The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-14
H0N0RING THE DEAD.
The Legislature VIII Attend
DR.. Minors Funeral.
SCHOOLS WILL HorFLoaT FLAGS
Beth Houses Agree On the Holiday Aa
ent-nfsagreement ON the
Pinkerton BEil-sew BIIis-

oExwPIA. Dec. l3.--Just before the sd
lenrnneHt OF the HoLsa. Persoa called at
tsnfion 70 he charges made against SER
geanf-as-arrns Letter BY Tacoma paper,
ana moved thas an investigation COMMITTEES
of fiye - appointed. The story Is that Letter
had work done IN carpenter shop here,
and that he demanded 10 per cent. CON-
mission for giving the work 10 the carpen-
teT. Clark objected 70 Persons motion.
declaring ii not worth while % nav atten-
ton 70 the Sensational charges OF news
paper correspondents. who were alwavs
loaded With aua4uunition Of that kind. bat
the speaker said Letter eou-ted investies-
ton and 50 ordered. II Mr.. Letter had
not asked than an Official INQUIRY be made
tie House would undoubtedly have raid
SLIGHT attention TO the chErges According
to Letters story he went into the car
penter shop 20 hurry up the men. They
we're 80 slow that he came 30 the
coneiGsion that they were lavfng aside this
work FOR the Senate's work He tried 20 get
another carpenter 70 attend IN IL brit he
6natlr had 20 come back 20 the first car
renters. Reing greatly vexed about the
We'll. I suppose I shall have 10 charge nv
10 per cent commission on this work.
This i all Letter SAYS he said and ali the
csrpenters savs he said. They do not
claim that he ever ATTEMPTED 20 collect
commission or that he alluded to the sub
iect in snv wav afterward. The sergeant
af-avruS is verv mach rrieved that his re-
mark shonld have been taken SERIOUSLY.
He wants the conr1ittee TO interview all
persons IN Olympia from whom he has
bought supplies and material during his
term as sergeaut-at-arms Of the constitu-
tional convention and Of the House. and
ascertain If he ever made the most indirect
attempt 10 take advantage Of his position
in that manner. The committee win now
proceed Solemnly TO investigate a remark
made carelesslv by the sergeant-af-arms
and magniiied into a grave offsnse hy a
newspaper. No one seriously expects that
ANYTHING viii come OF II.
The House spent whole hour this morn
ing trying TO find ont whether it world he
proper 80 paw Sheriff Albert % wshkis-
kntn. s720 or $24a for services rendered in
pstrolIinr the Columbia in 1889. in accord
ance with the instruction of Governor
Senple. who with Governor Pennover, of
Oregon. was irving TO enforce the fish
laws The sheriff bad hired two siennfiez
20 helm him. and IL ives finally Concluded
that wahkiakum county shnnld pay for
these deputies. while the state would com.
pensaie the sheriff for his own time
The House performed long deferred act
Of Justice this morning and allowed the
speaker compensation for his services. II
had heretofore denied it. on the ground
that the constitution prohibited the grant
oi compensation to any officer. agent,
servant or contractor affer services shall
have heen rendered. But Stevenson, Of
Skamsnia, showed that other states with
similar constitutional restrictions had
granted this increased nav without a ques-
ton heIng asked as TO its legality. Brown.
of Spokane and Iudson. OF Pierce put i'm
their usual objections. bat the House
convinced that the allowance could he
made lawfully. reversed its former action
by 3 large majority.
Governor Ferry signed three bills TODAY:
the first, commonly known as 4 bin for the
relief of Senator Laudes, of Jefferson, was
senate hin No. Is, giving certain judicial
officers power to sole1nuize marriages
immediate advantage OF the statutory re-
lief. Governor Ferry also affixed his sig
nature 10 Grants House bill, providing
that the term Territory in lHws shall he
construed into state" and Geoghegan's
bin 10 provide for the payment OF members
ofthe legislature.
oiiphant's bin provides for a com
mission OF technical instruction. 10
consist of three persons, and for a
state school Of science. The COVER
nor is 10 appoint the commissioners.
They shah collect information as TO
schemes of technical instruction, and shall
hold farmers institutes. They shall have
charge Of the Washington school OF
Science. to Ne established ont Of donations
OF public lands. The object Of the school
Is TO train teachers Of physical science
The bin appropriates $4,000.
Nash 81 Douglas introduced q very inn
portsnt bill in the House. Ii provides for
the appointment hy the governor and SEN
ate Of an examiner. who is 10 b@ compe-
tent person. skilifUl accountant. not
holding public Office or Stockholder,
trustee or employe Of any moneyed insti-
tuition. lie is 20 execute a bond
in the penal SUM OF 5000,
conditioned upoa the faithful per-
farmance of his duties He is 10 hold
Office for three years. OF unta his sue
ccssor Is appointed, and shall exercise a
supervisory power over the boads and
financial accounts of the several public
educational, charitable, penaI and reforul-
asoTy institutions az the state lie shall
prescribe and enforce correct methods for
keeping financial accounts, instruct officers
IN the performance of their duties. visiting
such institutions st irregular intervals and
withous previoas notice. twice az least
each year He is to enforce so
far IS possible. q uniform system ef hook
keeping hy stale and eoanty tTeasurers and
auditors, 50 as - form check upon their
mutual action AID 20 insure thorough
supervision over and safety of stats, city
aud county funds The examiner must
alsa Visit coanty treaSareTs irregaiArly, and
report 90 the attorney general q the state
ans refusal Or negleet on The part Of these
ogsleerz he Is Alss - report
to the governor. he bay suspend
Aay sach osbcer antil examination il he'd.
lie is also to VAST hanks and banking Asso-
cations. and st least once each yeas verify
Tie validity aad amount og az tbs secari-
ties sHd assets held also the ustHTe and
anuoant at ans discount az o4AeT hank
transactions wAjch Be may tseesa foreign
~ sha legitimate and iAwfai purposes
It a savings institution The ne
gssef 90 resuszi - any h4ak os-
nosr s . he FwFoFfsd 70