The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-13
REFUSED TO ADJOURN
A FrHitless Day in Both House
and Senate.
SENATORIAL sALloT TUESDAY.
Enies sf the Two Rranshss M 'yes Con.
farm The ssass PrinsaAx--
Lsnshssn's address.

OLYMPIA. Nov. l9-Ths legislature did
Ens a1i0arn today until next MoadAv be-
cause cf the ohsfinacv Of the minority
of members Of she House, who Insisted
npoA session during the remainder Of the
week, bat 4 did agree auasraAiy and dess-
Esfeiy upon the tine ef electing United
States senators. by the passage Of 4 iuins
resolution. warfed exactly the same as
that defeated yesterday. bat with changed
date
The larger part Of the session of the
House was devoted to squabble ever
joint resolution 10 take recess untii next
Tuesday. lE was urgei that nothing could
be accomplished until completion of the
state acvernmeEt By the Inauguration of
the 0ffscers. and sha members -of the
legislature might as vel spend the interim
~ home The members from the reaaoter
parts Of the state. however. made decided
objection 10 this course. and declared tAat
much preliminary business IA the way of
appointment 81 committees and arranging
for the active work Of the session might he
dcne during the intervening days. This
view was so warmls And generally ad-
vaneed that the resolution was killed by
bsing laid upon the table.
The senate. however, after the election
of several clerks and the administration al
the oath of ofilce 10 the officers, members
and employees, passed a resolution of asl-
90urnment with ease ard sent it down 70
the House for concurrence. This revived
the question there. and the resolution
would probably have been agreed 10 had Il
not been for an unfortunate construction
OF the rules that the resolution must pass
three readings before adoption. IL was
necessary to secure u two-shlrds Tote for
suspension OF the rules to consider the
matter, and II failed. though a. voted for
and - against Il.
Then another dispute arose over the
rules. it being maintained that II was neces-
sary 10 secure simpAe majority vote 70
concur In = joint resolution The speaker
was inclined favor thiS view, bat wanted
to submit the matter to the House Ad-
jeurnmsnt vas taken however. pending
the discussion.
When the Senate learned thai the House
had declined 10 concur. il likewise ad-
lourned til tomorrow At o'clock. il being
clearly understood that an Adjournment
til Monday or Tuesday will then be taken.
Tie disSimilarity OF the rules Of the House
and senate was the main cause Of tot1ay's
disagreement. One Is working under the
House rules Of ISS7-sS. and the other under
'sCushing's Manual II majority vote
only had been needed TO pass the resolu-
tion in the House, a. in the Senate, adj
journment would sieahtless have been
taken
Todayss session was almost prosisless OF
results. In the Senate the mxin debate
was over . notion 20 award the printing 90
the State Printing and Publishing Conn
pany, OF Olympia. The measure met with
vigorous opposition, and resulted in q
compromise that the award should be linn
tied 20 thirty days. Committees 10 ar
range for the Inauguration ceremonies OF
next Monday we're appointed IN both
houses
II IL altogether probable that tomorrow
morning the House viii reconsider It's ac-
sion of today and adioarn til Monday.
The committee appointed 20 prepare list
Of committees viii then be ready 20 report,
and little win be eft 10 he done