, 1890-09-11
HOUSE, rnooEEpINos,
The senate Amend ments 10 tho Geo.
ghsEan nm Adopted,

The senate Amendments TO tho Geo.
ghsEan nm Adopted.
II was clearing up day In the house,
and everybody was apparently anxious
TO get through. Afcssrs. Megler and
Shinn were excused for the day. Mr..
Person was excused for to-day and to-
morrow on account Of the dangerous ILL
ness OF his wife.
A message was received from the
senate announcing tho passage Of senate
bills Nos. 0 and 10, and concurrence In
the house amendments to the senate
concurrent resolution No. 2i.
The speaker notified the house that he
had signed senate concurrent resolu-
tion NJ. 2, relating to the distribution OF
the journals of the two houses.
on motion of Mr.. Minis the rules were
suspended, and house bill No. 1, the ap.
portionment bill, was messaged TO the
senate.
A message was received from the SEN
ate announcing tho passage Of senate bill
No. 8.
Mr.. Evans asked consent to present u
petition from freeholders' committee OF
tho city of Tacoma relating to the Or
ganization of a police court and that 1t
be referred TO the committee on judici-
aIy. This brought out considerable dis
cussion, strong opposition being mani
tested to the consideration of any busi-
ness except the apportionment and ap-
priation bills. The motion prevailed
ayes 80, noes o.
The regular order being called for, sew
cral members offered bills.
At the afternoon session IL was evil
dent that all the members were In a
hurry to get homo, and action on all the
bills sent down from the senate was in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Hughes introduced resolution,
which was passed, providing for the ad-
journment at noon Thursday.
Mr.. Candy was afraid that perhaps
the governor would not have signed tho
bill by that time, and said that II the
resolution was adopted the present legis-
iature would go out of existence at pre-
cisely II o'clock tomorrow.
"Oh. stop the clock, then," exclaimed
one OF the members
. We'll, hurry % up the governor" re,
Senate bill No. II was chsmpioned by
Mr.. Robertson, of Snohomish. 1t seeks
W DTtVtnk tHe oUstTuCtlOn
and bridges. In the senate during the
last session II was passed, but somehow
! was mislnid. He explained this and
said: "This law belongs to the people.
1t was passed for them, and demand in
their name thnt 1t be given them"
Mr.. Kuhn moved to indefinitely post.
pone action, and said that he was OPP
posed to doing anything. except just
what the session was called for. The
motion was carried by vote of % to 2.
The apportion ment BILL as amended
by the senate. was then taken up, the
only objection being made by MI. Ken
nedy, who was opposed to changing Ad-
ans county from the First into the
Ninth senatorial district.
election was held in either district this
year it made but little difference. The
senate amendment was sustained by a
vote of thirty to twenty eight After
ordering the bill engrossed, the house
took recess until z 80 p. M.
THE REGISTRATION ACT.
Section 2 of the registration act was
amended so as to read as follows: at
shall be the duty of the city or town
clerk. or officer, OF registration, upon the
receipt of the poll books in this act pro-
vided for, to cause TO be published q
notice in newspaper OF general circ uia-
tion in such city, town, orprecinct for ten
days, notifying the citizens of said city,
town or precinct, that they can register
at his office according to the provision
of this act, and like notice shall be
after the first Monday in January oi
| each year. The notice for the year 1880
shall be published within ninety days
after the taking effect OF this act"