The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-04

ton of the Torrens system Of registering
land titles. to the joint judiciary commit
zee. was adopted.
After the joint session the house refused
TO take recess until O'Clock, preferring
TO go through the calendar at one sitting.
ID. Il. No. 80, TO quiet possession and
confirm titles TO land sold at tax sale or
under execution. requiring actions 70 re-
cover such lands to be brought within
seven wears from date OF sale, was passed,
81 TO Mcmillan voted nay. but with
drew his vote on account of personal
interest in the bill
IL. Z. No. 81, providing for an irrigation
commission, was made special order for
wednesday next. Pending consideration
OF the measure. Tul moved its indefinite
postponement. He termed the bill one as
''simpiy job to put fou or FIVE fellows In
Office 20 go about the country drawing sal
aries" Several members reouked him and
spoke in favor of aiding the work of irriga-
ton. Judson declared the title should be
changed to read: Gan act to take $4,000
out of the treasury for two lawyers and
three husbandmen TO draft a code OF irri-
CATION laws" Nelson urged Tuil TO with
draw his motion, but the latter refused.
Tuli's motion was then voted down.
The senate concurrent re buttons pro-
viding for joint committees TO visit the
penitentiary and insane asyIums were con-
Cured in.
On motion of Meany the matter OF the
daily calendar was limited to q schedule OF
bills on second reading and special orders.
The purpose of this action was to econo-
pize in printing by preventing the daily
publication Of complete calendar OF
bills.
Meany moved the adoption of the report
OF the committee on rules favorable to MS
amendment Of the rules, to defer action on
ali appropriation bills until the last days
OF the SESSION. so az to include them Gil in
general bill. Mentzer opposed the pro-
posed rule on the ground that omnibus
appropriation bills were Objectionable He
argued that each appropriation should be
considered on its own merit. Ludden
took the same view, and declared that a
general appropriation bill should be
avoided. Meany defended the PROPOSE
ton. He said that it was not put forward
in the interest OF log-rol ing, but for the
sake of economy. and TO enable the house
TO be governed by good business principles.
He pointed ont that the appropriations
committees OF the two houses were al
ready confronted with measures calling
for nearly s., 600 900, and argued that be-
fore approprlating sums for other pur-
poses than the maintenance of the state
government and state institutions the
legislature should tirs. ascertain how much
would be needed for the purposes that
were imperative. This could not be
known, he said, until the committees had
visited the various public institutions and
obtain accurate knowledge of their needs.
II appropriations for other purposes were
made in the meantime the revenues OF the
state would not be sufficient to provide
adequate support for these institutions.
Notwithstanding its earlier intention to
go through the calendar, the house had
grown tired of work by this time. and
without reaching vote on the proposed
rule it adjourned until 10 o'clock tomor-
row.