, 1890-02-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
Action ON n number Of ImpoItan,
Mckiures.


In the hoyso to-day Eddy offered q
concurrent resolution providing for tlc
appointment OF joint committee to rs.
certain tho status Of all bills and pro.
pose plan of final adjournment. II
was defeated.
Tho house has been ncglcctng the
business Of the senate which has made
the senators very sore and they threaten
to rctaliato by negloctiug house business.
This brought the house to its snusos and
to-day II agreed, when 1t meets, to take
up business where ii leaves of the prc-
cctini day, instead Of beginning at the
head Of the order OF business each day.
Tho house to-day rrconsidered the
vote by which It allowed the committee
ON hnrbors and nnyigillc waters u clerk
and after considerable debate indctin.
itcly postponed revision Of tho commit.
A brace Of inexperienced correspond.
cntS have tried To make 1t appear that
Representative Evans, who admins stored
the oath 10 Mrs. Tilley, the clerk, was
guilty OF dtsreSpNct or discouflcsy to tho
honse, They realized II miniature tom
pest IN teapot. In fact that
Mrs Tilley's father and MIR Evans woro
friends AMI ncishbors years ago. and Nlr.
Evans action WAS only an act Of friend
ship Representative Evans made tli-
explanation Ia the house, and assumed
ali responsibility IN the matter at the
same time discluimmc any intention to
br disrcspoctiul or discUurlcous to tho
house.
Tho house to-day passed tho hill re-
ported hY IT, Cuutnitic On hnrhOrs AMI
nav fable wltcr-, authorizing the con-
strucicn ut bOoms un naviguUlc streams
Tor logging purposes. Ihr DooinS must
not ob>liuct navigation. The maxim m
toll for booming is 70 cents per |, go feet
AIinkicf, ia u speech mvoring tho bill
maintained that this charge was reason
able. lie estimated the annual uutput
OF logs on the Skugit river nj 51OO0,UUO
feet; suOhomish, $1,000 900 feet Cowlity,
100000 feet, chcnalis and Stlln.
guamish. $4,000 each; total for the
STATE, 10, 10000.
Representative Ruttcr has received
letter from Mine Inspector sullivan
stating that there is considerable indig.
nation among the King county miners
over tho defeat of lIutters mining bill.
hnd that II Is likely that some cnphatiC
resolutions w.ll Le presented to the
house.
Clements bill fixing the maximum
rate ol fare Mt 4 tcn,s q mile aud rcquir-
ing railroad companies TO redeem tickots
only partially used and prbiiiiiinr the
issuanco OF rebate checks, was defeated
In the hDusc THIS AFTERNOON. Tho bl was
an unjust measure. Tho Northern Pacific
and other lnrgG companies could stnnd "a
4 cent rate, llt II would le rtiinous TO
the smaller companies springing up la
nil parts OF tho state. Many members
voted against he bill because it's author
insisted on forcing II, In the iRcc oi the
fact that the house had appointed
special committee 10 drnt rnilro;d bills.
Tho vote on the bill was: Ayes ~ noes
"a.
Tho house insurance commit tee to-day
reported n substitute for the kcudlc aud
iutier insurance bill. II requires local
companies to have u capital OF SlO0C0D.
outside companies S15Ju00 and foreign
companies S2O0UOO. At least % Jer
cent Of the capital must he paid m be-
lore business Is done, the remainder
within ono wear.
Huteiinson'B bill regulating telephone
companies passed the house to-day, IL
prohibits combinations with telegraph
companies, hut no telephone companies
shall refuse To receive anu forward teic-
grnph messages Any person may send
telephone incssngc to any place,
whether there is u telegraph office there
or not This is to break up tho present
continuation between telephone and
telegraph companies. A provi--
sion waS Inserted permitting
combinations not injurious ia tile pub
lie. Speaker kcighan's antitrust till
was made the special or, or iur . T. Al.
Thursday In the house this afternoon.
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