Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-14
THE LEGISLATURE.


Judges and the same to Pierce and
Spokane il the public business required
them, but he could not see how the
business had so increased in these
counties as to require additional
Judges. But prominent attorney IN
Seattle had said to him that many Of
the cases on their docket were dunn
mics and at least half OF them would
never be tried.
Thorn son. &. T., hoped Longs mo-
ton wo Id not prevail. 1t would be
the greatest farce OF all the farces
played upon the stage OF the comedy
company known as the present Legis-
lature.
He admitted that hall of the cases
were liable to be dummies, as stated
by Owings, but still there were more
than 800 cases that were not dunn
mics. and three judges were little
enough for them.
Houghton also opposed Longs mo-
ton. The jurisdiction OF justices OF
the peace had been reduced from 300
to 100, and this had caused a great ac
emulation of business. As to the
dummies, they were mostly mummies,
having died a lingering death on the
docket waiting for 4 trial which they
never could get.
Whalley was also opposed, and es-
pecially because he always proposed TO
oppose motions not made in good faith,
and Long had, in effect, stated that he
made it for the purpose OF killing the
bill. He favored the bill as it stood
and thought the opposition was sense
less because no reason had been al
legged for it.
Long resented being called fool in
directly by being charged with a
" senseless" opposition and comment
ed upon the rot" in the arguments
of Whalley and Thompson, G. T. He
believed there would be Il reckoning
for all this reckless expenditure.
Drum opposed Longs motion.
Pierce, King and Spokane counties
pay about three-ffths of the State tax,
and, as matter OF fact, they thus pay
the whole salary of their own judges
and about $1,000 toward the salaries of
other county judges; so that other
counties have no ground for complaint
over the expense of these additional
judges.
Thompson, &. T., wished Long was
present Che was in the smoking room
at the moment) to hear him explain
bis use of the word " senseless," and
then proceeded to remark that it was
worse than scnseless," it was frivo-
los and idiotic in its vsporings," and
that proposition he was ready to stand
by.
Owings had section 23, act 4, of the
Constitution read, relative to the APP
pointment OF Court Commissioners,
and argued that these great accumula-
| tons of business could thus be dis
posed OF, and the United States Courts
will also take great deal of business
away from the State courts. He didn't
believe Pierce county needed any more
judges than Spokane, and told story
to illustrate his argument that because
King county had two Pierce county
had to have two, also.
Long said he saw the disposition was
not to consider any other counties in
terested, and so he withdrew his mo-
ton and promised not to say anything
more about the bill.
Upon the passage of the bill, Wood
argued in its favor, showing that Court
Commissioners we're merely referees
whose decisions came back to the
judge, and that judges pro-tempore
could only be appointed by agreement
of both parties. He submitted figures
upon population, taxation, etc, show.
ing both necessity and fairness of the
proposed additional judges.
kinnear moved that the bill be con
sidered, engrossed and placed on final
passage. So voted, and the bill passed
by ayes %, noes 5, and the emergency
by ayes q, noes 2, Owings and Long
voting no. 1t now goes to the House
for concurrence in Bakers amend
ment.
Wilson moved suspension of the
rules and the passage OF an engrossed
bill. Senate bill l26. repairing road,
and collecting road taxes. SO voted
and passed-ayes a, noes 5. The
emergency failed on the first call
ayes %, noes 6-and Wilson changed
his vote to no for the purpose of re
considering.
Long voted no because he was op
posed to the cash system of road taxes
Kinnear then changed hievote t.
aye, and Wilson changed back agair
to aye, thus making the necessary 2
and passing the emergency clause.
Houghton, by consent, offered a res
olution creating joint committee o
three Senators and five Representa-
tives to apportion Senatorial and rep
resentative districts.
Wilson moved to amend by making
the committees on privileges and elec
tons OF both houses the committee tt
make such apportionment. Adopted
ayes Ia, noes IL, and the resolution
so amended, was adopted.
Houghton stated that Governor Fer
ry had prepared an apportionmen
of which this committee might avail
itself of.
Senate adjourned to l p. NJ. mex
day.
Forty-eight members were presen
to day in the House.
The following bills passed:
House bill $50, by Bothell, authoriz
ing the hauling Of timber across rail
roads.
House bill 227, by Sharp, regulatin,
the charges for water for irrigatin,
purposes by corporations.
House bill 249, appropriating $3O'
to pay the Territorial Code Commits
sioners for attendance with their worl
on the present Legislature.
Senate bill 40, by Kinnear, to de
termine conflicting claims to property
money or Indebtedness.
Senate bill sc, by Drum, relating t.
filing and recording of transcripts Q
judgments rendered by district or Gil
cult judges OF the United States.
House bill 223, by HANDLE of Pierce
fixing the tare on hops, was placed OF
final passage.
The bill fixes the tare at five pound
per bale; the maximum OF balm
cloth five yards of standard weigh
per yard of from q to 80 ounces
standard weight OF bale of hops, II
to $50 pounds.
Il Moultray opposed the bill, believin
that seven pounds was the prope
amount OF tare.
The bill passed-ayes Al, noes l.
MOultray in the negative.