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

While a motion was pending to
make the Stcptue county bill a special
order for Thursday, the House adj
jOurned until 10 81 \. NJ. tomorrow.
Wednesday, in the Senate, a mem
bcrs answered to their names, fifteen
minutes after the hour OF meeting.
On motion. the substitute for Pres
tons bill, li6, to confirm titles to pur-
chases OF school or university lands,
was taken up. The bill passed with
out debatc-ayes -, noes 1.
kinnear changed his vote, and gave
notice "f 4 motion to reconsider
kinncar called up the emergency
clause for Senate bill lSJ. relative to
the extension of boundaries al cities,
deferred from Yesterday, Carried
ayes y, no noes.
ITO, to repeal chapter 20 Of the laws
of 1887, relative to leasing land for
! building purposes Passed-ayes %,
no noes. The emergency clause
passed.
! The Senate went into Committee OF
! the Whole to consider Senate bill I61
! for the relief of John Sullivan and
Others, and Senate bill 1862, for the re-
lief OF Miles G.. Moore. In accordance
with recommendation of the commit
tee, bills passed
The Conference committee on Sen
ate bill II, relative to the duties Of the
Governor, recommended that the SEN
ate recede from its amendment.
Adopted
The Senate indefinitely postponed
House bill 125, relative to a just divi-
sion of the estates of debtors for the
benefit of creditors.
The Judiciary committee reported a
new bill, No. 195, to amend section
$3.50 OF chapter SO, OF the code, relative
to witnesses and evidences.
The Senate went into Committee OF
the Whole to consider the bills for the
payment OF $500 to tie Territorial
Code Commissioners and House bill
1872. relative to the insane and the ap
preparation Of $75, 600 for their main,
tenance.
In the enumeration of salaries Whal
ley moved to strike out the salary OF
druggist-$600
Owings hoped it would not be strick
en- out. If there is an important posi-
ton in the asylum it is that of drug
gist.
Whalley declared that there was one
of two things to he done: Pay a drug
gist well or not have him at all. Al
ter further debate the motion wa,
carried.
Fariss moved that the salary of the
Superintendent be $1,000 instead O
81 800. Carried.
Long moved to amend that the sal
airy Of the accountant be 81 200 in
stead of 81 800.
Whalley moved to amend to $1,000
Adopted.
Lawrence moved that engineers sal
aries be 5000 instead OF 81 900. Carried
The committee arose and reported
all back.
The Judiciary committee reported Il
new bill, providing for a single and
uniform method for removing causes
|, from Superior to Supreme Courts for
revision, etc.
Senate took a recess till afternoon.
On reassembling kinncar presented
the following concurrent resolution:
Resolred That no new bills shall be introd uccd
after the first day of March, except by standing
committees of either house, and that the Iegis
lature adjourn sine die on the twelfth day OF
! March next
Wood moved to amend by making
the latter date March Is. Lost.
After debate Houghton moved to
strike out that part relating to final
adjournment. Carried.
Kinnear then tried to withdraw the
resolution, but objection was made.
The resolution carried-ayes %, noes
3. The latter were Fariss, Fairweath-
er and Forsythe.
The special order for 9 o'clock was
Kinnear's bill for the location of a
home for honorably discharged soldiers,
sailors and marines. The Senate went
into Committee OF the Whole to con-
slider the bill. 1t was read and the
committee rose and reported. The
bill was then placed on final passage.
Parkinson moved to amend by max
ing the appropriation $4,000 instead
Of 500, 600
After the debate Parkinson withdrew
his amendment
There was still further debate, and
the bill was placed on final passa &c
and lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Baker, Clough, Drum, For
sythe, HouShton. Owings, Whalley,
Wilson's.
Noes-Fairweather. Fariss, Hunsa-
ker, Jones, Kinnear. Lawrence. Long,
Luce, Parkinson, Rinehart, Seaborg,
Thompson, l.. F.. Vestal, Watt, Wolfe,
Wooding-17.
Kinnear changed his vote and gave
notice of motion to reconsider.
The following bills were introduced
BY Wood S. b. 1876, relative to the
recording Of cash in the hands OF
United States Receivers.
By Wood, one to provide for the i'm
provement of Salmon bay and grant
ing certain tide-lands.
BY Hunsaker, for the location OF
lien school lands.
BY Drum, relating to forcible entry
and detainer.
Senate bill 2S5, relative to the ex.
tension of corporate limits of cities
was on request of Houghton taken up
and the House amendments concurred
in.
Senate bill 13l, by Fairweather, rel
alive to funding Indebtedness of the
State, was taken up and the House
amendments concurred in.
Farris moved to take up Senate bill
125. relative to insolvent debtors, in
definitely postponed this morning
Carried, and laid on the table.
| Consideration of House bill I62, rel
alive to the insane asylum was re.
sumed. The amendment by which
the salary of the asylum engineer was
reduced to 5000 was not concurred in
and it was left at 81 900. The salaries
of the attendants actually in charge OF
wards were raised from $40 to 5000.
After further debate the amend
ed bill was laid on the table, subject
to call.
House bill 249. by the Joint com
mittee for the relief of w. II. DOolittle
and other Territorial Code Commits
sioners, was passed. The bill apprO.
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