The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-10

the state . reasonable rental for the capitol
building.
The resolution was put to vote and ap-
| parently adopted. The speaker then ruled
| it out of order.
At the afternoon session . message was
| received by the senate, stating that it had
| adopted the report of the minority of the
| conference committee on the Anderson
| railroad bill. The house concurred in the
senate amendments to the bill by vote of
| 81 to . The negative votes were cast by
| DEM and Smith of Douglas. Those not
voting were:
| Anderson OF Pierce, Brook, Bush Of Pacific,
| Crockett. Heiker, Hurd, Kelly. Kline. Aer.
| chant, Morrison. McElwain, Roth. Tuil. Turpin,
| Whita
The vote by which senate bill No. 24o. to
| provide for the construction Of state
| road through the Cascades. via Natchez
pass. was lost last evening. was recon-
| sidered. The bill was again defeated by
vote of 80 to 81, lacking one vote OF con-
stitutional majority.
House concurrent resolution No. "A. by
| Mulkey, providing for the printing and
| distribution OF the laws passed at this ses.
sion, was adopted.
A message from Gov. McGraw an
nounced that he had approved the follow.
| ing bills:
H. B. No. %. relating to appeals to the su-
prefne court
H. B. No. 2ss, granting bounty for the pro-
| 6uction and manufacture of beet sugar.
| II. B. No. 33i, providing for the organisation,
Incorporation aud government OF municipal
corporations.
H. B. No. AS. providing for the assessment
and collection of taxes in cities OF the nrst class
II. B. No 3o2. relating to the construction re-
|. pairing and Improvement OF public roads.
II. b. No IS, fixing the fees and compensation
OF justices OF the peace.
H. B. No o. concerning the formation Of new
school districts and changing the boundaries
aud transferring territory from one district to
another.
| HB No 100, to authorize the ash commits
sioner to make research for the purpose OF en-
| forcing the fish laws of the state.
Action was taken on bills as follows:
s. B. No. 275, placing the state printing under
| the supervision of a state printing board con-
| seting of the governor, secretary OF state and
state treasurer: passed.
| s. b. No. 100, providing for . system Of i'm.
| proved roads in counties: passed.
g. B. No. 167. relative to the manner OF com.
| mencing civil actions: passed.
n. ID.
| companies that may be organised; passed.
| q. B. No. las, to provide for the payment by the
state OF its share OF the expense OF draining dis
tricss in which state lands are situated; passed
:. b. No GO. relative to assignments and as
| signees; passed.
| s. b. No. 1901. providing for . state board OF
land commissioners; passed.
Senate bill No. 80, creating board of
| harbor commissioners was then taken up.
| A number Of amendments were offered.
The clerk proceeded to read. but Ludden
| soon raised point of order that the origl-
nal bills should be read. He became quite
wrathy and intimated that by trick a
| spurious bill that had not passed the
senate had been substituted and was being
read. A controversy ensued which Roth
ended by q motion to indefinitely post
| pone which was carried.
A recess was taken to 7:30 o'clock.
At the evening session the house re-
ceived from the senate the general appro-
priation bill with amendments. While
the amendment increasing the salary of
the clerk in the INSURANCE department to
81. 500 per year was being considered Nor
rison sent to the clerks desk and had read
as a part of his remarks letter from Sec
rotary OF State Price relating to the
amount of work in the insurance depart
ment, which letter was Endorsed by Gov.
McGraw. Judson Immediately jumped up
to resent what he claimed was executive
interference. He declared the reading OF
tho Endorsement made by the governor to
be high breach of privilege and that in
England kings had got into trouble tor
interfering with legislation. He moved
that the communication be not received.
Morrison said that the governor
and secretary did not expect the
letter to be read to the house. He assumed
the responsibility Of presenting it. Judson
replied that he had great respect for the
governor. and that he had not believed
that the presentation of the letter was
authorized. Further dispute was pre-
vented by = point Of order raised by
Luddcn.
The next discussion arose over the item
for salary for state geologist. which the
senate had stricken ont. A number
of members became eloquent over the
mineral resources OF the state. and the
house with great unanimity refused to
concur. The amendment striking out the
Whatcom normal school appropriation
was not concurred in.
The amendment reducing the militia ap-
| lTOiti Fll-,oVU 10 fSU,UlU was
agreed to. The increase of the appropria.
ton for improvements at the Soldiers
Home from s., 90 to S15 600 was conquered
in. The bill was sent to the senate for
action on the amendments not concurred
in.
The vote By which senate bill No 80, ia
create harbor line commission, was los,
was reconsidered.
Bills were acted on as follows:
s.B No. 90. relating TO tho duties OF county
attorneys in connection with the assessment,
| and collection Of taxes. passed.
| :. b. No CO., curing defects in assessments in
eases in which the county assessor failed to afi Z
an affidavit 20 The assessment roll and legaliznp
tax leves: passed.
sB No. POL, relating TO the fling and cancel
lation OF pats; passed.
/ : r. No. ga relating 20 the duties of the state
auditor in connection with the assessment nd
| collection of taxes: passed.
| Sd No. 265. relating TO the duties of county
auditors: passed
sB No. 266. relating TO the duties Of county
| treasurcrs. Passed.
| : b. No. 2e7 relating to the duties of county
! commissioner and the examination of county
treasurers' books; passef.
H. Il Ma. i62. by Wheeler. relative 70 anpss s
from the dec.slon of county commissioners
passed
II. h No. loS, by LettermRn, relating 10 the
| punishment Of bank officers for receiving do
| posts when they know a bank 10 be insolyen,
| passei.
II. B. No. t42. by Tucker, relating 70 the estsh
! itsHment ~ uniform system of common