The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-28

iands provyaea - kss 70 oshey residence
sssd h2s bern Oh Sk< lard he eaafnss FOR
shre< yesfs pyscr 70 Jsruzry i. iso- The
I'D szs reoommifsed sisas a. amendment
might b made doing awxy with the mort
rage syxsem xnd requiring the purchaser
sErarse 70 eas<r Into contract
Morssss road bisl. vhseh passed he Senate
tedsy ard viii probably become . iss, i u
the ufznoss importance loeouassy districts
The purpose ef TIE hsEi u tIsst entire coun-
ties shall ae aonaxA for sbe construction Of
al roads upon soss 1T three aiffs u ffss
residents Of the egssssv. Eparnssy sessssd
ds-srssts ~iii fnue BE retsssse ~ the snfsrs
harden Of the construction q nsezesf rosss-
TIE rsad district. boEevsr. y required
eventually 10 ssimhu~se the eoansy. a
sinsssar EIA sgfhorxsng eoanfses 20 BE
ssosssea sor eounty p1rpcres .as also
gsassed. abs total awsHnt SHALL not exee~d
per- cent. 81 saxahss pr0perty--ths eossss-
tnfs1naE lint
The Senate performed . good days ~ork.
Amenw other sbings i passed THE Hoase
usxasesaas Ys<avipg congress 70 begin work
ca Pors Orchard nary yard
The state IFbrs.ian bill passed the srnas~
tosszY An attempt wa< masie 20 MAKE The
position ose 81 employment and not az
Office. so that. under the constitution,
uesnsn weuld not he rendered inessgiase-
1t vas unsaeeessfai. TIE sasary was Te-
euced from 81 no to 81 Goo. Mia steTen-
son, who isss bsti tlse osf5c@ Of librarian for
seyerss years. ai.i he Enabls 70 bold the
oifsee andsr the new las.
- Il
ssed by tho bsEI whssh passed the senats to-
DIR. consists 0f che lieutenant governor.
secretary ef state and aadifior They shall
purchase sAistate Supplies ana rent bui;d-
sng for the use OF the vsssous state offers
az . rental not 70 exceed $500 ser snnuan.
II Is understood that certain fstsxens Of
Olympia sre about to erect battling for
the state ostsesrs 70 aesorsi with the pro-
ysaiosss ef this isiEl
Eenssor PayHe'a bs4 authorizing superior
JUICES 70 appoint q court commissioner
hssing the powers OF courts IN ehancerv
Vas raised hy sbs Honse tfsAl afternoon.
Tho commissioner May pe LAWYER or
simply an s'erf1F. Tire emergency clause
failed bv CITE vote 10 obtain the necessary
swo-thirlx 70 make II take effect isnnleii-
AsesY. There was a greet deal OF objection
10 tie BIZ o. che ground that il sas IN
necessary. The fsleads of the b.ll showed
that wherr one jasge had 10 cover a circuit
81 s@yeFsl large counties he needed aid and
that Tbs h,lgants wog.d have 70 pay the
expenses.
Tie Senate feii into violent wrangle
this nasrning over a ruling q President
pro tens. Parkinson. that a melton to re-
consider does not take two-shirds vote 10
carry. IL wSs on the soldiers home bill
ffoH which the House had stricken the
provision that two Of The boars OF sruslees
should be members OF the state militia.
The House refused Co concur hy = vote Of
10 yeas ard nays. II being held lsy the
cbair that Il required eighteen voes - pass
upon the amendment fafiss then moved
10 reconsider, and tie vote stood IL yeas TO
III maya The poiat was raised that il re-
qssised two thirds TO reconsider. The chair
first ruled that IL did and then, correcting
himself. that 1t did not. Drum appealed
FROM tne decision. and after an hours
spirited dzspusation the Senate q iiouruesi
without decision. The only effect OF the
contention was to put the president pro
fern. Ia a hole from which he veTy grace
fully wfisEled. Ay declaring the motion 10
adjourn carried.