The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-13
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
House and Senate at Logger
heads Over Adjournment.
SEVEN SHALL Be a eRANDJURy.
Geoghegan Strikes ~ Grand Juries and
Free Passes - Emergency Clause
is . Part OF the Bill.

OLYMPIA. Dec f2-If the Senate eoneurs
in the action Of the House the Legislature
viii adiOurn On Friday. December %, and
recoavene on Monday, January 8. con-
current resolution was introduced IN the
House BY Painter that adjournment be on
Saturday. December n. hnt this was
amended 20 Friday, 10 give Eastern Wash
ingt9n members chance to get home be-
lore Sunday. The House did not have
any difficulty in arriving st this conclusion.
but the resolution. when it was presented
70 the senate, provoked much discussion.
Wilson, from kittitas, thought the recess
too long, and he moved tha; the legislature
reassembie on Monday, December 30. a
week earlier. The objection was made that
this wOuid not give the Eastern members
the time they need, and Parkinson added
that IN a spirit OF fair play those living in
distant section should be given abundant
time. Hoaghton offered a move amend
naent. that the per diem of members and
employees be suspended during the recess.
The amendment was clearly not germane
10 the subject. and To the great satisfaction
OF most OF the members il was promptly
ruled out Of order hy the president. Wiz
son proposed TO shorten the time. This
Was voted down. and then Long arose with
al amendment similar TO that of Hough-
ton. making exception in favor of the
watehman. The hour OF O'Clock was here
announced and the Senate dropped the
subject 70 begin the consideration of Kin
nearas bin against the misuse of public
funds.
The question comes up tomorrow in
regular order There Is some indignation
amongst members OF the House that the
senate, which has not been in session not
very much over half the time of the House,
and which in fact has been conducting its
business very ieisurely, should attempt TO
limit the holiday all have been looking for
ward 10. Judson OF Pierce. is especially
wrathful: II suppose" he said tonight,
that those fellows upstairs will take il into
their heads TO settle down to business about
the holidays and then they will try to pin
the House down to their way of thinking
They need good talking TO. They will
have to find out some time that they are
not running both houses Of this legislature,
and if a conference committee has to be ap-
pointed 10 settle this matter. / hope the
speaker viii name some one who won't be
seem to know"
TIE fears OF the House that the Senate
viii insist on reconyening before New
Years have some ground. but it Is never
theless probable that ii viii consent to an
adjournment until January G. I. Is not
hkelv. however, that it will attempt such
an extraordinary act OF self-sacri6ce as to
stop the pay of all members and employees
during the recess. The territorial IegisIa-
lures, il Is said. never cid. and the state
can hardly be expected to set precedent
so unusual both in Washington and other
states.
The old trouble over the salaries of em-
pioyes was removed in the house this
morning. A long debate ensued over the
status Of the question and Ii was decided
to reconsider the vote by which the rt port
was adopted, and then the House receded
from its joint action on the whole affair.
This was, IN fact the only thing il could
DO. The conference committee Is the last
resort where the Houses disagree. and its
action was by almost everybody thoughtto
be binding: but the Senate had gone back
on The report and the House had To follow
suit Each house has now fixed its own
salaries, and no more friction is likely to
ensue.
The Senate today argued at great length
. on kinnear's technical point, that il vas
not necessary for the Senate 20 concur in
the action OF the House in striking out the
emergency clause Of the bill relating to
misuse Of public funds By public officers.
So kinusar and Houghton crossed lanees
on the question, aud many other senators
debated il. II was finally decided that il
was necessary 30 consider the House ae-
ton IN striking out the clause as an
amendment 90 the bill and that the Saaas
! likewise must vote on the same question.
By this Interpretation. when one house
fails 70 enact the emergency clause the
other house viii have 70 vote on concur
renee in the action. that is. the question as
To whether or net an emergency exists is
rot distinct from the biig and mast he con-
siisred as 3 part Of it kinnear will enter a
protest on the journal against this ruling
Of the senate.
Meg!er's concurrent resolution, which
passed roth the House and the Senate,
asks congress to Donate sections a. Ii aud
+. contiguous 20 Kettle Fails. In The Gel
vile Indian reservation, and one township
in stevens eauuty, for the purpose Of es-
iaoLishing 4 fish hatchery. 1t recites that
ths ran ol salmen ia the Columbia river
hiss been diminished OF late years and that
artificial propaga,ien Is necessary. Kettle
Fails are said by Randall, Of stevens, 30 be
point On tie l pper Colunahia particularly
weli adapted To tee purposes Of hatchery.
Meads Heese li1 introduced today. re-
ouires hotel, lodging ard tenement house
kcTners 70 have strong rope secured 10 a
beam in each room. % provide means Of
esesp9 70 occupants sn case of TIRE. In
buildin9A OF moFe than three stories. there
must be iron ladders with landings at each
story. and IA buildings assove stores, where
oYer isenty men are employed. there mast
- foGr WAYS Of egreSs SesaSnariss col
isees and rnhlie halls. higher than tNo
stories, mpsi have FIVE wars OF egresS and
each s'ory must be provided with IRE ex-
siuEuIshers. Ii l. made tie dEty ot Gre
u1arsaAss - tnEpsct buildings Fwacs every
year, "a January ard JUS. Violations are
puHisAaoie by a hae of not 70 exceed so,
Or imprisonment far SIX months.
The senass lAst seek rendered inopera-
tive ihs bisi prescribing the con pensasion
ard duties q us supreme court reporter,
by striking oct tie cisase relating 80 his
compensation. Bas today, after debate.
the salAry was axed AZ 81 ssJ ard the hsa
passed
Governor Ferry wia present . special
message ~ the segsslafurs on the financial
aSAigs OF TIE state !. be can eyes get bold
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