Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-21

Judge Evans held that the regula
ton of commerce between the States
belongs exclusively 70 Congress.
On motion OF Speaker Feighan the
words within this State" were added,
so that the bill shall not apply to any
roads except those entirely within this
| State.
The words " or regulating the
transportation were left in the bill.
The amendment to the last section
that nothing in the act shall prevent
any combination for business pursuits
or the making of any contract not in
furious to the general public was re-
jected, 90 to 33.
Judson, Of Pierce, held that this
would i'll effect repeal the whole hill.
Plummcr moved to strike out the
words directly or indirectly" re-
ferring to those who wilfully partici-
pate i'll violations of the act.
Speaker Feighan held that the bill,
as it is, would not apply to employees
OF corporations working under salary.
The amendments was lost-23 to "a
provision for imprisonment of viola
tors as well as fine.
The bill was then passed-ayes ~,
noes 20-as follows:
Ayes-Allen, Bird, Blackburn, Blair.
Bothell, Brown of Spokane, Bush,
Clark, Cook, Cornwell, Day, Dean,
Edens, Fariss, Flummerfelt, Foster,
Grant, Grubb, Hughes, Huntington,
Hutchinson, Judson of Whatcom,
Judson of Pierce, Kennedy, Lull
Minkler, Moultray, Minis, Oliphant,
Ostrander, Painter, Person, Pickrell,
Purdy, Robertson, Ruttcr, Sharpe,
Shinn, Tucker, Turner, Weathcrford,
Mr.. Speakcr-i2.
Nocs-Browne of Pierce, Drew,
Evans, Candy, Geohegan, Gilchrist,
Hamilton, HANDLE, Kuhn, McReavv,
Medcalf, Meglcr, Morse, Nash, Peter
son, Plummer, Rotch, Shaw, Steven
son, Straight-20.
House bill 25l, by Committee on
Compensation, fixing the salary of the
Clerk Of the Supreme Court at $1,000,
was passed, including the emergency
clause.
Randalls bill creating the Office of
State Geologist failed to pass. Notice
of reconsideration was given by Wood.
House adjourned to next day.
The Senate met ut 10 4. NJ. Friday,
with Houghton in the chair. Barely
a quorum was present.
House bill l59, for the extermina-
ton OF thistles, after some amend
ments, was lost on final passage, l3
ayes to III noes.
The House sent message that it
had refused to concur with the Senate
resolution for the appointment Of a
joint committee on apportionment and
have passed bill on the same subject.
A communication was received from
the Governor, returning S. B. 120, an
act prescribing the duties and COM
pensation of Lieutenant Governor,
without his approval for the reason
that it provides that ain case of re-
moyal, resignation, death or disability
office shall devolve upon the Lieuten-
ant Governor for the unexpircd time. u
This the Governor thinks is too sweep
ing, and was not contemplated by the
constitution trainers. He i willing
that the Lieutenant Governor shall
exercise the duties of executive while
the disability of the Governor lasts.
but no longer.
On the question of "Shall the bill
pass Notwithstanding the veto OF the
Governor" the vote was unanimously
lin the negative, with the exception oi
Mr.. Drum, and the Governors objec-
ton was sustained.
Senate adopted House resolution
providing for a Joint Committee to
prepare an apportionment bill, and
then rdjourned.
In the House the question OF ext RI
Judges came up, and Evans of Pierce,
who stated on the floor of the House
on Tuesday last that Pierce county
did not desire two additional Judges,
retracting that statement. He pre-
sented n letter from Judge Allyn,
which stated that Tacoma had urgent
need of the two Judges The matter
was referred to the Committee on
Judiciary, and it is now more than
lprobable that Pierce county will get
what she asks.
The chaplain question has finally
been settled. When the House met
this morning Megler offered reso-
luton directing the Speaker to issue
a certificate to Landen for his services
to date.
Brown, of Spokane, protested vigor-
Ously against the adoption OF the reso-
luton and cited the opinion of At
torney General Jones, and declared
that anybody who would vote to pay
the chaplain money would violate his
oath OF office as Il member. Megler :
resolution was adopted by a vote of 33
to %. Kuhn moved that the chap
lain's services be dispensed with from
this date, which was carried by vote
of 81 to %.
Grant followed with a resolution to
invite the ministers of Olympia to
open the sessions of the House with
prayer. Cries of" no." "no."
Shaw said he thought the members
were able to pray for themselves.
Clark said he was ready to take his
turn. The resolution was then voted
down and the House resumed its
normal condition. The chaplain will
get $3.50 per day for his services up to
date.
| The following bills were introduced
By kandle. relating to summary OF
proceedings for obtaining possession
of real property.
Ey Painter, appropriating $4,000
for the maintenance of the State
Penitentiary.
BY Piummer, requiring city and
county Treasurers to pay moneys
collected rs license fees.
By Straight, fixing fees of Auditors
for recording mortgages.
House adjourned 10 next day.
On Saturday, the Senate met with
only IL members present, but soon
after another appeared, making O
, quorum.
Houghton moved a reconsideration
of the vote hy which House bill I47, tc
: create the Office OF State Geologist, failet
, to pass. 1t was carried and the bill
made a special order for Thursday.
Forsythe presented a remonstranct
against the House bill in relation t.
swine running at large.
| The President apnointed k;npa,r