The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-04
AYES-34.

EeuOWbs Pa!mer, Young.
candy Pearson,
Hanson, Putney,
The bill therefore failed by four votes.
No motion was made tojre-consider.
The Worlds fair bill was reported back
to the House today with q list of members
Of the executive board proposed to be
elected by the legislature. They are
as follows: Adams county, +. p.
French, of Ritzville; Asotin, I. S.
Waldrip, of Asotin City; Chehalis,
F. A. Hert, of Aberdeen; Clallam, Charles
Peterson, of Port Angeles; Clark, p. C.
Kaufman, of Vancouver; Columbia, NJ. B.
Hanger, of Dayton; Cowlitz, James Wal
lace, Of Kelso; Douglas, A: L. Rogers, of
Mwsterville; Franklin, w 2 Gray, Of
Pomeroy; Island, D. J. zent, of Oak
Harbor; Jefferson, S. B. Conover, of Port
Townsend Klickitat, d. w. Pierce, of
Goidendale; Kittitas, L. r. Grimes, of
Elensburg; King, Percy w. Rochester, of
Seattle; kitsap, L. l.: Locker, of Olalla;
Lewis, n; B. Coffman, of Chehalis;
Mason, J. Z. Sigh, Of shelton; Okanogan,
G. III. Ballard. Of Ruby; Pacific, S. s. Me-
Even, of Willapa City; Pierce, Ezra
Meeker, of Puyallup; San Juan, Rev. S. r.
S. Gray, of East Sound; Skagit, G. v. Cal
houn, of La Conner; Skamania, George
Stevenson, of Cascades; Snohomish, E. c.
jay Graves, of Spokane; Stevens, Charles
Montgomery, of Chewelah; Thurston,
Thomas II. Cavanaugh, of Olympia; Wah-
kiakqn, William NJ. Colwell, Of Skama-
k6wa; Walla Walla, n. G. Blalock, of
Walla Walla; Whatcom, J. c. Moffatt, of
Fairhaven; Whitman, w. L. Lafollette,
of Evansville; Yakima, William Kerr, of
a
A somewhat startling diversion occurred
to interrupt the monotony of the proceed
ings in both House and Senate this after
noon. The doorkeeper rushed into the
House and called out, "Mr. Speaker, the
building is on fire!" Members jumped to
their feet and started to the. door. but
speaker, who said: "The chair will enter
tain motion for recess" The House
accordingly adjourned and found the roof
burning slightly from the embers of q
burning chimney. 1t was soon extin-
guished.
George Venable Smith, of Port Angeles,
is a candidate for the superior judgeship
of Clallam county, and a delegation is here
to protest against his nomination, on the
ground that during the Seattle riots he
was one of the leaders of the dynamiters,
and that he assisted materially in the de-
feat OF the Republican party at the polls.
Representative Tillottson this morning
received notification of his appointment as
consul at Kanagawa, Japan. He has, of
course, made no arrangements for leaving,
not expecting to start for several months.
The penitentiary bill passed by the
House today appropriated 5000 for the
construction of an additional cell wing,
hospital, water tank, ETC., etc., at Walla
Walla penitentiary.
There was already an illumina ting oil
bill before the House, introduced by Gar
retson of Pierce Upon the report of the
committee it was today indefinitely post
poned.
Acting Governor Laughton today igned
House bill l72, providing for the appoint
ment of seven additional superior judges.
Representative Yancy, who has been con-
fined to his home at Seattle by sickness
for ten days, appeared in his seat today.
In the senate.
OLYMPIA, March Especial l-Senate con-
vened at 10 a. m. and took up special orders.
S. B. No. $50, substitute for S. B. No. 224-Cre-
ating board OF land commissioners, etc.; passed
with emergency clause.
FIRST READING OF BILLS.
S. B. No. $780, by Claypool-For relief Of Pierce
county; referred.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
S. g. No. 2s5, by joint university committee
Providing for the establishment, location, main
tenance and support of the University OF Wash
ington: passed with emergency clause.
H. B. No. 2i3, by MISUNDERSTANDING and tx
ing railroad freight rates in state; passed.
In the House.
OLYMPIA, March S-Ispecial.-In the House
this morning the following bills were taken up
and acted upon:
II. Il. iSo, by Yeomans-To provide for the
erection of a building to accommodate the
feeble-minded pupils for the Washington school
for defective youth, and to appropriate money
II. B. l55, by Yeomans-To appropriate money
for the support and education OF the feeble
minded pupils of the Washington school Tor de-
r. B. ai7, BY Spinning Granting to cities Of
the third class power and authority to vacafe
streets and alleys, and declaring an emergency;
passed.
s B. 6s, by Rutter-Relative to the proper ven
tilation and safety OF coal mines, and prescrib-
ing the manner of appointment OF inspectors;
passed.
bills were considered:
s. B. 10. BY Kinnear-Reiative to bodies OF
armed men; lost
H. B. 20, by Painter-For the improvement OF
the peniteutiary; passed.
H. B. l66. by TiIlo;son-For the relief OF Hunt
ington & Little: passed
to pay deficiencies in appropriations for express
age, furniture. aud Tor cleaning the caplsol
building and for other expenses; passed The
bill appropriates 81 .lo666
aad taxation; under consideration Adjourned