The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-27

/
tie United States senatorshsp On the same
eoasss 9TH such marked success that one
q ths eaniiidaies got three and another
thirteen, making grand total Of rs out of
TO Fosss. ard. though ii modiassI It's clairn
% some extens, coming sisswn from
is unqualified aspirations for
United Stsstes seEAtor 70 . IS cleikship. il
was only tfter six stubborn ballots that the
House would concesss even that nsuch, hat
bis name 'Eas Murphy and all the Irish
and nearly ali the Democrats sto,d in ard
II eldHt make much difference anyway.
and Tacoma At last got in one Of It's czndi-
dafes
Inc prolniseuous employment OF clerks.
nosorious abuse IN many otker states,
WI not ha INDUCED ia here. and it looks
g both House and Senate. determined 20
0xAw the line OF economy Somewhere.
would run to the other extreme. In the
ho1se today NUMBER Of committees CON-
naaea and asked for one eievh for each
comeinafion. Objection was even then
maAts % many requests. Browneef Spokane
hesng especially decided in oppositson. Ii
awaited little, however, for all but one of
the clerks asked for was allowed. A single
exception was made against eisman, VINO
wanted clerk for the committees on irri-
gafi0n and Indian affairs, and his request
was laid upon the table.
Geogheean. who today submitted TO the
governor i report on the school for defec-
tive youth located at Vancouver, win
shortly introduce bill asking for another
$4,000 appropriation 20 complete the
building and fully equip the Institution.
The report Of the code commission is in
an anomalous situation. The Senate to-
day appointed three of the proposed joint
committee of eight to review she report
bat the matter is in the hands OF the iudi-
ciary committee in the House. and so that
body declined to take il out of the hands
OF the COMMITTEES. When the committee
reports, doubtless the House win appoint
its quota Of the committee.
II is not probable that there win be an
adjournment from tomorrow till Monday.
Senator 0wings today introduced resoIu-
ton 80 adjourn for the remainder OF tie
week. buf his attention was called 10 the
constitutional provision that neither
house can take q recess for more than
three days without the consent OF the
other, and he withdrew the resolution.
Probably an effort wiz be made tomorrow
20 pass soncurrept zesusntion of adjourn
menk
Moultrty's bin for tie establishment OF :
state board Of charities and ,sorrecfions
gives the board power to investigate the
whole system of public charitie, and cor
rections cf the state, especially OF prisons.
iails. inGrmaries. public hospitals and
asylnrns. All plans Tor new iais shall. be-
fore adoption by the county authorities, be
submitted to the beard for Suggestions and
revision. The governor may at any time
order an investigation by the beard OF any
penal, rsfarmatory or charitable institu-
Son. and the governor may suspend any
regent. trustee or director CONNECTED there
with for mizmanagement or abuse. The
members Of the board shall number four,
not more than three from either political
party. Ewo 20 be appointed for two. aad
80 Or fEur years
Person introduced bill 10 compel rafl-
way companies to erect derots at all
places of more than 100 inhabitants on the
line OF railroad. This bill might never
have bean presented IL II were not for the
In Whitman county, twenty miles west of
Colfax. on the lire OF the Paleuse branch
of the Oregon Railway ard Savsgaiion.
Endicott Is the center OF what growing
country. and Is shipping point whose re-
ceipts average 81 600 per month. Jet the
railroad company has never seen fit 20
give the people better warehouse facilities
than q b<x-car and platform. The people
-. Al.
house. and they have always fsdled. Now
they propose 10 force recognition of the
claim from the company.
Representative Jadson of Whktcom win
tomorrow introduce bin to locate . Nor
nal school at the pretty little city of Lyn-
den, on the Noeksack. in WhatSom county.
The proposition is that one-hali of the I00.-
600 acres granted to the state for Normal
school purposes be devoted TO the use Of
the school. and that from $500 70 $4,000
be given rs an initial appropriation. The
people OF Lynden will donate site and
erect the necessary buildings.
Brown OF Pierce this morning presented
the speaker with very handsome chair.
The acknowledgment was made in suitable
language by Speaker Feighan.
The committee on ways and means and
claims held meeting this afternoon and
decided to report back the appropriation
bin OF Jsdson. OF Whatcom, ftr ordinary
expenses Of the legislature. With the recon-
mendation that the figures be l.aised from
500 600 to si4o 600, the provision then being
that they shall not exceed the latter
amount At$I 900 per day this would allow
the legislature TO continue IN session for
neerly iive months. or until about March
Is No one exrects now that IL can ter
inmate before that time.
The conference committee OF the Senate
and House on salaries met informally this
afternoon and tried to adjust ti1e difference
between the houses. Herrer., from the
House. maintained that each body had the
right 70 dx the salaries Of iis own EN-
ployes. bat his views we're not eoincided in
by Others Of the COMMITTEES. The sitting
viii he resumed tomorrow.
Grants hsli governing primary elections
provides thai all primary elections shall Be
held under It's provisions. Notice Of psi-
mary elections shall be isxnei By the en-
ecntsve. central or controlling soF1mittee Of
the parties AZ least ere days in adj
vance Of the date, and shsli Be Published in
some newspaper Of general circulation ia
the county and shall be nosfed at the aaaal