Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-03-03

ing AT me ulnc Oh appointment Mon
day evening. The bill was passed,
receiving - votes.
Roscoe presented resolution thank
ing the people of Seattle Tor the ex-
cursion To- that city, which was adopted,
with hut two or three dissenting
voices.
/ y message from the Senate an
nounc,i the passage toy that body of
the Worlds Fair bill Mcany moved
that the rules hc suspended and the
bill be put on its final passage. JUDD
SON objected, a. he desired to offer
amendments in line 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 Il
special order for > o'clock Wednesday
prevailed.
The vote by which House bill No.
30, to abolish the office OF Lieutenant
Governor, failed to pass, was recon-
sidered, on motion Of Baker. The bill
" as oShih pun vi isiioi BosSa anu
passed, AZ to "A.
The committee on Federal Relations
reported on House Bill No. 1913, the
Meaney congressional superintendent
bill, and Senate bill No. I79, the Ide
apportionment bill, with the recon-
mendation that no action be taken on
them at this session. The bills were
placed on the calendar.
House bill No. l47, the Webb bill.
to provide for the holding of State
Agricultural Fair at North Yakima,
was taken up as special order, and
favorable committee report, with an
amendment appropriating $40, 900 for
the purpose Of the bill, was adopted
A final vote on the bill WAS deferred
until it could be ascertained how much
money was needed for other purposes,
so as to determine whether or not
$4,000 can be appropriated for the
fair.
Action was taken on bills ~ follows;
House bill No. 295. to provide for
the punishment of the crime against
nature, was passed. Mays alone voting
no, on the ground that the bill was
imperfect.
House bill No. 30l, to regulate the
operating of railroads, WAS passed.
House bill No. 1902, relating to the
construction, repair and improvement
of country roads, providing revenue
for such purposes. and defining the
powers and duties of county and high
way officers in relation thereto, and
fixing their compensation, was passed
with an emergency clause.
Senate bill No. %, authorizing cities
to condemn private property for pub
lie use. was amended so as to not
make it applicable to cities of the
tirst-class. and passed.
Adjourned.
Tuesdays ballots for Senator re.
suited as follows: Eighty-fourth-
Allen Al, Turner %, Griggs %, Van
Patten 9, Dunbar l, Sharpstein L.
Eighty-fifth-Allen Al, Turner %,
Griggs "a, Van Patten 9. Dunbar /,
Sharpstein l. McCroskey l necessary
to choice 81. The vote for McCros-
key was cast by Senator McManus,
and was received with applause. The
populists voted solidly again. The
pairs were: Anderson of Whitman
and McCroskey, Van de Vanter and
Ide, Rutter and Van Houten. Hoole
was absent and not paired.
The Senate committee appointed TO
visit the reform school Ut Chehalis
submitted its report of that institution,
Wednesday, referring in most compli.
mentary manner to the management
| of the school.
A number af hills introduced by the
Committee on Revenue and Taxation,
! were passed, all Senators voting in the
affirmative, The bills were as follows:
Senate bill No. 262, relative to the
duties of prosecuting attorneys SEN
ate bill G63, in relation to this salaries
OF county officers; Senate bill No. 264,
relating to the duties OF the State Au-
ditoI; Senate bill No. 265, relating to
the duties of county auditors; Senate
bill No. 266, relating to the duties Of
county treasurer, and Senate bill No.
2M, relating to the duties of county
commissioners.
| At the afternoon session the Senate
passed Senate bill No. SO. providing
for the management OF State normal
schools.
A motion by Frink To re-refer to the
Committee on Appropriations the
RichsrdS capitol bill, which was re-
ported fayorably yesterday was carried,
and the bill was re-referFed.
l Ill., 10 vko,,, MN On rof,rraI
the metropolitan police bill, which
provides for the appointment by the
Governor of Police Commissioner,
reported the measure recommending
its passage.
The Senate passed unanimously
House bill No. Y, relating to the erec-
ton of wharves at the termini of roads. |
Cooper's Senate bill No. 4S, to estab-
lish q State Normal School at Monte
sano, was re-referred to the Committee |
on Public buildings.
4 The bill by Wheeler, House bill No. |
| SO, to regulate the practice of dentistry,
was passed.
! Adjourned.
! In the House Wednesday, the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds reported House bill No. 292,
te provide for the location and erection
of . capitol building, and House bill
No. 293, to provide for the sale of
lands granted to the State for the pur-
pose Of erecting public buildings at
the State capital, and for the preserya-
ton of said lands and the proceeds
thereof, recommending the passage OF
both bills. The reports we're unani.
nous. Smith of Douglas qualified his
approval OF House bill No. 292, by
adding supplemental report favoring
the limitation OF the cost of the build
ing to 100000. On motion OF
Mentzer, both bills were made spe-
cial order for 2 o'clock on Friday,
March Sd.
Senate bill No. 27I, the Worlds Fair
bill, was then taken up a. a special Or.
der. Judson moved 10 amend by
striking out the provision constituting
q new commission of the nine men,
bers of the present executive commit
tee, and inserting a provision giving
the Governor power to appoint COM
mission of three members. The mo-
ton, after debate, was lost, IA to 43.
The bill was then passed by a vote of
GO to 6, those voting in the negative
being: Burton, DEM, Edwards, Fos-
ter, Scott and Smith of Douglas.