The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-20
THE HOUSE.

COut1nueftou OF Debate Upon tine Com
mon school System.
OLYMPIA, March la--Speaker Feighan called
the House TO order ct 10 = m Roll can showed
nftyseven members present. The record OF
yesterday was read and approved
ooxxIrrKE REroRTs-
The committee on appropriations reported in
favor Of indefinitely possponing action on II. B.
No. sil. appgopriating s.. 500 to pay the expense
Of exhibiting the products of this state ct the
national encampnenf OF the q. A. X. st Boston.
Geo2hegsn made an appeal TO the House not
to kin the bill. He believed that ~ q business
proposition, tho expenditure would be Q wise
one. The exhibit would advertise this state
and increase immigration.
The House agreed with the committee and
adopted the report, thus killing the bill
The bill establishing . state normal school at
Chehalis was reported fayosably. - were also
the following: For the relief OF the pilot COM
mfssioners of Puget sound; the salary and fee
bin as amended; G. B. No. s. for the rcgissra-
ton of voters. and q B. No. {, regulating
primary elections These two bills were made .
special order for 1870 A. N. tomorrow. II. b.
No. 223 granting to railroad companies the
right to bridge the navigable streams Of the
state; II. B. No si4, for the appointment Of
harbor masters; & II. No. -. for the deepening
Of the olympia hsrbor from Tumwassr 10 deep
water, II B. No. se5. for ship canal from Port
The speaker appointed Evans. Georhegan.
McReavy, Pickreil and stevenson = conference
committee on H. b. No. %. IN relation to trespass
on public land. one section of which was vetoed
by the governor yesterday. Tae Senate refused
10 take any further action on the bill. and the
conference committee is to settle the procedure
rnE SCHOOL BILL
The House then resumed consideration of the
school bin. 8. B. No. ID The motion 10 allow
the Superintendent of public instruction
. clerk At 81 900 was lost There Vas
q long argument over the question
whether school district should be
months In each year. II waa held that the SIX
months provision would work . great hardship
on the smaller districts, aud that, Ia any case.
they would maintain school for ~ long period
ax Vas possible with the funds on hand TIE
motion 10 make the minimum six months vas
lost An amendment was added, on motion OF
Feighan. providing that al parents or guard
ians falling or refusing 70 send children between
the ages of 3 ana Is years 20 school for ~ least
three months shall be guilty Of . misdemeanor.
panishable by . fine OF ncs less than sio NOR
more than -
Arrgssoox srss1os.
Geoxhexsn. from the special committee, re-
ported the bill for the incorporation Of cities OF
ls. than 2ooo inhabitants
he consideration OF TIE school Dill Vas ~
same1- sharps amendment giving 70 school
teachers "a day aud mileage while attending
isachsa' Institutes
Gsoshegan moved 10 amend by striking ens
the provision tor the exchange OF old text books
At swo-ffths of rAs Cost price of the Few, czf
there we're 80 many objections and allegations
thss this Vas offered In the interest OF the heok
cnnosrns that he wstacrew IL
The ball was fnsthsT amended By prcsfdirg
fsr the appcYtiorment OF coznfy and stale FUNDS
~ fo lowss Thtrsy-nTe PER cent al the total 10
be &pporstones 10 saeh 6sstrtel IA proportion %
the EaEh<s Of .exesers eapssyed. The rsnAsn-
ing g par cens 10 BE- apsofsleOea 10 e&ch district
In p-oportion TO the nnnhsr OF children -
Shown hy sAe csasrs reports OF fhedisfries clerks
for the previous se2r- Iae proposition . take
Away IRON the ecanfy superintendent tie pcses
oasposns two PERSONS neAdizs tae btsnsst gssas
certificates 80 srs VIII Tin xs q board os sx4zai-
nsrx provoked q laax krgumsat. Tns sassals-
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