Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-10-21

again. Leave granted.
On the subject of the Governor
message, On motto it was vote,
to instruct the clerk to forwar,
copies Of the resolutions asked for.
On motion Mr.. Kuhn, G. j. r. ii
relating to pay of certain clerks wa
taken up, and discussed. Mr.. Kuhl
moved to insert $40 Instead of $
per day.
Considerable discussion took plac
on the resolution.
The resolution as amended wa
adopted, all voting aye, except Nh
Warman, who voter no.
House then adjourned.
TUESDAY, Oct. IS.
After the usual form of openin;
the session.
G. Il. No. 5, an act to provide TO
compensation of Mr.. Weir, was, OF
motion, taken from the liable.
Mr.. Evans moved that the sum O
SIS be substituted for the amour
named in the bill.
Mr.. Hunter said that he found n,
law for this appropriation. 1t wa
his opinion that Mr.. Weir came t,
the Capitol to obtain the office O
Chief Clerk. If there was any Law
requiring the service, of the Clerk 0
the previous session in calling thi
body to order, he was willing tt
make lawful and proper allowance
Mr.. Evans called attention to tn,
precedent established when James T
Berry received an allowance fol-
the same service. Dir. Weir wa.
certainly entitled to one days pay
for the period he served as temper
airy Clerk, by election of the Coun
Gil, and he was willing to allow al
additional amount, with the specific
understanding expressed in the Ian
guage of the bill, that this actor
should not he precedent for The
future.
The bill was then placc d upon it.
final passage and prevailed, Messrs
Hunter, Miller and Sharpstein vot
ing in the negative.
The following were introduced:
c. B. No.39, Mr.. by Sharpstein, al
act relating to Justices of the Peace
C. B. No. 40, by Mr.. Hoover al
act to authorize the Commissioners
of Whitman county to sell the court.
house and purchase property for O
relocation of the same, passed.
c. B. No. Al, by Mr.. Hoover, an
act to authorize the School Directors
of District No. l, in Whitman coun
ty, to sell certain real estate, passed
G. b. No. AZ, by Mr.. Hoover al
act for the relief of Nj. II. Tilley
Bill appriates the sum of $50 fol
carriage hire expense incurred at thu
Willard reception, was referred.
c. B. No. 43, by Mr.. Grader, NJ
act to remove the District Cour
from Spokan Falls to Cheney passed
Mr.. Hoover moved to recOnside
the vote by which the ILL for relic
of VIA. Pix passed. Motion pre-
vailed.
A motion to amend by insertin.
500 instead of $40 was lost.
The bill then passed.
G. b. prohibiting hogs from run
ming at large in Cowlitz county
passed.
H. B. No. %, repeating the &c
creating fish commission, passed.
On motion of Mr.. Evans the repor
of the Superintendent of Public In
struction was laid on the table sub
ject to order.
The House Joint resolution, fixing
thu compensation of certain clerks
came up with amendment allowing
$40 per day and elected consider
able discussion.
Mr.. Long said that Mr.. Judson
one of the Clerks, had been his com
petitor for the office of Councilman
at 81 per day; that he had denounced
him (Mr. Long, as ca bump on {
log" and he could not DOW vote to
pay him $40 per day. He though,
that the clerks seemed to believe they
had the Legislature in a pinch and
were disposed to apply the screws.
Mr.. Hunter said that while il
seemed, on q canvass of the subject
yesterday that all the members con
Guided the work to be worth 50 Is
per day, considering the number OF
hours they were employed, they
were unwilling to allow So, and only
did allow Sc as full compensation
He thought the action wrong.
The motion to concur was lost.
Whereupon Council took q recess
till 2 P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Nothing of importance transpireG
during this session, except the in
PRODUCTION of
c. b. No. A, by Mr.. Hoover, re
lating to the employment of joilor.
and fixing their compensation.
After which Council adjourned.
House convened as usual.
The special order being called up
H. j. r. No. relative to appointing
a joint committee to visit the public
institutions, the resolution was made
a House resolution, aud Friday, Oct
p, was designated as the time fol-
an official inspection of the public
buildings. The resolution on a final
vote was defeated, whereupon.
A motion was made for the Hou9e
to 60 in a body at the date named,
and this was likewise lost. Ayes Z