The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-07

friendly 70 IL Ee hoyed Il would 60 over 81
Monday or Tuesday Andersoa Of Nxzas1. 70
good deal OF heat HtteTiT rcssEfdlsse1 A-y 1al~-
enCto that he desired 10 ds4ay fe<zElANla-- LAS
ssas quite rssIf5ug 70 take 30 The h5- # assures
that he wcsId have time 20 pzeze1z ~ Sttss -
Fute bill Tyler a6ded thai be vailia iheA . g
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speech, asserting that Hext TUESDAY lAs Ill
oTsty wruld f5ad some other Fre1exi 70 f1lil'sz
at = sirsss fat YTe consider this matter now,
he erred. sOniy thirty Gays raza&13 OF s1ss $50
ssosi. and IL We DO Hgs take attSoo bish1n sS--
days there viii Be 30 actkoz By the senate
NisseY iussr,gssts1 that the minority would nos
be ready 10 report Dy Tuesday. an1 Was seeking
70 xiii the bill b. delay.
TlfEzny-The fsgh. is ca Let ! cozle-
Tyler here rose 70 8 question OF personal pE11-
ilege, seeking 70 explain that the minority c.
si-rd 20 submit mol only minority TsEoIs 81
substitute h5iE But nc yielded lie Aoof 70 -
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other dangerous q country, II = nes.y Ia
road ie=sjslefseza for arc Eos reanE 20 zoe
u is lar better 10 gay here SIX E1osf1s Enaa 80
detrimental raiEroaa laws ! live1 t~enty-ase
years In tie state Of Iowa, and know, AID .as
battle kuowa What bad lAws have done ier
that state rot single mile ol new Izltfoea
was built last year. Aegte-3sy we gave - go
tIeraen from east 81 The iIs1rissss sle.lSso .san
cut question ltsse 5nse bas pub lo0Ag Asss
ask 15r lass iffolsEng several ratlhous year
We ash them 70 lei ~ take little time before
granting IT, xs.A
was carried. and TyieTs rnotion 70 postpone ear
ried On viva vece vote
Hgtchinson, in tore Of great sarcasm, nn0y ss
that the House acso1rn unfIl lueSoay Al Ass0,
but the motion was not considered
A prolonged discussion arose in the House
over Dyer's bill TO authorize nine jurors to re-
turn verdict in civil eaSes- The majority OF
the Judiciary committee submitted an adverse
report on the bill. but the House took up the
minority report and adopted t. Sentiment was
pretty evenly divided, Sharpste.1 making
strong speech against the bill and Goldman N
favor 81 L. The matter wss finally deferred un-
al Monday 81 ?. r.
a nice question of pariiamentry practice arose
IN the House this morning. and caHsed the
speaker some hesitation in making decision.
Yesterday EaEgnraa OF Pierce moved 20 recon-
slider the vote by which the bill allowing supe-
rior court judges their travelling and incidental
expenses SEss defeated. The motion was then by
vote OF the House laid on TIE table To-
DAY Eniycly moved 10 tas-e from the
table Ca1ghrsn's motion 20 reconsider Ob.ec-
ton was made lly Piuaner snd others and the
spesker decided the motion Qua Ct order, hold
ing thns It's effect YVES u reconsider motion 10
reconsider, wfieh eaunct BE done. The House
Yesterday refused 10 enters4in Gsughran's mo-
ton 70 reconsider by laying Il on the table and
the InatteT was thsss effectlaliY disposed O.
SBfvely appealed 70 the House, which sustained
the speakers decision. II is generally regarded
as correct.
There were great many red eyes aud sleepy
heads IN the House this morning, bit the list
lessress which characterized the opening pro-
ceedings SOON wore OF and several animated de-
bates occurred TIE senate was thoughtful
enough 70 adjourn from yesterday noon sHsl
=. today, aud the esccts Of last nights dissi-
patton were pretty well woTn OF When that very
dignihed body was called 70 order.
