Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-24

On "Wednesday twenty-three Sena-
tors were present and the Lieutenant
Governor presided.
House memorial, relating to light
houses and iog-signals on Puget Sound
was adopted.
Senate bill 129, by Van Houghton
an act to provide Tor the sale and
leasing of school lands; referred to the
committee ON State, Granted and
School Lands.
Senate bill 100, by Thompson, l.. F.,
an act to amend Sections 1857 and
1861, Chapter l3S of the Code OF
Washington Territory, relative to me-
chanic's liens; referred to the com
mittee on Judiciary.
Several House bills were read and
referred.
The chair appointed Senators Kin
near, Drum and Seaborg as a COM
mittce upon compensation to Terrific
rial Code Commissioners.
The House reported its refusal to
concur in Senate amendments to
House bill 100 relative to appoint
ments OF commissioners of deeds, and
asked a committee of conference. The
chair named Senators Houghton
Payne and Nestal rs such committee
Also reported that it withdrew it,
amendments to Senate bill IS, rela-
tive to prosecuting crimes by Informal
ton.
Also, that it had concurrcd i'll Sen
ate amendments to House bill -, rel
alive to certain expenses of Supreme
and Superior Courts; to House bill
80, relative to unauthorized wearing
of q. a. II. badges, and to House bill
AS, relative to incidental expenses OF
the Legislature.
On motion OF Van Houten at IL
P. NJ, adjourned to Thursday at , p. NJ
House met with fifty-seven mem
bers present.
Parrish, presented memorial (H
NJ. 1D praying Congress for the relic
of settlers in Eastern Washington un
der the timber culture law passed by
Congress in 1873. The memorial was
read three times and passed.
The following bills were introduced
read and referred:
By the joint committee on road.
and highways House Bill 1875, gen
eral highway law for laying out o
country roads, assessment of damages
etc.
No. 1876, for the repair of highways.
No. 1871, for laying out, etc, OF turn
pike roads, and providing for the is
suing of county bonds for the same.
BY Browne of Spokane, No. 1913, t.
provide for uniform common schoo
system for the State, same as Senat.
Bill 80.
Also No. 1919, to create and organic,
the county of Steptoe from Spokane
and Whitman counties.
By Minis, OF Chehalis, No. 200, t.
prevent discrimination by tug boats.
By Shaw, of Clarke, No. POI, to reg
ulate cutting CT wood and saw logs OF
school and granted lands.
By Megler, OF Wahkiakum, No. 202
to protect Holsters.
BY Herren. of Lewis, No. 203, to cor
rect iniOrmalities of the record in tn,
record of public roads and highways.
By Butler, of King, No. 204, regulat
ing the insurance business in thi.
State.
The Speaker announced as Tia,
House Committee to act with the Sen
ate Committee to ascertain tn,
amount due to the old code commits
sioners, Minis, Kuhn and Hutchinson
Senate memorial 90, to reward The
soldiers who served in the Indian wal
in this State, was passed.
The regular order of the day wa.
finished, and Hcrren moved to take VI
house bill II, relative to the location
OF the reform school.
After debate it was carried-37 ayes
10 noes.
Herren's bill, II, asking for its loca
ton in Lewis county, and bill 157, 6
substitute for bills IL and sc, were
read for information.
Judson, of Pierce, moved to substi
tute House Bill l57 for Sc.
After debate the motion to substitute
was adopted-35 ayes to II noes.
! Amendments were made to the bill
that no religious or political qualifica
tons be required of the pembers OF
the Board of Trustees.
Plummcr moved to insert section.
II to %, inclusive, of bill II into bill
l57. They relate to commitments to
school. The motion was lost after de
bate. The bill was passed-55 ayes, 4
noes. The emergency clause was
adopted-4 ayes.
Stevenson introduced concurren,
resolution that when the Legislature
adjourn it be at 10 p. NJ. on Thursday
February 81.
The resolution was adopted without
debate-ayCs 43, noes ID.
Adjourned till l 80 p. NJ. next day.