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Lord's Prayer. With regard to the other 

 changes in the school law, they argued that 

 there could not be anything very objectionable 

 in them, as when they passed the House the 

 Conservative members had made no objection. 

 The provision regarding the payment of taxes 

 by landlords and tenants, they said, had been 

 wrongly interpreted by the Conservatives, as it 

 was intended that the same rule should apply 

 to both Protestant and Roman Catholic land- 

 lords i. e., that the religion of the tenant 

 should decide the question. At the provincial 

 elections, held on Dec. 28, the Roman Catholics 

 voted solidly for the Liberals, and the Conserv-. 

 atives gained but few Protestant votes. The 

 Movvatt Government (Liberal) was sustained 

 by a largely increased majority. 



OREGON. State GoYernment. The following 

 were the State officers during the year : Gov- 

 ernor, Zenas F. Moody, Republican ; Secretary 

 of State, R. P. Earhart; Treasurer, Edward 

 Hirsch ; Superintendent of Public Instruction, 

 E. B. McElroy ; Immigration Commissioner, 

 Samuel Rothschild. Supreme Court : Chief- 

 Justice, John B. Waldo ; Associate Justices, 

 William P. Lord and William W. Thayer. 



Political. The State election occurred on the 

 7th of June, and resulted in the election of a 

 Democratic Governor and Judge, while the 

 other State officers and the Congressman 

 chosen were Republicans. Sylvester Pennoyer 

 was the Democratic candidate for Governor. 

 The following were the candidates for the other 

 offices, with the vote for each : 



The Legislature consists of 19 Republicans 

 and 11 Democrats in the Senate, and 35 Re- 

 publicans and 25 Democrats in the House. 



Finances. The balance in the State Treas- 

 ury Jan. 1, 1885, was $485,747.20. The re- 

 ceipts into the treasury for the term ending 

 Jan. 9, 1887, including the foregoing balance, 

 amount to $1,870,263.85. The disbursements 

 of the treasury for the term ending Jan. 9, 

 1887, amounted to $1,487,780.47; leaving a 

 balance in the treasury Jan. 9, 1887, of $382,- 

 483.38. The total amount of indebtedness is 

 $53,632.93. The whole amount of the taxable 

 property of the State, as shown by the assess- 

 ment-rolls, was as follows: For 1884, $78,776,- 

 011; for 1885, $77,188,694. The general ex- 

 penses of the State government are paid 

 from the tax levied for current expenses, which 

 constitutes what is known as the general fund. 

 To this fund are also credited all collections 

 from miscellaneous sources, such as the sale of 

 insurance stamps, the care and treatment of 

 private insane patients, prison earnings, etc. 



The following is a summary showing the 

 total amounts of the several trust funds : 



IRREDUCIBLE SCHOOL FUND. 



In the hands of State Treasurer $544,854 26 



I ii the custody of the sevei al local agents 353,551 07 



Due on outstanding certificates, of sale 159,556 44 



Sundry old land-notes in custody of clerk of 



board.... 1,44724 



Total ................................... . $1.059,409 01 



UNIVERSITY FUND. 

 In the hands of State Treasurer ............... $75.764 66 



Due on outstanding certificates of sale ........ 2,340 16 



Note of Cornelius Clancy for land ........... 



Total 



AGRI CULTURAL-COLLEGE FUND. 

 In hands of State Treasurer ................... $34,202 10 



Due on outstanding certificates of sale ......... 14,483 05 



Land-notes of P. M. Banger .................. 



Land-notes of G. E. Tields ................... _ 100 00 



Total . . . $99~015 15 



The State land fun'd amounts to $203,078.68, 

 and it is recommended that it be transferred 

 to the common-school fund. It is estimated 

 that there remain unsold in the several grants 

 as follows: School lands (surveyed and unsur- 

 veyed) about $2,500,000; University lands, 

 $15,100; Agricultural-College lands, $45,000; 

 State lands, $140,000; Capitol-Building lands, 

 $200 ; total, about $2,600,300. 



Educational. The following statement pre- 

 sents the chief facts relative to the public 

 schools: 



Whole number of organized districts in the 



State in 1835 



Whole number of organized districts in the 



State in 18S6 



Whole number of persons between tour and 



twenty years, 1885 



Whole number of persons between four and 



twenty years, 18S6 



Increase 



Number of pupils enrolled in 1885 



Number of pupils enrolled in 18S6 



Increase 



Daily average attendance during 1 885 



Daily average attendance during 18S6 



Increase 



Number of teachers employed in public schools 



in 1885 



Number of teachers employed in public schools 



in 1886 



Increase 



Number of school-houses in 1SS5 



Number of school-houses in 1886 . . 



Increase 



Total value of school property in 1SS5 



Total value of school property in ISSfj 



Increase 



Average salary paid male teachers per month, 



1885 



Average salary paid male teachers per month, 



1886 



Decrease 



Average salarv paid female teachers per month 



in 1885....: 



Average salary paid female teachers per month 



in 1886...." 



Decrease 



1,336 

 1,371 

 80,018 



82,860 



2,842 



46.107 



49.176 



3,069 



31,005 



35,245 



4,240 



1,701 



1.S61 



160 



1,291 



1,375 



84 



$1,100,433 14 



$1,239,998 00 



$79,564 &6 



$48 22 



$46 20 



$2 02 



$36 90 



$34 65 

 $2 31 



The State University, at Eugene City, has 8 

 instructors in the collegiate department. It 

 has an endowment of about $126,000, and 



