The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-01

en- Of Seattle, protesting against the passage Of
the bill prohibiting nrs insurance companies
from combining to regulate rates
BY Kline-By 1000 voters living within the
territory sought to b embraced within the
boundaries OF the proposed county Of weuat.
chez. favoring the formation Of such new
county.
A message from the governor announced
the approval Of six house bills, - stated
In today's Posr-INrKLLIeKNcHR
A message from the senate announced
the passage by that body Of the Worlds
fair bill. Meany moved that the rules be
suspended and the bill put on its final
passage. Judson objected, as he desired
to offer amendments in limo with his
minority report relative to the Worlds
fair commission investigation. He called
for the reading Of the majority report. 1t
was found that the report had not been
transmitted to the house by the senate. A
motion TO make the bill Especial order for
2o'ciock tomorrow prevailed.
The vote by which house bill No. 2S5, to
abolish the Office Of lieutenant governor,
failed to pass was reconsidersd on motion
of Baker, tho speaker overruling the point
of order Of Mcmillan that Baker was not
entitled to make the motion, he having
voted on the losing side. Baker then
moved that the bill BE- laid on the table.
The motion to table was lost. The bill
was again put on its final passage and
passed. ~ to "A. The bill does not apply
to the term of the present lieutenant gov
ernor.
The committee on federal relations re-
ported on house bill No. 1913, the Meany
congressional apportionment bill. and
70 h. IL ~ nn onf
bill, with the following recommendation: :
As our state 10 expecting large immigration
during the ensuing two years and the locus OF
population may b materially changed and .
moro satisfactory division arrived at than 10
now obi ainable. therefore wc advise no action
At the present session.
On motion of Meany both bills werc
placed on the calendar, TO DO taken up in
their regular order.
House bill No. 147. the Webb bill, to pro-
vide for the holding of q state agricultural
fair at North Yakima. was taken up rs a
special order and q favorable committee
report. with an amendment appropriating
$50 600 for the purposes of the bill. was
adopted. A final vote was deferred.
Action was taken on bills as follows:
II. h. No. 297, regulating the erection OF mill
dams: indefinitely postponed.
II. b. No. 102, relative to the protection Of food
fishes: indefinitely POSTPONED
II. b. No. 800, to provide for the punishmsnt OF
crimes against nature: passed.
H. Is. No. 3ol, to regulate the operating OF rail
roads: passed. This Ii tho Morrison bill with
the fence section omitted, tho latter having
been covered by the Mead railway fence bill,
and Is Q complete measure.
II. B. No. 800, aelatiug to the construction. re-
pair and improvement OF public roads, provid-
ing revenue for such purposes, and defining the
powers ana duties OF county and highway Off
GERS In relation thereto, and fixing their COM
pensstion; passed with an emergency clause.
H. B. No. AS, providing tor liens upon saw
logs and other timber. and upon lumber and
shingles; made special order for Thursday
next at 10 O'Clock.
g. B. No. q, authorizing cities to condemn
private property for public use: amended 80 n
TO not make it applicable to cities OF the drst
class and passed.
Adjourned.