Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-14

tablish soldiers home, all of which
were referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
Payne called up Senate bill IS, rela-
tive to appointment, compensation,
etc, of Superior Court Commissioners,
the bill being engrossed and ready for
passage.
At Drums request the bill was read
again for information.
Payne explained the inconvenience
his constituents in Skagit county were
subjected to in being obliged to travel
to Seattle and Snohomish to get "re-
straining orders" from the court, and
the necessity for appointment OF such
commissioners.
Parkinson Endorsed Paynes state.
ment5 as being applicable also to
Whatcom county.
Rinehart suggested a technical
amendment regarding official seal
which was made.
The bill then passed; ayes "a, noes
0, and the emergency clause by ayes
26, noes 0.
On motion OF Wolfe the Senat,
granted the use of the Senate chamber
to the " soldier element" for meet
ing tomorrow evening at 80, to dis
cuss soldiers homes and other mat.
tiers.
The following new bills were in.
troduced:
Senate bill l72, by Landes, provid-
ing for the submission the electors OF
the question of the permanent loca-
ton of the capital.
Thompson (G. IT, moved to suspend
the rules and put the bill on its final
passage, claiming that business would
thus be facilitated.
Wilson thought the usual course
should be taken, and so did Landes.
ThompsOn's motion failed, and the
bill was referred to the committee on
Judiciary.
Senate bill l73, by Baker, relative to
actions for libel Referred to the com.
mittee on Judiciary.
Senate bill l25, by Long, the county
road bill, was taken up and passed as
engrossed-ayes %, noes l.
Long asked and received permits.
sion to make a statement, and said
that the companion of the bill, Senate
bill l2G, relative to the levy and col
lection of road taxes, ought to be i'm.
mediately considered, so that county
officers could know what their work
was to be. He therefore moved that
the rules be suspended and that the
bill be now considered. SO voted.
Pending consideration of this bill
Senate adjourned to ii A. NJ. Tuesday
Fifty-three members responded at
roll-call in the House.
For the first time the House "sat
down on" proposition to increase its
clerical force.
Purdy moved to reconsider the vote
by which the committee OH harbors
and harbor lines was allowed clerk.
Judge Evans made statement as
to the action of the committee, taking
upon himself all the blame for secur-
ing Il clerk before the authorization OF
the house, and said that no discOurtesy
10 the House, was intended. Purdy, a
member of the committee, was present
when the clerk was elected and did
not object. Kennedy was also present
and did object without action of the
House.
Moultray asked why the identity of
the clerk was concealed from the
House and why she had not appeared
before the House and been sworn in
rs other clerks. BY what authority
did the member from Pierce assume
the responsibility to transgressing the
rules Of the House by administering
the oath in secrecy!
Evans replied he was not ashamed
of the candidate selected. She was
thoroughly competent and the daugh-
ter OF lifelong friend, now deceased.
He regretted that any action of his
(Evans) should have caused the lady
to be talked about.
Hutchinson said the long explana
ton did not and cannot change the
facts. Was the action of the COM
mittee proper, or was it not? That
was the question.
The motion to reconsider the vote
by which the clerk WAS allowed was
carried-20 to 10. Then u motion to
indefinitely postpone the motion was
carried-24 to Is.
The stone was hurled with unerring
certainty, but strange to say there was
no jingle of glass.
Eddy offered o concurrent resolution
for the appointment Of committee of
three from the House and two from
the Senate to ascertain the exact
status Of all bills now pending, and re-
commend a plan for final adjourn
ment and report to the respective
Houses within five days.
Without debate the resolution was
rejected.
House bill 229, declaring and regu-
lating the rights and powers of corpo-
rations or individuals organized for
the purpose of building booms, ETC.,
WAS next in order.
Rotch favored the bill, saying it was
generally satisfactory to oil concerned.
Minkler, who introduced the bill,
favored it, and had read telegram
from thirty loggers at Mount Vernon ;
favoring the bill, which places the
maximum rate for rafting and BOOM
ing ut Is cents per thousand feet.
Eddy opposed the bill as placing the
maximum too high. No one would
charge less than the maximum rate.
Grub said that under different con-
ditions there was a difference of so
per cent. in the cost Of booming.
Skagit river boomers could not afford
to charge less than IS cents, while
others, on rivers of easier navigation,
might charge less.
Eden's, McReavy, Robertson and
Eddy also favored the bill as fair to all
parties.
Grubb said the bill did not authorize
any monopoly of the mouths Of rivers.
The whole matter of charges was left
where it properly belonged, in the
hands of the loggers.
The bill was passed-ayes 4S, noes 2.
The following bills were introduced ::
BY Evans, of Pierce, House bill 261,
to exempt insurance money, to the
amount or value of exempt property
by fire, from execution and attach
ment.
Also bill to enable Indians owning
in severalty lands in the Puyallup In
dian Reservation TO convey such lands.
Also bill repeating the act OF No