Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-13

Judson Of Pierce one to regulate pri-
mary elections OF voluntary associa-
tons and to punish frauds therein.
Ky Cook, one to regulate the sale OF
intoxicating liquors.
All Of which were referred with in
structlons to print.
Megler's Grand Army button bill
was brought up on the third reading
The report Of the committee recon-
monded that the button of the Loval
Legion" be omitted; adopted. The
bill being placed upon its final passage
brought forth much discussion.
Grubb explained that the bill was
intended to prevent imposition upon
the q. \. r. Herren, Geoghegan.
Eddy and others spoke on the bill.
Feighan called Grant to the chair and
spoke for the measure. 1t was passed
81 yeas, 3 nays-Brown of Spokane
Falls and Kuhn.
Clark's gristmill bill was CALLED up
and after discussion it was ordered
printed, by vote of "a yeas to 81 navs.
kinnear's Senate bill, relative to
bodies OF armed men, was taken up.
There was considerable objection to it.
al want to know what this means"
SAID Grubb. docs it not prevent the
G. A. R. from firing salute over the
grave OF dead comrade ?"
1t does," rejoined Brown. Nc
Reavy wanted to know what would be-
come of independent companies. The
vote was as follows:
Ayes-Allen, Bothell, Bush, Clark,
Cook, Day, Dean, Eddy, Edens, Far
rlsh, Flummerfelt, Foster, Candy, Gil
christ, Hamilton, Herren, Hughes,
huntington, Hutchinson, Judson of
Pierce, Handle, Kennedy, Lull, Med
cali Minkler, Moultray, Nash, Minis,
Oliphant, Ostrander, Painter, Person,
Peterson, Purdy, Randall, Shinn,
Tucker, Turner, Mr.. Speaker-4I.
Nays-Blackburn, Blackfan, Blair,
Brown, of Spokane, Cleman, Drew,
Geoghegan, Grant, Grub, Judson,
Kuhn, McReavy, Meade, Megler,
Morse, Pickrell, Plummer, Robertson,
Rotch, Rutter, Sharpe, Shaw, Steven
son, Weatherford-22.
The bill therefore passed.
Senate bill, relating to the misap-
preparation of the public funds, intro
duced by Kinnear, was placed on its
final passage and carried unanimously.
Objection was made to the emergency
clause and it was voted down-2l yeas
to 40 nays.
House bill, relative to the payment
OF the employees of the legislature, was
read with the Senate's amendments;
concurred in.
Senate memorial, relative to the
rlght-of-way through the Puyallup res.
ervation, was read. The memorial was
passed-5S yeas, 5 nays.
House then adjourned.
In the Senate, Wednesday, Landes
presented memorial to Congress
praying for $4,000 to erect a light
house at the mouth of San Juan pas
sage, read twice and was referred to
the committee on Memorials.
Also petition from the counties OF
Jefferson, Clallam and San Juan, ask
ing for the location of normal school
at Port Townsend.
Also petition from the stockhold-
ers of the Port Townsend normal col |
lege, asking that this school be con-
verted into State normal school, the |
property to be turned over at cost.
The petitions were referred to the
on Education.
The special order blouse bill No.
52) came up at 2 o'clock P. NJ. 1t
changes the name of Seatco to Bucoda.
The bill passed without discussion or
opposition, receiving the unanimous
vote OF all the Senators present.
The report of the conference COM
mittee on salaries of attaches was read.
Wilson objected TO several inconsis-
tencies in the fixing of salaries for
similar positions.
Rinehart took the same ground. He
thought the color line was drawn in
the report, the colored employees of the
Senate being put down at lower pay
than white men in the same positions.
Parkinson joined in the complaint.
Clough, Of the committee disclaim-
ed any notion Of discrimination against
colored men.
The Senate refused to adopt the re-
port, 7 ayes to 20 nays. This vote
was then reconsidered, II to 8, and the
report was, on motion of Owings, in
definitely postponed, by vote of 10 to
IL.
H. M. No. 5, relative to the Swino-
mish channel dredging, was read three
times and passed by a unanimous
vote.
H. M. No. 6, relative to the ship
canal from Lakes Union and Washing
ton and Samamish to tide water, was
read three times and passed by unan-,
imous vote.
H. NJ. No. Z, relative to the sinking
Of artesian wellsain certain eastern
cities, was read three times and passed
by q unanimous vote.
Senate bill prohibiting the mainten-
ance OF armed bodies of men was taken
up and the amendment to except
SherifPs''posse and other legalizcd au-
thOrities, was discussed ut consider
able length. Much division existed
as to the construction that would be
placed upon the act.
Kinnear wanted to mean something
if it passed.
Parkinson said the bill prohibits
definitely any organization of armed !
men, such as Sons of Veterans or an
Independent military company.
Kinnear said the bill did not apply
to any such companies at all.
Thompson said no court woul d ever
make such construction. The bill |
did not apply to toy soldiers or,,''uni-
formed secret societies or such asso-
Citations, and it is q burlesque to pre-
tend that it does.
Whalley made a strong argument
against the amendment.
Van Houton to adjourn till 80 to-
morrow. Carried on division-l6 to
IA.
In the House, McReavy, from the
Free Conference Committee, submit
ted the committees report rs to salar-
les. The report was adopted.
The chair announced the following
special committee to draw a tide land
article: Moultray, Clark, Pickrell,
Judson of Pierce and Purdy.
H. b. %, from the Joint Code Com
mittee, to provide for the appointment
Of w Toir Hill On Commissioner 70