properly ventilated, the same to be the duty of the sergeant-at-arms. On motion, the resolution was adopted. House bill No. 21. Mr. Ross. A bill for an act to authorize corporations to act as guardian, etc. House bill No. 21 was read first time and passed to second reading without question. House bill No. 22. Mr. Grace. A bill for an act to incorporate Baker City, in Baker county, and to repeal all prior acts. Mr. Grace moved that the rules be suspended and that house bill No. 22 be read first time by title only. On this question the roll was called and the vote was: Those voting aye were. Messrs. Bayer, Beach, Blackaby, Brattain, Briggs, Butt, Conn, Cummings, Čurtis, Davis, Farrell, Flagg, Fordney, Freeland, Grace, Gray, Gregg, Hall, Hawson, Hill, Hobkirk, Knight, Kruse, Lamson, Lewis, Marsh, Massingill, Maxwell, McAlister, McCourt, McCulloch, McQueen, Moody, Morton, Myers, Nichols, Platts, Reeder, Roberts, Ross, Sherwin, Smith, Stanley, Stewart, Stump, Thompson of Clackamas, Thompson of Washington, Topping, Virtue, Whalley, Whitney, Williamson, Wilson, Wonacott, Young and Mr. Speaker -56. Nays-None. |