The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-16
FIYIl BILLS SIGNED.
Several Measures Net Disaster
During the Week.
MANY MEMORIALS TO CONGRESS
Apr npriafienx Can Be Secured Mere
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houxe-The state Fair.


Washington. each having 40 emergency
clause. that ii might 10 into effect iranaedi-
stssiy. The five were. Indson's $4,000
appropriation bail. Geoghegan's two bills
providing the manner CT payment OF
officers and employees and of members OF
tbs legislature, Grants bill that the word
territory shall be construed into state
IN the laws, and the bill relating 10 the sol
ernnizati0n ol marriages. None Vi the I've
are Of great importance except the $4,000
appropriation h.Il Three Of them relsfe 10
mere matters Of detail ia the conduct of
the business Of the state. IoTeznar Ferry
had no criticism 10 make upon any OF
them ana attached bis executive antogrgph
inst as soon as he was satisfied that they
wege IN legal form
The chief efIor.s Of both houses have
been confined 10 discussion OF important
measures, and tie result IS thai several
blls have been defeated Amongst them
we're Grants bin for an American hag on
every school house, swanlped In the Sen
ale oy ridiculous amendments. and Grants
primary election hiii. which failed 10 pass
tie HOUSE The House feared 10 establish
q bad precedent and killed the bill for the
relief Of the sheriff Of Wahkiaknm county.
who patrolied the Columbia IA 1858 in
starch Of fish pirates. upon the cal Of
Governor semple, and who wanted pay Tor
his police work. kinnear's anti-PInkertcn
bih has been batted from pillar 70 post,
and has not yet run the gauntlet of
amendments It was tbs source
of another radical difference Of opinion
between the Senate and House, not yet
settled, and not likely to be settled without
farther contention When the bill came
from the Senate the House tackled the
weakening amendment thgt bodies of nen
might arm under ~Iegalizei authority. and
when the Sanate was asked 70 concur. it
empheticaliy refused. and viii ask the
House TO rescind. So there the matter
stands.
The following bills have passed both
houses. and, with theexception Of the first.
already signed, await the signature ofsthe
governor:
BY BOTH HOUSES
H. r. No 50 by 6soghegan, 70 provide for pay
ment Of members al the legis siure,
sB No 9, by Kinuear. relative 70 the mis-
appropriation OF public funds by public officers.
H. B. No So. by Rotch. 70 change the name Of
SsGfco 10 Bucods.
sB No 50. BY Kinnear. to tx the campensa-
ton aud prescribe the duties OF the clerk OF the
supreme eoust
sB2 ~ by FAirweather. 10 provide for the
payment OF the unpaid expenses Of the consti.
tutional convention.
ny the SENATE
s p. %. by owings. to reimburse cisizens Of
Caymplafor the construction ol an addition to
% the cnpstol buildings
nv TuE HorsR
H.R. No. y. BY Megler. % prevent imposition
by the unlawful wearing Of Grand Array but
tons
HRS. bv Roteh, TO appropriate saio0 for
supplies and postage stamps for the House,
II B. e. By Edens, 10 amend the act relative
so dykes snd dams
b a. BY Eddy, 70 provide temporary
quarters for the supreme eoart
Kinnear's trust bin is likely to be one OF
the first that comes up in the House, and
il win not have an easy time. II Is now IN
committee, and as soon az report is made
a fight viii be begun, on the ground that
the bill is unconstitutional. being class
legislation. The same charge was made
unsuceessfuily in the Senate.
The salary question, long mooted be-
tween the houses. WAS among the things
settled during the week. Each house has
now fixed the compensation OF its own
employees. instead Of asking the concur
renee of the other Now, If the printing
dispute were only tlxed up. there would he
no special cause for nnhappiaess.
The incident that varied the monotony
Of proceedings during the week was the
sensational charges against Sergeant-at-
Arms Letter. made with great display by
one or two newspapers. The charges are
so The effect that the sergeant-at-arms dld
wiekelly. wiliully. yiciouSly and felo-
niously collect, or attempt 10 collect. ten
per cent commission from two German
carpenters who we're doing g job for the
House. or something Of the sort. The head
ard front of the sergeant-at-arms' ossense
was 3 remark that be wonid have e charge
the men commission, because they de-
iaye1 80 long. and the remark Is humor-
onsly distorted into a crime of heinous
nature hy these newspapers. A COMMITTEES
Is investigating the affair because. the ser
gesnt-aI-arns desires IL
The Senate last week wiped out the color
lire and raised the compensation OF the
assistant segeesni-St-aryas and porter - the
grade II other emps0yes IL vas doubtless
aet intentional on he part Of the seaats TO
lower the wages a these man beeaEls iaey
we're coloTe8. bas il gave tie friend Of the
coiored man a good chance 70 show hi>
devotion 70 the race and he did not isil 70
im prove it.
The passage Of the bllls 70 provide for
the pas Hlent OF members and employees
has Fe.lsved many depressed pookss-tzsk
about Olympia. Members have been paid
tbssf mileage anG per diem iof ~ days
and emr.oyes have gotten pay Tor the same
gsse.
THE question Of tire location og The vari-
oas iHsHtst1ons of the state i assuming
very ssr5oas proportions. There y hsraiy
a iowa eg considerable sac lAat ds@s nos
ws2t one ak tAs schools. and \ tsvesy slls
Wia ha ns8e hefose the legislature. L zae
- .ect ems sFe 70 he made there Blis ARE
Algs&1y intr1siueea. howeser. 70 rsaee tie
Tantssr n sle hands q a eoamiszsoa. vhs
SHAH hare the location os 81 seaocss
Another commission To select lse sits tav
sae Sslatsrs' hgaas, is Also soaghs % &c sp-
pointed.
Painter hla fsz tie IocsE5a8 q tie state
far os Washington. seeks on3Y tbs en5est
contained ia tAs iisls * the hll. ana n axes
aa azF ToFyl4fsoa except rgssls1ge tgsT The
s-sz alss-onsTs, wAs are 10 sesecs tas lsssA-
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Wa EUaHv swe3 su1s = large river,
# IS fellows tie raarse sucs nat
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and C4sEavnsA uaks &znnalsy sggz afrfs-
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