The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-19

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The bill US laid upon the table til 70.
morrow. there not being enough senators
10 pass the emergency clause.
Adjourned I'll 10 tomorrow.
THE HOUSE.
a Destrs 60 Acccmmodate Judssa q
Pierce.
OLYMPIA. Feb is-Speaker Feighan
called the House 70 order at 10 = m. The
roll call showed twenty-four absentees.
Speaker Feighan announced. - the
Honse part OF tho conferences COMMITTEES
ON the bin relating TO the duties of the gov
werner. Messrs. Grant, Grub, Nina and
3uason OF Pierce.
Brown OF Spokane presented bulky ~
IEonsfrance against the formation Of Step
Toe connsy.
Flair presented petition in favor Of I
soIisers' home.
Tucker offered . resolution that here
after no lsave OF absence be granted TO any
member except by reason Of sickness oil
himself or in his fssai.y. or equally good
cause stated In writing, and voted on BY
the House N motions; also directing the
sergesnt alarms 10 notify by telegraph all
members absent on indefinite leave, OF
without leave, 10 report for duty.
Kuhn opposed the resolution. He said
members who had important business
should be given leave of absence. He
should cave to lie absent this week. even II
II Was necessary TO resign his seat.
Evans thought that II members were ab-
sent on private business, they ought not 10
ask the state TO pay them while absent
fuckers resolution was adopted.
Grant gave notice Of motion to amend
rule 81, 20 that tho House may dispense
with call of the House by majority OF
the members present 1t any time after the
roll has been called.
Evans gave notice Of motion to appoint
committee TO revise the rules.
q. r. No. 81. relative 20 the appointment
OF joint committee TO submit to the
legislature such proposed amendments to
sary. was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee.
On motion OF Hsrren the bill for the
formation Of Steptoe county WAS laid aside
and the House took up the regular ordsr
Of business.
THIRD HEADING or DrIn
II. B. No. 253, by Herrsn-- Relating 10
actions to recover and affecting real estate /;
passed.
II. b No. 252. BY Herren-correcting
omissions OF attesting witnesses in deeds,
mortgages and other instruments Of writ
ing: passed.
IL. d. No. 237. BY Herren--In relation 10
damages for personal injuries. After
some debate the bill was emasulated, and
then action on it was indefinitely post
posled.
III. +. No. 2s6. by Herren-Amendine act
in relation TO notaries public. by providing
that notaries need not affix place Of resi-
dsnce.
speaker Feighan opposed the bill, be-
liesiag that the provision sought to be
stricken out was one OF the most valuable
safeguards. Before the ink with which this
statute was written was scarcely dry, 1t
was now proposed to amend it,
Kuhn and Evans favored the bill. believ.
ing the requirement as to notaries' resi-
desce unnecessary.
Minis motion TO indefinitely postpone
action on the bill was lost and the bill
killed--yeas g. nays IS
Recess until l:So p. M.
AFTERNOON sEssIov.
Fl. n. No. IA, BIZ Herren-Amending
section .Oei OF tue code by giving cri min ais
without means right of counsel. The bill
fixed the Zee al SIS. TIE committee rec
omsnded that this provision be stricken ou.
and that the fee be "a reasonable one. "
The bill was strongly objected 20. Brown
os Spokane thought lawyer who got SIS
for defending q prisoner might make more
nose than Il he served grataitously. but
the prisoner would not get any more JUS
tiee. lie thought the present SYSTEM
was about a. good as could be devised.
Evans said the most xcsIous desenses he
had ever seen were by attorneys who de
sired 80 help the aefenseless. The bill was
reieeted--yess II. nays 81.
The speaker announced as the House
comsAi ses ~ conference on the bill for the
appointment Of additional superior court
JUDGES. MsssrS Evans. Grant and Kahn.
If. II. No. so. by Pa.ntsr-For the pay
nent OF $40 20 II. ". Eagan. a. chaplain
of the wsila wslls peaitensiary. was
passea-~yeas 80, NAYS 2
Ev&ns, from the com mittee OF confer.
ence on the bill for additional superior
jadg~s. reported that the committee had
unanimously agreed TO two additional
judges for Pierce county.
Judson Of Pierce again opposed the
amendment and vas joined by Herren.
The latter wanted the bal TO fail. being sat-
isaed thai neither King nor PIERCE needed
aay more iaages than they have now.
A Iong debate ended in the rejection OF
the report-yess -. nsvs -
Grants motion Tor . free conference CON-
nisstee MAS carried.
: II Ma, Isl. nv fsirwesther- Providing
for the payment OF the debt OF the ierrssory
~as PASSED. including emergency clause.
:. II. Nos. rs and lsss. relating 10 pabiic
highways. we're made special order for
Wednesday at y. m.
IL. Il. No 10. BY the Joint select cona-
msssee. providing TOE extending the cor
paTsts limits Of cities and towns, was
considered. bat without fnAi action tabled
ensa after the Senate disposes Of the bssl.
The speaker announced the appointment
os Fsamner Of jefferson in place ct Meade
ii flsrce OF the exsgcxssonal cemraitse~
the latter h@lns relieved at bis own request.
Masse motion Was pending 70 make she
ssersoe county btu special order for
Thars~fxys the House Adioarned nrssl 10 4
IN. tofDerrow.