, 1889-12-12
DETAILED REPORT.
A Complete Record of the Proceed
ings of Both Houses.


congress to appropriate $4,000 to remove
the sand-bar at the mouth of the Col
umbia river. Referred to memorial
committee.
Whallcy introduced resolution that
n committee of five be ap-
pointed on the re-dIstricting of the
senatorial districts provided by the
constitution. After some debate the
resolution was lost.
Cieoghegan's house bill for the pay
ment of the mileage of the members OF
tne Legislature was passed,
Senator Owinys memorial, asking
congress to pass such enactmcnts as
will secure to the state the lands granted
hy tho federal government, was taken
up and discussed.
Senator Long offered an amendment,
which he calculated would secure to the
settler the rights lie considered endan-
gcrcd by their memorial. He did not
want il advertised abroad that the state
of Washington was trying to tie up its
public lands and prohibit the poor man
from getting a suitable homestead. His
amendment to the memorial provided
that bona fidc settlers aud homestead-
ers should not be interiered with at any
time. Ii was adopted and the memorial
was passed, as amended.
Nims house Joint resolution, provid-
ing for the letting ofthe legislative print
ing to the lowest bidder, was reported
from the printing committee, with the
following report: "Iour committee ON
printing, to whom was referred house
Joint resolution number nine, beg leave
TO report that we have carefully exam
ined said resolution and are OF the opin-
ion that 1t would be impolitic
to let the contract for legislative
printing to the lowest bidder for many
reasons, chief of which Is that it would
lie impraclicable for the work, more
especially the printing OF bills to be done
at any other places than the seat of gov
ernment. This will contine the bidders
to Olympia, where II would be possible
| for the few establishments there TO com
bine and tixa rate greatly in excess os
what the state should pay for such work.
| We would recommend the adoption, by
enactment, OF such scale OF prices as To
| insure good work and reasonable prices
| for the same, believing that IL is not the
/ policy of this legislative body to so re-
/ duce the price of any class OF labor that
| the artisan can not receive full compcn-
sation for his service. 1t is therefore
re nmendcd that the house resolution be
indefinitely postponed.'
/ Senators Wilson, Houghton Parkin-
son and Whalley cllampioncd the report
of the committee, and Senator kinnear,
under the usual grab for all demanded
Z by his constituents at seattle, objected.
| lie thought that the work could be done
at Seattle. Upon the roll call the rcso-
| lution was indefinitely postponed, only
| Senators forsythe. kinnear, Giltoil and
/ Vestal voting in the negative
| Senator Owings' bill, appropriating
/ S25ii for the repairs and fixtures for
| the capitol building expended by GER
I tain citizens Of Olympia was taken up.
The senate went into committee of the
whole to consider the bill and arose,
recommending that 1t pass.
The bill was sent to the committee on
/ cngrossment.
/ Thompson's Wala Walla memorial
| with rel ition to certain lands withheld
/ from entry and settlement by an order
| from the secretary ut the interior for
| the benefit OF the Northern Pacific com
| pany, requo ing that these lands be de'
clarcd 10 be the Me property of the state
of Washington was passed without the
| amendment ...
ko,ch's house bill, providing for the
changing OF the name of Seatco to Bu-
coda was iayurably reported from the
committee on privileges, and ON the mo-
ton OF Thompson of Pierce 1t was made
a special order for Tomorrow
! The senate then went into executive
session upon the nomination OF Hon.
| u +. Pcrcival of Cheney, WASH, ioI
commissioner of the hospital for the in
sane at Medical Lake, in place ot Strum,
heller. resigned. He was confirmed
unanimously. ..|.
HOUSE.
The house was in session four hours
to-day.
MEMORIALS.
| BY Edens--praying congress for an
| appropriation OF 800, 900 to drcdge the
| Snohomish channel in Skagit county
passed.
RRPOnTs.
| From the committee on military af-
| irs-Favorably on kinncar's s mem oriaI
praying for pensions for honorably dis
I charged Union soldiers; adopted.
| From the penitentiary committee
Recommending that Moultray bill 10.
u state board ot charities and correction:
be indefinitely postponed.
by the education committce-Un
| fuvorably on Clark's temperance litera
ture bill; adopted.
| From the agriculture committee
Recommending u substitute for sharpe
| bill to prevent the spread of the Canada
bull, or Chinese thistles; adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Gandy-Appropriuting 100000 fo
hospital for the insane at Medica
Lake; referred TO the committee on hos
pitfalls for the insane.
BY Judson of Pierce--To regulate pri
mary elections; privileges and elections
The bill is the Same as the one intro
duced in the senate by Kinnear.
BY Cook---To regulate the sale of in
toxicating liquors; committee oil th'
whole.
By Clcman--To prohibit blacklsting
ordered printed.
SECOND HEADING OF BILLS.
BY Hughes 10 prohibit prize fight
ing and and sparring matches; military
conmittee.
by Clark-For tho publication o
mups; education.
BY Meglcr-To prevent the wearing o
the Grand Army badge by persons whC
have no right to do 50; passed.
give thirty-iive pounds of flour and min,
pounds OF bran and shorts, and water
power grist mills thirty-iive pounds o
Hour and eleven pounds OF bran anC
shorts for sixty pounds OF merchantabl'
wheat; ordered printed.
by kinncar- Making II unlawful e
organize or maintain, armed bodies o
men, with an amendment by the mill
tary committee that II does not apply
TO sherifi's posses or other legaIizet
authorities; passed.
BY Power--To regulate the practice o
medicine and surgery; made special or
der for next Tuesday.
BY Kinnear.-Forbidding tho usc o
public money for private uses; passed.
two-thirds majority and was lost.
BY kinncar-To prohibit tho orgnni
zatiou of trusts and combinations I,
limit the production fix tho priccs a