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ruE nARnon IiNE BILL
Passage of tho senate Msasur. BY IN.
Ifous.

The senate harbor limo bill, the com
panlon measure OF the tide land hill,
was taken up In the house tonight. Tho
amendments OF the house Committee on
harbors, leaving the appointment ol lno
board entirely 10 tho governor. and max
ing an appropriation Of {0,000. were re,
ported. IL makes II tic duty II tho
cominittee TO establish ilncs, na pro-
yided In article l5'of the constitution.
Ihc vote ON thn passage OF the bill wnA
ayes 81, noes II, as announced The vote
was ayes %, noes Is.
Messrs. Grant, Herrcn aud others
claimed that a mistake had been fnado
aud demanded that tho vote be called
again,
Mr. ostrander asserted that tho tally
was correct.
The clerk called the vote again and
found that there were thirty-six.
hr. Judson, Of Pierce, who voted Tor
the tide land bin, voted agnlnat this bill
and Mr.. Lull. who voted against the lido
land bill, voted for this bin.
The emergency CLAUSE failed Of two
thirds vote
Tho bill :yas then ordered sent to tho
senate Immediately.
III thc senate concurs In the house
amendments 10 the harbor line bill tno
nooted question Of tide lands will nave
been settled forever.
The house also passed. the renaea hill
ProIiding Tor water ways over tho tide
The senate refused TO concur In the
nmeninenfs. There ware IA ayes, four
less than enough, and noes. Notice OF
reconsideration wna given.
, 1890-03-27

Two importnnt Dilis Passed by tn,
House Yssisfslaf.

Tho housn passed tao important ruil-
road bills this forenoon. uuc, 10y sau,
ator Drum, empowers tlio rlirJaa com
paniea to osteud their lines rpm any
point named IN It's charter or ariiajrs ol
iucorPOcit or, ur 10 bulll 'IrAuchca ciu-
meeting with other rDads. ihu rl.lrund
companies are also authorized TO cen
soliduta With homeopathic lines nnd
To lease other lines, bat in no case shuIl
the capital stock uf tic company .0rmcl
ly the consolidation exceed tho capital
stock Otthc aggregate cf ihc uompanics
IN seyeraity, 10 par Thereof, nor snail any
bonds or evidences Of debt be issued sc Il
confederation for, or in connection with,
such consolidation. Existing purchases
AMI lcasea arg rltliiCd.
THIS law will be very beneficial to
Washington. IL will ennblc the Nurtl-
cru Pacific anu Union Pacific lines tn
take under their wing tho numerous
branches tlry have been building under
separate and distinct organization.
Another bill passed was Senator
Parkinson's which authorizes railroad
companies To bridge nuyignble sirea nis.
, 1890-03-27

their final ioundups. But seventy three
bills yet remain In the hands of the
various committees. To-day number
of minor bills were indefinitely post
poncd, and the Solons do not cayl over
committee reports as they did early In
the session. Every member of the house
and senate is anxious to get away and
since the tide lands fights over believe
there will be but little trouble in getting
ncnt, provided the governor does not
veto the municipal incorporation bill.
The rumor Is spreading, and II Is quite
generally believed, that he will not ap-
prove the bill, and shoulL this report
be true, an extra ten days will be added
to tho pay of the members and employees.
, 1890-03-27
NonMAL sonooL nILLs.
Those for Ellensburgh and Chchaiis
Passed BY the House.

