Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-20

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A mes age from Mayor Moran, oil
Seattle, was read inviting the Lieutcn-
ant Governor and Senate to attend the
funeral services of Minor, Haller and
Cox.
kinnear presented a resolution pro-
viding that committee of five be ap.
pointed to represent the Senate on the
occasion of the services.
The chair appointed Senators Kin
near, Landes, Thompson, of Pierce,
Whalley and Wilson.
The following bills were introduced
and referred: 4-:.
By Austin, to require fencing Of
railroads. ...at .-l -
By Long, to legalizes certain deeds
conveying real estate.
Also, to prevent certain animals
from running at large.
BY Kinnear, relating to criers for
Superior courts. Creates office of
Crier and provides per diem COM
pensation Of $3.
BY Parkinson, to select site for q
NooAuiClo IloiilC. IiONIuSS Ioi u SOiii-
mission to serve without pay except
mileage. The site must contain
not less than 80 nor more than
100 acres, and cost not more than
$4,000.
By Forsythe, regulating the practice
of medicine
By Thompson, of Pierce, to legalize
incorporation of towns and villages,
made under act of Feb. 3, 1888.
Owings' bill, for the payment OF
$2,544, for the Capital extension
passed. ft.
Also Reinhart's bill for furnishing
copies Of bills to State officers.
Owings' resolution relating granted
lands was adopted.
Also his memorial, praying for a
survey OF the coakclaim of VIM. Pack
wood and that he be allowed to pur.
chase it.
Senate bill known as "The anti
Pinkerton act" came from the House
with the amendment that its provi-
sions should not apply to "Sheriffs OF
other legalized authority"
A long debate ensued and the SEN
ate refused to concur in the amend
ment by vote of 9 to 90.
After some unimportant business
Senate adjourned.
In the House, Stevenson presented
the following resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Speaker receive
So per day for,h.s services as speaker
Brown, of Spokane, protested in the
name of the constitution.
Stevenson calleI attention of the
House to the constitution of the State
of Kansas, which was similar to thai
Of Washington. Then he read from
an act passed by the first Legislature
granting the speaker compensation al
speaker. He read also from the con
stitutions of Alabama and Nebraska
which have similar provisions, ant
which granted extra compensation.
Judson, of Pierce, declared that thii
Legislature might pass law granting
subsequent speakers extra compensa
ton, but not for this Legislature.
"I have read somewhere that the
laborer is worthy of his hire" sale
Kuhn, "and 1 believe he should get il
whether he works for the public or fol
a private individual. The State al
large would not protest against this
McReavy stated that the two
houses had decided to fix the compen
sation of their officers. He had beer
a member.Of the constitutional con
vention, and it was never intended
there that the Speaker should receive
no extra pay.
Tucker, who had voted against the
speakers salary before, announced
that he had changed his mind, and
would support the resolution.
Ayes-Allen, Blackburn, Blackfan
Bothell, Bush, Clark, Cleman, Cook
Day, Dean, Drew, Eddy, Edens, Far
rish, Foster Candy, Geoghegan, Gil
christ, Grant, Grubb, Hamilton
Hughes, McReavy, Medcalf, Meglel
Minkler, Morse, Nash, Minis, Oliphant
Painter, Person, Peterson, Plummer
RanGall, Robertson, Rutter, Sharpe
Shinn, Stevenson. Tucker, Turner
Weatherford-47.
Nays-Blair, Brown, of Spokane
Flummerfelt, Hutchinson, Judson, ol
Pierce, Meade, Moultray, Ostrander
Pickrell, Purdy-10.
Absent and not voting-Bird, Brown
of Pierce, Cornwall, Herren, Handle
Kennedy, Power, Rotch, Shaw, Spen-
Ger, Straight, Mr.. Speaker-12
The resolution was therefore adopt
ed.
The House here adopted Rutter's
resolution in regard to adjournment
out of respect to the memory of DR.,
Minor.
Plummer moved that the speaker be
authorized to appoint q standing com.
mittee OF seven on appropriations
carried.
The following bills were introduced
read twice and referred, with instruc.
tions to print:
II. B. No. 80, by Oliphant. to create
a commission OF technical instruction
and to establish school of science.
II. b. No. 81, by Painter, to confirm
the title of university lands.
III. b. No. 50, by Nash, to appoint a
State Examiner, to define his duties
and fix his compensation.
The following House bills passed.
To appropriate $2,l0O for supplies
for the House.
To provide a temporary court room
for Supreme Court.
To amend act in relation to dykes
and dams.
House adjourned to 10 A. NJ. to-
morrow.
In the Senate, Saturday, Van Hou.
ten presented a memorial (S. NJ. l2)
praying Congress for an appropriation
to survey certain lands.
Owings moved to reconsider the
vote by which the amendment to the
II. c. r. No. 13, relative to the holiday
adjournment, was adopted, and the
resolution concurred in as amended
The motion prevailed by a unanimous
vote.
This provides for adjournment from
Tuesday, the Goth, to Monday, Jan.
9th. The reconsideration OF the
amendment, that pay OF members and
employees stop during adjournment
caps the climax OF profiigate waste ol
the peoples money. The Legislature
and its army of employees will receive
during the recess from $4,000 to $I2,
600 for doing absolutely nothing.
Rinehart introduced s. b. SO. tt
abolish the office OF Lieutenant Cover