The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-30
THE SENATE.

Long Debate Upon the State Printing
Bill.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 29.--The Senate met at
!: 30, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Laughton in the
chair and thirty-two senators present.
Prayer was offered by Rev. ]. Z. Thomp-
son.
Journal Of yesterday read and approved.
Preston presented remonstrances agsinst
class medical legislation, signed by citizens
OF Lincoln and other counties.
Long offered resolution that committee
clerks, when not otherwise employed, shall
report for assignment to the clerical work
of the session: adopted.
Wolfe offered resolution requesting the
chairman of the House committee on
medinine to forward to the senate all re-
monstrAsaces hled with him against the
Power bill; adopted
Luce offered s. NJ. No. Is, asking modi-
fication of the ruling OF the secretary of the
treasury regarding the tariff on lead ores;
passed.
The Judiciary committee reported S. B.
No. S5, with recommendation that il be
indefinitely postponed Report adopted.
The bill refers TO the carrying of firearms
and accidental shooting.
message from the governor announced
his approval OF S. B. No. 50, relating to
prosecutions by information.
NEW BILLS.
S. B. No. l43, by Judiciary committee
Allowing an additional judge in each of the
counties OF King. Pierce and Spokane
SPECIAL ORDER
s. b. No. as, by WhalIey-To create the
office of state printer. An amendment. re-
ported by committee, TO the title, was
adopted the bill was read by sections.
Lawrence moved TO reconsider the vote
by which on former consideration OF the
bill an amendment was adopted, which
made the office an elective one, carried
Debate occurred on the first section. as
TO whether its wording should require the
state printer to keep printing Office at the
capital. or only IAN Office in the clerical
sense
Houghton favored the latter requirement.
He did not want the state printing Office
required to be Kept at Olympia. A Seattle
or Tacoma printing Office could do the work
as veil rs one at Olympia.
Long insisted that the printing should be
done at the capital.
After some time the section was made
merely to provide for the creation of the
Office.
Lawrence offered an amendment to the
second section which would make the of
fee elective by the people, except that the
first incumbent shall be elected by the
legislature.
Houghton was of opinion that the leg1s-
ialure cannot elect, but the governor must
appoint.
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the executive article. as refuting this. Long
thought otherwise.
Houghton spoke OF the measure as this
fraud of biIl." and argued at length
against the power OF the legislature TO elect.
Kinnear thought that the legislature has
the power 10 ELL the office by election. He
favored, however, authorizing the gov
ernor to fiji the office. Finally hy general
consent il was determined 10 let the bill
provide for appointment By the governor
until the general election in lsc, and then
he elected by the people.
kneeland offered an amendment rsquir-
ing that 80 much of the duties Of the Office
as mav be required by the legislature at
anv tine shall be performed af the capital
adopted.
Thompson offered an amendment to sec
ton /. providing TIA; the first election by
the people take plsce ~ the next state cleo
ton. and 10 hold until the next general
election; lost, 10 IL.
The plll waS ordered eagrossed.
H. NJ No. IS. relative 10 location OF land
office al Watervslle passed.
xRw BILLS.
8 B. No. is3. BY ksnnrar, 10 provide for
soldiers home; referred 10 military CON-
rnltEee.
sB. No. 145. by KlnGear. concerning
actions fcr qaisting titie 70 real estate ju-
dICiaEy committee
I r. No. "a. by Preston--To con1rm
title 70 school and university lands hereto
fore sold and paid Tor In good faith: COM
uistes on state, sehooi and granted lands
oEsEgAf FIlg
s B. No. Is. By Long-To authorize
drainage work by corporations and fof ma
ton OF .Faanage districts. psssss9-e3 yeAs
= B. No, -. Ay hinnsar- Relative TO
bands Of armed men drilling ana paraiiag-
k4nnsar said the purpose OF tnis bil was