Senator Wilson'S bill, locating a nor
NAL school at Ellonsburgh. was passed
10y the house this morning, ~ the end
OF the rollcall /, had only thifiy-fouI
votes, one less than enough, but hessrs.
Eddy, Foster and Painter came In in
tiinc aud voted for and saved 1t. This
was its last chance, as one vote had been
rcconsidered.
Senator Longs bill, locatinga normal
school at Chehalis, was then taken up.
Alr. Gllchrisl wanted to Oilef an amend
ment leaving the location Of tho college
10 the comm. ssioners Of Lewis county
but Mr.. Candy got ahead ofhim with a
motion to put the bill upon is iinal pas
sarc. and would not withdraw.it 10 give
HIM a chance
Mr.. Evans said that this swas one ofthe
mcanest things done at this session.
The vote was then reconsidered, en'
MIR. Gllchrist Offend his amendment
wliich was voted down, ayes =. noes ~
Mr.. Judson. Of Pierce, followed wlth
speech, changing thni the Lcnls
treated fairly By tho house. whl~l DAD
Mr. AltRe0yy spoke In similar
strain, and said that the house, ~ this
netion. had upheld the sectional STRIFE IN
IeVis county. lie said that he would
never vote ijs tho bin after the shabby
wav in which Messrs. -Gilchrist anu hef-
ren had been treated.
The bill was then passed,
Alcssrs iIcrren and Gllchrist AZ
though tboy felt much grieved o tne
shabby treatment OF tho house, did not
sulk In their tents. bus urged their
friends 10 vots for the bill rather than
see lewis county lose the institution.
Their action was very gr1cetui, III view
OF the cir1umstanees. ,.,.,.
I'm the afternoon the vote by Whlch
tho MI was passed was reoonsificrcd, on
,notion ofMr. Kuhn. This was done 10
s,ivr Mr.. Giiehrist an opportunity 10
mesent a petition in favor oflcaying the
Question 20 the commissioners OF inc
county. lie will do this to.hlortcw
ess than an hour after the vote had
i.cn reconsidercd q message WAS re
s,,,ed froIn the senate ANNOUNCING that
lie bIll lad been signed b. the psesi.
det.t t,ru TEN. and Il was sent IN the
hnuse lor thv speakers signature betors
h.ins tfansnlttcd 10 the governor.
'Thia s.,rpriscd ovcryboiy, as il was genr
.raiIv Snpposed that the hlll WAS still Il
the house tAe rules p1osiding that al
, 1890-03-27
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 10 The con-
fusion OF yesterday continued In the
house to-day. The morning session was
particularly noisy. Speaker Felghan
had much difficulty In maintaining
order. At one time he threatened to call
tho sergcant-at-aTm to assist him TO
preserve order, and at another time he
suggested that II the house could not
maintain order Ii had better adjourn.
Tho assault OF Assistant seEgeant-at-
Arms Ehman upon Representative
Brown, OF spokane was the first thing
that received thc attention oi the house
this morning.
Atter the reading of the journal, Mr..
Grubb Mr.. Browns colleague, arose 10
a question of privilege, and moved that
Mr. Ehman be summarily dismissed.
Ilo said that Mr.. Ehman was peace
officer, which made his conduct tho more
reprehensihlc.
Mr.. Rutter moved as n substitute for
Mr. Grubb's motion that'a COMMITTEES bo
appointed TO investigate tho matter.
His suggestion was adopted ayes n,
noes n.
Pending the investigation Mr.. Ehman
was suspended
Tho chair appointed Mossrs. Roberts,
Grubb, Os,randcr, Rutter anu hclieavy,
and this afternoon the committee heard
the testimony OF Mcssrs Brown and
Ehman, Representatives Eddy aud
Dean, Clerks Barney end l.anghofn,
PAGE Matson and Adiutant General
O'Bhon. The stories Of ali agreed with
the account OF the trouble published In
these columns Yesterday. The majority
of the committee, Messn. Robertson,
Ostrindcr and Grubb Will tomorrow
submit report recommending the sum
mary dismissal Of Mr. Ehman.
Mr.. Rutter will recommend that the
houso review tho testimony and take
what actioni il sees tit.
Mr. McRcayy declined to sign tho ma
loriiy report, as he did not hear all the
testiutUfiy.
, 1890-03-27
DETAILED REPORT.
Complete Record OF tho rroas ca.
inga In Botit Houses


