Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

Private Secretary and appropriating
$1,000 for the incidental expenses of
the Governor. The House refused to
pass these provisions.
Long presented Senate bill 1SS for
the relief OF certain Notaries Public.
Rinehart presented Senate bill lS9,
to protect innocent persons in pur-
chasing real property.
The Senate after beingin session an
hour, a Gournel until Monday after
I noon.
The House, after reading the Jour
nal and hearing the report against the
bill to provide for an Inspector of
Meat, adjourned until Monday at
T.. VI.
On Monday Is Senators were pes
ent ut roll-call
Governor Ferry returned to the SEN
ate bill 81, providing for the appoint
ment of official stenographers in Su-
perior Courts, without his signature.
The consideration of the bill, with the
Governors message, was made a spec
ial order for Wednesday at 3 80 o.
clock.
The following were introduced:
BY Wilson 5. b. 100, to protect all
persons in their civil and legal rights.
BY Rinehart, relating to instructions
to juries and exceptions thereto in Su-
perior Courts.
The Committee on Agriculture re-
ported recommending the indefinite
postponement OF Senate bill 35, to ap-
point commission to locate the State
Agricultural College. Adopted.
The Senate then took up House bill
DOS, relative to Superior Judges in
King, Pierce and Spokane counties.
The question was as TO whether or not
the Senators should recede from the
amendment giving two additional
judges to Pierce. After considerable
debate Senate refused to recede.
On motion of Wilson, House bill
100, by Sharpe, relating to irrigation,
was taken up and several amendments
recommended by the committee con-
CURED in.
The bill being placed on final pas.
sage, was passed-ayes %, noes /. the
latter being Thompson.
The bill was then laid upon the
table, there not being enough Senators
present to pass the emergency clause
Adjourned till l 30 next day.
In the House 81 members were
present.
The following bills were introduced
| BY Judson of Pierce, II. B. 297. au
thorizing the board of trustees of the
asylum for the insane at Steilacoom tC
sell certain lands and purchase other
lands in their stead.
BY Bird of King, a bill to establish :
State board of examiners for the ex
animation and licensing of locomotiv,
engineers
The following passed:
House bill 2U3, by Herren, correct
ing informalities of record in publ,
roads.
House bill 216, by Nash, extending
for one month the time for the pay
ment of taxes Gncluding emergency
clause).
The House took up the special or
der, House bill 1919, by Brown of Spo
kane, creating the county of Steptoe.
Shaw moved to change the nam,
from Steptoc to Feighan county il
honor of the Speaker.
Speaker Feighan objected, sayin.
he should oppose the bill, and while h,
appreciated the compliment intended
lie could not, rs Representative from
Spokane, allow himself to see his dut,
differently.
Judge Evans moved that the ma m,
be Wright instead of Steptoe.
A call of the House showed only
two absentees without leave.
There was a lengthy debate over the
question rs to what vote was required
to suspend call of the House.
The Speaker had previously decid
ell that two-thirds vote was re
quired.
Minis of Chehalis took the chair ant
made the same ruling.
Grant appealed from the chairs de
cision. He believed the majority O
the House ought to he able to rule it
Speaker Feighan said there was NJ
parliamentary law on the subject
The rule was made by the chair will
the consent of the House in order t,
prevent frequent calls of the Hous,
and the delay of public business there
by.
The chairs decision was sustained
ayes 81, noes Is
Speaker Feighan made the poin
that it was now the duty of the chai
to announce that the call was exhaust
ed, rs the two absentees were out O
the jurisdiction of the Sergeant-at
arms, according to his report to tn,
House.
" According to that" remarked
Judge Evans, the Speaker and tn,
Sergeant-at-arms can do mOreIthan ;
majority of this House."
Brown of Spokane then moved :
suspension of the call
This was declared lost-3l to 19
not two-thirds.
A motion to adjourn was ther
carried-ayes 26, noes 90.
Adjourned until 10 A. NJ. next day