The Sachs investigating COMMITTEES, consisting
Of Representatives Dc steiguer of King, sRiyely
OF Yakima, Yeomans CT Clarke, smythe of
Pierce and Johnson OF san Juan, met tonight
and outlined plan OF procedure. The commit
tee will tomorrow request that II be authorized
TO proceed Immediately TO Port Towntend for
the purpose OF beginning the taking of
testimony. Monday morning at O'Clock.
The committee has decided 70 act as q
grand Jury in its Investigation Of the case, and
II there is prima facie evidence Of corruption or
gnalfessansa on the part of sachs il viii recon-
mend that the whole matter be submitted 70 the
senate for trial The committee viii hear evil
denee OF witnesses only az TO the conduct and
character Of Sachs, and will not hear
any argument Of counsel except on
win be allowed to be present. II
IL expected that the Investigation can he con-
cinded next week. i. W. Jennings appeared
before the committee tonight rs attorney Tor the
bar association. and A. X. Coleman for Sachs.
Judge 5alusha Parsons. Of Tacoma, has been re-
tanned for the prosecution, ald A, X. Coleman,
Sachs.
The special committee to investigate the af-
fairs OF the state university, aud TO meet the
city council aud Chamber Of Commerce, of Seat
tie. left for that city on this afternoons boat.
TIE Senate committee on mines and mining
tonight decided To report favorabiy Rutters
mining bill. with an amendment that charges
against mining INSPECTORS shall be tried in SUI
Ietior courts, and not before the mining board.
Robert IIarbeson, inspector OF the Land depart
Tnent at Washington. is in the city, presumably
to investigate the condition OF affairs IN the Of
Gee OF Snryey-tsenerai Cayanaugh. Harbeson
says he wes ordered 70 Olympia by the depart
ment, bat has yet received no instructions as 70
the nature OF hss mission.
bill for the relief OF Huntington Little
contractors for the construction of the Medical
Lake asylum, recalls the story OF their former
trouble with the commissioners Of the asylum
Huntington d Little took the contract 10 build
the asylnm,a and when finished the commissioners
refused To pay $i,Spu, claiming the work was
doue In faulty manner and not according to
the specifications. Territorial Attorney-G General
Metcalfe and the attorney for the board recon-
mended payment, and George u. shannon, of
| Olympia, was az once appointed TO arbitrate
The contractors now ask Tor the original amount
and Interest, amounting in ail to s5,7So.
Berry's bill relative 20 the terms ol superior
courts provides that judges who preside in two
or more counties shall TX terms OF court in the
| counties proportlonate 10 the amount OF state
| taxes paid by each county.
Two bills relating to the Hill code were con-
sidered and passed By the House. The remain
der were referred to the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
Representative Kennedy called up the railroad
matter again in the House this afternoon bv
raising the point of order that the proceedings
| of the morning had been Irregular, ia that the
speaker had put Tyiers amendment TO
| postpone TIL next Tuesday, but had not put the
original question A sauabble ensued and the
| speaker ruled Kenne6y's point was not well
taken. He appealed from the decision OF the
chair, and the House sustained the speaker hut
| was guilty of inconsistency in sfterward order
| ing the correction ot the minutes to show that
the amendment and then the original motion
were put
The House committee ON judiciary tonight
decided TO report in favor OF the omnibus bin
/ for the CREATION of ten new superior judgeships.
assignment TO counties being made as previously
| stated in this paper This plan gives King
| Pierce, and spokane and stevens an add tional
| Judge, and also separate judge for Clailam
| county
petition 10 Lieutenant Governor Iaughtop
TO re-appoint Edward MeTsggart as timber
inspector Of whateom, skagit, san Juan and
Island counties, has been signed BY every
| member OF the delegation from these counties.
McTaggnrt IS here urging his candidacy.
The Senate committee On military tonight
decided 10 report favorably the military &c.
hCie3cy bill. To appropriate $4,000 to SUNNY a
! deficit in the military fund 4 lively fight risv
be expected when the bill comes Hpin the Senate.
In the Senate
OLYMPIA, Feb. Especial. The Senate con,
| vened si q. ~. : c Il. No. L. by Watt-geSo-