Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-14

Commissioners from building $500, 900
court houses until after they were had
Wilson claimed that the amendment
OF yesterday was in the interest OF log
ging corporations, while his OF to-day
was really in the interest OF the peo-
pie.
HOughton heartily endorsed Drums
position and described the Wisconsin
method, which he favored, OF creating
public highways when parties were un
able to purchase a right OF way a,
reasonable prices.
| Lawrence was willing to trust tho
County Commissioners to decide
whether Il road was in the interest Of 4
logging company.
Kneeland and Wilson had brie
colloquy, and then the amendment
failed-ayes 10, noes II.
Lawrence wanted County Surveyor:
embodied instead OF especially ap
pointed surveyors in each case, and st
moved
Long asked how County Surveyor;
could attend to twenty or thirty case.
at once
Whalley thought it all right to be
under control of one head.
The motion failed-ayes 9, noes Il
The bill was sent to the Engrossins
committee.
On motion OF Lande., at 5 As, adj
journed to next day, at l :3OP M.
In the House 81 members responded
for duty.
Uerren introduced House bill 25S
amending section $50, chapter 46, Of
the Code of Washington, relating to
actions to recover and affecting rea
estate
When the Senate concurrent resO
luton prohibiting the introduction o
new business, except reports of cam
mittees, after February II was an
nounced, Candy OF Spokane move,
to amend by making the date February
90.
On motion to lay the resolution anC
amendment OH the table was carried
ayes 80. noes 80.
The House then resumed considera
ton of House bill y, relating to the
establishment of the University OF the
State, on its final passage.
Judge Evans moved to amend by
striking out the provision permitting
the teaching of ancient languages
He objected to the teaching of Latin
and Greek and the employment o.
expensive professors for that purpose
To teach these dead languages would
be to postpone The time when the
University should be free school
Latin and Greek were useless except
to those pursuing the sciences, ant
the State should not be compelled t.
pay for this sort of education. He
should much prefer French and Ger
man. t-
Candy and Herren opposed the
amendment. Latin and Greek were
necessary, even to the lawyer and the
physician. To adopt this amendment
would be to make the university only
one in name.
Evans replied that free school was
just as good Us university. Latin
and Greek were forgotten three months
after graduation. The tendency oil
the law, and of medicine, was to gel
down to good common English.
Candy replied that all other univer.
stiles in the land teach the dead Ian.
guages. Students who pay their tut.
ton should be permitted to study the
classics if they chose. He would not
object. however, to an amendment
providing that those who accept free
scholarships should not study Latin
and Greek. =
Evans amendment was lost-ayes
20, noes 36. ..
On motion OF Herren the bill was
amended by striking out the provis-
ions relating to the establishment OF de-
partments or colleges, leaving the
matter to The discretion of the Board
of Regents. al- -
Judson, of Pierce, moved to amend
by striking out the provision permit
ting special university tax. He de-
clared that this was very certain
way to make the institution unpopu-
lar.
Feighan moved to strike out the
provision that 10 per cent. of the net
proceeds of sale of tide lands be strick-
en- out. There was no way to ascer-
tain what the fund would amount to.
Evans favored the amendment, as
did Kuhn, the latter saying that the
State was $500 900 in debt, and that
the general fund of the State Treasury
must be replenished.
Herren protested against this amend
ment, as the university must have
some income, and the provision for q
general tax had already been elimina-
ted from the bill. .r.-.
Feighan's amendment was carried
ayes 81, noes %.
Feighan then moved to reconsider
the vote by which the provision for a
university tax was stricken out.
The motion was carried.
Tucker held that there was no ne
cessity for making any appropriation.
No deficiency was shown, and when it
was he, for one, was willing to vote
what was necessary.
Minis said the institution ought not 10
remain in Seattle, but should be loca-
ted in the suburbs. The present site
was not owned by the State, but it
possessed only squatters' rights. He
was opposed to any appropriation I'M
til the question of title be settled.
1t was finally agreed to leave out all
appropriations from the bill and to
provide such funds as may be found
necessary in the general appropriation
bill hereafter to be passed. Later on,
however, on motion Of Judson, OF
Pierce, section was added appropriate
ing $4,000 to carry into effect the
provisions of the act.
Brown, of Spokane, offered an
amendment compelling each of the
regents of the university to give a
bond of $4,000. Lost. 3n
The bill then passed-ayes 81, noes
IL.
The following passed:
House bill PIT, by Cook, of Clarke,
regulating sales by auctioneers.
House bill 122, by Geoghegan, of
Clarke, defining trespass ON the public
lands Of the State. The bill restrains
and Furnishes the cutting or injury oil
wood on public lands, or the taking
away of any earth or mineral. There
was some opposition to the bill from
east of the mountains until it was
shown that it did not relate to un.
surveyed land.
House bill 19l, by Plummer, of JEFF.
ferson, defining the port of Port Town.