Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-03-25
lABORING At OLYMPIA
The Bill Killed Dividing the
State Into Two Peniten-
tiary Districts
Provision For the State Militia
Made and Officers Salaries
Fixed
EVERYBODY Anxious For the
Passage of the Telegraph
SENATE

OLYMPIA, March 24.-Fourteen senate
were present when roll was called tn
morning. at 10 o'clock. A recess of Il
minutes was taken and nineteen WEI
then present. Hunsaker presented D,
luton from the citizens of Klickita
county asking for "a change of the fis
laws So as To prohibit the catching of fis
during April. Houghton introduced
Jo'nt resolution for the introduction of
bill authorizing the governor to appoin
certain trustees, commissioners. and Off
GERS when the Legislature is not in session
Unexplained that certain laws provide,
fW The confirmation of such appointees a
the governor could make in recess. Tn
RESOLUTION was adopted. The committe,
on penitentiary reported adversely on
Owings' bill to divide the state into ty,
penltentiary districts. The Senate re.
fused TO concur in House amendments I,
tile bill for the relief of bona fide purchas.
ers of university lands. The amend.
ment was that the purchaser,
may secure title instead of '.the stat,
disclaims title" The senate concurred
In house amendments to Drums registra-
tion bill, also in house amendments to
kfnnear's bill relative to primary elec-
tions OF voluntary political associations
House concurrent resolution. permitting
bosh Evans and Megler to introduce bills.
wer laid ON the table, there not being the
necessary two-thirds vote present. Shows
bill, for the recovery of the possession of
land furap a,,I 4
ines bill, for the relief of settlers in cities
and towns on public lands. was read by
sections and killed; Is ayes. q noes. The
senate then took recess until ep.m.
Reassembled at o'clock. The amend
ments suggested by the committee ON
corporations 10 be added to the house in
suranee bill were adopted. Wilson of
Tered an amendment that insurance
companies in the state print their assets
and liabilities each month. Houghton
opposed the amendment and Rinehart
favored IL. Lost, ) to II. A motion to
Indefinitely postpone was lost. The chair
announced as conference committee on
The part OF the senate to consider Bothel'S
logging Dill, Senators Seaborg. Hunsaker
and Nooding; also, on conference COM
mittee to consider the state treasurer bill.
senators Wilson, Nestal and Luce. The
printing committee introduced a resolu-
tion authorizing the secretary OF the sem
ate 10 prepare journal for the public
printer. Two hundred dollars is appro-
priated for the work. All work I'm the
hands of the revenue and taxation com
mittee Is taken out of the committees
hands and will be given to new COM
mittee.
The senate, at its evening session. con-
sidered Oliphant's bill relative to building.
aalNand savings institutions, but after
lnpn and gpirit IaSs daha 90 h.. H..
definitely postponed. Ii Is not thought
that the bill will be see light again.
The following came up for third read
ing: BY Kinnear, relative to corpora
tions, passed: by corporation committee.
relative to rights OF way over school
blacklisting, killed; by Austin, relative |
TO ferries, killed; by Wood, relative to
charitable institutions.
HOUSE
House met at 10 o'clock with forty-six
members present. Ii was resolved to meet
at 9 In the morning hereafter. A concur
rent resolution by Megler authorizing
him TO Introduce bill amending the act
relating To commissioner of deeds was
voted down. Grant moved that the
speaker be authorized to appoint select
ing committee to examine the calendar
and report each day the bill which should
itNfiNt fdTIltu. House ift-
ceded from its amendment 10 bill con-
cerning duties of state auditor and con-
Cured In Senate amendments to Herren's
university bill. Turner was excused for
the balance of the session. Thompson's
university land bill was put ON the calen-
dar. House bill ll5. by Blackburn. re-
lating To the collection of poll taxes
and requiring every one to give
his name to the assessor. was
passed. The emergency clause failed.
House bill 3l3 to provide for the restora-
tion OF court records lost by fire or other
wise was Withheld until Instructions be re-
ceived from the senate how to act This
is done through a beliefthat senator Fair
chairman of the committee. who
is now absent will not be back. In the
afternoon the house took up on special
order the militia bill. A number of i'm
portant amendments, recommended by /
the committee, were adopted. One
leaves the number of regi-
ments to be fixed by the military board.
An amendment allowing three company's
Df cavalry was rejected. An amendment /
giving board authority to audit claims ,
was stricken out. The amendment max i
ing governor. auditor aud adjutaut- gen
sral the military board The amendment
liking adjutant generals salary at 5000
lccasioned debate. The salary was finally
liked at 81, 500 per year. Sections ~ and
~ relating to armies and state arsenal and
amp ground were stricken out. This
inished up the committee amendments Y
md reading OF the bill at length was
Degun at 3 p. m.
The bunch grassers in the house will !
get a good dose of the early opening
movement tomorrow. They have been
il since the season began =
When the house finished tonight Steven !
ION moved to adjourn to 10 a. IN. tomor- I
'ow. and his motion prevailed. There is 9
ak nf mpptinU nt n'plpPk WndnasHaN
"A strong effort is being made
o kill Senator Paynes telegraph bill in
he house. IL was to have been considered c
)y the committee ON corporations tonight. 1
lut the committee did not meet. Hun G
ireds of kilograms urging members to | n
vote for the bill have been received. A /
ong one received by the Pierce county I
delegation Is signed by Mayor Wheel [
wright, of Tacoma. The House concurred C
n the senate amendments to Herren's {
dill for the government of the university, u
md Randle's insurance bill. The house c
adopted the report OF the conference
on the common school bill. The
house concurred in all but one of the
Senate amendment to school land bill %
ind a conference was ordered on that.
The militia bill passed: SO TO Z. after be- Il
ng materially amended, but the emer- !,
yency clause was defeated. The clause \
'elative TO retired list was stricken out as /
llso the exemption from poll xand jury :,
Iuty. The special tax rate was reduced !,
rom two-fifths of a mill 10 one-ffth. a.
The House refused to adopt concurrent :"
esolution sent down by the Senate giving
onsent to the Introduction of a bill auth
rizing the governor to appoint after ad-
Durnment legislative member of boards SO
nd commissions created by the legisla- "
are. Speaker Feighan led the opposi- ht
on, declaring that the resolution might er
Dnceal some job and should be hs
considered. IL will come up te
gain tomorrow. The house refused to II
scede from its amendment to senate bill vi
sale of school and university
Inds. House passed senate bill relating
, costs of conviction in cases OF felony.
nd defeated senate bill for the purchase Al
y the state, for six hundred dollars. of NJ
lree hundred copies of Barton's legsa m
IRE handbook. The house passed II
vans bill relating 10 the practice In the IN
ipreme court. and Megler's bill relating "a
commissioners of deeds Roth these n.