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large revenue. The amounts of these funds 

 are as follow : 



University fund principal $78,000 



Agricultural-College 1'uud principal 77,000 



Common-school fuud principal 9SO.OOO 



Of the different classes of lands belonging 

 to the State there have been sold since Sept. 

 1, 1882, as follows : 



Acres. 



University lands 2,218-26 



Agricultural-College lands 4,559 (59 



Common school 122,646' 17 



Internal improvements 32,743 13 



The law governing the selection, approval, 

 and disposition of the swamp-lands granted to 

 the State by the act of Congress of March 12, 

 1860, has been a constant source of vexation, 

 and is likely to prove a source of much litiga- 

 tion. For years the State has been making 

 earnest efforts to secure a patent for the swamp- 

 lands to which it is entitled under the act, but 

 thus far with comparatively little success. 



Insane Asylnm. The new insane-asylum build- 

 ing was ready for the reception of patients 

 late in October, 1883, and those at East Port- 

 land were at once removed to it. The number 

 of patients received at this time was 268 males 

 and 102 females. Among the patients thus 

 received were the insane of Idaho Territory. 

 For the care and maintenance of these patients, 

 from the date of their reception to November, 

 1884, there had been paid into the treasury 

 of the State, by Idaho, the sum of $4,705.72. 



The Penitentiary. At the last session of the 

 Legislative Assembly a law was passed au- 

 thorizing the Superintendent of the Peniten- 

 tiary to contract for the leasing of convict- 

 labor, at a rate of not less than forty cents a 

 day for each convict. Under the authority 

 conferred by this law, a contract was made by 

 the superintendent. The number of convicts 

 increased from 178 on Aug. 31, 1882, to 256 

 on Sept. 7, 1884, and 274 on Dec. 31, 1884. 

 In consequence, it became necessary to provide 

 additional accommodations. The Governor rec- 

 ommends the establishment of a reform school. 



Educational. The common schools are in a 

 prosperous condition. The State University 

 and the State Agricultural College are doing 

 good service. There are two State Normal 

 Schools, a School for the Blind, and a School 

 for the Deaf and Dumb. The number of chil- 

 dren of school age increased from 69,076 in 

 1883 to 73,867 in 1884. 



Political. The twelfth annual convention of 

 the Oregon State Woman -Suffrage Association 

 met in Portland on Feb. 12. The following 

 resolutions among others were adopted : 



That the proposed amendment to the Constitution 

 of Oregon declaring" The elective franchise shall 

 not hereafter be prohibited to any citizen on account 

 of sex" contains the essence and" spirit of the Decla- 

 ration of Independence, and we pledge ourselves to 

 use all honorable means in our power to secure its 

 adoption by the people. 



That the thanks of this convention are due and are 

 hereby tendered to the men and women of Washing- 

 ton Territory for the victory they have achieved in 

 securing the elective franchise for the women of that 



Territory.'and for the aid and encouragement thereby 

 given to those engaged in the cause ot equal rights in 

 Oregon and elsewhere. 



State Conventions of the Democratic and Re- 

 publican parties were held to choose delegates 

 to the National Conventions, and nominate 

 candidates for Presidential Electors, Judge of 

 the Supreme Court, and Congressman. The 

 Democratic Convention met at Dalles City on 

 April 17, and nominated John Myers for Con- 

 gress, and William W. Thayer for judge. The 

 Republican Convention met in Portland on 

 the 30th of April, and nominated L. Flynn for 

 judge, and Binger Herman for Congress. At 

 the election on the 2d of June, the vote for 

 Congressman was as follows : Republican, 25,- 

 699; Democratic, 23,652. For judge the 

 Democratic vote was 24,892 ; Republican, 24,- 

 271. For the constitutional amendment, con- 

 ferring the right of suffrage on women, 11,223 

 votes were cast ; against it, 28,176. The Legis- 

 lature of 1885 consists of 17 Republicans and 

 13 Democrats in the Senate, and 35 Repub- 

 licans and 25 Democrats in the House. The 

 following was the vote of the State for Presi- 

 dential Electors on the 4th of November : Re- 

 publican, 26,860 ; Democratic, 24,604; Green- 

 back, 726 ; Prohibition, 492. 



Portland Commerce. The receipts at Port- 

 land of the leading articles of produce by the 

 principal lines of transportation for the twelve 

 months ending July 31, 1884, were : 



Valley 826,583 ctls. wheat, 332,923 bbls. flour, 

 172,231 ctls. oats, 5,408 ctls. barley, 41,928 ctls. bran, 

 35,347 ctls. mill-stuff, 23,063 sks. potatoes, 13,045 bis. 

 hay, 1,982,759 Ibs. wool, 517,199 Ibs. hides, 27 sks. 

 flaxseed, 1,729,367 Ibs. hops, 41,131 bbls. lime. 



Eastern 2 061,469 ctls. wheat, 172,902 bbls. flour, 

 120 ctls. barley, 7,058 ctls. bran, 11,009 ctls. mill- 

 stuff, 1,755 sks. potatoes, 220 bis. hay, 7,490,432 Ibs. 

 wool. 958,126 Ibs. hides, 31,436 sks. flaxseed, 78,- 

 746 Ibs. hops. 



The receipts of several leading articles for 

 two seasons compare as follows: 



The largest valley wheat receipts are from 

 Linn, Marion, Lane, and Yamhill counties. 

 Oats are well distributed, some coming from 

 Puget Sound, but these are inferior to those of 

 the State. Marion county is the largest flour- 

 grinding county, several mills being located at 

 Salem and Turner; Clackamas comes next, 

 having three mills at Oregon City. Mill-staff 

 comes largely from these mills. Wool comes 

 from Wasco, Umatilla, and other counties east 

 of the mountains, from eastern Washington, 



