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Show OREGON LEGISLATURE : GRINDING OUT BILLS. Number of Measures Are Offered in Each House. SALEM, Or., Jan. 16. The Senate yesterday yes-terday broke over the Kuykendall law, which limits the number of employees, and ordered the employment of one additional addi-tional clerk for each Senator, thus doubling the force, 'Among the bills introduced in-troduced were: For the establishment of a bureau of mines; to redlstrlct the State in Senatorial and Representative districts; for protection against forest fires; to require re-quire insane patients and convicts to be transported by State employees; restricting restrict-ing employment of child labor; a fellow- In the House bills were introduced for an inheritance tax; for payment of $100,000 to Indian war veterans of 1856 and VriA. Both houses adopted resolutions directing direct-ing that the Legislature attend in a body at the funeral of the late Congressman Tongue. Adjournment was had until Monday afternoon. |