A number Of bills wcro disposed of
this morningin the senate by indefinitely
postponins thcn. Among the number
We're thssc.
By Mr.. lucc--providing for tho pur-
chase OF furniture ior the state otilces.
by Mr.. kinuear- Relative 10 the or.
ganikcuon OF armed bodies Of men drill
ing,
By Mr. Vestal- Relating to the duties
aud salaries OF county auditors, etc.
By Mr.. seaborg-lIclaiiyc to . normal
school,
by Mr.. Baker-Relatiyo to action for
libel
by Mr.. Evans--Relatiye 10 civil
actions In the superior courts.
THIRD HKApfSo oT Bills.
DylMr. Austin Relating to ferries;
killed.
BY Mr.. Googhcgan. Providing for the
restoration Of court records and files lost
or destroyed; passed.
Hy the harbor line committee-D Delln-
Ing public water ways passed.
By the committee ON revenue and tax
ation-Rclatlng TO tho duties Of the at
tornev general; passed.
By the joint committCe-Io publish
tho debates of the constitutional conyen-
tiOn lost.
, 1890-03-27
THE MILITIA BILL.
II Is Passed ny tho House with Vari
ous Amendments,

r,.i...',.. .,,,, 49,, A. I,'i.,, ...,,i..u,,
me housc 'ooN up tnv Jo'ht n''''sary
committees hilllla OH 'o'day' lho
provision requiring person TO have
served in the regular army before hold.
ing "A position on the staff WAS gtricken
out. ii,o,,igo ,he nrovisInn rrovidinc
80 .,.s.','
'or onap'u 'V,""'''.vo
recommendation that thestatc DC divided
into three regiaiental districts was also
rejected and two districts were provided
for. Tho other suggestion, that there bu
| three companies OF cavalry, was also re-.
| iectcd. The governor adjutant general
and auditor were made o military board.
, 1890-03-27
A VICTORY roH THE POSTAL,
The Telegraph Biii Passed 10y the
senate Pfsft cally Intact

The Postal Telegraph Company won
its tight In the senate to-day, and If Sen
ator Payno's bill passes the house as IL
now stands that company will extend
its lines throughout the Northwest.
The senate rejected the amendment
suggested by its iGdiciary committee,
which Nk the sap out Of the bill and
left thiu, MS they now stand.
A hot definite preceded the passage OF
the bill. While the opponents OF tho
measure prolcsscd to bc heartily
In accord with 1t, ihoy in
sisted upon the fatal proyiso
that telegraph companies must exerciso
the right of eminent domain In order to
build on tho right-oi-wny or land grant
of railroad. Thcy said nothing about
the claim of the Western Union Com
pnry 20 an exclusive right,
When the bill was taken up, MIR.
Wood, OF tho judiciary committee, of
iered the following substitute for tho jn-
dietary committees amendments "Pro-
vlded that WHEN the rigl,t.oi-way OF
such corporations has not hcen
acquired through any grant or donation
from the United states or this state, or
any county, city, OF town therein, then
the right 10 construct and maintain such
lines shall DO secured only 10y the eNer-
else of the right of way OF eminent
dor;ain, as provided by law
Mr. Owings opposed tho bill warmly,
hnd found himself confronted by Mr..
Payne, Its sauthor. Mr.. kinnenr tried to
save the Judiciary committees amend
mcnt but to no avail.
Mr.. Woods amendment was adop.ed
as n substitute.
MIR. DRUMS amendment that when
new companies Duild In cities they must
get n franchise from the city council
wns adopted.
Tho senate also accedcd to MIR. Law.
rence's suggestion that telephone com.
panies must transmit aud receive mes.
sages from any person.
A stormy debate was then provoked
over Mr.. Houghton's amendment
which restricted the lines ffuin inter.
fcring with the rights OF way OF railroad
companies.
Mr. Thompson, OF Wnlln 6alIn. came
TO the reyruc ot tho hill. w 1rnlled Mr.
uoughton II Western unihl man and
, 1890-03-27
THE INCORPORATION BILL.
strong Probability that tho Gov
cTnor VIII yeto 1t

