The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-30
THE HOUSE.


Psssage 81 the Ri1l Donating Hundred
ThoRsand Acres.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 2-The first business this
afternoon Was consideration OF H. b. No.
%. br Oliphant. to create . commission of
technical instruction and to declare an
emergency.
Rotch objected to the bill because il was
l0so0 acres OF public land donated for a
scientific school, and gives il TO an agrienl-
turai college. The latter had already co.
600 acres and now II vas proposed to give
1t 10000 more. He believed in polytech-
nic school separate from the agricultural
college The bill. he claimed. ignored the
mechanical arts
Grubb replied that the school was not for
the farmer alone. Ii was for the purpose
OF technical instruction generally.
There was other debate. and then the bill
passed-5o ayes. Is nays.
II. h. No. Io7. giving the assent of the
state 10 the provisions OF this act, was like
wise passed with Its emergency clause.
H. b. No. o.. by Nash--For appointment
OF state examiner, defining his duties and
fixing compensation, was taken up in
special order; bill passed
khun moved that Piekrelfs bill. for in
corporation Of cities of less than 20 .ooo in
habltants, be referred to special commit
tee OF five. taken from towns OF that size.
Eddy wanted 10 amend to make the
number eight; amendment carried.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
From ways and means and claims--He-
commencing passage of II. b. No. 9s, APP
propriating 10000 to payment of defici-
ency in Walla WaIia penitentiary. with
amendment TO si7...552.es. which is the ex-
act amount OF the deficiency; adopted.
Water rights and irrigafion-S Substitute
OF S. B. No 81. recommended; ordered
printed.
From committee on commerce-Favor-
ably ON bill defining the port of Port
Townsend.
Corporations other than municipal and
railroad Favorably on II. b. No. l2l, re-
lative to building and loan associations,
with amendments; adopted
Roads and highways-A Asking to dispense
with services of H. s. Scott: rejected; !;
Scott's resignation accepted.
Committee on judiciary--That II. B. ia
relating to exemptions, De indefinitely
postponed. Favorably on ii. b. 2ll, relat-
ing TO transcripts in justices courts, with
amendments. Favorably on S. b. 65, re-
lating to suits against the state. with
amendment. Favorably on H. B. 10. de-
fining trespass, with amendments. II. b.
2i7, TO regulate sale OF property by auc-
tioneers, without recommendation. That
III. B. l65, 10 protect wages OF laborers and
operatives lie on the. table subject to call Of
the House. FAyorably on H. B. 80. for
protection of builders. Favorahly on s. B.
40. 10 provide for determination of conflict
ing claims Adversely on II. b. 1866, reia-
tive to prosecution Of two or moro persons.
Recommending indefinite postpopement Of
n. B. f7e, to require publication OF names
OF contributors TO newspapers. Fav0fAbly
on H. B. 2os relative TO the creation Of ad-
ditional judges in certain counties; read
and referred TO committee.
II. NJ. No. l6. by Flemmerfelt and Ham,
iiton-- Asking for improvement of Column
hia river; passed
H. NJ. No. IL. by Randrll and Hamilton
Asking for improvement OF Upper Co
lumbia river; passed.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
H. B. No. 222, substitute for S. B. No.
81, by committee on water rights and irri-
CATION Relative to corporations in their
connection with irrigating bitches.
and fix tare on hops. weights OF hop-baling
ann standard weight of bales OF hops.
II. B. No. ga. by shaw-To appropriate
$4,000 for furniture. furnishings. etc.. for
Washington school for defective youth.
II. B. No. 225. by Foster--To provide for
the sale of oyster lands.
H. B. No. 20. by Spencer-To provide
for the election of recorder in counties
having population OF 10000 or more
H. B. No. 227. By Sharpe-To provide for
the regulation of charges OF water for irri-
CATION purposes by corporations.
H. b. No. DDS. by committee on insur-
ance--To provide for better security OF life
and limb in cases OF FIRE in hotels, etc.
H. b. No. 1s5. by Morse-Authorixing
county commissioners TO issue bonds for
road purposes. After amendments, one of
which was To include roads aud bridges,
the bill and emergency clause passed.