The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-08
THE LEGIsLATURE's WORK.
Five New Laws Made During First Half
of the Session.

of the Session.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 7-ISpeclal. lit IL an
anomaly that this legislature that has in
its membership good many active, in
telligent and well-eduipped' men should
be SO exceptionally slow in legislation.
There can be but one reason for
it. The prolonged senatorial contest
which has commanded much of the
attention and the energy of the members
has, in measure, deadIocked legislation
as we'll as the senatorship. 1t is iinpos-
sible for men to give that close attention
to lawmaking that the public interests
demand when the excitement of a great
political struggle influences them day
and night. George Turner, by insisting
upon remaining in the senatorial race tor
the avowed purpose of defeating a choice,
is an expensive candidate to the state of
Washington, and not only stands in the
way of the progress of the Republican
party, but is an obstacle TO the
enactment of needed laws. By being able
to control minority, for the time being,
he forces the state to pay the cost of his
fight for the revenge he is waging against
his party because it has not seen fit To
make him senator.
The first half of helegslative session ex-
pred today. The completed work of the
thirty days since the converting of the
Third legislature Is represented by seven
acts. which have been approved by Gov. Me-
Graw, and two OF the last legislature,
passed over ex-Acting Gov. Laughton's
vetoes. Two additional measures have
passed both houses and await the gov
ernor's action. or the seven bills of this
session that have become acts. five origi-
mated in the senate and two in the house.
The senate bills that have received the
governors approval are:
No. 1-Appropria,ing 10000 for legislative ex-
penses.
No. l2-Providing for the payment of tide land
appraisers.
No. I5-Providing for the election OF judges of
the supreme court
No l6-Submittng a constitutional amend
nent providing for the investment of the per-
manent common school fund in school bonds
No 26-To validate municipal Indebtedness in
excess of the IA per cent limit without au-
thority.
The house bills that have become laws
are:
No. 13-Authorizing superior judges whose
terms have expired, to settle statements of fact
No. 2i0--To cure a defect in the title OF the act
authorizing cities 10 purchase systems of water
works.
The bills that have been passed by both
houses, but have not yet been approved,
are:
s. B. No. 49-RepeaIing the provisions Of law
requiring water ways across tide fats TO be
marked by posts.
s b. No. 5l-Fixing the maximum allowances
for boarding prisoners in county ails at &C cents
per day.
Another bill, house bill No. Is, relative
to liens on manufactured lumber, has
passed both houses but was amended in
the senate, and the house has refused To
concur in the amendment. The following
house bills have passed the house only:
No. 2l-Creattng ana providing for the
forceneu. OF liens for labor and material
No. 53-Prcviding for the fling in the county
auditors Office of the memoranda of conditional
sales OF the personal property ID cases IN which
the purchaser has taken possession.
No. s2-fgoyiding ior the detention OF do