, 1890-03-27
mlsoELLArEous.
Passage of the CiHssiaestIon and Tel
ograph Biiis by tho House.

ograph Ellis by tho House
Tho house to-day passed tho classifi-
cation bill fxing the compensation
OF county officers. Changes were made
in some cases, leaving the salaries as
follows;
Twenty third class County ntfornsys
500; treaSurers, $500
Twenty ghth clAss-T rshsureru aud
Shcrifia, 500; attorneys anu sclioo
superinicndcnts Sl6Q
ii was provided that IN counties Of Less
| than 300 people one man may hold mo
or more Offices. In this connection, Nj.
Feighan's bid providing for county az
torneys was passed.
The house THIS morning passed a reso-
lutiou limiting the debate TO three min.
utes and allowing each member TO speak
once.
Mr.. Candy raised the point when Nj.
McReayy spoke twice, and the chair
oycfrulad him. whereupon Mr. deoghe-
gan appealed.
Mr.. Mogler, who was in the chair, held
that this amounted to u suspension OF
the rules, which could rot be done except
By twO-thirds vote and ono days no.
tice. The house sustained hr. Megier
man from Wahkinkum feels very proud.
Representative RutteTs equal rights
bill went through the house with hur-
rah this afternoon. II opens every ave-
nue. of employment and every profession
and occupation 90 women. but does NOT
give them tho right to hold public Offices.
Slr. Jtld son, OF Pierce, smclled q lQrgs-
sized rodent and opposed the bill.
Senator Paynes telegraph and tsls-
phone bill passed. the houss this afler-
noon by large vote. Numerous amend-
rnents were proposed. but every one was
rejected and the bill went through With
out q scratch. A strong effort was ma.c
10 strike out the section extending the
right of omincnt domain 20 telegraph
and telephone companies. bnt IL did NOT
succeed. The friends OF The bill we're
VEL Organized. Tho postal telegraph
company's agents have been doing effect
i've work during the past few days. J.
w. Hayes, manager of the Portland
Office, has hcen here since Sunday.
Both houses arc working very hard
now.
A committee Of the legislature will
wait on the governor az Bss0 A. NJ. to-.
morrow, and inform him that the end Is
near.
The senate bill granting railroad COM
panies rights Of way through the ssa,e
lands was passed in the house tonight,
II Is an important measure, aud ihsurcs
compensation to the state for lands ap-
propnaied. Companies must nay The
state the price per acre nj which ins
"a "a 80. 1.r
the general public.
There was moukey and parrot tima
In the senate over Mr. Hughes rcvennc
bill. The senate nrst took Il up and ro-
ccded from all OF It's previous ameud-
mcuts. The bill was then passed. Af,nr-
ward the vote By which Il passed was
reconsidefed and the bill was Laid On
the table.
A motion was made lnior 20 reduce
the tax levy from , mills 20 2lz ,;iNs
The suggestion proyukSl ions oepHle,
but finally was apopted. t
MIR. Drum, disgustcd wiki tlie nclt-
ment OF 10 Important q bill. shuUetiti.e
senate clearly that 4 could not fecci4ttcr
a bill twice, ami mssed thst ail sussrs-
tfons made and adopted be 4tficNfaiiroIh
the journal and tlie all considtrcf
passed. Another deoaie cnhued. but slls
motion was adopted. taf
The spporticnment bill passed he
senate to-day, With but ono oaauRe. "A
passed, one representative y tstrn ireA
The thirteenth, or Weua Wsisa ',i>>
.r.ch and added 10 the Fifteenth.
or Kiititas district Tho soaa'or1
REGARDED tbs Bill Us lmpericgt. hut cpa-
Guided TO let the house tln1cr tho rlIl
and then concur or rcfu1e 70 concur In
the amendments that II Is tIiousht tho
house viii mako. ltfs not ,hcvrnt that
the bill wiz pass the hottcfn IT. pr''eiI<
nhafa, aud a. long nn} tc.ibon> iItist y
ptclic,ed when il goes 70 tno ioUel'
chamber. u 4,