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

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out all reference to other schools ey-
ccpt Chehalis, Lewis county. He then
went on to argue ut length for several
small schools as against one large one.
He wanted the Chehalis school for the
southwestern part oil the State. lie
declared that in all his twenty-six
years recollection he had known OF
only two pupils going to the Territor-
ial University from Lewis county.
The bill was committed to Senator
Long as committee OF one and he
submitted Immediately substitute
bill, establishing a normal school at
Chehalis.
Kinnear moved an amendment to
the substitute, requiring the citizens OF
Lewis county to donate ten instead OF
five acres of land; carried. Bill was
laid on the table.
S. b. No. AS, by Long (substitute)-
Relative to location of normal school
at Chehalis; passed-ayes -, noes TO-
The Senate got into wrangle over
the rules, in consideration of the
House amendment to the soldiers
heme bill. 1t was maintained that il
took a constitutional majority to con-
cur in the amendment. Pending dis
cussion recess was taken till l 30.
In the afternoon, II. B. 2O3, relat-
ing to informalities of road records,
indefinitely postponed this morning,
was by consent placed upon the calen-
dar.
II. B. No. 211, by Evans, relative to
transcripts of judgments in Justices
courts; passed. Emergency clause
stricken out.
S. B. LAT, by the Joint Committee
on Roads and Highways, to prevent
Instructions to highways.
Pending discussion, the hour Of 2 O..
clock arrived, the time of special order
for S. B. ITS, the committee tide land
bill and S. B. No. 1874, relative to
granting the United States the use OF
certain tide lands.
S. b. No. ITS was postponed until
next Tuesday.
Austin stated that it was important
to pass the second bill as speedily as
possible, and it was passed.
S. B. No. lat, relative to Instructions
in roads, was then taken up, and, after
amendment, passed.
H. B. No. 1856, by Morse, to author.
ize county commissioners to issue
bonds. The bill passed.
H. B. 222, by Randall, relative to
railroad corporations selling, negotiat-
ing stocks or bonds of companies Or
gained for irrigating purposes
passed.
S. B. No. 1875, by Judiciary commit.
tee, relative to witnesses and evidence
passed.
S. B. No. 125, by Committee on Ii.
brary, relative to State library; passed
S. B. No. 95, by Luce, to create a
board of capitol commissioners
passed-ayes 10, noes 6.
S. 3. No. 2N, substitute for S. B.
No. 4, authorizing counties to contract
Indebtedness and issue bonds; passed
H. M. No. 20, by Drew, relative to
navy defenses and beginning of work
on Port Orchard navy yard; passed.
Adjourned.
In the House, 81 members were
present.
The Speaker announced as the
House part of the Joint committee to
consider and report what business is
yet to be done with view to reach
ing final adjournment, Messrs. Geohe.
gan, Brown of Pierce, Moultray, Her.
rem, McReavy, Minis, Grub, Edens
Oetran6er and Kuhn.
Hutchinson offered resolution de.
claring that all clerks and employees
of the House are public officers and
servants. He explained his object te
be to get the sense of the House as to
the status Of these employees. Recent
ly the per diem of several clerks was
raised and dated back to the time oil
their appointment which was probably
unconstitutional, and would be clearly
80 if the House declared them to be
public officers or servants.
| Kuhn said if the resolution passed
the House would have to discharge all
its female employees, for there could bt
no female officers, according to Cover
nor Ferry's opinion.
The resolution was indefinitely post
poned.
s. B. No. %, in relation to the duties
and compensation of Court Commits
sioners was taken up out OF its ordel
and passed. Emergency clause passed
At the afternoon session the specia
order for the day was the schoo
lands bill, HI. B. No. 264, substitute fol
H. BIS No. las, los, ITO and ZIG
Pickerell's motion to 60 into COMMITTEES
of the Whole on the tide lands bill
was lost Kuhn moved that the It'd.
lands bills be made q special order fol
Thursday next, at 2 O'Clock. Carried
i The House then went into Commit
tee of the Whole for the consideration
of the school lands bill. Hutchinson ir
the chair. H. B. No. 288, INTRODUCED
by Cook OF Clarke, was read for infor
\ nation.
j A desultory discussion and largs
number of amendments occupied
nearly two hours, when progress wal
reported and the House adjourned
until 10 A. n. next day.
On Friday, in the Senate Austin in
tr0duced memorial relative to tn,
exchange of gold and silver notes fo
bullion. The rules were suspended
and the memorial passed to its thirt
reading.
Baker presented petition from tn,
citizens of Buckley asking the Legisla
: ture to pass a law enabling the rein
corporation of towns and legalizin,
the actions of town officers. Thu
1 Lieutenant Governor announced as {
conference committee on behalf of tn,
Senate to consider the House amend
ment to Kinnear's soldier bill, Sena
tors Kinnear, Wolfe and Parkinson.
i New bills introduced:
BY Preston, authorizing money ap
propriated for the purchase of grair
sacks, etc., ut the penitentiary, be uset
for other purposes.
\ BY Parkinson, granting the Fair
haven & Southern Railroad the right
to bridge certain navigable streams.
Third reading of bills:
BY the Committee on Revenue ant
taxation, relative to the duties of State
Auditor; passed.
By Grant, issuing arms to Sons o.
Veterans; passed.
By Judson, establishing a normal
school at Lyndon, Whatcom county
killed.
By Preston, appropriating 1925 to
Frank ]. Parker; passed.