The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-27
THE HOUSE.
Routine Proceedings ef the Day Relieved
by Veto.


by Veto.
OLYMPIA, Feb 2s-speAker Feishan called
the House To order 81 Ia n. Roll call showed
sgxgy-three members present
The COMMITTEES 90 education reported favor
shiy :. h. No is. permitting school districts TO
issse bonds.
T.le committee on Indian affairs reported
tayorabiy :. A. No Is. relative 10 pefitioning
CONGRESS TO allow the PuyaIiup Indians to sell
reservation lands Brown, OF spokane, dis
sentinxl.
The committee on the Washington school for
detective youth reported iavorsbiy H. b. No.
2os.
Committee on school lands reported favorahly
on the petition OF Jcseph ID. stone and others
relative 20 certain lands: also :. B. No. lac. for
q C relief of bona nde purchasers of university
lands. also II B. No. ". relative 10 the selection
OF indemnity lands.
conmlttee on harbors reported favorahIy
3. ". No II, praying congress 10 make the town
OF Blaine FORT OF entry.
Committee on privileges and elections re-
ported fsvorsbly s Il. No. liz. relative to the
permanent locsti n Of capital
BILLS tsrRoprcKp.
Fl. r. Nc. ri, by Observation-Disclosures the
organic counties Of the state 20 issue bonds
10 pay outstanding Indebtedness.
u. b. No 2s2. by Eidy-Providing Tor liens
for the salaries or wages oil persona obtaining
and cutting corawood shingles, etc.
II. b No. 80. By kandse-To establish . unit
OF measure for water fer manufacturing irrga-
eating. mining. milling and m chanical pur-
poses.
The governor. IN the afternoon, submitted the
medical bin without his approval The message
was ordered printed and tabled subject 10 call.
The House then discussed tide land bills aud
without final scfion adjourned.
Judge Evans favored the leasing 70 Their than
the sale of the lands.
Herfen though. there was but one solution to
this great question. and that was the leasing in
stead OF the sale Of these LANDS. Tie desired To
present as substitute for all the bills under
consideration one providing for the lease of the
lands
The chairman tGrsntl held that this would
not he in order IL committee of the whole.
Heffen said the only Frior rights he favored
recosnsxing were the rights Of the owners Of
valuable improvements. The abutting owner
did have right OF ingress and egIess bur nothing
more.
Piekreil held that section 10 made an unjust
dis sfiminatiou III favor of one class agsinst an
other, In favor 81 the sbutting owner and against
these who IN good faith had made valuable inn
proyenleuis. Every man shou & be put on the
same footing lie did not believe those who
we're fortunate enough O. have secured these
atnttiug lands should have any exclusive RICH s.
Piummes made able argument in oppos.-
iion 10 the anne admeot ffsred hy Speaker Frig-
han. believing that it would lead 20 intermin-
allie litigation. He argued In favor ~ the rights
OF the abu'sing owners II building ssood
partly on the upland and party on the tide
lands what wen.a be dunes wonld the build.
ing be disiisdg This was only one of the per-
picking questions sgistag
Minis thonEht Fsiehsn's amendment should
be entitled a bin To insure spoisaton''
sps aker Feighsn quoted from legal authorities
10 show that The seutting owners had no legal
or equitable rights
feishsa's amendment Was Fsjee;ed--yeas Is,
NAYS "a, as follows:
1eas-Brawn Of Spokane. Clemaa Day. Dean,
Fdiy, FsTass. umsierfelt, GTuhh. Hutchinson.
ultpAaat. ostFsueer, Painter Person. Purity.
Is
Ssys-Allsp, Bird. Blackburn, sisir. Boiheil,
Hruwns Of Pissee, Bnsh. elsrs, Cock Cornwall.
Drew Fdens. EyaRE. FosteF, fsanssy tseogheghan,
tiilchriss. 9gast. Hamilton, HaFren. Haxhas.
Huntington, 5aGson al Wbstcous. Handle Kuhn
iali MrRe&vy, Meate. Meslcais. Mceier.
Minklsr. Morse. gea tray. Nash. MAS. ricx.
reA. Plsmmer. sa'ca, Rsttsr, sharpe. Shaw.
Stevenson. straight. rueSer-sA
FigkFelis motion to strike cut section 10 was
uesI considered. k,.Ea novel as further
amendment 10 tie amendment. tast the owners
90 valuable improvements, waether claiming
title tArouga the sbattsng swners or not b.
xivsa the exclusive right - purchase
Evans favored tais ssasadnens. except thai
tee sose "exslnsfys' should EeSd preferred -
kabR's amendment vas less-~2S 10 S.
A@lea's mosten 10 give sbasing owners the
right 20 purchase to dssfaacs of so feet frovs
the ine O! ordinary hjgA TIA. ives voted ssswu.
without voting ga fiskrslis motion 10 strike
Gus ts tenth ss4tsfsi, tie e0sx ngisss rsss and rs
ported prcsseys aud nc house adjourned anti
70 a. IA. tsa3esrcw.