The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-22

up deficiency in the contract for the construc.
ton OF normal school buildings at Cheney; ~
port adopted.
Kellogg and Donahoe praying for the
passage Of H. B. No. I4i, providing for :
general and uniform system of common
schools.
Action was taken on bills as follows:
H. B. No 81, by salles. was laid on the table
subject to call The bill provides . penalty for
maiiciously killing animals. The vote BY which
the bill failed to pass, few days sincs, vas re-
considered
s b. No. las, BY Richards, empowering or.
ganized counties 70 contract Indebtedness and
issue bonds for funding the same. was passed
without objection.
Eshslman's bill for the purchase Of Bar,on's
Legislative Manual passed
senate bill No. a., BY Richards, amending tho
law passed In 1880 for the purpose Of bonding
counties for the construction Of roads ana
bridges, 50 that interest will b payable semi.
annually and declaring the building Of roads
ana bridges strictly county purpose: passed.
Senators Van de vanter and Donahoo
were appointed to visit the Soldiers home
at Orting.
New bills were introduced As follows:
S. B. No. 239. by Hutchinson Of Lucoln-To
repeal the act establishins a state normal
school at Cheney. spokane county. and sstab-
fishing state normal school at Davenport Lin.
S. n No. go, by Sergeant OF Piercc-For the
establishment OF state road across the Cas-
cade mountains. through Nstchez pass, to con.
meet Eastern and Western Washington.
A recess was taken until 2:30.
The passage of bills was the principal
business transacted at the afternoon ses-
sion.
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other wise provided BY Law, tho state OF Wash.
ington shall be divided into two congressional
districta, each of which shall be entitled to elect
one representative in the congress OF the United
states. and the territory comprising each dis.
trict shall be as follows:
"sec. The counties Of Ciallam, Douglas.
Island. Jefferson, King, Kittitas, Lincoln.
Okanogan. san Juan, skagit. Suohomish.
Spokane, stevens and Whatcom shall constitute
the First congressional district
"sec. The counties OF Adams. Asotin, Che
halls. Clark, Columbia, CowIitz, franklin, Gar.
field, kitsap. Klickitat, Lewis. Mason. Pacific.
Pierce. skamania, Thurstou, Wahkiskum,
Walla Waiia. Whitman and Yakima shall consti-
tute the Second congressional district;" passed.
s. B. Ma. Isl, by Roberts OF Waila Walia-Per-
mitting United states prisoners to be confined
in the state pententiary at Walia Walla; passed.
S. B. No l45-Providing that state lands shall
bear an equal share of expense in the building
of drains and bitches: passed.
s. b. No 1SS-Relsting to the destruction Of
game and fish; indefinitely postponed.
= b. No. l7s. by Claypool Of Pierce--Uncour-
aging the establishment Of Law libraries Ia the
several counties Of the state; passed.
s. b. No. s7-Creating the office of marshal OF
the supreme court: made . special order foI
Thursday at II a. IN.
II. b. No l7l-Making the salaries OF judges
OF the superior court and supreme court payable
monthly instead Of quarterly; passed with the
emergency clause.
Senator O'Neil introduced. out of order,
senate bill No. 24O. appropriatlng $7l9 for
the relief Of Stevens county for cost bills
in criminal cases.
Roscoe's cigarette bill was passed. The
bill was amended so as to make it an of.
Tense to have cigarettes in ones posses.
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