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

companies to own stock in companies
for irrigating purposes, was passed.
ayes 40, noes IL.
House bill ll2, by the railroad COM
mittee, q substitute for House bill PA,
granting tn railroads the right of way
through school lands, was passed.
ayes A, noes 9.
On the emergency clause call OF
the House was ordered. The emer-
gency clause was lost-ayes 81, noes
Is, not two-thirds.
Candy gave notice of a motion to
reconsider.
Adjourned until 10 A. NJ. next day.
The Senate met, OH Tuesday, at
ii A. NJ, 80 members present.
Petitions from King county asking
that the bill for soldiers home be
acted upon favorably; that the Austria
liam system of voting be adopted; that
two additional Superior Judges be
authorized for that county, and that
law be enacted restraining the deposit
of coal slack and other debris on
school lands, were read and referred.
Owings, in compliance with notice,
moved reconsideration Of the vote by
which the Hill Code bill passed. Then
ensued one of the most remarkable
parliamentary battles on record, last
ing more than two hours. The first
object of contention was as to what
constituted parliamentary day."
Then the merits OF the bill were dis
cussed, in all their bearings. and Ow-
ing and Kinnear, and Wood and Long,
and Houghton and Hunsaker alter
nately hurled their castors in the arena
and engaged in a sanguinary fray.
Victory finally perched on the banner
OF Hill and the " foreign corporation"
by the following vote on the motion to
reconsider.
Ayes-Drum, Forsythe, Hunsaker,
Lawrence, Long. Owings, Payne,
Thompson, Van Houten, Vestal, Wolfe
Ill.
Noes-Austin, Baker, Fairweather,
Fariss, Guilfoil, Houghton, Hyde,
Jones, Kinnear, Landes, Luce, Parkin-
son, Preston, Rinehart, Snow, Watt.
Whalley, Wilson, Wood-19.
The gladiators then reposed on their
shields till 2P. N.
On reassembling, II. B. 203 author
izing additional judges for King, Pierce
and Spokane counties was taken up.
Long thought each county of this
State should have a judge since the
present system was to be changed in
in this manner. So he moved to re-
commit to the committee with in
structions to so amend, and said he had
been content to leave this matter to
the next Legislature, but if five more
judges were to be appointed, making
twenty-three judges, to do the work OF
four previous judges, he should insist
that each county should have its
claims recognized. They were as much
in need of extra judges as the three
counties named. He declared that
the tax payer would have his say when
the next election came around and
condemn this extravaganza.
Kinnear explained the necessities OF
the three counties named and opposed
the motion to reconsider.
Thompson, G. T. favored the bill rs
it stood, and said there was no sense
or reason in opposing it.
Rinehart was tired OF talking over
all the merits of every measure at
every stage of progress. But if Long
insisted upon it he would make few
figures himself. There were 225 ,000
people in the State, with seventeen
Judges. That would give one judge
for each 200 people. Three judges
at that rate would suffice population
of 39,705 in King county. Everyone
knows there are from $4,000 to 5000
people in that county. So that coun-
ty does not get even its pro rata OF
judges. If Long would show any such
state of affairs in his county he would
cheerfully vote to give him an addi-
tional judge.
CONTINUED ON third psge.l