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

Business began, Monday, in the
Senate with fifteen members absent.
Watt was elected President in the alb
sence of the Lieutenant Governor.
Senate Memorial 81, by Payne, ask
ing Congress to appropriate 100000
for the improvement of the Skagit
river, passed unanimously.
Rinehart presented several letters
in the nature of petitions from citizens
of Seattle, asking that two additional
Judges be provided for King county,
making three in all; referred to Judi
ciary committee.
A message from the Governor was
read, announcing his approval of $. b.
80, for relief of T. NJ Reed and others.
(Appropriating S2,5H for addition to
capitol)
$. b. II, relating to the duties of
the Governor, was considered in COM
mittec of the whole, Long in the chair.
The committee reported the bill to
the Senate and recommended its pas
sage. 1t was made special order for
the Both inst. at = 80 Z. NJ, there not
being enough Senators present to pass
the emergency clause.
S. b. No. 81, by kinnear-In rela-
ton to official bonds, passed; Is ayes,
no noes.
House Memorial No. II, relating to
opening up lands in Douglas county,
passed.
S. ID. No. 1O4, by Rinehart, laid on
table, a similar House bill having been
passed relative to the payment of GER
| tain legislative expenses.
s. b. No. 80, by Jones, to establish a
bureau OF labor statistics, was ordered
engrossed.
Adjourned till 80 p. NJ. next day.
| In the House 43 members responded
at rollcall.
Moultray presented the following
resolution which was adopted:
Resolred, BY the House, that the
Speaker be authorized to appoint n
committee of five, to make full and
thorough open investigation Of the re-
ports contained in the newspapers that
some members are accused by their
fellow members of having come here
looking for the sack" that Others
suspected they have found it, and
have pledged to deliver enough votes
in the House to carry any bill in ac-
cOrdance with the promise made by
them in consideration of boOdle;" or
i list of suspected members exists
and all matters pertaining to the re-
port of an anti-boodle society.
The committee is authorized and
shall have power to administer oaths,
Examine witnesses and all things
necessary to speedy and thorough
investigation, and report their find
ings, with such recommendations as
they deem proper.
This resolution is evidently aimed
at the reporters who published re-
port of the formation of an anti
Doodle society.
Speaker Feighan, in support of the
resolutions said that if there is any
thing connected with this matter that
ought to be discovered no feeling OF
policy or expediency should suppress
it. "If we have any one here" he
added, maligning or slandering
members OF this House, | hope this
committee will have the courage to
say SO, and that we shall have the
manhood to preserve our honor as
gentlemen and as members OF this
House"
Judson, of Pierce, presented the fol-
lowing addendum to the resolution,
which was likewise adopted:
Resolrsd, That the committee also
ascertain what members OF this House
are or have been interested in the
printing ordered by this House, d.
rectly or indirectly, and what mem
beers have agreed to exchange votes,
commonly known as trading"
Messrs, Edans, McReavy, Grant,
Ostrander and Judson, of Pierce,
were appointed said committee.
Senate bill IS relating to prosecu-
tons by information, passed with an
emergency clause, by an unanimous
vote.
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