Tho senate to-day concurred in the
house amendments to the committee
bill incorporating cities
1t Is stated tonight on reliable
authority that Governor Ferry has OK.
pressed his disHpproval of the bill, be-
!ieying 1t to he Unconstitutional. In his
Judgment the bill as passed fayors cities
81 less than 1000 population to the
detrimont of those having a greator pop.
ulation. This In the governors opinion
is class legislation. Should the bill he
vetoed II is no, unlikely that the legisla-
turc Will bo compelled to sit Mt least ten
days longer than the day set for ad-
journmcnt.
, 1890-03-27

and almost worthless, In that II does not
empower the commissioners Ia other
states to acknowledge deeds. Mr.. Mcgler
asked leave this morning to Introduce q
bill TO euro the defect. His request was
granted.
MIR. Mcgler introduced a bill tonight
to empower the commissioners In the
other states to acknowledge deeds. It
was passed tonight.
Representative Evans introduced q
bill to amend his bill recently passed,
which prescribes the mode OF procedure
for transferring causes from the superior
courts to tho supreme courts. Tho bill
was passed,
, 1890-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Senate Non -Concurs In Amend =
ments to the school Biii.

ments to the school Biii.
The senate to-day refused to concur
IN the house amendments to the joint
education committee bill, striking out
the sections requiring schools 10 main
tam libraries, and relative to the dIspo-
sitlOn Of school funds.
The amendment adding n state audi.
tor aud state treasurer to tho textbook
| commission was concurred in 10y u close
vote.
The house and senate are eatloggerhcads
on Representative Botholrs bill provid-
ing for log crossings ON railroads. The
house concurred this morning In the
senate amendment providing that cross.
ings shall not bc made at curves, and
that the cost ot the crossings shall be
borne by the land owner, and refused to
concur in the amendment requiring per
sons who own crossings to station flag
mon one thousand Iect away on each
side TO warn approaching trains.
Senator Payne's bill requiring en-
ployers of females to supply them with
seats during their leisure time was
passed in the house this morning. IL Is
the same us Representative Hughes
bill, which wns vetoed, and Representa-
Evans bill, which was killed In the
senntc, The clauses which Governor
forry objected to In the first bill aro not
In Mr.. Payne's bill.
There is great amount of kicking
among the members of the house over
tic Hcilon of the senate last night In cX-
cmpting credits from taxation. IL l.
probG bic that the house will refuse to
concur and the result will DC that NOR;
Cages and all other securities will he
taxed as heretofore.
The senate committee on tide lands
met to-day and agreed upon certain
changes to the tide lands bill. One is to
abolish all local boards OF appraisoment
and establish one stata board. There Is
50 much objection to II that the bill can
not pass without many changes.
Representative Deans bill, prohibit
ing the killing of game for five years,
was Indefinitely postponed in the house
to-day.
The senate to-day passed upon tho
house amendments to the educational
bill, aud refused to concur in most of
them
The senate to-day passed Mr.. Bakers
bill validating deeds aud relating to the
recovery OF real estate.
, 1890-03-27
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
1uE scuooL LANDS.
Tho House Refuses to Rccede From
Its Amendments.

OLYMriA, Wash., March 2l.-Thc house
this morning refused TO recede from its
amendment to the school bill, and
Mcssrs. Candy, Plummer, Ostrandcr,
Cook, Evans and the two Julsons were
appointed conference committee.
II Is said that the textbook men hnvc
pooled their issues, and are working hard
for the bill. The agreement was said to
be that one firm shall supply the read.
ors, another the arithmetics, another the
Biographies and so on. It is common
talk ON the street, and has the semblunco
of truth to say the least. There Is re-
maFkable unanimity OF opinion among
tho school book lobby sts as to the worth
and necessity Of the bill.
, 1890-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS.
The GovOrnor Not Likely TO Call an
Extra Session,


