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the compensation of such.

the compensation of such.
By Shaw, of King Relating to the
execution of the death penalty.
By Hutchinson, of Lincoln-For the
protection of employees.
By Hutchinson, of Lincoln-In rela-
ton to the liability of employees, and to
make compensation for personal injuries
suffered by employees in their service.
By Bethel, of King-Regulating the
business of logging.
By Painter, OF Walla Walla -Regulat-
ing the manufacture and sale of jute
fabrics and brick at the Washington
penltentiary and making an appropria-
ton for the purchase of material.
SENATE.
In the senate this afternoon, Ovings
introduced resolution asking that a
committee Of three be appointed to draft
a suitable memorial relative to the death
OF General Sherman: adopted.
A remonstrance was read from the
county commissioners Of Spokane coun-
ty against giving their county another
superior judge.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By CIaypool-To encourage the ss-
tablishrnent of county libraries.
By Coleman-To prevent cruelty to
children and animals.
By Relative to fees of justices
of the peace.
BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, ETC, PASSED.
Forests bill validating indebtedness
of towns and cities incurred in excess of
their constitutional limit.
The Hastings bill, regarding duties
and fees of police justices.
McCroskey's bill, regulating actions
of warehouse men, commission merchants
and others.
The house concurrent resolution that
the legislature adjourn from Wednesday
evening to Friday morning out Of re-
spect to the late General Sherman. and
that committee be appointed to draft
suitable resolutions.
TUESDAY, 18th INST.
There will be no counties formed by
this legislature. This is positive, as the
action Of tie House to-day strongly in
dicates. But few seceders from either
Spokane or Whitman are in the city, the
majority of them, Sucksdorf among the
number, having returned home thor
oughly disguised.
The committee on county and county !
lines reported in favor of indefinitely
postponing the bill, creating Sherman,
Ferry and Palouse. The first two bills |
were killed on Recommendation of the
committee, in spite of a protest from Mr.
Walters of Spokane.
Mr.. Moore succeeded in getting his
bill laid on the table, and no doubt will |
obtain rehearing.
A resolution was passed instructing
the speaker to telegraph our senators
and representative at Washington city,
requesting them to use all possible
efforts to secure the concurrence of the
Omitted States" in the proposition MAX
ing an appropriation of 100000 for the
construction of portage railroad around
the Dalles.
AS matter of present relief Mr.. Dy-
sart of Lewis then tried to have the vote
reconsidered, by which the bill relating
to separate school districts IN cities of
10000 inhabitants was lost.
Mr.. Holt presented petition with
1900 signatures against division of
Whitman county. Some one, for joke,
asked to have the names read, but this
was laughed down.
WEDNESDAY, 18TH INST
Mr. Gardy moved that the five bills
for the location of the state agricultural
college and school of science, from Spo
kane, Lincoln, Douglas, Whitman and
Walla Walla counties respectively, be in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Hutchinson of Lincoln moved to
have his bill excepted and laid on the
table to come up in regular order; and
in suppart of his motion said: It is an
open secret that this institution was
traded off during the senatorial tight,
and that now they (meaning the Squire