The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-22

Passage Of the school Land Purchas
bill.


the Houss to order II 10 = m. RoIi call showed
sixiy-ou members present The records Of yes-
terdsy were read and approved
The railroad committee reported f4vorably q
B. NO. lSs, authorizing rnilroads 70 construct
branches and 10 consolidate with other rail-
roadsL
The committee on appropriations reported
favorably g. B. No %. relative 70 fnsuring the
buildings Of the school for defecsiye youth at
Vancouver: also 9. b No. rs. appropFiating
ti.zo for the purchase Of COO copies Of "Barton's
Handbook and Legislative Manual" also favor
ably, H. y No $40. authorizing the Washington
improvement Company to construct . canal
from salmon bay to deep water.
The committee on appropriations reported
without Recommendation II. B. No. 81, declay-
ing November II "Admimion day" and q legal
holiday. 0stsander attempted 70 kin the bill at
once. and moved 70 indefinitely postpone. The
motion was Lost
The Senate returned the general school bill
with amendments Judson OF Pierce hoped the
library amendment would not Be adopted. The
action in respect 70 taxi books was also peculiar
II an getting suspicious OF this ball." he
added "It b . book blu. and net one foe the
children. and am satisfied. although voted
for II, that there Is something wrong some
where"
The amendments were read and all che vital
ones made by the House were adhered TO- A
committee OF conference was ordered The
speaker announced ~ the committee Of confer
snce Candy. Piummer. Evans. Cook. Judson Of
Pierce. ostrandef and Judson OF whafcom.
The House then took up s. B. No. 4. to regu-
late primary elecfioua On motion Of Candy
the time for opening and closing polls was
nxed II . to p. M. instead OF IL tot. Several
other unimportant amendments were offered.
Grant explained that the bill vas not compul-
sorry. Kuhn opposed Il a. boys play" The
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votes sere cast By CLARK. Giichrist, Kuhn.
Megier. Morse. Sharp and Stevenson. The
emergency clause also passed.
AFTERNOON sxssox.
The House reconvened at p. m. and took up
O. b. No. %. providing for and regulating the
registration Of voters IN cities and towns
having . voting population Of $50 or more.
When the ball had been read through Judsou
OF Pierce. moved TO strike oat the tenth section,
which makes II the duty OF the city clerk 70 give
10 each registered citizen . certificate. Judson
thought the city clerk could not be expected Ia
do this without pay. IL might mean Q dollar
apiece foe the privilege OF vo:ing.
Eddy believed in Q ~ registration fec or the
compelling Of every voter to produce . csrtin
cate that he has paid his poll tax. This was the
Law in Colorado and other states and work ed
admirably.
Feighan's amendment tina. there should be nc
charge made TO the vote for the certificate. was
carried. Judson said that IL IL did not cost tbs
voter anything Il would certainly cost the stats
and the county. Ey6y election would cost SO,
90 ., least The reg stration books were better
evidence than these proposed certificates Gran,
replied that the two together would make (,
practically impossible for men 10 perpetrsts
frauds ss elections
Tue motion to strike out section 10 Was lost a
was also Eddys motion TO make the bill apply
20 the whole state instead of precincts havins
80 votes and over. The bin was passed withou
having heea amended. yeas 80, hayes O. Ths
emergency clause failed for the reason that i
the isw went into operation 81 once IL would
interfere with elections tais spring resis,rssou
for which has already been made or arranged
for.
The House took up 4 n. No les for the relic,
OF bona Ode purchasers of school or universst,
isnds According 20 the bill the state diseiaim.
title TO saoh school and university lands a ma,
have been duly sold By any agent of Q county.
acting under authority af any law passed By ths
territory. where the fall purchase price Ia,
been paid IN good faith.
frixhsn attacked tails provision - tianrerou,
ard uawtse.
oa uaesion OF Evans. the bill was amended 80
- 90 strike out TIE disclaimer and to provid.
thai sf persons who hare m sse such purchase.
may secure title thereto - provided Ia sAss 81
aJ action against the state in the superior eour,
Of the county - have title eonernes
Brown OF spok sne read frora the evidence {,
JaGge struve before the select committee sho,x
tn1 sha; these lands could only be soda unsse.
the pravistons OF tbs enabling aeS ~ minimum
price 81 SO peg acre.
Fssshaa believed The bin should name n,
ass Of persons whose titles were 90 he coz
EgEned
tn4sen OF fssrcs hcpsd the state would n o
attempts 20 svsde IT'S obligations II its srent
Bad seld 10 geo6 faith TO eons Ode purchasers
tAe~e sales oagas 20 b. confirmed in al cosnmas
honesty
Rruwa OF svok ane Thought there hal been !
gress deal OF GBeo amen dishonesty about thu
whole matter srcsr.iae TO earrsns reports
TIE ezii rss~ed-yezs 81, navs 5. also sns
emergency claase
b No fs-To establish a state norns
scaeea a saenseerg, vas debated az ienSth aat
aslexss4-yess 81. hays n
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d Ma ~ By iasses. concerning crime,
ard punishment
b. Ma. 80 y wElson. protecting ali cisisen,
II thesf cfsfi sna LEGAL rights
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nctsries rsAssr.
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Adjourned mil 10 . u ssrorrew.