The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-21
OLYMPIA DESERTED.
The Lawmakers Gone Home for
the Holidays.
BILLS THAT HAVE BECOME LAW.
The Joint Eesolution 60 Eeauce tile Mem
bershsp Of the Lesisiasare Goes
over-Proeeeafnxs Yesterday

o1yxPrA. pee o.-The tsxtssssuss tesisy al.
isnrnsd for the holidays IN arcofdzBes wiEn the
Jr1ns resolution passed last wreck. 1ae sTccee1-
ingz tbs msrE3ng wcre Ee9fznefcFy sn1 dragged
50 zaaca that both hoeses sdbougned oefoTe the
tine 81. Nearly sii ne nsmseTs fTana Eastern
Washington AMI the lower Soand test Oh boats
thls afternoon ana . few lefE on tbs train 10
Portland and thence east of The mosatssns via
the UHsoa Pacisc. ssiympia = quiet tonight
Acd tomorrow every renAiaiAg iesislksor VIII
have EFF.
Governor Ferry today sSgued four new bills.
making = total Of niEe that have been passed By
thls Legislature and heen trdorsed by ythe goy-
sra0fs signature. They ART as follows
II. B. No. l. by Judson OF Pisrce, PToTiding for
an appropriation OF the deficiency OF slaooa for
EGeifacosEa asylum.
S0s A. By Jnes0a 81 Whatcom. sppFDpEfatng
$4,000 FOR expenses Of the legislatures
n. II. No. s hy Geoghegsn. sppscpEtatIng
sl-00 for the Vancouver school fsf defective
youth.
H.B No p. Ay ssoghegan. 70 provi1e for the
payment cf mernbefs of the Legislature.
II b 30. A. By 6eoghegaa, % prUyisie for the
payment OF ofacers aHd attaches OF TIE legisla-
fuFe.
n B. No s.. substitute for Grants Dill rela-
tive 20 the change - the words territory 70 state
H. B. No. 81 hy Rotch. to change the name OF
seatco TO Baeosa.
:. B. No. % By Fairweathsr, te proFide for de-
hclencf s Of tho constitutional CONVENTION
5 3. No. a.. By the judiciary committee. pre-
seripng the duties and manner Of appointment
of Eosaries public.
SB q, by Austin TO authorize certain per-
sons 30 soleInnise marriages
The following bills have passed bosh houses
and await the signature Of the governor.
II. p. No. -. by Geoghegau. 10 provide for re-
porter Of the supreme court
s. n. No. s. by KinncAr. relative 70 the oggani.
xasion OF the superior court
s b. No. 9, by Kinnear, 10 prohibit fhe private
use Of pahilc money.
5. b. No. o., by hinnear, providing for petit
jurors Of the superior court.
Ten memorials hare been introduced IN the
House and thirteen in the senate. All but two
have passed both houses
Several important bills we're enrolled IN q
hurry shis morning and sent 10 the governor.
They were the notary bill. the bill providing for
the organization Of the supreme court, and the
bill regarding the selection Of petit sarors-
Senator DFua introduced concurrent resoin-
ton yesterday which viii meet the approval of
good many people throughout the state. al
though II may come 70 nsught. Il went 20 the
committee on memorials, and win come up for
action next mouth The resolution iasfFncts the
Jointly, 20 prepare and pYesen nt = hi proposing
unconstitutional ameEdmant reducing the mum
ber OF members OF the Legislature from lo0 70 not
more than - Many persons have argued that
a NAL er legislature than ~ present. would be
an IMPROVEMENT, bat II il bY no Insans likely
that the maiority of the members win think 80.
President I.aughton this morniag announced
as senate members Of the commitfee of confer
enne on the anti- -Pirkerton bill. senators Hoagh.
ton. Drum aud snow. Thtswas virtually giving
np shr hKhs gp- the bill. Which wurid Be yalne-
less IL me House amendment Be retained. Mf.
Kinnear. seeing that the senate conier4es
weald be probably too willing 10 c0neede ali
the points 10 the House, weni u the desk and
suggested TO the president that 81 least one
fris I'd Of the bill ought 90 he pat on the eona-
miftee. and Mr.. LsGghton thereupsn subsu.
tuted Wood for Drum This gives chance for
minority report. anyhow.
Chief CLERK Cline, OF the Iiouse lost no time in
getting on q boat which bore him down sound.
Ie IS in hurry 90 get back 20 whatcnIn county,
where be is to be married on Christmas dag 10
young lady of that peighhorhood.
one of the yoHng lady clerks OF the senate
was almost in tears this morning because OF
some rude remarks IN paper, which she faneted
some one might couStTne as including her ia
their scrape. Everybody told her ahe was mis-
taken.
Mr. Ruiter. who had been in 81 Peters hospi-
tai for several days suffering from . severe cold.
retnrned TO his usual apartments yesterday.
His condition Is muen improved. He expects
70 go 10 Seattle or ssenday. senator Jones VIII
60 down tc seattle on the early boat tomorrow
morning. Tho other members went today.
Secretary Barton. Of the Senate. hurried OF 10
Tacoma this afternoon % see what was left Of
his household effects which were 10 one OF tho
dwellings burned yesterday.
The House went back on is decision OF yea
te-tay te allow only House committee to visit
he asylum az Medical Lake, and decided 70
send the standing committees on the Insane
esylufos 10 the aSyiums 81 steiisceeTn and Meai-
cal Lake during the tecvss- The disagreement
as 10 the psuitensiary COMMITTEES. however. still
exists. and there win be 10 jAakef 70 walIa
wallA this rScess.
Grants tiii for greater secrecy aseiscsions pro
viaes for Modification of the Australian sys-
tcrn of vOtiaE. a. psed in Connecticut The voter
resolves his ballot under certain restrictions
aud deposits IL after being sealed IN envelope
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
A Constitutional Amendment Proposed