The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-08


be case be discontinued and that the case
be dismissed.
Chairman Bush and Sallee signed the
minority report, in which the action of
the committee in stopping the investiga-
ton before it was completed was criti-
cised- The minority contended that:
The committee should have proceeded under
the rules 1T had adopted. and that its sction was
illegal in quitting the trial In the middle Of the
contestants case, because said action
was IN violation OF its own rules AID
of all principle and legal procedure.
Even il the house shoalt1 decide, the minority
argaed. that the baIlots ought not to be counted,
proof should be taken to the charge that Ed
wards IN not citizen Of the United states, aud
continued:
We say to this house that the ballots and cleo
ton returns now in charge of this committee,
we believe. from the evidence furnished, are
the Identical ballots and election returns
from the precincts comprising the Thirty
third representative district, and that
they are competent evidence and should
be eounted. There is 10 allegation on the part
Of the contestee that they are not the BAL
lots aad returns from this district, his
nnd as a matter of law il must be
admitted that they are. They are public
ords. come from the proper officers custody,
who testises IS to their care and preservation,
and the presumptions are all therefore IN their
favor.
The minority recommended that the
whole subject be referred back to the COM
mittee, with instructions to take further
testimony and count the ballots.
After the reading of the reports, and be-
fore the accompanying evidence was read.
Ludden offered a resolution for the recon-
mitment of the subject, with instructions
to the committee to further investigate
the case and report its findings to the
house.
Baker moved that the resolution be laid
on the table.
BY consent a debate was permitted on
the motion, Leo, Gilman and Judson par
ticipating.
table and was called to order, whereupon
he withdrew the motion. The Ludden
resolution was voted on and lost.
The whole subject was then made a
special order for tomorrow at 10 O'Clock.
Mcmillan offered a resolution prohibit
ing the chief clerk from addressing the
house and requiring him to communicate
with it throu rh the speaker-,m pliedly
censuring Mr.. Nicklin for talking directly
to the body heretofore. Ludden defended
the clerk, and on motion of Webb the res
oiution was almost unanimously tabled.
III. b. No. Is, to esta blish normal
school in the county oil Whatcom, q spe-
ciai order for the day. was taken up.
After being amended i. was passed--67
to 8. The nays were: Cowan. Edmonds.
Edwards, Foster, Judson, Ludden, Shell
ton. Smith of Okanogan. Woodwork.
Absent-Heliker. Kline.
Ludden explained that he voted in the
negative because the state already had two
normal schools, and because he believed
that those should be put on firm basis
before establishing third one.
III. ID. No. II, providing for the payment OF all
county, school, city and town warrants accord
ing TO their date of issue, etc, was passed, GO
to I6
ii. b. No. 254 committee substitute for Il. B.
No. SO, regulating fish traps. pound nets, weirs
set nets, fsh wheels or other fixed appliances
for catching salmon In the watert OF the Column
bia river aud its tr. butaries, passed 60 10 4
a standing vote on motion to take
recess to O'Clock resulted in count of 40
to 80. and the speaker declared the mo-
ton carried. but on his attention being
called to the excess vote he held the house
to be still in session, Judson
vainly protesting that the house
was not in session. A motion
to adjourn was lost on viva voce vote,
and Mays sarcastically moved that here
after all the members Of the ''press club"
be authorized to vote on motions to ad-
journ, as he had noticed that few of them
failed to vote on the motion just put.
Anderson OF Pierce gave notice of mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which was
passed yesterday house bill No. 49, pro-
viding for the forfeiture of contracts by
publishing notice Of such forfeiture.
The following bills were introduced and
referred:
HB No zsS, by Heliker of King-Proyidiug
recording OF marriage certificates, and requr.
ing persons soiemnixing marriages TO make
reports 10 county auditors on blanks furnished
by the state board of health.
II. b. No. $50, by Mcmillan OF skagit-Relat-
ing to the duties OF county SURVEYORS. and pro-
viding that all surveys ordered by boards of
county commissioners shall be made by such
surveyors.
II. b. No. 257. by Greenberg o, Spokane
Amending the act requiring reports to be made
by Insurance mpaules TO the state insurance
commissioner
b. B. No. as, by McElwaiu of King. by request
TO repeal chapter l59 of the code OF 1851, rela,-
ing to the quarantine of vessels
II. b. No. 25o, BY wincheli OF King-To estab-
iish system of public schools ia cities of 1000
or more inhabitants, and 10 provide for properly
maintaining and governing the same.
IL. b. No. go, by Riuehsrt of King-Amend-
Ing the act reg iating the practice OF pharmacy
aud the licensing OF assistant pharmacists
III. Is. No. 26i, by MeEiwain of king-Making
IL unlawful 10 catch or fish for salmon in any of
the streams flowing into Puget sound, or In the
Sound within one-half mile Of tha mouth, at
low tide, of any of such streams at low tide dur
ing April and bstween October aud November
j. III each year.
Fl. t. No. 262 by Gilman OF king--To ENABLE
cities and towns to exercise the right of emf
nent domain for the taking and damaging of
land ana property for public purposes. proyii-
ing method Tor making compensation and
providing fer speciai assessments in certain
cases upon property benefited aud declaring an
emergency.