1T was said last night that things were
shaping themselves for an extra session.
to be called in about q month. A gen
tlcman who called ON Governor Ferry
this morning asked him ii he would call
an extra session. The governor said he
could have no knowledge of what tho
legislature would do in the next few
days that would make ar extra session
necessary, and left the impression or the
visitor that hc would not recouvcne the
Legislature.
II has boon found that several bills,
providing for appointments to be con-
iirmcd 10y the senate, will not go into ef-
feet until the Legislature adjourns; for
example, the board of regents of the
state university and the trustees of the
Cheney normal school.
Senator Houghton introduced CON
current resolution to-day asking per
mission to introduce bill authorizing
the governor to make such appoint
ments without the consent of the senate,
and II was ndoptcd.
When It appeared in tho house Speak.
or Fcighun and Mr.. Moultruy iGmpcd
upon it, and charged that II covered up
Job of some Kind. The resolution vas
defeated, falling to receive the necessary
twO-thirds vote. N'
MIR. Horrcn gave notice of rcconsid-
Grafton.
The lieujeuont governors name viii
be stricken from the hmbor line bill
when II come, up in thoscnate and thc
composition OF the commission will be
LEFT to thO governor The tide lan,s
men aver that their amendment will re-
ccive the concurrence of the senate.
The constituents of Senator Uunsnkor
want the AsI laws OF Washington
changed. This morning in the seuu,e
he presented a petition from them ask
ing that the fish laws be so changed rs
to prohibit the catching Of fish during
April.
Mr.. Wilson Of Kittitas, tried his level
best in the senate to-day to have in
serted in Mr. HANDLES insurance bill an
amendment allowing the companies in
the state TO print rcports.of their assets
and liabilities every month, but 1t failed.
The bill was then pnssed.
Senator Van lIouten's bill appropria-
ting 81 200 to purchase 600 copies of
Barton's legislative manual, failed to
pass in the house to~nlght.
The bunch grassers in the house will
get a good dose of the enrly-oponing
movement tomorrow, They hnyc been
demanding 1t ever sirco the session be-
gan. When the house finished tonight
Mr.. Stevenson moved to adjourn until
5 a. NJ. tomorrow, and his motion
prevailed. There is talk ofa meeting at
/ o clock Wednesday, morning
A strong effort is being made to kill
MIR. Paypo's telegraph bill in the house.
II wns to have been considered by the
committee on corporations tonight, but
the committee did not meet. Hundreds
of kilograms urging the members to vote
for the oil, hayo been received. A long
one received by the Pierce county
delegation, is headed by Mayor Wheel
right OF Tacoma.
Tho senate, at this evenings session,
considered Nit oliphan:'s bill relating
to building, loan aud saving institutions,
but after long and spirited debate the
bill was indefinitely postponed.
, 1890-03-27
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

OLYMPIA, wauh.. March 2i.-To-day
began the last week of the session.
both houses met in the morning.
Tie house Immediately adopted Mr..
Hutchinson's resolution requiring the
morning session to begin % o'clock.
The house to-day concurred In all the
senate amendments, except one, to the
sci Dol land bill. The one non.concurrcd
in leaves IL to the discretion OF the
county commissioners whether lands
within two miles Of cities shall be
piattod.
Representative Megler's decd commis-
sioner bill has been found to be defect 70,
, 1890-03-27
TnE ApronrIONMEM BIN.
Composition Of tho Proposed New
Senatorial Districts.

