, 1890-02-13

quired to distribute to tho various OIL.
GERS etc, nearly 5000 copies of che m
nual report, and asking that authority
/ for printing that number he givon re-
[ ierred TO the committee on printing.
MIR. GeOghegan moved the adoption ot
the Joint resolution sent down from the
senate condoling with Secretaries Blnine
and Tracy over the recent sorowful
events In their families, The motion
prevailed by q unanimous vote, and tht
resolution was adopted.
The committee on mines reported
house bill No l20, Ms amended, and
recon menlcd its passage.
Mr.. Ru,ter moved tho adoption OF the
report.
Slr. Stevenson objected saying that
ho desired to present q minority report,
The report was laid over to come up
with the bill, which Is n special Orier for
tomorrow afternoon. Clark, Stevenson
and Hamilton presented minority re-
port.
The committee on commerce reported
back house bill No. ll3, providing for
tho scale of measuring logs, with q
recon nmendation that 1t do not pass; the
report was adopted,
The judiciary committee reported
buck house bill No. 2O3, with amend
mcnts. The bill provides that the un-
disputed public use of q surveyed road
for live years shall make IL a public road.
The committees amendment raised the
time to seven years.
MIR. Herren moved to adopt the report
and the amendment.
Mr.. Evans argued In favor oil the
amendment.
Mr.. Eddy said that the bill would
work injustice upon many persons.
Mr.. Robertson, MIR. Eddy's colleague
from SnOhoniish, said that IL the bill did
not pass there would not be one legal
road IN the county.
Mr.. Herrvn explained that there had
been many inaccuracies in the reports
and records Of viewers aud others regard.
ing roads that have been laid out, sur
vcy d, viewed and declared public roads,
and that the bill only referred to such
ro:lds and not TO other roads.
The report ofthe committee was then
adopted.
The Judiciary committee reported
back house bill No. IFS, to regulate the
private detective business, with q rec
concentration that IL do not pass. The
report was adopted.
The judiciary committee reported
substitute for house bill No. s., forbid
ding the acceptance OF n railroad pass by
q puolic officer. The report was
adopted.
The joint special committee to con-
SNNf ltlc HiH1uHt oi CoinpeHsallOn
cluitably due Messrs. lsham, DoOlittle
and SIivcly, territorial code Commis.
sionors, for attendance on the legislature
nftcr their functions ceased, relorted
bill allowing them IS "a day fortwenty
days, being 500 each; laid on the table.
Mr.. Spencer offered resolution in
tended to prevent the printing OF the
same bill by both houses adopted.
Mr.. Clark moved to suspend the rules
ufa fasls. go. Ia. Al
the organization oftownships. The mo.
ton prevailed, and after some explana.
ton of the provisions OF the bill il was
passed-f3 to 10.
The resolution by Mr.. flummer pro.
yiding for the draining by the judiciary
committee OF bill defining the duties
OF county clerks, was adopted.
The resolution by Mr.. Herrcn, provid.
ing for joint committee TO revise the
criminal laws so that the same may DO
made to conform to the constitution,
was opposed by Mr.. Evans who said 1t
amounted to creating \ legislative code
com mission, and that the session was
too near its end for that. The resolu.
tion was vo;ot down.
House bill No, 2iS to prevent the use
Of a railroad pass by any public officer,
was taken out Of order and passed-30
TOT.
The emergency clause failed to pass,
not receiving a sufficient vote.
The house bill prohibiting the
granting Of passes to members OF the
legislature, or other officer, by railway
corporations WAS passed--30 to 10.
The emergency clause failed, not re
eciying two-tlIirds vote.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By MIR. Bothell-To authorize the
hauling oflumeer across railroads; re
ferrei to the railroad committee.
BY Mr.. Hcrren-Corrccting the omis-
sions Of attcsting witnesses TO deeds,
mortgages and other instruments re
Ierreu 10 the indlcinrY com m ittnn