Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-03-27
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS
Passage of Payne's Telegraph Bill
The Appropriation Bill.


OLYMPIA, March 26-lhe senate con-
vened at 10 o'clock, q senators being
present A number Of the committees
made their reports The cummitte ON
corporations recommended the indefinite .
postponement of house bill relative to the
creation of board of road commissioners
/ The report was laid on table; Ihe con-
/ ference committee recommended thal lhc
house amendments to the bill connrming
/ the title to school and university lands be
adOpted. The report laid on table. The
/ committee ON conference on the bill re-
/ lating to the duties of the state treasurer,
! recommended concurrence m MS amend
ment. adopted. The vote by which the
revenue bill was lost, was reconsldefed
and the bill was laid on the table 'tha
tor lIoughton was appointed a "a COM
mittee to wait on The governor 10
notify him that the senate Will auJoull
/ Friday. Twenty-Five dollars was appln-
priated 10 he Sergrant-at arms. 40 MAXI
am invoice of the property now IN ms
hands. The appOrtionncnt hill WaS ilen
taken up. Drum stated that ne eouiu NOV
vote for the bill as the number oil pre-
cincts in Pierce county were omllcd.
The hill was laid on the table until the
errors could be ,rcmcdicd. The cmcr-
gency clause in the committee medical
bill passed. The report OF committee ON
corporations relative tothe railroad COM
D mlSSlOnpiS Dill. WAS dNuVtfu nv iNN7'
amendments of knnpar's superior eoufl
bill were adopted. Evans bill. removing
the causes from the superior Ia the Su-
preme courts passed. The pill desishat-
ing the duties of the secretary of state
passed with several minor amendments.
The amendments made by the senate 10
revenue bill were recunsidered and the
bill then passed as il originally came
from the house Payne'S bill relative 10
community property was taken up ana
evoked a long and animated debate, Mo-
tion to indefinitely postpone the bill was
lost. The bill then passed; Is ayes.
noes. The announcement OF the vote
was greeted with great applause
At IL O'Clock the senate took recess
until B. IL reaSscmhled at that hour.
when Hughes revenue bill was recalled
and changed So that the tax levy should
read two and one-half mills instead OF
three mills. This bill was then laid on
the table. The report of the conference
committee on Bothel's log crossing phi
was not adopted. ELEPHANTS bill relative
To congress appropriating lands for agri-
cultural college purposes passed. ne
bill is a companion bill To the other IN
troduced by q. Oliphant. and which has
passed both houses. concerning the com
mission to locate the Agricultural col
Iege The senate then resolved itself
into committee of the whole 10 con
; slider the general appropriation bill
In the senate the only change made in
the apportionment bill was TO give
: kittitas county one representative taking
!. one away from Nalla Nalla. The senate
resolved itself into a committee OF the
whole today to consider the general APP
: propriation bill. There were a great
, many changes to the bill a prepared by
!, the committee. The lieutenant governor
! will only be allowed $500 for expenses
: such as office rent. etc. lie had presented
an r.. D. IA hn- a. al
: the amount to the sum appropriated;
J, 81 1853 asked by the adjutant general
. / for militia was knocked into cooked nat
y The following is the full text OF the bll
of appropriation as passed today IN lh'
A senate: secretary of state s9.4s'.so; gov
a ernor. g.. !ss. %: treasurer, s3.sl3.Ol; lieu-
= tenant governor. 81. 3G94J; state audltof
/ s7.g7g44: superintendent public instrue'
- zion. $4,000: state printing, sIO.WJ; M
deyinp etc ON laws. 500: for printns
/, state bonds. 500; transporting the insane
:, as 900: tranSportin ing state CouN icl~.SlaVh
: cost bills for ming ieiufe Nuptilu
!, courts. s25.OOO: eXtradition expenses
y -. 800; official proclamation of governor
= 81. 800: expenses of board OF regents. $50
pXppnSes of lieutenant governor. $50
N codes. $1,000: mining bureau. sla.Uo
II expenses of board of education. Si.Un; &C.
\, wards for capture of tugluNes, sa.ho' ~
" penses of fish commissioner, 5000; ms
a cpllaneous printing. $50 80: propailn
- senate journal. $500: assistants To Tia
- secretary of state under the lh-ufahc
- laws. 81 800: transmission OF stat" luh,
= 500: distribution OF state laws, s'.us
AZ state land commissioner. b.+j %; ait"i
~ ney general S3,133 G6: supreme judge
~ s25. 3ss IS: supreme court expenses, slu
: an G6; superior Judges. S3lpl: pro~ceul
-. ing attorneys. sls.30; state lihidfl
$1,000.
Al lis evening session the senate g
promptly down to business, and Inc 10
a lowing bills were passed: by Hamilton
rs relating to foreign interpretations. passed
of by Rutter. giving equal rights and PRIV
at icges to residents Of the state. passc'
nd bv Blair establishing state rciur
NJ school. passed.
u, HOUSE
=, nv The house met at 10 a. m. Grnbb moV,
No that the sergeant at arms. Ehfhlail'
nc summarily dismissed from his positio
ed Ruttcr moved the appointment OF con
~ mittee to investigate. The latter motto
no prevailed: - to u. The speaker al
nas pointed the following committees; Rol
q ertson Gruhb OStrander. Rutter aud VI
W., Reayy. Senate bill 10 establish no
an NAL school at Ellensburg was taken IT.
,nI out of order and passed; b to r. ~
"a bill to establish a normal school al On
halls was next taken up and an attem
- was made to pass the bill "a II stood, %
IN il became evident that il would lall. lie
'o os rem and Gilchrist. the Lewis county re-
20, resentatiyeS decided to amend the Oil
vi as 10 leave il discretionary with the col
- missioners to locate the schools az sol
.ns other town in Lewis county, and hnal
Gilchrist was allowed to offer this amen
80 ment but it was lost; 81 to 81. The D
r. H. was then put on its passage. The eoun
rho salaries bill came up as special oiu
~ and tine following changes were mac
, In counties of the 2sth class. treasul
III and sheriff 5000 each. attorney aud su
- erintendent. 81 800: in the 23rd class.
III torney 800 and treasurer $500. lThe !
% was passed: 40 TO 10. ltcannot. OF coui
~ 90 into effect till after the expiration
.;or the terms of the present officers. L
- hill now goes to the senate. REGINA
/, no bill to provide for county attorney
nv each county was taken up but with'
nm. action on il. House took recess TIL 2p.
a. , In the afternoon the county attorl
D.. hill. deunIug the duties II prosecuting
W tornevs. was passed. The senate bill
i'm lating to. telegraph and telephone com
ha MES was taken up out OF order. EN
a., onposed il and moved to strike out sect
s t. which gives the right of eminent
~ ~, main: lost. 4. TO 80. Various other anne
y. ments were offered and all were va
m n,o down. il being the apparent desire TO !
he the bill without endangering its suc'
Wv by sending ii back to the senate So lau
,o, The session. The bill was passed.
r9,od Geoghegan. for the relief of Ellen
W. Stephenson. passed. BY NanHOuten
an - -
pay pay Dou4cobo To,4ohuiH