The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-06

ners OF the board. Candy expIained bo,.va-
anal these were not vacancies. because they,
meIe merely additional members Of the hoard
erection, when they shall be eIeefas % Tsass
mac. .naae merry speech against the hin savir,g.
aon want any more of the governor an
objected TO the measure and ,S ,,, Aq 1913
iseis postpone was carried almost unanimously
Inc Dill to provide that commissioners shall
x eiected from several districts. instead Of be
and passed The bill provides also sor $500;
IN ofiice OF the terms of county commiss;o-e-s
go that AT the next general eIcction enc aor,
M shall be elected for four years and two
ever, two members shall be elected o, g. Nv
year. ana one for two. In this manner the
county board shall always have for one of its
wa ene rs commissioner who has had two
years experience. W.
foweli today introduced bill tn apnronriate
sLu,oO Tor the completion of the water s1nnlv
pians "a Meolcai Lake asylum. Powell explained
tnat the necessity for an appropriation vyos
great, as the only thing wanted was al, adeouata
ma.er supply, and patients could then he re-
ceived. The bill was referred. y
stu another proposition to amend the copst;.
Iutioh was submitted by Hunsaker, OF KIickitat
IL provides for the reduction of the nurhar IS
members OF the legislature by causing section .
afsieie :, OF the constitution, to read as follows
oec. z. Inc House of Representatives shall he
t ttnpossu OF not less than forty-fiye nor more
tnan slxty-six members. The number of sans-
LOIS snali not be more than one-thir, that al the
inshpers OF the House of Representatives etc
,sa Sec: q Al the general election in November
iosz, tnere shall be submitted to the ouaIified
voters Of the state of Washington. for Their an
PIosai, the above proposed constitutional amend
gent. which shall be in the following form. yiz,:
ror reduction OF members OF. the Legislature
les. Against reduction of the members ri ths
segisiature, No. And If it shall appear upon
counting said ballots at said election, that ma
!ority OF said electors shall ratify said amend
ment, the same shall become part of the state
constitution of Washington, and the Ieeislat,,re
t when snall convene next succeeding such cleo
ana representative districts to conform to this
amendment. " '1i0
The present legislature numbers liz. SEVENTY
ate. - 'ae ISn
Representative Hunsaker, in presenting the
proposition, is faithfully following instructions
OF ms constituents, who were unsophisticated
enough TO petition the legislature the other dav
70 reduce their own pay, and also to ssdockf'
themselves when not in actual attendance
sncn an unprecedented abridgment of the nrivi
ieges and prerogatiyes of members OF the leris
lature is not ct all likely to be made ami Him
sakers proposition will also be lost in the
shuttle. "
The bill to appropriate 100000 for a lutte bag
plant at Walla Walla was called up in the House
today by Painter and went through without de-
bate The necessity of some measure to give
employment to the conyicts was generally reeog
nized and appreciated, and no dissenting votes
were cast.
An unusual bin was presented by Jones of
Chehalis this morning. TO allow cities and towns
to purchase twenty acres or less of school lands
for burial grounds. The bill is designed to meet
the case of the town of Elma, Chehalis county.
which has for years had its bury;ng ground in
the school section adjoining the city The bin
confers prior right of purchase in such cases at
appraised value.
A bill with long and technical title intro
duced today by Bass of Whateom is to allow
corporations, other than religious, Incorporated
prior to June, 10, 1873, to own as much real and
personal property it desires. The bill is
aimed to meet the particular case OF n. T. Jones
Lodge, A. F. d A. NJ, of Seattle, to own acquire
corporation law for such organizations allow
the limit being $4,000
Garretson of Pierce today offered a bill pro-
viding for the inspection of Illuminating oils
manufactured from petroleum, by state in
spector, to be appointed by the governor His
compensation shall be 5000 year, and he NAV
appoint deputy in each county and additional
deputies in cities of over 5000 inhabitants
Deputies shall receive fees not to exceed 81 200
per year.
The full text of the Owings memorial, which
has now passed both houses by unanimous vote,
is as follows:
To the Honorable Senate and House Of Rspreseatd-
tfUes Of the United States, IN Congress Assembled
Your memorialists, the legislature of the state
OF Washington, would respectfully represent
that
WHEREAS, The general government has grant