Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-02-21

of cases from superior courts to another.
Lucas bill regulating the practice Of
pharmacy came up on special order and
failed to receive the necessary votes.
Senator Vandevanter gave notice of a
motion to reconsider Senator O'NeiPs
bill amendatory to the general incorpora-
ton act, with regard to bonding lndebt-
edness, and it was made the special order
for 2 o'clock next Tuesday.
Senator Kinnear's bill, to provide for
the conveyance of lands sold for taxes
levied under the laws of the territory of
Washington, was referred back to the
judiciary committee.
Senator McCroskey's bill, to prevent
the secretion or removal of mortgaged
personal property, was amended and
passed.
Dyer gave notice of motion to re-
consider.
Senator C!aypoors bill, to secure to
creditors first division of an estate, was
passed.
Senator Hyde's bill, requiring certain
duties of state and county officers to ad-
minister Oaths, ETC., IN connection with
pension matters free of charge, was
passed.
Senator Austin's bill, reducing sheriff S
fees, was laid on the table.
The bill providing for the purchase of
1000 copies of Barton's hand book for
the use of the state was passed.
The senate at 1910 adjourned to p.
M Monday.
SATURDAY, 18th INST.
The House met and again took up the
railroad question, but could come to
nothing definite. The members wran-
gled over the subject as usual, and at
the close of the session were as far from
an understanding as ever.
Painter led off with an unnecessary
motion to take up the regular order of
business. This is always in order, but
the speaker nevertheless entertained
Painters order.
Hutchinson then made motion for
the house to go into committee to dis
cuss the Fellows maximum rate bill.
The motion prevailed. Plummer, Tyler,
Caugaran, Waller and Shaw opposed
the measure, while Goldman, Snively,
Ready and Hutchinson favored it. The
fight continued until II 80 when Rags
dale moved the previous question. The
members were fighting like demons,
when it was announced by the speaker
that General Sherman was dead. In an
instant all was quiet and a motion to
adjourn out Of respect to the memory of
the dead soldier prevailed.
The house adjourned until Monday
morning.
MONDAY, 10TH INST.
One of Hutchinson's bills introduced
Monday provides that it shall be unlaw-
full for employers to exact as a condition of
employment pledge of the employee
that he shall not belong to any labor or
ganization, and fixes the penalties of i'm
psisonment for its violation He also
has another bill introduced which holds
employers responsible in case of accident
to any of their employees, even though
such accident may have been caused by
the negligence of a fellow laborer; nor
can any contract be made waving his
right to sue for injuries received.
Speaker Shaw's bill for executions is
something of an innovation in the meth
DDS of execution in the West. It pro-
vides taht all executions shall be by hang
ing, and the hanging shall be within the
walls OF the state penitentiary, the war
den of the penitentiary to be the execu-
toner, for which service he is to receive
$50. Within thirty days after the
sentence of death has been pronounced,
the sheriff must convey the condemned
quietly to the penitentiary. The execu-
ton is to be strictly private, only the
following persons being permitted to be
present: Sheriff of the county in which
the crime was committed; the warden;
physician and board of managers of the |
penetentiary; representatives of three
newspapers Of the county in which the
prisoner was convicted; and one repre- |
sentative for each of the newspapers of |
the city in which the penetentiary is To-
Gated; the clergyman in attendance up
on the prisoner, and any three persons
whom the CONDEMNED may designate.
The following bills were introduced in |
the house:
By Jones. of Chehalis-Providing for
the registration of votes in precincts
where an incorporated city or town, or
any portion thereof, forms a part of