The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-08

or as sszrssfess. bat they shall be bound 20
tae state Or yasrfy interested and the state
q saeh paYty may b. seEien fnssffsted In
any eourt q competent Jurisdiction Eag-
ress the defect 81 such h0nd Or such APP
rrovai or fling ard recover his proper and
equitable demand or damages from such
rsgScer and his snFeties- The manner Of
sling OF bonds IL prescribed m detail.
In the second bill il il provided thai any
surely may ha released from . bond py
Sling notice Eith certain state. county o.
city officers. pfho are designated Provision
is made for declaring the office vacant II
the officer shiiII not hare fled neE bond
within 4 certain time. ard the vacancies
shall Re filed In the same manner Is other
vacancies.
The chaplain question was stirred Up
again in the House by the introduction OF
. resolution by Morse that . chaplain be
employed. A vehement debate ensued
and the measure was temporarily defeated
by adiougnmsnt The majority OF mem
hers Of the House are undoubtedly In
favor 81 the employment of = chaplain, fer,
IS JasEson Of Whatoom said, mo body CT
men was ever in worse need Of prayers,
fervent long and loud" But the cousti-
tuition provides that no public money shall
he disbagsed for religious purposes, and
strict constructionists viii adhere 20 tlfe
letter OF such declaration. Eddy Of sno-
homish wants 20 know what 3 chap
lain Is needed for anyway. and de-
ciares that his employ ment could not sat
isgy all members. For" be says, the
Catholics, Jews and atheists in this body
don't want 20 be prayed for by q Protes-
tant clergyman Rutter OF King Is IN
favor OF distributing gospel hymns amongst
the members and experimenting prayers
with 3 little ehoral exercise, while Brown
Of Spokane thinks satisfactory compro-
mise would be- made IL the House would
both employ chaplain and establish q free
bar for the benefit OF all members. regard
less Of religious prociivities or affiliations.
The resolution has aroused great amount
OF discussion amongst members, and per-
sistent effort with be made 10 defeat il by
cumhersome amendments when IT comes
up tomorrow. Morse submitted with his
resolution the memorial circulated amongst
the churches and generally signed, asking
for chaplain, and the same memorial was
presented to tue 6enate-
Meeler's bill for the creation OF a fish
commission places the fisheries and fish
interests of the state under the supervision
OF one fish commissioner, who shall be ap-
pointed hiennially by the governor. at a
salary of $1,000 per year. lie shall have
power 10 appoint three deputies, whose
compensation shall he S. per day, but who
shall not be employed more than fifty days
in each year. The sum OF 5000 Is appro-
priated out OF the treasury for the MAIN
tenance of the commission.
The gist Of the bill OF Evans Is contained
in the first sentence, which says no general
assignment OF property by an insoivent
debtor. or one in contemplation OF insol-
vency for the benefit of creditors, shall be
valid unless Il tic made for the benefit OF
all his creditors in proportion to the
amount OF their respective claims.
The special committee on tide lands met
tonight and further considered Moultray's
bill. IL was decided to make changes in
tide land districts so that King aud Mason
shall constitute the frss. Pierce and Thurs
ton the second. Kitsar, jefferson and San
Juan and Cialiam third. and WhAtcom.
skagit, Snohomish aud Island fourth. A
further change will be that all persons who
have held tide lands OF all classes and who
Guiding 1858, shall be- given prior right of
purchase. SAME as those occupants in class
one.
Moultray, Purdy and Judson of Pierce
support the bill AS il now stands, but Clark
objects because be considers the bill has not
recognized riparian rights. He will prob
ably make a minority report when the bill
is submitted Thursday.
ostrander submitted 10 the House
another bill for the regulation OF railroads.
1t is quite elaborate and is aimed at unjust
and discriminating charges made by rail-
roads against one locality, corporation,
company or person in favor of others. IL
is intended also to eqaalize charges in long
and short hatisS. For instance. the North
eru Pacific people viii be prevented from
charging interior points more than rates on
through freights, 90 the terminus of the
road. ostrander disclasms any conns ction
with the Farmers Alliance OF Whitman
county. or that any OF his railroad bills are
the outgrowth OF any action of that body.
lie says be acts entirely on his own re-
sponsibiity in drafting these bills and for
The good Of the whole public.
Grants House bill tn require express
companies 90 deliver packages and parcels
promptly will doubtless pass the House
after more stringent regulation than that
first proposed has been adopted. 1t Is now
proposed ta make the time in which
delivery shall be made one day after
receipt instead of three days
The fact that there are now no laws on
the states statute hook regulating The
business Of insurance in this state hiss lei
Mr. handle. Of Pierce. himself engaged in
the business, TO prepare = bill which he
viii introduce tomorrow. IL is modelled in
many respects after the Nevada Law, and
compels Az companies organized within the
state 30 pay an annual license fee Of Sl00
ali organized outside Of the state 70 pay
$50 Licenses are 20 he issued bY the
state treasurer, in whose office a separate
bureau il created, without additional ex-
penss 80 the state. The treasurer i en-
covered 10 institute examination into the
financial condition OF al companies II he
suspects their capital may be impaired.
IL is estimated that The state will derive a
revenue from thlS source of from $500 20
Sla0s1 annually.
Ksnnear's bill is 20 prevent the ,seposis If
saw dust. ecaa-slack, Foek ashes, or other
refuse matter IN fakes or streams. A f3na
Of nes less than SO nor more than 8 oso
Is imposed for violation The Parish hiil
SPECIFIES that any porson Who shah labor
usoa any farm or land in thing ,fse same
o. ia sewing, or harvesting. or lahavfn-
upon. securing oS housing any crop scan
or RAISED thereon. daring the wear said