Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-01-27

! matters not having direct bearin
, here are not in order, and it is s.
ruled"
At previous sessions of the join
convention the balloting had beer
) conducted by calling the rolls of tn
} Senate and House separately. but yes
terday the practice was followed o
calling but one roll, Senators and Rep
resentatives voting in their alphabet
cal order. Senator Sergeant was no
present when the first ballot wa,
taken. The vote stood: Senate-Ai
len lG, Turner s, Griggs 8. House
Allen 80, Turner l6, Griggs Is, Teats 9
Senator Sergeant voted on the sec
ond ballot, which resulted: Allen 81
Turner "A, Griggs 81, Teats 9.
Senators kinnear and Claypool ri
vailed each other to catch the eye oI
President Luce, SO rs to make mo-
ton u dissolve. Kinnear was recog,
nized, made the motion and the con.
vention dissolved until Monday noon.
At the morning session of the Sen.
ate Monday, McManus OF Snohomish
insroducCd resolution which was re.
jected, but which caused something OF
Il commotion. 1t was us follows:
WHEREAS, The Press Times, Il Re-
publican daily paper published in the
city of Seattle, in this State, in its
issue of January u, 1898, did, directly
and 10y inference, editorially prefer
charges of the utmost gravity against
the present incumbent OF the seat
from the Twenty-ninth Senatorial
district; therefore, be it
Resolved, That it is the imperative
duty of this body, in justice to itself,
in fairness to the Senator from the
Twenty-ninth Senatorial district, and
that the integrity of this common
wealth shall not be destroyed without
question, to Immediately institute the
most searching investigation of the
alleged disability Of the Senator from
the Twenty-ninth district to legally
sit in this body.
ResOircd, That the matter be re-
ferred to the committee on elections
and privileges and that the said COM
mittee be requested to report at the
earliest moment, consistent with a
careful examination of the facts in the
case, and the courtesy due the Senator
from the Twenty-ninth district.
Senator Claypool expressed the
opinion that the charges were base
and beneath the consideration of the
Senate. He said he would show his
contempt for them by voting against
the resolution.
Senator Horr did not think news
papers we're worth needing. He had
been bounded by them for two years,
he said, and had never said yea or
nay.
Senator Van De Vanter said that
the newspapers were continuously
making trouble, and he favored
throwing the" whole outfit out of the
Senate chamber-meaning the news
paper man.
A motion to postpone the resolution
until the afternoon session was lost,
and motion to adopt it was also lost,
k, n voto nf IN m *
The Senate then met with the
House in joint session, and afterwards
adjourned until O'Clock.
At the afternoon session S. B. No.
IL was amended 80 as to direct the
State Auditor to call in all certificates
of Indebtedness issued for the pay
ment OF tide land appraisers, and is
sue therefore warrants to be paid out
of the tide land fund. The amend
ments were adopted and the bill
placed on its final passage, all Sena-
tors voting aye.
Mrs. Hanshaw, eff Tacoma, was EN-.
ployed as clerk to the committee on
corporations.
The Senate then resolved itself into
executive session for the consideration
and confirmation of appointments by
Governor Ferry and Acting Governor
Laughton.
The following appointments were
laid on the table to await the report of
the standing committees, on the insti-
tutions named, the other nominations
being confirmed:
Directors of the State Penitentiary,
Frank NJ. Lowden, Frank w. Paine,
7. B. Johnson, all Of Walla Walla, by
Governor Ferry.
Members OF the Board of Health for
the collection district of Puget Sound,
Henry Landes, Robert G.. Hill and
Thomas Jackman, all of Jefferson
county, by Governor Ferry.
Member Board OF Trustees OF the
Washington Soldiers Home, James
W. Langley OF King county, appointed
by Governor Ferry.
Regents of the Agricultural College
and School of Science, George w.
Hopp OF Skagit, Eugene Fellows OF
Spokane, Andrew II. Smith of Fierce,
5. b. Conover of Jefferson and ]. H.
Bellinger of Whitman, by Laughton
and ID. f. Lesh of Yakima, by Ferry.
Members of the Board OF University
Land and Building Commission, John
Arthur OF Seattle, John McReavy OF
Mason county. Charles +. Leavenworth
of Thurston, by Laughton.
Bills were introduced AS follows:
By Dyer OF King-Amending Sec
ton 4l2, chapter 10, OF code of civil
procedure, relative to judgments on
sailure to appear and answer; also, an
act in relation to the manner OF com.
mencing civil actions.
BY Horr OF Thurston-To fix the
legal rate of interest SO as not to ex.
ceed s per cent.
By Helm of Kittitas-To provide
for the construction of buildings fol
the Washington State Normal School
at Ellensburg, and appropriating s75,
600.