, 1890-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
Measures Approved by the Governor
Labor Bureau Bill.

! hsuDor bureuu Biz.
Governor Ferry infor.ned the senate
this morning that lie had approved sen
ate bill Di, authoring and empowering
organized counties OF the state OF Wash
lngton 10 contract Indebtedness and to
issue bonds for tho same also, senate
| bill lO2, to provide for single aud uni
form method of removing causes from
tho superior courts to the supreme court;
also, senate bill 100, to regulate the mode
oi proceeding to appropriate lands, real
estate or other property by corporations
for corporate purposes, and of ascertain
INF and securing compensation therefor.
Death was meted out to Mr.. Jones'
labor bureau bill In the senate this
morning, and Mr.. Owings' substitute for
tho bill, fathered by the King senator,
met the same fate. MIR. Jones feels
especially bitter over the treatment his
pet measure has received, and claimed
in speech that the work kingmen had
not been recognized by the legislature.
| The bill introduced by MIR. Jones crentcd
tho office of commissioner OF labor sta
tistics, to be paid a salary of 5000 per
nnnum. Mr.. Owings' bill prescribed
that the work of gathering the statistics
should be performed by tile secretary Of
state. Odd MS IL may seem, the motion
to indefinitely postpone the bill, which
prevailed, was offered by Mr., Drum, the
only democrat in the senate. This mo.
tion. many republican senators after
ward said settles his possible candidacy
for congress next fall.
Mr.. Thompson's state university bill
passed the senate this morning. not,
however, before one or two amendments
had been tackled onto the bill. one,
suggested by the judiciary committee
provided that that part of the land on
which is situated the armory be not sold
at tho present time. 1t was adopted. Ii
was also provided that purchasers
OF The tract he not giycn possession until
December ~, 1891. The appropriation
Of $1,000 for the payment of salaries
and other necessary expenses from Jan
uary /, 1890 to July, 1891, was stricken
out. beiag covered BY a section in Nr.
llerren's bill. II was further provided
that the possession of all or any portion
OF tho tract may be delivered m the dis
cretion OF the regents before December
81, 1901.
Mre Herren's bill, n companion to Mr..
Thompson's measure, inasmuch us it
contained an appropriation as Sed by the
other bill, was also passed.
If the governor signs the bill, Washing.
ton will have an agricultural college and
scientific school after all. This morn
ing in the senate, MIR. Oliphants bin,
creating a commission TO locate one. was
trotted out and reached the winning post
In an easy Canter, much to tho disgust
OF the whitman county senators. Mr..
Lawrence arilully voted for thu bill. and
th,n gave notice that in due time he
would have TO reconsider the vote by
which the bill was passed.
Tho apportionment committee met
this morning but did nothing toward
formulating bill 1t is evident that
the Job is harder than was at first sup.
posed, The small counties are adverse
to being swallowed up, and if the bill
comes before the house or senate as out
lined in Fridays issue it will be in great
danger of being defeated.
The latest report rs to the governors
position on tho municipal Incorporation
bill is TINT his objections have teen re.
moved by further consideration, and IL
Is now thought that he will sign the bill
This avoids what would have been the
necessity for proldnging the session.
The motion to reconsider tine vote by
which the emergency clause in the har-
Dor commissioners bill was lost yestpr.
hu1 Nhn iNli oll NbN Nhhlt lilth InOfnltlf
In the senate, and the bill will now be
reported Immediately TO the house. The
friends OF the measure Hre actively en-
gagged in working up u boom for IL when
1t appears III the lower chamber.
Tho committee on corporations recon-.
mended the passage OF Mr.. Randnlls
Insurance bill this afternoon in the sen.
ate, with the amendment that any per-
son who shall fail to answer subnenus.
when they are served, in the same man.
ner MS u from the superior court. shall
be lined not less than 800 nor more than
$500
, Tho committees bill defining public
water ways, and Mr.. OlIphnnt's bill
relative to building loan and savings in
stitutions, occupied tho attention OF the
senate for two hours this afternoon, but
were both laid ON the table, subject to
call.
The senate to- day refused to reccde
from its previous action regarding Mr..
Bothelrs railroad crossing bill, relative
to employing ilagmen for each crossing.
The house had refused to concur i'm the
amendment proposed by the senate.
Messrs. Lawrence, Vestal and Watt
Neit WV tiuiE tHib morning
in the senate ns members of the confer.
enco committee TO consider uniform
school bill.
The clerks of tho senate this morning
agreed to permit tho enrolling commit
tee to employ all the clerks they wanted.
Tho senate refused to-day TO concur In
the house amendment to the state audi
tors bill and to the state treasurcr's bill.
SENATE Proceedings,
The following bills wcrc taken up on
tho third reading in the senate to-day:
BY Mr.. Thompson--Relatiyc to the
university site passed.
by MIR. Herren--Rolative to tho uni.
versity; passed.
by MIR. Paintor-Relntive TO tho OIL
GERS OF the Walla wallo penilentiary
By Nr. Hughes--Preveniing prize
fighting in this state: passed.
by MIR. Austin-1o enable counties to
issue bonds; passed.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
OLYMPIA, Wauh., March 2l-To-dny