The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-02
member to speak upon any question b
limited to FIVE minutea
Action was taken on bills as follovs.


Action was taken on bills as follows:
H. b No. 147. to provide for the holding OF
state agricultural fair at North Yakima.
amended by reducing the appropriation from
$4,000 to $4,000: passed
H. b. No. -. to provide for IN inheritance tax.
Was reported from the committee on revenue
ana taxation with recommendation that IL do
not pass. motion to adopt the report vas lost,
50 to 81, and the bull took it place on the cal.
endar.
Wheeler gave notice that he would Ia.
morrow move to amend the rules, 50 a. to
provide that no member shall speak moro
than once, nor moro than two minutes on
any question. except BY unanimous re-
quest.
The committee ON public buildings and
grounds reported house bill No. 292, to pro-
VIDE for the location and erection Of capi.
tai building. and house bill No. 29s. to pro-
vide for the sale OF lands granted to the
state for the purpose Of erecting public
buildings at the state capital, and for tho
preservation OF said lands and the pro-
ceeds thereof, recommending the passage
OF both bills. The reports were unanimous.
Smith OF Douglas qualified his approval Of
house bill No. 292 by adding q supple
mental report favoring the limitation Of
the cost Of the building to $l.OOO.O0O. On
motion of Mentzer both bills were made q
special order for o'clock on Friday,
March 8.
was taken up rs special order. Judson
moved to amend by striking out the pro-
vision constituting a new commission Of
the nine members Of the present executive
committee and inserting provision Civ
ing the governor power to appoint COM
mission of three members. Tho motion.
after debate, was lost, IA to 43. The bill
was then passed by vote Of 66 to 6, those
voting in the negative being, Burton,
Denn, Edwards, Foster, Scott and Smith,
Of Douglas. Those absent were: Durant,
Egbert. McElwain. Sallee. Speck and
Wheeler.
The house refused to recede from Il.
amendments to senate bill No. SS, amend
ing the act relative to the registration Of
voters, and conference committee con-
sisting of Turpin, Bush of Pacific and
Wheeler was appointed.
Action was taken on bills a. follows:
H. B. No. 100. relating to compensation foa
Improvements upon school lands; indennitaly
postponed. its provisions being embodied in
another bill.
H. B. No 40. to authoriss the making Of
bonds aud other written obligations for the pay.
ment Of money payable in any specified kind OF
quality of money that may b thsretn desig.
mated: indefinitely postponed.
H. b. No. l70, relative to the taxation Of mort.
CAGES; indefinitely postponed.
II. B. No. 206. relative to the Hats Of interest
and prescribing . penalty for usury; indsA.
nitsly postponed.
H. B. Nos. 800. 324 25s. IA rslasivo 10 the q.
sessment and collection Of saxes; indefinitely
postponed.
H. b. No "a. requiring STATE ofaeses . kssp
their Ofhees at the capital; indsnnite1y post.
poned.
g. B. No. l2e, to amend the act relstiyo 70 tho
location and registration Of mines; passed.
H. b. No. go, TO amend the section OF the
pharmacy act relative 70 assiotant phosmaciets:
passed. with emergency clausA
H. b No 3s7, prescribing that al ieeo paid
salarisd odicsrs BY virtue Of their oNaoes shall
be paid into tho county trsasuEysand prescribing
penalty for . violation Of the oct; posed.
H. B. No $40. providing for the excavation OF
waterways for the uses Of navigatton b private
contract, and for liens upon tide and shoce landa
belonging 70 the seata, and 1oe ~ losocaeeufo
Of such LENA at the end Of one year after the
lien attaches: made special order for Friday
next at 10 o'clock Z -
g B. No 1sl, 70 repeal NE ace providing for
the taking Of census bi-enn1ally By county ~.
SCISSORS: passed.
II. B. No AZ. providing that the total amount
allowed on account Of the salaries Of q county
omcsrs deputies and clerk shall not sxcssd the
amount OF legal ICES collected on account Of the
once IN which they ars employed: passed.