Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-03-07

other than Municipal reported back
ii. Il. No. 2l3 (Feighan's antitrust
bilD, recommending that it pass. C.
G. Austin dissented.
H. b. by Cornwall, to establish a
standard of weights and measures
passed.
I S. b. No. 207, By Preston, allowing
money appropriated two years ago for
purchase OF jute plant at Walla
Walla penitentiary to be used for other
purposes; laid upon the table, subject
/ to call.
II. Il. No. 2l3, by Feighan, relating
to trusts; lost.
5. b. No. l37, 10y 1iunsakcr, provid-
ing for Il lien for common carriers +;
passed.
The bill granting to Fairhaven &
Southern Railway Co, authority to
bridge certain navigable streams; laid
on the table that a general law might
be passed on the subject.
II. B. No. 10, by Geoghegan, deiin-
ing trespass on public lands; passed.
ii. b. No. 102, by Blackfan, to pre-
vent bulls from running at large;
passed.
Bothells bill for the construction of
crossings of railroads was discussed at
length and referred to the Judiciary
committee.
S. b. N. oil, by Judiciary commit
tee, relating to landlord and tenant; ;
passed with emergency clause.
Committee on Public Morals re-
ported recommending the indefinite
postponement of S. b. No. 124, rela-
tive to the appointment of police ma
irons in cities OF over 10000 inhabi-
tants; adopted.
Adjourned at 3 40 until l 80 next
day.
In the House, So members responded
at roll-call.
The Speaker announced that the
Rev. Mr.. Landen, who has acted as
chaplain, had returned the certificate
issued to him for $3.50 with state
ment that he did not care to engage
in the litigation necessary to obtain it,
as the Auditor had refused to pay the
certificate without order of the Court,
in view Of the opinion of the Attorney
General. The certificate was ordered
cancelled and the chaplain will have
to 60 without his pay.
The following were introduced:
H. B. No. 29S, by Sharp, amending
section 36 of the act providing for the
use OF water for irrigating purposes.
By Hutchinson, giving clerks of
school districts power to collect the
1889 school tax in their respective dis
tricts.
The following passed:
H. B. No. 200, to provide for the
completion of the Washington School
for Defective Youth, appropriating $40,-
600; passed.
S. b. No. 172, by Landes, to provide
for an election for the permanent loca-
ton of the capital. passed; with an
amendment that the session of the
Legislature commencing on the first
Wednesday in January, 1891, shall be
held at Olympia.
S. B. No. 16, by Kinnear, in relation
to the organization of Superior Courts;
resubmitted for further amendment.
H. B. No. 279, by Judson of Pierce,
authorizing the trustees of the insane
asylum at Steilacoom to sell certain
lands; passed.
S. ]. r. No. 81, relative to the print
ing of the records of the Indian wars,
was indefinitely postponed.
Recess until 2 Pm.
The House recOnvened at 9 p. NJ.
H. B. No. 200, by Minis, TO prevent
discrimination by tugboats; passed
ayes 40, noes none.
II. B. No. 2S4, by Hughes, relative
to the recording of cash and final re-
ceipts of United States officers; passed
s. b. No. 80, by Kinnear, providing
for the releasing of sureties on official
bonds; passed.
S. B. 1C2, by Fairweather, appropri-
ating $21O to reimburse ex-Territorial
Governor Miles G. Moore, for maps of
the State furnished for his annual re-
port. Herren opposed the bill as I'M
constitutional. The Legislature had
recently refused to pass a bill reim-
bursting Ex-Governor Semple for ex-
penses in quelling trouble. This bill
under consideration was a private
claim and of the class that the Legis-
lature was clearly prohibited from
passing. He hoped that no political
considerations would be allowed to
enter into the matter, but that all
would be treated alike.
JudsOn OF Pierce said the bill for the
relief of Ex-Governor Semple should
have been passed. A Governor was
not expected to pay his own expenses
when attending to official business.
The bill passed, ayes SO, noes II.
s. B. No. 165, by Wood, amending
laws in relation to proceedings to ap.
propriate lands for corporate purposes.
Bill passed-ayes So, noes none.
s. B. No. 1877, for the relief of John
Sullivan, John Miller Murphy and
others, Of Olympia; passed-ayes As,
noes 6.
H. b. No. 2S3, by Judson of What
com, dividing the counties of the State
into commissioner districts; passed.
ayes 81, noes none.
When H. b. No. 287, by the Special
Railroad committee, creating a rail-
road commission, was announced for
third reading, Herren moved to make
it special order for2 Pm. tomorrow ;
motion lost, and the House proceeded
to consider the bill.
I Geoghegan moved to amend by pro-
viding for the appointment OF the
commissioners by the Governor in
stead of by election; motion was lost
ayes II, noes 40.
On motion Of Herren section 2 was
amended by striking out the provision
that for good and sufficient cause the
Governor may remove any commits
sioner and appoint successor. No
further amendments were made and
the bill was placed on final passage.
Minis declared there was no neces-
sity for railroad commission, except
to provide salaries for somebody.
Herren argued in favor of the bill,
saying it was needed to prevent the
oppression Of such giant corporations
as the Norchern Pacific.
Bill passed-ayes 40, noes 10, as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Allen, Bird, Blackburn,
Blackfan, Blair, Bothell, Brown of Spo-
kane, Bush, Cleman, Cornwell, Dean,
Parrish, Flummerfelt, Candy. Grubb,
Hamilton, Herren, Hughes, Hunting
ton, Hutchinson, Judson of Whatcom,
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