The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-05
senate Proctssiinrs

senate Proceedings.
olympia. March 4.-Special.-The senate
met at to.So this morning and transacted
put little business before the noon recess
President Luce named the sifsins, or cal
endar committee, as follows: Ide. chair
man: Nashburn. Megler. Gilbert and
Miller.
Senator Megler introduced this concur
rent resolution. which was adopted with
out discussion:
The time of the members of the leg
isiature during It's session being occu-
pied with legislative work. he il resolved
by the senate, the house of representa-
tises concurring: That a committee OF
three members of the senate. to he APP
pointed by the president. and three men,
berS OF the house. one OF whom shall be
the speaker. act as joint committee OF
inspection and investigation during the i'm
terim of the legislature. Ii shall be the
duty OF said committee TO inspect and ir-
sestigate every state institution and the
books of state officers at least once a
year. and report TO the governor and the
legislature To be in session I'm lSJ7. The
committee shall have fun power TO send
for persons and papers and when re-
quested TO do so by the governor, inves-
tigate fully all charges preferred against
any officer or institution during the time
OF said intermission. The committee
shall have authority TO employ such cler-
ical assistance as il actually requires"
The bills for the building of "A road over
tha Cascade mountains connecting East
ern and Western Washington were re-
turned by the committee without recon-
mendation. The claims made by the
friends of both routes are so diametri-
cally opposed TO each other that the
committee was unable to determine which
was willfuliy misrenresenting the facts
and was therefore unwilling TO make any
recommendation. IL is now extremely
doubtful IL any action Is taken by this
legislature on either route.
These bills were passed:
Senate bill Ne. a.l. by Hutchinson
Providing for the punishment OF fraud I'm
the sale of stock.
Senate bill No. 2ss. by Horr-Giving
county attorneys authority to administer
oaths and examine persons L-.der oath
touching any alleged violation of law.
Belknap's bin TO reduce the governors
salary from siooa TO 5000 per annum was
indefinitely postponed. as were also these
bills:
BY Megier-To reimburse the sheriff of
wahkiakum county for selling school
land.
BY Roberts-Anpropriatin siisooo for
the state penitentiary.
BY Heim-Appropriatfng $4,000 for fhe
Eliensburg normal school.
All bills making appropriations for state
institutions will be indefinitely postponed,
and the various amounts will be contained
in the general appropriation hill
Senator Megler offered a senate concur
rent resolution for the appointment Of
a committee OF three members of the sem
ate and three members of the house. one
OF whom shall be the speaker. to act
jointly in the investigation OF all charges
against state institutions. IL shall be the
duty of the committee 10 inspect every
state institution and the books OF the
state officers at least once "a year during
the interim OF the legislature. and 20 re-
port to the governor and legislature In
1897.
These bills were passed:
by wiison~Fixing the penalty for arson
at Imprisonment, FOR from one TO ten years
and a fine not exceeding 1000. In case of
death resulting the offender shaiI lee
deemed guilty of murder in the first de-
gree.
BY I.esh--Authorizlng corporations here
tofore or hereafter organized for the pur-
pose OF constructing. or operating irriga-
ting canals or for the purpose of buying.
selling improving or eultiVating arid and
irrigated lands. 10 acquire and own such
real and personal property as they may
deem necessary
BY Van Houten-Making II unlawful for
the state auditor TO issue any warrant
except upon vouchers for serr.ces rem
1ered or material furnished. duly ceTti-
fed and authenticated.
BY Harper Reimbursing citizens of
sskagit county for money advanced for
tide land surveys.
By IdA-aAppropriating si.s2i for III. G.
Breunn. for a deficiency on the contract
for erecting ar addition 20 the normal
school building az Cheney.
BY Wiisor--Reiating 10 the government
Of municipal corporations II gives tire
mayors OF cities of the third class tho
power 20 cast the deciding vote In all
cases excsp: on the passage of ordinances.
T; aiso rsFovi4es that no city warrant shall
be issued until three days after It's allow
ance.
BY the committee on constitution-~pro-
viafag for the commencement Of esvtI ac-
fI,nS In the superior court. and that in
actions for RArnlshmeHt. attachment rr
other provisional remedy. an action shall
H.. deemed commences when 3he COM
rlafns Is siird with the eierk~of the court
or the summons IS placed IN the hands q
frran woo4lng's motion ihs vote by
x4aErh = r. "a. by Range. WAS pase13.
was reeonst8eresg snd the biz vas srstefln-
i,elv POSTPONED. The bin gave 10 the jadg-
r,,as,t a1hse- or his salceesSor IN interest
twn wears in which 30 redeem real estate
s1,la under execution or foreclosure.
A resolution by Donaho9 prohibiting the
ss,ss-t;Ssss.7 OF either politics or religion
urgn the foor % the s~aste. was lest
Trron senator DORIS reGuest. the house
tsEt snr the Fptfef OF ssse heirs Ct Martha
Tseady waz taken up out ~ ers3er and
"a sSe<l L. allows the state 70 select ether
lard IN lieu az some scnsol iAaA settled on
a great yr1arsy years ago by David Iteadg.
u no supposed tn WAS tire passssc domain
Ranxsss hgii ;tcansng adultery ard strnt-
fay rrfrses tgAinst faeeency ani fixing pen
asties vas last
Tswtorss ta}i for constitutional amend
r~7.rs relating so county boundaries was
ird~aniseiy postponed The bitl ~as DE-
signed 70 set az rest dispute concerning