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

In the Senate, on Thursday, the
18th instant, Is members were present
Lucc's bills concerning mining corpo-
rations; for the better prevention oi
mining records. and To protect mining
shares, etc, passed. Also Randall 5
bill to create mining bureau, and
the one introduced 10y the committee
ON Public Buildings, relating To- GER
tain lands ut Medical Lake.
The recommendation that Parkin-
sons fruit tree bill be indefinitely
postponed was adopted.
House bill POS came back with a
certificate that the House refused to
concur in the amendment giving
Pierce two judges.
Drum asked that conference COM
mittee be appointed to confer with the
House. He recited the need of the
judges in Pierce county, and declared
that it was economy on the part Of
the State.
Long repeated his argument that all
counties in the State were in much
the same condition us King and Pierce.
Owings remarked that the Senate
should not recedc from its amend
ments If King was entitled to two
extra judges, certainly Pierce was
Pierce was larger, richer and more
populous and was entitled to even
more consideration.
1t was discovered that the history of
the bill was detective, and it was re-
turned to the House for correction.
Senate bill II, relative to the duties
of the Governor, came back from the
House with several amendments. The
first was the insertion CT the word
unlawful" before strikes" referring
to the power OF the Governor to sup
cOncur-ayes III, noes II.
The second amendment was stril-
ing out Section D, appropriating $4,000
for a Private Secretary and incidental
expenses. The Senate unanimously
refused to concur.
An amendment to the title also was
not concurred in.
Senate bill 3S, allowing school dis
tricts to borrow money and issue
bonds, was taken up and passed
Emergency clause adopted.
Austin, from the tide land commit,
tee, introduced Senate bill 1S4, grant
ing to the United States the use Of
certain tide lands OF the State.
Hyde introduced House bill 1S5, to
extend and enlarge the boundaries oil
cities and to provide for the consolida
ton of cities, towns and villages.
Senate bill l05, by Hyde, authoriz
ing the Commissioners of the Medical
Lake Asylum to issue a deed to q
certain tract of land adjoining the
asylum grounds, was passed unani
mously
Senate bill 76, by Fariss, to provide
for the publication OF the names Of
taxpayers
Houghton moved to indefinitely
postpone Carried.
Senate bill 81, by kinnear, relating
to the duties of the State Treasurer.
Houghton moved to strike out the
provision disqualifying forever from
holding public office any person vio
lating the provisions of the act in fail
ing to account for moneys to the Stat,
Treasurer. Carried.
The bill passed and emergency claus,
adopted
House bill 1913, by Megler, to ap
point fish commission. Passed Will
emergency clause.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock next day
In the House, 60 members wert
present.
Birds bill, for commission to ex
anime and license locomotive engi
neers, was indefinitely postponed.
The Joint Military committee in
troduced bill for the reorganization
of the National Guard.
Austin bill granting to the United
States for public purposes the use O
certain tide lands providing that thi.
grant shall not extend to or include
any lands covered by more than foul
fathoms of water Ordinary low tide
BY Browne, of Pierce, for the joint
special tide-lands committee, a bill fol
the appraising and disposing of the
tide and shore lands belonging to the
State, and declaring an emergency
Three hundred extra copies we're or
dered to the Senate bill, introduced
yesterday, which is identical.
The following bills passed:
III. Il. to exempt pension money from
attachment for debt.
III. b. giving ho:el-keepers lien on
the baggage OF guests for money due
Ii. B. authorizing the issuance o
arms tp camps of Sons of Veterans.
IL. b prohibiting the blacklisting o
discharged employees.
III. b. fixing salary of clerk of Su
preme Court.
An act relating to the duties of State
Treasurer.
An act creating fish commission.
III. Is. to exempt pension money
from levy and attachment for debt
ayes 40, noes 6.
ii. Il. for the protection Of hotel, inn
and boarding house keepers.
III. B. authorizing the issue of arm.
to camps of Sons of Veterans.
IL b. to prevent blacklisting of EN-
ployes by employers.
S. B. creating the Office of Public
Printer.
S. b. to provide for the compensa
ton of Public Printer.
Hughes offered an amendment
which the House adopted, to prohibit
charging the same for small type a:
for large type work.
Judson, OF Pierce, declared the price.
to be charged were at least 90 per cent
higher than they ought to be. He
could not vote for the bill.
Kuhn took the same position.
Hughes said he had examined tn,
bill and found that the prices wer,
only D cents per thousand higher thar
Iii Minnesota and Kansas. They wer,
not too high if good work was wanted
He did not believe in the "Chea,
John" business.
After call of the House the bill
was passed-ayes "a, noes 7.
Inc emergency clause was ais,
passed.
The House took up rs the specia
order Speaker Feighans antitrust bill
winch the Clerk read for information
Inc committee recommended tha
III the hrst section the words I" O.
regulating the transportation" b,
stricken out, the effect OF the amend
ment beng to permit railroads. etc.
10 make contracts regulating transpor
tation.
Speaker Feighan advocated the bill
saving that the words nrono,oI a.