Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-28
Feb. IA, 1890.

tendent's salary $1,000. Carried-16
ayes, ID nays. The bill then passed.
Senate bill 100, by Van Houten, to
provide for the sale and leasing of
school lands. After amendment laid
on table subject to call.
Senate concurrent resolution, by
Whalley, relative to submitting amend
ments to the Constitution was taken
up. 1t provides that change be made
in the Constitution relative to loans
OF school money, permitting their loan
on improved farm property.
The resolution after discussion was
laid on the table and the Senate adj
iourned until 10 o'clock next day.
In the House on roll call showed
fifty-six members present.
The records of yesterday were read
and approved.
The Speaker asked the instructions
of the House in the matter of issuing
certificates for per diem to members
absent without leave.
On motion of Cook, of Clarke, it
was ordered that members absent
without leave forfeit pay.
Sharp offered a concurrent resolu-
ton for final adjournment on March
Sth, at noon.
Eddy's motion to lay on the table
was carried-29 to %.
Grants resolution for IL special conf
mittee of fifteen, consisting of the
chairmen of ten of the principal COM
mittee of the House and five of the
Senate, to examine the business still
unfinished, and report day for final
adjournment, was adopted-ayes "a,
noes Is.
Cook introduced House bill 300,
providing for the licensing of persons,
firms, corporations, ETC., dealing in
fish, oysters, crabs or clans. The bill
provided that all persons and firms en-
gagged in catching for sale, handling or
dealing in fish shall pay license into
the State Treasury for the use of the
common schools of ten cents for each
one hundred pounds taken. handled or
sold, to be paid to the Fish Commits
sioner. There was long discussion
over the bill and the propricty of kill
ing it at once.
Plummer thought the bill would
work great hardships. He moved to
indefinitely postpone action upon it.
Minis said his county (Chehalis) de-
manded some law of this sort. While
he did not indorse all of the provisions
of this bill, he desired it referred to
the appropriate committee, where it
could be properly amended.
Megler said the fishpackers and can
ners were perfectly willing to pay a
proper tax, but whatever action was
taken should be similar to that taken
in Oregon, as otherwise the fishpackers
of this State would be at great disad-
vantage. Such law as the one now
proposed could never be enforced. He
favored the appointment of a commits
sion to confer with the Oregon author
tiles.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
action on the bill was carried.
Senate amendments to House bill
125, relative to assignments, were con-
Cured in.
The following passed:
House bill $50, by Hamilton, rela-
tive to the location of mill sites.
House bill Isl, by Hamilton, secur-
ing persons and animals from danger
in mines.
Recess until p. NJ.
When the House reassembled judi
son, of Pierce, presented the report oil
the free conference committee on
House bill 2OS, providing for two adj
ditional judges for Pierce county, one
to be appointed at once and the other
elected next fall. The report of the
conference committee was agreed to.
Rutter's motion to reconsider the
vote by which House bill 165, to pro-
tect the wages of employees and opera
tives, was lost, was carried. The bill
was then passed-ayes SO, noes q.
The emergency clause was rejected