Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-28
ayes "a, noes 25-not two-thirds

ayes "a, noes 25-not two-thirds.
Eddy, from the committee ON in
surance, reported in favor of indefi-
nitely postponing action on Senate
bill GA, for the reason that House bill
22S, for the security OF life and limb
in cases of fire, which covers the same
subject matter, has already been acted
upon. The report was adopted.
The House then took up the special
order, viz, Senate bill 1S6, by the COM
mittee on privileges and election, the
Australian ballot system bill. The
bill was read for information. On
motion of Tucker Section was
amended by striking out the words
"and no person shall accept a nomi-
nation to more than one office"
Tucker stated that this would work a
great hardship in some of the smaller
counties, where sometimes the same
person served as Recorder, Auditor
and Clerk of the court.
On motion of Pickrell, Section 80
was amended by providing that at all
, elections the polls shall be opened at
ga. NJ. and closed at JPN. The bill,
after brief explanation of its pur-
poses by Grant, of King, and without
important amendments having been
made, was passed-ayes SO, noes 2.
The negative votes were cast by Hut
Crimson and Purdy.
The House then took up House bill
2S1, reported by the joint select COM
mittee as a substitute for House bill
266 Qor the government of cities of
10000 inhabitants and over, and
passed it without debates-ayes SO,
noes o. The emergency clause was
also passed.
Senate bill 143, by Kinnear, estab-
fishing soldiers home, was read for
information.
Judson, of Pierce, moved to strike
out the provision that at least two of
the trustees of the home shall be MEM
bers OF the State militia. Carried.
Judson, of Pierce, thought the gen.
eral government should take care Of
its soldiers. Besides, the various coun-
ties appropriate sufficient money to
A., care for the INDECENT soldiers. Pierce
county appropriated last year $1,000.
The veterans were not suffering. The
State could not afford to 60 into this
thing now. He urged the members
| to go slow.
Speaker Feighan made a character
lstlcally eloquent plea in favor of the
bill. "The old soldiers" he said, are
in need not of tombstones but of
bread" There were in 1883 in the
various States 1850 old veterans
who could not be accommodated in
the soldiers homes. The passage of
this bill would be an act of Justice and
OF generosity to the men for whom
too much could not be done.
Eddy opposed and Rutter favored
the bill. Itwas passed-ayes 81, noes o.
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ next day.
On Wednesday, twenty members re-
sponded for duty.
Senate committee resolution No. 80
by Grant, relative to appointing of
Chairman of standing committees, to
ascertain the condition of the I'M
finished business and to recommend
day OF final adjournment was passed,
with only one dissenting vote.
A message was received from the
Governor stating that he had signed
Senate bill II, relating to the duties
of the Governor.
The remainder of the forenoon was
passed in consideration of various
bills in Committee of the Whole.
In the afternoon, telegram was re-
ceived from the Governor stating that
he had signed the following bills Sem
ate bill IS, to authorize cities and
towns organized prior to the adoption
of the Constitution to extend their
credit and to validate certain existing
Indebtedness; Senate bill l3l, to pro,
vide for the payment of the debt of the
Territory; and Senate bill 1856, to pro-
vide for extending and enlarging the
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