Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-03-30
THEY HAVE ADJOURNED
Washington's First Legislature
Completes Its Work
and Quits
Contrary to Expectation, the
Governor Signs the In
corporation Bill
Strong Probability that an
Extra Session Will
Be Called

called to order at 10 o'clock, and 20 sena-
tors aswered to the roll call. Aliens bill
granting private corporations the right
10 acquire, hold and dispose of property
taken up and passed. Feighan's bill pro-
yiding for election of counting officers,
Killed. Geoghegans bill appropriating
s5s for the relief of Librarian Ellen Stew
enson. was considered in committee OF
whole and afterwards passed. Report of
flee conference committee on Bothells log
crossing bill was not adopted. This kills
thebill. Committees bill classifying coun-
ties according to population was then
taken up. Thompson's motion to indeiin-
ltelv postpone the bill was lost. Long,
rising to question of privilege, was
given consent to introduce resolution
that the senate bill establishing normal
school at Chehalis which had passed both
houses. signed by the president and trans
mtted to speaker for his signature and
which had been again asked for by
the house. vote by which it had
been passed having been reconsid
cred could not be returned to the
house. being outside the jurisdic-
tion of the senate to return same. The
resolution provoked long and acrimo-
NOUS debate. many senators taking
grounds that il would he discourteous TO
the house If its wishes were not aeceded
To. The resolution was adopted. Recess
was then taken till D. m. senator Van
IIouten's bill appropriating sl.2O0 to pur-
chase 600 copies of Mr.. John Barton's
legislative manual passed the house by
handsome majority this afternoon, the
announcement of this fact was received
with applause by the senate. Less than
twenty minutes afterward Major Barton
appeared in the house with message an
noIIncng that the bill had been enrolled
and signed by the president. This rapid
work caused laughter aud as the genial
secretary retired he was warmly APP
plauded. The senate to-day passed SEN
ator Whalley's resolution submitting an
amendment to article ). section III, OF I'M
proved farm lands and was showed under
in the house; ayes -. noes 30. Governor
Ferry having approved the tide land bill
today. there l. no doubt but he will APP
prove its companion measure. the harbor
line bill. Both bills will become laws on
Saturday. June -. This will enable
vested rights TO be secured before the next
legislature can repeal the tide land bill.
should il be so disposed. A private dis
patch from Washington today announces
that the secretary of the interior has de-
cided against the Valentine scrip men.
This confirms the state association of
the ownership of tide lands and the bill
for their disposal stands. The senate
today reconsidered last nights vote by
which it refused to concur in the house
amendments to the harbor line bill, allow
ing the governor to name the commission.
and concurred in them. Thus one
of the greatest questions the legislature
will ever face has been settled. The gov
ernor advised the senate this afternoon
that he had made the following appoint
ments: State Librarian. Phillip ID. Moore
of Thruston county: Trustee of the West
ern Washington hospital for the insane.
David Il. Denny. of King county. in
place of Lyman ID. Andrews, declined: re-
gents of the state university, John L..
Leary and Thomas Burke. OF King county,
j. W. Sprague and John p. Judson of
Pierce. !. j. Browne. of Spokane, Thomas
II. Brents. Of Walla Walla and John l..
Convey of Thurston; state board of eda-
cation. Z. ;. Ingraham. Of King county.
and l.. II. Leach of Clarke; trustees for
the Washington soldiers homo. NJ NJ.
Holmes OF King county. W; X, LUMBAR OF
klickitat county. George II. Boardman,o OF
Pierce county. John +. Mclean of Walla
Walla and 4. :. Cole. Of Whatcom county.
The senate of Washington will hardly
I've likely to ever hold another executive
session with open doors Today when
the senate received the nomination OF
certain officers from the governor, Wilson.
with much real vehemenee and force
pleaded that all outsiders be excluded
from the chamber. His motion to clear
the chamber however did not prevail and
the lobby was treated to spectacle hardly
consistent with the dignity OF the senate
All went smoothly until the name OF W.
u. Tm ner. of Spokane, for member OF the
board of education was reached. Then
began the.cannonading. lloughton said
Mr.. Turner was n man whose life had
been devoted to education and 50 FAR a.
he knew was man of most exemplary
habits and worthy In every way to NIL the
position for which he had been nominated
This brought from Lawrence state
ment that Turner had been connected
with the old board. about which there
had been considerable scandal. Whit
man. senator did not say that Turner hat
individually been corrupt. but he hat
always thought that some members o
the former board of education had been
and had employed peculiar methods
Wood. of King, said he had known thu
nominee all his life. had gone TO schoo
with him In California and knew that h
was perfectly pure and incorruptible. ~
never would think that nominee woult
level himself TO schemers for the .purpos'
of defrauding the state. Replying TO
question as 10 whether the governor knew
OF the school book scandal last summer
Wilson told the King senator that sena
tor Nanhouten had plead with the gov
nrnor not to appoint Turner; Payn'
thought If Turner had acted as had beer
alleged thu. governor was at fault IN nom
him had considered Turner still
pure man. lie intended to yot
for him. After a long discussion whicl
was participated IN by Owings, Whally
and Lawrence, Turner's nomination
was rejected by more than two-thlrd
vote, HoughtOn made an earnest an
persistent fight but the senators coul'
not give their vote to a man whom Park
inson said was allied with certain schoo
book publishers who intended, II he ha
been nominated, to sci their books TO IN
state. The county salary bill passed Tn
senate today without the upper chambe
making any amendments to the measur,
Several frutile efforts were made to indci
inately postpone the bill but cries Of mol
moi helped the motion each time to de
feat. The yestal tried hard TO have tn
words county attorney struck out froI
the bill. hut the senators were not dis
posed TO make any change and II passe
10 ayes to . noes. This was indeed
busy day in the senate and at one tim
there were thirty senators In attendanc
and but few engaged in reading or id
talk. Each and every one seemed to I
81 bent on doing all the business they cOul
do. All the house announcements WEI
concurrcd In whether they concerned th
general appropriation bill or what to tn
soons of the upper chamber has alway
been beten0ir. the secretary Of state
bill.
HOUSE
The house cut off Assistant Sergear
Ehmann's official head this morning b
adopting the report of the majority ,
the committee appointed to investiga'
his assault upon Representative Brow
of Spokane. Rutter wanted the house
review the testimony and pass upon |
but there was strong objection. A con
mittee of both houses waited upon u
governor this morning and notified nj
officially that the legislature will adjoul
sine die tomorrow. Governor Ferry M
no communication to make to the legisli
ture. In the house this morning Gllchrl
presented petition endorsing the tour
Of Uerren and himself in favor Of leavil
the question Of the location d the norm
school to the people of Lewis count
and not locate 1t AT Chehal
G,u.I-.c I'airap announced that unit