The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-03

RnissioneTs 10 examine into the report uv0n
terTitorsAl Institutions for which the Eznssea
STATES government had n8de apprcpxiA-
ti0ns> The chair rulea that such asfenspts
% Instruct the government ~ enactment
were cnE ct order. The ruling was sus-
tanned.
Forsythe. as chairman ef committee on
memorial No. l 10 congress. asking Teeon-
pense for losses - settlers II the Indian
war OF iSS5-sS. which Wa introduced
November 8. reported fasurahiy ard
reeomm snssd that < pass; placed on iise
]. K No. 10 authorizing she state auailor
20 give receipts 10 the United states gov
eminent fcr property in his possession for
the territory. wAs concursed IN sy the SEM
xte
II. NJ. No. 2. 70 the secretary Of the In
terror. IN fasAtion 70 sixteen or more towR-
ships OF government land in Stessns
cousty. asking THAI the survey recently
ordered b Withdrawn and cancelled. and
that the old surveys remain rs boundaries
oi the settlers claims, was read and re-
ferred toTssSS eommltte On memorials.
II. u. No. 4. making Si40090 appropri-
alton for expenses OF legislation. was
read.
KinneAr moved that il be referred back
70 tie House with the request that inform
alton be furnished as 10 what committee IL
had been referred 10 and the vote by which
IL was passed.
Whalley amended by moving thst all
house bills and memorials be included in
the motion. The amendment was accepted
and the motion carried.
The chair thereupon instructed the sec
retary TO notify the House.
II. j. z No. s, fcy committee 70 investi-
gaze the cost OF conlRittee-rooms. was con-
CURED In by Senate.
The following new bills were introduced.
s. b. No 50, by Rinehsrt--To provide for
official stenographers for superior courts
and fixing their salaries read in full; sec
oFia reading BY title and referred to COM
mittee on judiciary.
s. B. No. 8. by Forsythe-To provide for
the assessing and collecting OF revenue;
read In fuiI; second reading By title: re-
ferred TO committee on public revenue and
taxation
Forsythe moved that 5ocopies be printed
for the Information Of the Senate and
House. kinnear opposed, such action as
there existed 3 joint committee on print
ing. He moved not TO print it, as. II il was
not referred to them before such order was
made, there mignt unnecessarily be dupli-
cate printing hy the Senate and the House.
Owings desired to carefully examine a
bin instead OF judging of its contents from
hasty reading By the secretary. Therefore
be wanted IL printed. After considerable
discussion, kinnear withdrew his motion,
and the motion Of Forsythe was carried.
Fairweather introduced resolution thas
the committee on public revenue and taxa
ton be authorized to appoint q clerk:
carried, and Miss Maud Wilson was 50 ap-
pointed.
Fairwesther moved that the Senate re-
solve itself into committee of the whole
to consider the provisions OF Senate bill
No. %, 81 act TO provide for paying the
expenses Of the constitutional convention.
The chair announced that the origiual
bill was not In the hands Of the Senate, bat
with the public printer; that q printed hlll
could not be nsed in the absence Of the
original manuscript. The motion was
therefore declared out OF order.
The Senate at 2:is adjourned 10 meet at
p. m. tomorrow