The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-31

employing : eAspsaa. vfthin - days.
uns lost.
Evans presented : petition from rssi-
dents Of Pierce county. asking fox = supsr-
ior court judge.
On motion Of Moultray. o. Whatcom. The
compensation Of H. g. Scott. as clerk to the
committee on r0ads and highways, vas
fired 1t 81 Per day for the time served.
Evans motion to fx the pay OF ai com
nittse clerks at IS . day vas losL
xEruRrs or COMMITTEES.
Judiciary committee reported - cor
the election Of additional superior court
judges in Pierce. King, SPOKANE aud
Stevens counties.
COMMITTEES on fisheries reported favor
ably II. B. No. 20. 10 protect HOLSTERS.
Committee on agriculture reported favor
ably House bill relative to artesian wells In
Yakima county.
Committee on hsrbors reported . substi-
tute for H. b. Nos. ls7 and ls8, regulating
the powers Of corporations organized 10
build booms for floating loes. etc made .
special order for FebruaryA
II. b. No. Ia. appfopriafing $4,000 for
b insane hospitals. was made . special
order for next Tuesday.
Committee on privileges and elections re-
ported favorably H. b. No. rs. introduced
By Cook, 1.-THE county option bill. the
minority report recommending that acton
on the bin be indefinitely postponed. The
minority report was adopted and b bill
killed
Huntington presented HIM. No. IS, pray
ing congress to appropriate $13,oo0 for the
improvement Of the Cowlitz river passed.
BILLS
II. b. No. 23o. by Megler. of wahkiakum.
For the removal and location of county
seats.
II. II. No. Isl by Cleman of Yakima-To
provide . descriptive list of al lands upon
which final proof has been made and GER
tifcate OF final proof issued, for county
assessment purposes.
H. b. No. 90. by Sharp Of Kittitas-To
provide inspectors Of meat, n TO prevent
the sale OF diseased meat.
II. b. No. 233, by Rutter Of King-De-
ciaring eight hours = legal work day on all
state. county and municipal works.
II. b. No. %, introduced by Painter OF
WalIa Walla, for the appointment Of .
commission to locate the state fair was
passed-yeas. 80; nays, 10.
II. b. No. 20s. providing for an addi-
tionai number Of superior courts IN this
state, was taken up out Of its order. and
and after a statement OF the necessity for
prompt action on the bill by Speaker
Feighan, the ball was placed on its final
passage. Grant made . statement OF the
depiorable condition of affairs in King
county as to accumulated litigation. and
moved to amend the bill by giving King
county two instead Of one additional
Judge. Grants amendment was adopted
and the bill passed.
The vote was unanimous both on the bill
n emergency clause.
n. b. No. 1853, to restrain swine from
summing at large, was passed.
Tho speaker announced the following
special committee to consider the general
act for the incorporation of cities and towns
of less than 10000 inhabitants: Geoghe-
gan, Straight. Bush. Power, Kuhn. Flum-
merfelt. Pickrell. Eddy and Clemsn. The
bill, with amendments, was referred to the
committee.
II. b. No. 1870 establish . uniform
standard Of weights and measures in this
state; passed.
H. h. No. i60, by Sharp-Providing for
use Of water for irrigation and con-
domination Of right Of way for bitches. On
motion OF Hamilton the bill was amended
by making II apply to lakes Is well Is
streams. The bill was ordered sngrossed
with amendments.
Adjourned until 80 p. m. tomorrow.