, 1890-09-18
Taxpayers, Legislators and
Everybody Glad.
APP0R7IONMENT BILL SIGNED
The Governor Thinks II Probable
That Washington Will Get
Two Congressman.

took q recess, subject to the call oil tle
chair ON reasscmbling the roll was
called, when nineteen senators answered
to their names. Recesses followed In
quick succession, until 1t was an
nounced that Governor Ferry, who was
in the ante room adjoining was ready
to atfiX his signature to the
apportionment bill. This was
at 1918 o'clock. The bill was
Immediately sent to him. Accompanying
ii was u committee, consisting of Sena-
tors Rinchart, Vestal and Van Houten,
TO announce to him that the senate was
awaiting his pleasure.
During his absence Mr.. Houghton
moved in a feeling speech that the gavel
so long welded by the lieutenant gov
ernor be presented to him.
Mr.. Owings seconded the motion, and
1t was unanimously adopted. Briefly
the chair thanked the senate.
At exactly 1920, on motion of Mr..
Owings, the senate adjourned sine die.
Speaker Foghan was absent when the
hour for calling the house arrived. Chief
Clerk Cline called 1t TO order and Mr..
Grant, of King county, was selected as
emporary speaker. After the transac-
ton OF the regular routine business the
committee on enrolment presented
report stating that the apportionment
bill was now ready for the signature of
the speaker, and they recommended
an appropriation of S25 for the necessary
clerk hire. The report of the committee
was received and the appropriation was
made without opposition.
Mr.. Herren called attention to the
fact that 1t had been customary to ap-
point some one to take AN inventory of
the property belonging to the state and
turn it over to the secretary OF state,
and he moved that Sergeant.at-Arms
Mills be designated as the person TO per-
form the work, and that he be allowed
S25 for doing 1t. This motion
caused some debate, in which Mr.. Kuhn
declared that he was opposed to the
reckless and wanton waste of the funds
OF the state. lie said that the employees,
under the direction of the sergeant-at-
arms, could do all that was necessary in
two hours, and as they were paid for IL
he saw no reason why they should be
allowed any extra compensation. The
motion was lost by vote of 10 to Is, and
the employees were directed to SEQ that
the proper inventory was made.
Mr.. Rineharts concurrent resolution
congratulating Tom Reed on his recent
victory in Maine was laid on tho table.
After the passage of "A resolution direct
ing the secretary of state to have the
journals of the regular and extra session
bound in one volume, q recess of twenty
minutes was taken to allow the speaker
time to examine the enrolled bill.
When the house was next called to
order, Speaker Feighan gave notice that
they had signed the apportionment bill,
known as house bill No. 1.
The secretary of the senate announced
the passage by the senate of a joint res
olution providing for the appointment
of q committee to wait upon the COVER
nor and inform him that the legislature
had transacted the business for
which 1t had been convened,
and was awaiting his pleasure. The
house concurred, and Messrs. Geoghegan,
Grant and Oliphant were appointed
committee from the house to act with u
similar committee in the senate. The
secretary of the senate also notified the
house that the president of the senate
had signed House Bill No. /. Messrs.
Geoghegan, Pickerell and Morse were
appointed "a committee from the house
to take the bill TO the governor.
After allowing Chief Clerk Cline S25
for revising and preparing the journal
or printing, and while waiting
a message from the governor, ON
motion of MIR. Brown, of Spo-
kane, the house went into com
mittee of the whole on the state of the
Union, with Mr.. Drew in the chair.
Then the fun commenced, and Mr..
Evans said in order to get something be-
lore the committee he would nominate
the Hon. Michael $. Drew for United
States senator. Mr.. Drew, picking up
I'm sa1 10 Ia Ms
this mallet ut you7 tCries of good
speech, Drew, and laughter.
Mr.. Herren, OF Lewis, took the floor
and made humorous speech in which
he referred To the willy Kuhn, the silent
Eddies, the good Grugb, and he hoped the
dear pope would grant return to all
those who were patriotic enough to
serve the state. As the names of the
different members were mentioned
they were received with laughter and
applause, and every body was in the best
OF humor, when message from the
governor was announced. 1t was sharp,
crisp and to the point, stating in a few
words that he had approved and signed
the apportionment bill known as house
bill No 1.
Mr.. Drew moved that n vote of thanks
be rendered the speaker for tho impartial
manner In which he had presided over
the deliberations of tho house, which
was unanimously carried. Speaker
Feighan was visibly affected as he
thanked the members.
Alter passing vote of thnnks to the
publishers of tho Olympia Tribune for
copies of that paper, at 10 :45, on motion
OF Mr.. Ghoghegan, tho house adjourned
sine die.
ANOTHER CONGRESSMAN.
Governor Ferry is just issuing procla-
nation for the election of a congress-
man. He says he is strongly Of the
opinion that the re-apportionment bill
introduced in congress yesterday will
become law, and, If So Washington
Will get an additional congress-
man. IL the bill becomes
Jaw, even five days before the election,
Governor Ferry will issue another
Proclamation to elect two instead of one
member of congress. The law provides
mat IN such cases the added members
snail be elected at large, but in this
state 1t will be perfectly natural for
Eastern Washington to have one and
western Washington tho other 'Its
loo to one that we will have two con-
sressmen in the fifty-second congress-"
say the politicians here. If the gov
erhors views come true there will now
Ia. l.