Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-01-23
WHOLE NUMBER 1920.

House bill No. IS, by Arrasmith. OF
whitman, an act providing for the
establishment of an agricultural COL
lege in the State of Washington and
county of Whitman, and for a com.
mission to locate the same. Referred,
to committee on Agricultural College
and School of Sciense.
House Bill No. 70, by Ready, of
kittitas an act concerning the killing
and injuring Of live stock by railroad
companies and to provide for the pay
ment thereof. Referred to committee
on railroads.
House Bill No. So, by Berry, of
Douglas, an act in relation to security
OF costs in civil actions in Superior
courts and declaring an emergency.
Referred to committee on Judiciary.
Horse Bill No. 81, by Sharpstein, of
Walla Walla, by request, an act for
the Incorporation of bar association.
Referred to committee on Judiciary.
House Bill No. 80, by Sharpstein, of
Walla Walla, an act to prevent un-
Just and unreasonable charges, and to
fix the maximum charges for the
transportation of passengers on rail-
roads in this State. Referred to COM
mittee on railroads.
House Bill No SO, by Ready, of Kit
tltas, an act concerning the screening
and weighing of coal. Referred to
committee on Mines and Mining.
House Bill No. 81, by Ready of Kit
tltas, an act concerning passenger
rates and fares on railroads. Referred
to committee on railroads.
House Bill No. IS, by Painter, of
Walla Walla, an act to appropriate
money to cover the deficiency for
maintaining the State Penitentiary
toJan. l, 1891. Referred to committee
on Appropriations.
House Bill No. sc, by Parcell of
King, an act to secure to workmen the
payment of wages in lawful money.
Referred to committee ON Labor and
Labor Statistice.
House then, after considerable dis
cussion fixed upon 2 P: N. as the hour
for balloting for U. S. Senator.
The afternoon sessions in both
branches of the Legislature were the
scene of much excitement. Specta-
tors were admitted by card, and only
those favored by the gods" were ad-
mitted within the hallowed precincts
OF the Temple of Wisdom. Interest
centered on the Senatorial question.
In the Senate, Kinnear OF King
nominated Squire. s. T. Watson OF
Walla Walla seconded the nomination.
Long OF Lewis nominated w. H. Calk.
ins, and Claypool, of Pierce, seconded
the nomination. .Eshelman OF Yak
ina placed in nomination Thomas
Carroll, and Drum Of Pierce seconded
the nomination.
The ballot stood as follows:
For Calkins-Austin, Baker, Clay
pool, Cooper, Esterday, Edens, For.
syth, kneeland, Long, Luce, Owings,
Thompson, l.. F., Wilson total, IA.
For Squire-Clough, Dyer, Forrest,
Frink, Hastings, Hyde, Kinnear,
O'Neil, Preston, Rutter, Thompson G..
i, Van Devanter, Van Houten, Vestal,
Watt; total, Is.
Carroll-Drum, Eshelman, McC Carty,
McCrOskey; total, 4.
Laughton-Parkinson,1 l.
Senate adjourned until l 80 next
day.
A stormy scene ensued in the
House when the House convened to
ballot for u. s. Senator.
Representative Metcalf, of Stevens,
arose and waving aloft . parcel, ex-
claimed:
"Mr. Speaker. I hold here in my
hands $500 which was paid me by
Harry Clarke, of Spokane Falls, to
vote for w. H. Calkins for United
States Senatorp
For one moment the audience was Is
still as death, and then the assemblage
broke forth in loud shouts of approval
of Metcalfs honorable course.
Garretson, of Pierce, denounced it as
q trick. Neither he nor any of his
friends believed the charge. His re-
marks were very severe reflection on
Metcalf. Miller, of Whatcom, a Calk-
ins man, warmly defended Metcalf, in
timating very broadly that he believed
in the truth of Metcalf's assertions.
Tyler, of Pierce, echoed the sentiments
of his colleague, Garretson.
A motion to postpone balloting,
pending an investigation, was fought
for desperately by Calkins' supporters.
1t could not have carried had not
Squires' supporters, on motion of De-
Steiger, of King, agreed to postpone
ment OF balloting until 8 O'Clock this
evening. The Speaker appointed
Kennedy, Of Adams, the mover of the
resolution to investigate; Meany, of
King, Barlow, OF Pierce, (Republicans),
Goldman, of Columbia, and Holt, Of
Whitman, (DemOerats), to investigate
the matter.