The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-28
House Proceefiin1s

OLYMPIA, Jan. 2z.-lSpecial.l lin the house
THIS morning the committee appointed to fix
the salaries of committee clerks reported in ia.
vor OF making the com pen sation of the clerk of
the judiciary committee and the clerk of the
committees on tide lands, fisheries and game
ana military affairs s. per day, and that of all
the others 81. The report was adopted,
The COMMITTEES on Federal relations reported
favorahly on the memorial favoring the speedy
1mprovement of the Columbia river.
Hooie then offered the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The news has just been received
by telegraph that this country has sustained a
loss by death OF Americas greatest statesman
the Hon. James q. Blaine, as a mark of the deep.
est respect entertained by the people of the statc
OF Washington irrespective OF political afiilia-
ton, be il
ResoIved, That this house adjourn until 1855
a. III.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
On reconvening the house concur-ed in the
senate concurrent resolution providing for the
appointment of IA committee to draft resolutions
III memory OF the late James G. Blaine
Meany offered an amendment to the rules
providing that all appropriations shall be made
in one bill at the end OF the session; referred to
the committee on rules.
Alter the joint convention Sallee offered a
resolution providing for the appointment by
the chairman OF the committee on privileges
and elections of q subcommittee to proceed to
Tacoma to recount the vote of the Thirty third
district Tor members OF the house at the Novem.
ber election, the chairman of the whole COM
mittee, Bush of Chehalis to be chairman of the
subcommittee. Gilman opposed the resolution
on the ground that the entire committee ought
to go. The resolution, he said, would give
Bush power to appoint five members from
one party. Baker insisted that the state
ought not to pay the expenses of the
contest, and moved to lay the resolution on the
table The motion was carried. Sallee was pro-
ceeding to state his reasons for presenting the
resolution, when Judson called him to order on
the ground that there was nothing before the
house. The point of order was sustained
Luddeu insisted that Saiee had a RI ght tn
make personal explanation. The speaker said
he did no: understand that Salee desired to
make a personal statement Sallee was then
allowed to proceed. He said that the only pur-
pose of the resolution was TO obtain ali the evil
dence ana try the case honestly and fairly
Bush stated that he had asked Mr. Sallee to offer
the resolution Both parties to the contest,
Messrs. Gaskeli ana Edwards, he said were
about to sign stipulation TO abide by the re-
suit of the recount. He declared that if the
resolution had passed he would have named
representatives of all parties on the sub-com-
mittee. Leo expressed the opinion that il would
be better 10 have the ballots brought 10 Olympia
anu counted here, so that members OF the COM
mittee could be present daily TO vote for SEN
ator.
The speaker announced as the house members
OF the joint committee to investigate the affairs
OF the state agricultural college: Anderson of
Whitman, Nelson, Webb and Anderson of
Pierce
Bills were introduced as follows:
HB No 15S, by White OF King-To create a
state fair association and provide for the Ilain-
tenance of the same.
H. b. No. 159, By Heliker of King-For the
protection of the public health aud TO provide
for certain boards OF health and TO repulata
their duties.
Heliker introduced a memorial asking con.
gress to pass as speedily possible the national
quarantine bill to protect the country against
the invasion of cholera and other malignant
diseases.