The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-10

Record Of the Work That Has Bssn
Undertakes and Accomplished.
OLYMPIA. March 9.-[Special. ]-Imme-
diately upon the convening of the senate
this morning Claypool, in the absence Of
Smith of Whitman. moved that the vote
by which the capitol bill passed on Tues
day evening be reconsidered. Claypool
has always championed the bill In the
senate and it was necessary to call it up
this morning in order to finally dispose Of
It. The motion to reconsider was lost.
Action on bills was as follows:
Fl. B. No. ia. to prevent corrupt practices q
elections; indefinitely postponed.
H. B. No 25S. relating to the quarantine os
vessels; indefinitely postponed
II. B. No. %, relating to the selection OF
granted lands; passed, with emergency clause.
s. b. No. A, providing that SO shall b. the
maximum per diem OF stsnographers. was
amended 40 that tho Per diem shall mot excesd
81, and the price for indsxing and binding va
reduced from IS to 81 passed.
II. B. No. S49, providing for the reolaiming Of
tide lands By the excavation ei waterways;
passed.
Forests bill providing for bonding counties
for public impfovsments, which enables King
county 70 build the Lake Warrington canal:
passed: with the smsrgsncy clause
The amsndmsnts % the Andersen railroad
bill, - provided In the mlnoeity Sepogt, were
concurrsd il by the AousA an1 tAe bul yasseA
the senate
H.1 No ass relative - a. printing ard ais-
tribution OF ballots; pasood.
HB. No. ITO. relating % the injuzy % removal
Of mortgagsd personal peopeRtys passsd
H. r. No lOe. relating - laying cut anl sus.
vsying public roadss pssssdS with the smsr-
Luddsn's 3. .. No ~, yrsseribins methods
for the appraisal aal deposition Of tide isnds;
lost
The senate and house then vent into
Joint session.
At the afternoon session bills were die.
posed Of - follows
H. B. No %. relating 70 domestic aninalss
passed.
H. B. No 500. relating to the fees Of county
officers, witnesses. Jurors. etc; passed.
II. b. No 26l. 70 protect salmon and other
food fishes; passed. with the emergency clause
H. B. No. 2l2. to suppress and punish burg.
larry: passed.
II. B. No. 2s2. to enforce the law prohibiting
divorced persons from marrying within .
period OF six months after divorce: passed.
II. b. No. 45i, the general deficiency bill - 10
came from the house, was passed.
The senate then took up the general %.
preparations bill, and devoted the re-
mainder Of the afternoons session to
numerous amendments. Many of the
salaries Of deputies in the state Offices.
which were reduced in the house, were
amended SO as to remain as at present.
Among other reductions was $4,000 for
the normal school at Whatcom. The ap-
preparation for the National Guard was
reduced So, 900. The hospital at the state
penitentisry was reduced $4,000, and
other appropriations for the penitentiary
5000. The whole reduction amounts to
about 800 900.
Recess until 7:30.
The appropropriation bill was passed.
At the evening session action on bills
was as follows:
HB No. Is,. relative to appealf from the de-
cisions OF county commissioners; passed.
II. r. No. 1o3, relating to tho punishment Of
bank officers tor receiving deposits whom they
know a bank to be ins0ivent; passed..
II. B. No. l42. relating 70 the establishment
OF uniform system of common schools: passed.
II. b. No. 2t5. prohibiting the appoiaGment Of
sheriffs receivers; passed.
Tho house having notified the senate that 10
concurred in the amendments 10 the revenue
and taxation bill, the bill passed BY vote OF Is
to 7. The nays were: Kellogg McCroaksy,
Miller. shaw. Smith, Van HouteuOand Van Dc
Vantef.
HB. No. %, relating to the Issuance. ssrviee
and return OF processes; passed.
House memorial No. 2. for the restriction Of
pauper and other undesirable immigration:
passed.
IT, r. No Is. for the prevention and spread a
contagious diseases OF stock; incidentally post
poned.
A message from the governor announced
his approval Of:
sB No. 237, for the assessment and collection
OF taxes in municipal corporations Of the third
class.
sB. No. i25. for the sale and distribution q
supreme court repOrta
S. B. No. 2aI. for the relief Of Stevens county.
Bills were acted On as follows:
H. B. No. Iol BY Bush, to cure defects in the
mechanics lien law: indefinitely postponed.
HB no. 1914, TO prohibit the collection Of
hospital dues from railroad snpioyss: indsa-
nitely postponed.
H. No. q, for the establishments Of public
libraries: passed
H.B. No. ss6, relative 70 the printing OF eise.
tion ballots; passed.
HB No IS authorizing private eorpofa.
tons TO issue bonds: passed.
H. Il. No 335. relative to the registering oe
voters: indefinitely postponed.
II. b. No. 30. relative 70 committing juvenile
ofssnders TO the reform school: inds6nitsly
postponed.
HB. No. 81. relating 70 tide lands: passed.
H. B. No. rs, relating 70 tho organizasioa.
maintenance aud discipline Of the washingtoa
militia; parsed.
H.C. K 10. "A. by MuIksy. relating 70 psins.
ing records Of the house and senate: adoptsd.
The senate then went into executive sse-
sion for the confirmation of Thomas II.
Young as trustee Of the SoId.ers' home.
Smith, of Whitman, obie(4ed to the con-