Senatorial Dl lstrluts,
The apportionmeutbl bill was introduced
| IN the senate to-day.
] Appended L. tho cOmpositlon of tho
senatorial districts, each of which will
he entitled a., TOO, .ro.,,roso,,,o,iyo. f-irst
~ e,'' - W.
/ -, 'o"S ,o""'' INV i"h i.'tts'
/ lChattmoy, Peone Prairie and fiYo-Milo
/ precincts In Spokane county.
Second-Tho followln,, precincts i'm
spoknpe county, ma Third ward of
| ,i,o ri,,, or s,,,i.,,.' isa,l' rr,,ta', n.a,'
tho Il'y o. ~, sloGano rms, Cou'ee' Deep
1reeki Meuiei' Lake, 0heney' stevens
Graves, Rcck Lake, Rock Creek, Buck
eye and Sptngle.
ThIrd-rhe following prceincts in
SpOKnnc couuty, Tho Second ward of
SpoEane mills Snlts.c 'RoctforJ inta6'
Waverly, Spring Valley, Rchlnnd,
Mount Hone Mnrnnli and 'Hri,lVe nre.
cincts.
lt,itrtI,-'rne Gollo,vlno nrccipcta in
Sp0leune couutyi The I'rst and Fourth
wards OF Spokine Falls ana Madison.
Fith-Nii of /. lincoln e1untv ,xrent
that norton IN tho mn district
sixth -Olauosnu. AJans and Frnnk-
llu countics. and Grand Cotllcc. Min
dian. nelson Creek. Enos nud Grand
Se,tGtl-P -Prrulncts I, ~, D. 'ait. TO-
If. ~. IL jS and "A on Whitman
cotinty.-
Eirtib Precincts . qiG. a 4 Az H. a.
and 70 of Whitman county.
Ninth Precincts ~. 4 s. IN. f. Az
10, IjIS, i6. II, TO- ~, q, ~, 81, IA and
35 OF Whitman county.
Tenth -Gartield ana Asotin' counties
Eleventh Columbia cotiniv.
Twelfth North Wnlie Wnua and
South WnIin Wnlln. Wulula. French-
town. Touehet. Prescott Hadley. Eu.
rekn Flat and nm nreclncts nf' WniIa
Walln county.
Thirtconth- BnLcr. Wnits-
burg pry Crook Mill Greek CopuoraI,d
Russell Greek precincts In Wnlli Wajla
county.
Yakima and ponelns
counties.
Fifieon;h-K -Kittitas county.
Sixteenth ktiokitnt and skamauia
county.
Seventeenth Clarke couuty.
Eighteenth -Cowiitg Counfv
Nineteenth h-IAwis county.
TWeuticth-Pacino and Wabkiakun
counties.
twenty Thtirston coun,v
Twenty .socoud-C C'hehnIl'f coui,tv
Thcnty-third The followinr precincts
i'm Pierce co,tntv. Aidortnn iluci,iev
~ ANAN" AIAAAN y ANANANlIf ltuNhANIr .
, 1890-03-27

district; Edward 4. Morgan Of Kna
county, second inspection district.
Inc senate confirmed tho appointment
In open session.
Tho bill for tho organization OF Ma
tional guards was passed BY the senate
to,date as II was passed by tho house
yesterday.
Tho senate this afternoon rcccdod
from its amendments to tue bill proyid.
ing for the sale and leasing ofschool
lands, and concurred in iha HOUSE
nmcndmonts TO tho joint committee !
library bill.
The lido land bill will be sent to Gov.
crnof Ferry Tomorrow.
, 1890-03-27

stated that for once he was A Postal
telegraph defender.
MIR, Hcughton said that the argument
reminded him of the old story of tho
RAJ tlesnnke and the hog. As for him
sell, he was railroad man, and was
proud of IT,
The senate then took recess for two
hours to cool OIL and on rcasseubling,
tho bill was passed.
Senator Payne said, when tho result of
tue vote wnspnnounued. that the passage
Of this bill would have decided ten
dency to increase telcsraphio facilities in
the North west.
, 1890-03-27
rAss by THE SENATE.
Tho BiIi Creating y Board OF Harbos
Line Coinmissioners.

The hnrbor committee bill creating q
board OF harbor.llne commissioners,
with the lieutenant governor as cx-of-
flclo member, was tackled IN the son
ato this afternoon aud passed, not. how
ever, he!orc some amendments had been
tackled OH TO the bill. As amended, tho
governor is empowered to hn vacancies.
should tho legislature fail to free the Of
fees created by the bill.
When the biil was taken up MIR. Long
was anxious that it be recoinmitted 70
, 1890-03-27
DILAToRY SENATOR'S.
a Hard Time Had Yesterday to So
cure n Quorum,

The session of the senate this morning
experienced much difficulty in getting u
quorum. But fourteen senator's were
present when the roll was called, which
necessitated recess of ten minutes.
When the role was called again nine
teen senators, or but one more than q
quorum, were present. At no time dur
ing any of the three sessions held
were there moro than twenty-lour sena.
tors present.
such dilatorincss is getting to be tire
some to men of Judge iiuughtOn's $
tanIp, ana at one time to-day homovod
hat the senate adjourn for four hours
or the purpose of hunting up abscniee ees.