The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-03
N THE LEGISLATURE.
The Ide Anti-Deficiency Bill
Before the House.
NUMEROUS MEASURES PASSED.
ne sitting Committee Appointed The
Proposed City Charter Amend.
pnent to the Constitution.

oorser and the state librarian occupied the
attention Of the senate this morning. The
eommittsess amendment 20 reduce
ne formers salary TO SI,6W vas
adopted. but the attempt 70 FIX
e<ner duties upon the cffsee resulted
s h having the bill referred TO the commit
zee on appropriations. Senator Dorr pre-
eented an amendment making II the re.
porter's duty 70 compile and index the
session laws and Senator Ide asked that
Al he legislative journals be included In
perr's amendment. Senator Horr yigor-
ensiy opposed the bill as amended and
/ rsssage was averted by it's reference to
commitfee.
The state librarians salary was reduced
from 1850 TO $1,000. Senator KeIlogg's
Amendment TO make II 81 30 having filled.
AID the bin passed with an emergency
clause making It operative upon the gov
errors approval
Heriator Wilson's bill relating 20 appli-
snces for catching fish was passed. The
presen. law with reference to traps re-
iates only TO streams connected with the
Columbia river or Puget Sound directly.
and the bill extends the restriction of
ash-iaking appliances to other streams.
Helms bill regulating interest resulted
IN a political and religious discussion. In
which Senators Horr and Range Wed
With each other In the quotation Of scrip
tnral passages bearing on nsury. The bill
fixed the interest on warrants at per
cent. the present rate. and the contro-
ysrsy arose over section 2. which pro-
ysded that any rate OF interest not exceed
ing Il per cent, when agreed to In writ
ing. would be legal. Taylor and others
argued that 10 per cent. was sufficient for
the reason that when money was loaned
RI exorbstant rates there was generally
divide between the tender and the bank
whose money he practically loaned The
amendment TO make tine amount 10 per
cent. was lost. Then followed apother
discussion In the effort To reduce warrast
interest from 10 per cent. and an
amendment TO that effect prevailed. The
bill passed and Lewis OF King gave mo-
tice of reconsideration.
The bill for the publication Of leEisia-
tive manual, which was lost Thursday by
three votes, was reconsidered this morn
ing and passed. the emergency clause
failing.
These bilis were. upon adoption OF COM
r.s.tee reports. indefinitely postponed:
BY porr. relating to pieadings and costs
In actions at law.
gy Dorr making IL unnecessary for
courts of record to file findings In a case
wherein judgment Is rendered,
BY Lewis. relating TO books Of ievies.
Nv Foss TO prevent alien seamen from
handling cargoes of vessels In the state
Of Washington.
RI Sergeant. creating a railroad COM
MISSION.
gy Range. exempting certain hospitals
irsn mxation-
a. Roberts, for the assessment and
csiiretien OF taxes
s. Denahoe. providing for the issue OF
M statements ny the treasurer.
b. Range and Hutchinson and Lesh.
similar bills, aboIishing salary funds of
cuanty officers.
B, Taylor. for the issuing OF county.
city, Town and school district funding
bonds.
By Fcss. regulating juror and witness
Gees.
BY Easterday.4for the payment OF coun-
~ warrants In the order Of presentation.
By Lesh. fixing the penalty for dslin-
eaent taxes at per centuSa.
By Lewis, creating the Office of public
administrator.
BY porr, by request. providing that ac-
tons shallibe abated II the complaint Is
rot filed Within the time within which
the defendant lie required 10 appear. plead.
answer or demur.
By Range. requiring all county sur
reyors to be competent civil engineers.
By Wilson. fixing the salary OF road
supervisors at s. per day.
By Crow. relating to liability for dam
ages through negligence
BY washburn. creating the ONCE OF
public administrator.