Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-27
-THE-LEGIsLATURE.

II. B. l, appropriating $4,000 to
Steilacoom passed.
Hyde introduced bill Is. B. 7O
exempting firemen from jury duty and
poll-tax, which was referred.
An innocent little job was unearthed
when S. b. IS came up. 1t was to
have appropriated 200 for "legisla-
tive stationery" and dilligent effort
was made, in committee of the whole
to recommend an increase to $500.
Some OF the members made the inno-
cent inquiry, if this expense was not
covered by the $4,000 appropriation
already made for legislative expenses
Wilson, in his zeal for the bill, I'M
Willingly let the cat out of the bag, by
stating that this stationery bill meant
printing as well, and the printers could
not get their pay unless the bill passed.
AS another bill appropriating $4,000
for legislative printing had already been
introduced, this admission cast a flood
of light upon the subject, and the inno-
cent little sneak-card" was indefi-
nitely postponed.
Farris presented a resolution direct
ing the Senate State Prison Commit
tee to visit the Walla Walla peniten-
tiary, and the Senate committee on
insane to visit the Steilacoom and
Medical Lake Asylums and make re-
ports thereon before January Goth,
1880. Adopted.
Jones asked to be excused from duty
on the State prison committee, and
he was so excused and Whalley APP
pointed in his place.
Senate adjourned TO 10 A. NJ. next
day.
In the House, roll-call showed Is
members absent.
The committee On privileges and
elections reported in reference to the
petition of the carpenters union, of
Tacoma, in favor OF the Australian
system of balloting, that the committee
now had under consideration several
bills touching the subject matter re-
ferred to, which they would report on
at an early day.
The Speaker gave notice OF signing
the bill Oh. B. 81 appropriating $12,-
GOO for expenses of the School for De-
fective Youth.
Senate concurrent resolution au-
thorizing q committee to visit the
Hospital for the Insane at Steilacoom
and Medical Lake was amended, on
motion of McReavy, by striking out
Medical Lake.
| Senate concurrent resolution in
creasing the joint committee on Uni
versity ut Seattle, was concurred III.
Senate concurrent resolution rela-
tive to the presentation of resolutions
end memorials, directing the Secretary
of State to furnish copies, was con-
CURED in, after being amended so as
to require copy to be furnished only to
Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress.
Senate memorial, asking Congress
to appropriate 500, 900 for the survey
of public lands. was read twice and re-
ferred.
Rotch introduced bill OH. B. l13,)
to repeal Chap. POI of the Code Of
Washington. The chapter relates to
the scaling of logs.
Pickerell introduced q bill to protect
from forced sale certain portions of
homestead and other property of mar
ried women and others. This bill al
lows an exemption of 81 600 ON home
steads to families. Farmers, me-
chanics, professional and other per-
sons are allowed chattel exemption in
the amount OF $500 in tools or imple-
ments for the transaction of business,
besides 500 in other outside property,
and 500 in household furniture, out
side of beds and bedding. The total
exemption possible for one person is
therefore LOO.
Blackburn introduced H. B. 115,
amending Sec. 1854 OF the Code. It
requires those subject to pay poll tax
to give their names to the assessors
upon his demand. A refusal to COM
ply is punishable by fine not exceed
ing $25 or imprisonment not more
than thirty days. *
After the passage of the notary bill
Is. B. AZ House adjourned.
In the Senate, Friday, Kinnear's
bill, relating to the erganiza ton,
power and rules of the Superior court,
came up for third reading and passed.
Senate bill No. 40, making provision
for the determination of conflicting
claims to property, money and in
debtedness, was made the special Or
der of business at o'clock p. N. for
January 7th.
The Senate took a recess for thirty
minutes, and on reconvening the chair
signed bills relating to the Notaries
Public, Petit Jurors and Superior
i Courts.
Houghton Wood and Snow were ap-
POINTED members OF conference COM
mittee on the Pinkelt on bill.
/ Senator Drum offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, BY the Senate. the House
concurring, that the judiciary COM
nittee of the Senate and the House
acting jointly, are hereby directed to
report to this Legislature for its con.
sideration an amendment to the con.
stitution providing for the re.
duction Of the legislative representa-.
ton from its present number of los
to number not in excess of s. mem
bers. Laid on the table until after re-
cess.
i The Senate then adjourned until
O'Clock r. NJ. January 6.
j In the House, Grant presented q
bill for greater secrecy at elections
The bill 10 . combination Of the cleo.
tipn systems of many States, the basis
Of the secrecy being the Connecticut
system.
4, The House refused to recede from
its amendment to the resolution for O
committee to visit the penitentiary
and asked for conference committee
Candy, Geoghegan, and Judson. Of
, Pierce, were named as the committee
The House receded from its amend
ment to the Senate concurrent reso
! luton for committees to visit Medical
Lake and Steilacoom Asylums, and
after debate, concurred in the resolu
ton.
After considerable debate upon i'm
material matters, the House ad
, journed until 2 O'Clock p. NJ. Jan. 6.
CHRISrMAs ON PUGET SOUND.
Soft, blue and dreamy o. baby's eyes,
? Running before the mild December breeze