The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-13

bill No. 50. conserving the reporter OF the
supre1e court
Psyne moFed % reconsider tue vote BY
which section s Eas stricken cat; carried.
Long moved 20 amend section hy s;rsk-
ing out 5000 and inserting 81 .0oo trrpof~
terss sAlaryl
PArkison moved to amend Che amend
ment by making il $3.50.
Long asked Judiciary committee whether
supreme court cannos be compelled BY act
OF legislature TO prepare syllahasess IL SO,
eo0ld not 3 ehesper reporter Be secured
With i've supreme jadges they ought To Be
able to prepare the syllabnses. lie pleaded
70. economy.
Honghton said the Judiciary committee
had considered the matter. The eonSfstn-
ton may perhaps be subject to criticism.
bat il must be ebeyed. There must be a
reporter. But bis salary may be fixed at
any Egure the legislature thinks proper.
This Is the only power the legislature has.
The court has foil poxer 10 appoint
clerk. AS 70 the power OF requiring the
judges TO do reporters work. be
thought il did not exist That
sort OF duty was outside Of and
distinct from the judges duty. he
tho ught the character OF ability required
IN good reporter cannot be obtained for
less than s2.00 year. great deal Of
learned labor is required OF him. No re-
reporter oi any supreme court in the United
( States works for such small pay IS is
named in this bill. il being remembered
I that the reporter here is not TO be allowed
! TO speculate in and make profit out of the
I publication Of the reports OF the court.
/ Kinnear followed in the same line of ar
! gument. On point OF order il was deter
/ mined that vote must be taken again on
[ striking out section S. The Chair here
/ signed House hills Nos. IS and 81 and
+ House memorials Nos. aud 2
/ On a division on Parkiuson's amendment
/ il was adopted, twenty Senators voting
for it.
Rineheart thought 81 500 too much. II
/ was charged at the last election that the
/ constitution was wastefnl and the work OF
lawyers for lawyers. The result Is there
are not many lawyers in the legislature.
I Called TO order by the chair He meant
no disrespect to lawyers; $3.50 is abHnd-
/ ant.
Kinnear thought 81. 500 might be enough
at present. The constitutional convention
would have been bat poor body without
lawyers.
The Chair Discussion of that matter is
( out OF order at the present time.
Kinnear--ff the legislature had more OF
them it would be better off.
/ The bill was then read the third time.
A roll was called on its passage, result
| ing in = ayes and nays; adopted.
House concurrent resolution No. l3, re-
| garding The holiday adjournment, was
read. Wilson moved 70 amend by adj
/ jonrning at ~ noon, December 20, and re-
/ eonvening at P. m. or December 80.
Whalley said this would not give the
senators from the eastern section an OPP
/ portunity to go home. stay a reasonable
time and get back
Houghton's amendment. adding that
1.-The per diem OF members and employees
be suspended during the recess" was de-
ciared out Of order at this time. The
/ amendment of Wilson was rejected.
The hour OF 5 O'Clock being the special
order for S. b. No. 9, TO prohibit the max
ing profit out OF pubic funds. it was taken
up. The emergency clause was the pend
ing question. Kinnear argued that the
failure OF the emergency clause in the
/ House. after il bad been passed In the
Senate, did not leave IL in the position Of
an amendment. The Journals OF the
houses are part OF every bill. and show
! what has been done with every hili. He
quoted authorities. lcoeiey on Constitn-
tional Limitations. page I63.
Houghton moved thar the Senate. view
| ing the actions of the House as an amend
men, 20 the bill. concur in the amendment,
and that the emergency clause be stricken
out The question was divided hy the
chair: first, that the Senate views the aes
tons Of the House as an amendment.
Long spoke Ia favor Of the motion. He
/ did not think the deliberate publications. as
law OF something the senators know not to
be law as in any sense right Nothing that
tends TO befog the people should be pub
/ llshed. 1t would be misleading and repre-
! hensibis.
Houghton said that whenever hiIl Is
changed il is amended. An emergency
clause has no privilege over any other
clause. The one has been changed and
amended and comes back to the Senate
without the emergency clause.
Kinnear said the Senate first passed the
/ bill. How. then. can IL be amended now
in this body7 The record shows that il
vas not in the power Of the House 10
amend the bill after they bad already
/ passed Il by vote.
Kinnear offered 3 substitute requiring
the secretary 10 enter on the bill that the
House refused 10 pass the emergency
clause. The chair ruled that il was not
in order. The senate has no such power.
Rjnehayt moved 10 refer to the Judiciary
committee. tries Of "Soi Sor9
whalley spoke in favor OF Houghton's
motion.
ron call OF the Hone was ordered.
Those absent we're Snow, Thompson ct
Pierce Preston and Wood. Further pro-
reedings under the call were dispensed
/ wtth The question On the FIRST part ot
Houehfon's motion resulted as ioiioss.
Aves-Aussgn. Baker, cleuxh, Warts. Fer
80 paaghtss,. Hnasse ke., nrdA KaselAns.
Isndes. tos9. Lnce. owlngs. Payne, farkins0a,
EfuehArt SeahoFg, Yes a., Van Aoasen, Msisefs,
whsilsy y walfs. Wooetng. -
Ssre-sf Dram. Falfws sfhes, GatEasi. jones,
Kiunear. wrenes. Thompson, oi WAlia WkllA,
Waft,
The senate therefore considered the
House sction as an amendment. The lat
ter part vas then voted on. that the e1iex'
I sxrsv clause be stricken out
Honehton made an argument IN reply 70
! Kinnear's legal srgument A. 30 the joarnal
os House tesng better evidence than the
certificate of is officers. The question
came en- roncurring tn the amendment II
was euncarTea In bv the sauae vote. = 70 s
Il wAs then moved 20 sdtourn- The vote
rssnised IS % IS. The president Fosed yea,
and the senate adieurnea.
BoUgE PROCEEDINGS.