Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-02-17

| sohe, W pay SUCH persons IN legal
money of the United States twice q
month.
kline-To create the county OF
Wenachee and to locate the temporary
county seat at Wenatchee.
Meany explained that the immedi-
ate object of II. b. No. 3lS was to Sc
cure from the Supreme court an opin-
ion as to the validity OF the passage OF
the Wasson bill over the Laughton
veto. and the bill was referred to the
Judiciary committee, without being
printed, so that speedy report might
be secured.
The following resolution, offered by
Wheeler, was adopted.
WHEREAS, The title of the State OF
Washington to certain portions of the
lands granted by the United States
for common school purposes has been
questioned; therefore be it
Resolved, That committee of five
be appointed to ascertain and report
what legislation by Congress is neces-
sary to vest in this State perfect
title to said lands.
The Speaker appointed on the COM
mittee provided for by the resolution,
Wheeler, Sherman, Ludden, Parrish
and Nash.
House bill No. 205, to provide for
the selection of depository for the
county funds of each of the counties
in this State, was taken up as spe-
cial order, and after amendment was
passed, Sc to 30.
Senate bill No. SO, requiring the ap-
pointment of police matrons in cities
of the first class was amended and
passed, GO to l, Egbert voting nay.
Mcmillan offered the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That two members of the
standing committee on Agricultural
College and School of Science be ap-
pointed to act with the three members
who have been appointed on the in
vestigating committee, for the purpose
of examining into the condition and
needs of said college.
The resolution was opposed by Nc
Elwain and Meany, who believed that
the entire committee should conduct
the inquiry as to the needs of the
institution, and supported by Sher-
man and Mcmillan. The resolution
was lost.
Luddcn presented large roll Of
petitions asking for the enactment Of
the bill for the exemption of church
property.
At the request of Anderson OF
Whitman, the Agricultural College
Investigating Committee was author
lied to employ stenographer at a
daily compensation of not to exceed
$6. During the consideration OF
Anderson's motion, Mcmillan re-
marked sarcastically that the discus
sion OF his resolution had shown no
investigation was necessary, and he
was therefore of the opinion that o
clerk was not needed by the committee
This aroused Meany. who replied with
warmth, characterizing McMillan's re.
marks as disgraceful.
Senate bill No. 4S, authorizing the
State Treasurer to receive from the
United States money appropriated
for the State Soldiers Home, was
passed unanimously.
House bill No. 36, providing for an
additional Superior Judge for King
county, was made special order for
Tuesday next at 10 o'clock,
Adjourned to IL :55 Monday.
But "a votes were cast on the 59th
and Goth ballots in Saturdays joint
convention, the following 3S members
were paired: Brock and Woodwork,
Brown and Eshelman, Bush OF Pacific
and Gilman, Roberts and Campbell,
Kinnear and Claypool, Edens and
Collin, Dyer and Richards, Forsyth
and Smith OF Okanogan, Gilbert and
Foster, Winchell and Greene, Frink
and Hutchinson, Rinehart and
Hamill, Horr and Shaw, O'Neil and
Ide. kellogg and Smith of Whitman,
Kelly and Nash, Weed and Mulkey,
Rutter and Van Houton, Tull and
Webb. The pairs kept from the
candidates votes as follows: Allen 10,
Turner 9, Griggs 9, Young l. There
were no changes, those present and
not paired voting as follows: For
Allen 80, Turner l6, Griggs II, Young
s, Dunbar l.
AS only 13 Senators voted, Mays
raised point OF order that a quorum
of the Senate was not present, and
that the convention was therefore not
competent to take ballot. President
Luce overruled the point.
Principally on account OF visits to
be made to various State institutions
by joint committees next week, 81
pairs were announced, most of them
Tor several days.
LAST Saturday the firm of Diehl &
Meusy, of Tekoa, made an assignment
of their planning mill and wood manu-
featuring plant to the First Bank OF Te-
koa, to which they were indebted to the
amount of some 81, 200 or $1,000. A
number of workmen in the mill have
claims aggregating $3.50, and Parke,
Lacey & Co., of Portland, hold mort
cages for several hundred dollars.
The failure is due to the scarcity OF
money and to the firm having reached
too far in putting in the plaat.
For teething babies and feyerish
children, Sawyer & Filley sell Steed-
mans Soothing Powders--an old Eng
! lish Remedy.