Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-01-30

Dyer. Forrest, Fink, Hastings. Hyde,
kncclard, Long. McCro>kcy, O'Ncin,
Owing~ Euttrr, Smith. l.. +. Th"mp-
son. Van lluutcn. Nc>tal. Watt. Vii
son. NocS-Baker. Drum, yesterday,
Edcn~ E>holman. Forsyth, kinncar,
Parkinson.
SiNty-hvc members responded TO
roll in the House Tuesday morning at
10 O'Clock.
Mckay. Of Ska.it, introduced
memorial PRAYING Congress for Il sur
vcy 81 the states ruhlic Lands.
Til" Judiciary committee reported
ady,r>cly on senate bill No. /, which
rro.iIcd that nine juror, might render
II verdict.
Walker, "i King, moved that the
CHIEF Clerk oi the House he allowed
salary Of n per day. The motion was
lost ~ vote oi - t. b.
Tie Speaker appointed Yancy, OF
King. and Caughran, OF Pierce, addi-
tioAal members OF the Municipal Cor
porations committee.
The question oi amending the con
stltutlUn SO as to permit OF an increase
uf the states Indebtedness above the
present limit $lU0,000) was taken up.
The resolution OF Thalman, OF King,
increasing the Indebtedness 10 > per
cent. OF the assessed valuation of all
property being under consideration,
Powell, OF Spokane, moved to amend
by fixing the amount at per cent,
arguing that two years hence the
valuation would amount to S300,00O,-
000. This at | per cent. would give
100000
Hunsaker, OF klikitat. desired the
amount fixed at per cent.
Goldman held that the whole pro-
Cccling was stitutional.
Plummcr, Of jefferson, was opposed
to increasing the Indebtedness at all.
Snively, of Yakima, did not admit
the unconstitutionality of the act, as
argued 10y Goldman, but he favored
rccommitmcnt of the bill to the Judi
ciary committee.
Candy, of Spokane, favored submit
ting the matter OF per cent. tax to
the people.
pstlItbSoll, vi ltINt, llIONttl W ltItI
the whole matter to the Judiciary
committee.
The motion was adopted without Il
dissenting voice.
The entire discussion indicated that
the eastern members were opposed To
any increase Of Indebtedness.
The committee appointed 10 inveSti
gate the bribery charges brought by
Mr.. Mctcalf were authorized to en-
ploy all officers necessary to carry out
n full investigation.
The following new bills were intro
duccd:
House bill No. 100, by Mcany, of
King, an act providing for the division
of the State of Washington into two
Congressional districts. Referred to
committee on Federal Relations and
immigration.
House bill No. 10, by Hunsackcr,
OF klickitat, authorizing the County
/ Treasures OF the different counties to
notify taxpayers of the amount of taxes
due. Referred to committee on Rev
enue and Taxation.
House bill No. Ill, by Hunsacker,
OF klickitat, an act creating the office
of precinct Assessor and defining the
duties of same. Referred to commit
tee on Counties and County Lines.
House bill No. III, by Miller, of
Whatcom, an act to amend section
1872 of the code of Washington, pro-
viding for taking transcripts of judg-
ments from justice courts to the Supc
rior court. Referred to committee on
Judiciary.
House bill No. 113, by Morse, of
Island, an act to provide for the pay
ment of costs for defendants in slandcr
or libel suits wncn brought through
malice. Referred.
House bill No. III, by Hutchinson,
OF Lincoln, an act to create and Or
ganize the county Of Washington and |
declaring an emergency. Referred to |
committee on Counties and County |
Lines.
This bill provides for the division of
Lincoln county and cutting off the
north half Of the county.
House bill No. 1l5, by Collins, of
Thurston, (by reques), an act provid-
ing for the taking of the census of the |
State of Washington. Referred to the !
committee on Federal Relations and /,
immigration.
House bill No. ZIG, (by rcquest), an
act to provide for the repeal of sections
of an act regulating the militia of the
State, and providing for the payment
of the expenses of the militia. Re
ferred to committee on judiciary.
House bill No. III, by Collins (by
request) an act providing for the |
transportation of prisoners to the
State Penitentiary, fixing a conrpen-
sation therefor and declaring an cmcr-
gency. Referred to committee on
Penitentiary.
House bill No. &C, an act providing
for the creation of public admins
traitor, was reported back by the COM
mittee, with the suggestion that it
De indefinitely postponed. Report
adopted.
House bill No. IS, by Candy, an act
providing that in counties of $4,000
people or more that the board of
County Commissioners shall consist of
five members; that after the passage
of the bill the Governor shall appoint
two commissioners in each county
coming under the provisions of this
act, was amended by the committee
to read II 900 people and adopted.
Mr.. Walker, of King, offered reso-
luton that all messages delivered to
the House, other than those coming
from the Senate, shall be handed to
the Sergeant-at-Arms, and by him laid
upon the Speakers desk.
In support of this resolution, and in
reply to an !nsinuation that it reflected
upon the Governor, Mr. Walker said
1.-THE Lord Almighty, when he was
making laws to Moses On Mount Sinai,
did not have kid-glovcd pages or mes
sagers to deliver them, and l am in
favor of outsiders being obliged to
obey the rules regulating members of
this House"
The resolution was adopted and the
House adjourned until 10 o'clock next
day.
Wednesday afternoon Senator Kin
near introduced petition from the
bar of Seattle that King county be al
lowed fourth Superior Judge.