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

and referred to appropriate commit
tees.
Kinnear introduced :. B. 80, in re.
lation to suits against the State.
Preston, bill to cover deficit in the
maintenance OF the Penitcntiarv al
Walla Walla.
Both OF which were read twice AM
referred
The S. B. relating to criers in court.
failed to pass by a vote OF IS to 10.
II. b. 5, appropriating $4,000 iol
support of the School for Defective
Youth passed by unanimous vote.
The committee on Elections ant
Privileges reported back Rinehart'.
bill abolishing the Office Of Lieutenant
Governor with IA recommendation fol
indefinite postpone mt. \ minority
! report favored the bill amended 5,
that ii take effect Dec. 3lst, 1892. Or
motion, the majority report wa.
adopted
Landes' bill relating to the respon
sill ility of inn-keepers on final vote
failed to pass, but the vote was recon
sidered and the bill laid Oh the table
its author being absent.
;. NJ. 8, asking for an appropriation
OF $4,000 for removal of Il sand bal
in the Columbia near Vancouver
passed.
Senate adjourned to 10 80 next day
In the House, JudsOn, of Pierce
moved that Il committee OF three he
appointed to confer with the Senate
relative to the disagreement on the
anti-Pinkerton bill The motion pre-
vailed and the chair appointed Judson
of Pierce, Minis and Geoghegan.
The following bills were introduced
read second time and referred:
By Clark (H. B. 1860 defining the
duties Of persons running traction en-.
gines.
By Oliphant, to give assent to Ger.
tain acts of Congress with relation to
donations Of public lands for agricul-
tural colleges.
BY Painter, relating to the giving OF
bonds required by law.
By Pickrell, relating to the rules OF
construction in causes of action accru-
ing before the admission of Washing
ton into the Union.
BY Weatherford, to create board of
vital statistics and to regulate the
practice of medicine and surgery.
By ROtch, authorizing canal and
railroad companies to condemn prop
erty through which canal or railroad
runs.
Herren offered a resolution that the
State Auditor be authorized to ascer-
tain the total cost of printing up to
December 81; adopted.
Herren offered another resolution
that J. X. No. 8, relative to reading of
memorials three times before passage,
be amended so that but one reading
be necessary; adopted.
Ciark's bill regulating the exchange
OF grain for flour, passed-44 yeas; IA
nays.
The House after spending much
time in committee Of the Whole, on
the Hill code bill Oh. B. 7S) made it
the special order for Jan. 9th, at 2
M.
Senate c. r. providing for a special
committee to confer with the late Ter
ritoral Code Commissioners relative
to the amount equitably due them,
was adopted.
Herren proposed q substitute for S.
c. r. 81, appointing committee OF
three from the House and two from
the Senate be selected from the stand
ing committees to visit the penitenti-
airy, to investigate and report not later
than January Goth, with power to ex-
anime witnesses, send for persons and
papers, and administer oaths, which
was adopted.
After some other unimportant bust
ness House adjourned to 10 A. M. next
day.
On Wednesday, the Senate meet
with the presiding officer and ten SEN
ators absent, viz: Austin, Baker, Fair
weather, Guilfoil, Kinnear, Kneeland,
Landes and Luce, all on leave, and
Thompson C. IT, and Wood.
Senator Shaw, who has been an in
valid, made his first appearance to-day
and was sworn in by the Secretary of
the Senate.
Thompson, of Pierce, introduced a
concurrent resolution to increase the
number of the committee appointed to
examine the State University to three
Senators and four Representatives.
Adopted. 1t is understood that this
move is made in order to get the new
member from Tacoma Evans) upon
the committee. On behalf OF the SEN
ate the chair appointed Van Houten
as the extra member.
The following new bills were intro
duced and referrsd:
No. 67-By Wilson-An act author
izing railroad corporations to guaran-
tee bonds, ETC., of irrigation companies.
No. 68-By Jones-An act relating
to the purchase and reservation Of
land in the State by the United States
for public uses.
No. 69-By Vestal-An act to regu-
late the practice of medicine, and to
license physicians and surgeons, etc.
House memorial, asking congress to
place Major-General r. H. Milroy on
the retired list OF the United States
army, in recognition of his gallant,
patriotic and distinguished services,
was reported. All rules were suspend
ed, on Longs motion, and the mem
orial was adopted.
Senate resolution directing the Sec
rotary of State to furnish certified
copies of memorials to Congressman
and certain officials in Washington,
d. c., was taken from the table and
finally passed.
House resolution relative to open
ing Yakima Indian reservation, was
cOncurred in.
The notary bill, s. B. AZ, came from
the Engrossing Committee, and was
passed with an emergency clause.
Senate adjourned to 10 80 A. NJ,
Thursday.
In the House, roll-call showed nine
teen members absent.
Speaker Feighsn announced the ap-
pointment of Evans, of Pierce, on the
following committees of the House
Municipal corporations, State library,
ETC., railroads. corporations other than
municipal, harbors, harbor lines and
nayigable waters and judiciary.
A petition was received, signed by
members of the bar, in favor of the ad-
option of an improved and economical
plan of publishing reports Of decisions
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