Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-07
Legislative Gossip.

ne rendered his resignation which was
promptly accepted, and Mr.. Murphey,
of Tacoma, was appointed to ill the va
cancy. Several important bills have
boon introduced this week. The follow
inc corrections were made in the senate
committees:
Fisheries-Str;ke ont Forsytho, insert
Thompson, OF Walla Walla.
internal improvements-Strike out
Wilson, insert Long.
Salaries and milage-Strike out
Thompson, Of WaIla Walla, insert For
sythe.
State, granted, and school lands
Strike out Lang, insert Wilson.
Kinnear, Eoughton and Thompson
(of Walia Walla), Of the senate, and
Picaeyel, Hutchinson and three others
Of the house, are q joint committee to *
anime the work Of the code commission.
A new committee OF the house on Ia
Dor was made, with Ostrander as chair
man and Bird, Dean, Meade, Minkler
Sharp and Biackian members.
Geohegan, Of Clark, had the honor Of
introducing the bill which was the first
one passed by the first Legislature Of the
state Of Washington. It appropriates
$4,000 for the maintenance, etc, Of the
Washington school for defective youth
from April l, 1890, to April l, 1891
SENATE Bills INTRODUCED.
No. IS, by Kinncar, an act in relation
to the organization, powers and duties
Of the superior courts.
No II, b. Kinnear, an act authoriz-
ing the appointment Of official short
hand reporters for the superior courts 0:
the state, and prescribing their duties
and compensations.
No. 10, by Kinnear, an act providing
for the establishment and maintenance
Of a home for soldiers, sailors, marines
and rilitiamen injured whilc in the ser
vice Of the state.
No. IS, by Kinnear, an act to provide
for the registration Of the names Of elect
ors, and to prevent fraudulent voting.
No. 30, by Kinnear, a act to provide
for tho appointment, qualification and
duties Of notarie3 public, and certifying
their official acts.
No. 81, By Hunsakar, an act for the
purpose OF establishing a form Of seal
for the use Of notarios public.
No q, by Fuirweathor, an nct to pro
vide for paying the unpaid expenses Of
the constitutional convention (amount-
ing to about $G,0o0).
No. %, by hinnear, an act relating to
the appointment powers and duties Of
court commissioners.
No. q, by Wood, an set to provide
for the publication and distribution Of
the supreme court reports Of Washing
ton.
No. %. BY Wood, an act to prescribe
the duties ana tx the compensation OF
the reporter Of the supreme court.
No. IS, by Jones, an act to prohibit
mining and manufacturing companies
from carrying on company stores"
No. 27, by Kinnoar, an act to prolib-
it bodies OF men, other than the regular
militia or troops Of the United States,
from drilling Or parading with arms in
this state.
No. %, by Payne, an act relating to
the duties and compensation OF court
commissioners.
/ No. 20, BY Jones, an act to establish
and support bureau OF labor statistics,
agriculture and immigration.
HOUSE BILLS
No. 10, by LuIl, an act amending sec
ton 1871 Of the code OF Washington, in
relation to habitual drunkards, and au-
thorizing complaints to BE- made to the
probate judge in order to protect the
family Of such habitual drunkard,
No. 90, by Moultroy, an act to estab-
lish a state board Of corrections and
charities for the state Of Washington.
No. q, by Grant, an act prescribing
the manner OF holding primary elections
in the state of Washington.
No. %, by Grant, an act authorizing
the appointment Of official shorthand
reporters for the superior courts Of this
state by the judges, the compensation
not TO exceed SO day.
No. %, by Person, an at 10 compel
railroad companies to build and main
tain depots.
No. q, by Clark, an net for the use Of
temperance literature in the public
schools, and fixing penalties for the VIC
lation Of the same.
No. %, by Judson, an act to establish
and appropriate lands for the mainten-
ance Of a normal school at Lyndon.
No. rs, by Morse, an act to establish
and locate q soldiers home in Island
county.
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