The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-18

The Second Appeals Bill Psssed-Boun-
daries Of Forest Reserve.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 17.-[Special. IA docu-
ment which opened the eyes of the sena-
tors this morning was the report of the
committee on appropriations, which was
presented by Senator Van de Vanter of
King. The report shows that for the past
two years the state has expended the sum
of $l15,0OO for printing, binding and sta
tionery, and denounces the system in
vogue among state officials of printing
voluminous and cumbersome reports. The
committee recommends remedy BY
which the expense of this department will
be cut down, with = saving to the
state of from $4,000 to $4,000.
The report was accompanied by q
substitute bill. appropriating $50. 500 for q
deficiency due the state printer, who has
been given certificates of Indebtedness.
The senate then resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole. with Senator Clay
pool in the chair. The bill passed unani-
mously.
House bill No. 323. providing for second
appeals. was passed. This will enable Pc
cani, the Tacoma murderer, to take Sec
ond appeal. His sentence will be sus-
pended pending the second appeal.
Senator Sergeant presented q number Of
petitions from school districts of Pierce
county, urging the passage of house bill
No. l4l, for general and equal educational
advantages. The petitions were referred.
A joint resolution was presented by Sem
ator Dyer for the appointment of joint
Seattle; adopted.
New bills introduced were:
sB No 2l9, by McManus-To amend the code
defining the general powers OF town councils Of
cities OF the fourth ass.
:. B. No 22o, by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
81 so received from congress- for the aid of the
state soldiers home. The rules were suspended
and the senate went into committee OF the
whole The bill passed without dissent The
government contributes 500 each year to the
support of each soldier in the home.
A recess was taken after the joint ses-
sion until = o'clock.
At the afternoon session a message was
received from the governor, announcing
the following telegram from Secretary
Noble:
The proposed forestry reserve IL bounded on
the north by the north line of township IS
north on the west by the west line of range 8
east: on the south by the south line of township
Is north; on the east by the east line OF range IL
sast The area 10 967 $50 acres, to b styled PA
ciic Forestry Reservation"
The rules were suspended and senate
memorial No. 7, by Horr Of Thurston. for
the establishment of fog signal on Una
tiila reef was passed.
New bills were introduced as follows:
aB. No. 2ol, by MISUNDERSTANDING for
the taxation of the net procse 10 OF coal mines.
:. b. No 22e, by Ciaypooi-Reiating 70 sum-
monses By publication
5. b. No. 22S, by pool-Relating to plead
inss.
s. b. No. 22L by Claypool-Rslsting 70 de-.
murrers.
3 B. NO. 2e5. BY Claypool-Relating 70 new
trials
) h. No. 226. by pooi-Reiating to plead.
ings and service OF papeTs in civil proceediuce
: Il. No. 2s7. by Van Houten-tTo establish
terms and places for holding sessions of the su.
preme court Ii provides that two terms of the
cour; shall te held IN the city OF spokane
s. h. No. -. BY smith OF W hitman-To amend
the code RELAXING 10 the manner OF drawing and
summobine jury.
r. No. 20. by smi,h-Relativs to the man
ner OF drawing juries.
8 b. No ID. by pbeli-Making II misde
rnesnor Tor road oversesrs to permit the growtt
OF Canada thistea
House bill No. 31z. changing the nam,
OF the town OF Slaughter. King county. Il
Auburn was passed without discussion
there being no votes in the negative.
The president appointed Senators Dye