The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-26

8. b. No. 26s-Amsndins the code in relation
to the duties OF county treasurera
s B. No. a1-Relasing TO the duties of county
commissioner
All Of the above bills were referred to the
committee Of the whole and made special
orders for Tuesday next at 10 q m
Other bills we're introduced a. follows:
8. B. No 2es, BY Haatings-For the taxing Of
s b. No 2ss. BY Has.ins,-ro pros.c. p.r.ou,
while engaged on the navisabls watsrs OF the
state.
s. B. No 20, bv HORROR the relief Of ". 7.
Cavanauen. oy apprcpri:tang sl.ooo for services
S. b. No al, BY Worlds fair committes-To
limit commission to nine members and appro.
8. b. NO S2-To establish board Of railroad
commissioners.
9 B. No 27s-ro provide for the formation Of
s. B. No 27l. BY Van Dc vanssr-To regulate
the publication Of the reports Of coal mine in-
s b. No us, BY Van Do vsuter-ro amend the
code providing for state printing ana binding.
E. snipes 4 Co
The Horr bill for the erection of state
capital was reported by the committee on
public buildings and grounds. with tho
recommendation that it be indefinitely
postponed. The report was adopted. Other
capital building bills are pending in both
houses.
House bill No. os5, BY Mcmillan, passed,
it providing that:
When any logs cut doomed or RATED shall
have beon scaled or measured, the scale bill Of
auch measurement, made and certified, shall b
delivered to the owner OF the logs scaled or
measured. and IL shall constitute the basis by
which the quantity Of such logs shall be deter
mined. and unless the purchaser shall dispute
the correctness OF such scale bill and cause such
boom or raft to be again scaled and the quantity
agreed upon before such boom or raft has been
removed from the place where the logs were
doomed or RATED, said purchaser shall b
stopped from disputng the quantity contained
in said boom or raft - shown BY such scale bill
and certificate.
The joint committee appointed to inves-
tigate the Worlds fair commission, ro.
ported as follows:
First-That they have made Q full. complete
and careful examination Of the books and
vouchers and reports of the commission, and
have thoroughly weighed tho evidence pre-
sented under oath, pro and con. to your COM
mittee, and find,
second-Thst there is not the slightest evf.
dence OF dishonesty or neglect
Third-That in some instances there have
for the results achieved, attributed. apparently,
to an utter lack OF sources OF reliable informa-
ton pertaining to the work.
Fourth-That we find the work of the com.
mission well in hand, and believe irreparablo
injury would be done should the further con.
duct OF the work be given to new and inex-
perienced hands.
The report was signed by all the mem.
bers of the joint committee except Judson
of Pierce.
Accompanying the report was senate
bill No. 271, appropriating $4,000 for tho
further work of the commission. and S. 900
additional for the woman's department of
the Worlds Columbian exposition. At
the close of the fair the buildings are to be
sold. together with the exhibits, but efforts
will be made, 30 far As possible, to have
the exhibits placed in permanent mu-
seums. The bill was considered in COM
mittee Of the whole. with Senator Eshel-
man in the chair, and was reported back
with the recommendation that it pass. IL
was made . special order for Monday at 2
p. m.
Senate bill No. 14S. appropriating $50
for the Olympia water works for water fur
nished the capitol during the years 1891
and 1889, was amended to make the same
sum pay for 1893 and 1894 also.
House bill No. 353, authorizing party
to suit or his attorney to designate the
paper in which notices relating to the suit
shall be published, was passed.
Adjourned till IL so on Monday.