The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-09

Senats Preceedines.
Olympia. Feb. s-Speriai.--In the SEN
ate this morning S. B. No. 1si. Taylor.
requiring the closing Of all places of
business on Sundays was indefinitely
postponed
Senator's Field and Kellogg signed the
majority report. without Recommendation.
on s. b. No. la2. giving to the county
commissioners exclusive power 10 regulate
the sale of liquors outside Of the corpor--
ate limits of each incorporated city
within the county. Senator Belknap's
minority report recommended the passage
OF the BILL Both reporTs were filed.
The dairy interests CT the state received
some attention this morning In the report
of the committee recommending the pas
sage OF g. B. No .. creating a state
board of dairy commissioners. 10 consist
OF five members. The bill was re-referrei
to the Judiciary committee. as was also
q bill Of a similar character by Easter
day. to prevent fraud ir the sale OF dairy
products.
The report of the committee providing
for the consolidation and combination of
the offices OF county clerk and county
auditor was adopted BY sthis bill 1t is
proposed. after January. 1891, to combine
the two Offices. which will hereafter be
known as the Office OF county clerk The
measure applies 10 counties of the If
teenfh To the twensy-ninth classes, in
elusive
A resolution by Sergeant for the ap-
pointme,ls OF a committee OF three on the
part of the senate and Ave on the part
OF the house. TO visit the Soldiers Home
al Orting was adopted.
s. b. Ne. 81. by Range. preventing the
recording of any deed until the county
treasurer shall have attached thereto lis
certificate that all the taxes charged
against the land described in the deed
have been paid, was lost by vote OF is
10 Is. and Senator Shaw gave notice that
he would move to reconsider The bill
offered differed from that presented two
years ago in hat this bill contained a
section providing that the legality of the
tax might be passed upon by the supe-
rior court in an immediate proceeding.
s. b. No. liz, by Judiciary comnrittee.
extending the requirements of registra-
fion to al; elections for the Issue OF bonds
and on other special questions. except
school district elections, was passed. The
bill is prepared TO prevent indiscriminate
voting on bond issues. y
These new bills were presented
S. r. No. tss by Keliogg-Amendsng the
code relating to the securing OF creditors
S. b. No. 1si. by Roberts-Appropriaf
ing xl4soo0 for the maintenance OF the
state pendtentiary for the fiscal term OF
April ]. 1896. to March 81. 1887.
S. b. No. 1s5. by discriminating the
code relating to appeals.
s. r. No. lSs. by I4esh- Relating to the
state fair commission.
S. B. No. 1s5. by Lesh--Appropriating
$40 sss for the relief of the State Fair Aid
Association.
S. B. No. 1ss, t. Lesh--Appropriating
5000 for the maintenance and support OF
the state fair at North Yakima for the
two years ending February /. 1881
S. b. No. iss. by Sergeant-Amending
the constitution giving the superior court
original Jurisdiction in all cases In equity
and in all eases at law involving ssn
and in all criminal cases amounting to
felony
s. r.. No. $50. by Sergeant-Giving to
farm hands a lien on crops grown or
growing.
S. b. No. fs1. by neutrality-suspicious.
s2i 900 for the maintenance of the EfIens-
burg normal school for the fiscal tenn
March 81. 1887.
s. d. No. 1s2. by Crow. annulling section
IS of an act TO secure to creditors a list
division of the estates OF debtors who
convey to assignees. The section as
amended gives the judge, uron the allow
ante OF the final account OF the assignee,
authority TO make an order discharging
the assigaor from any further liability
on account OF the Indebtedness existing
prior to the making of the assignment.
s. ID. No. 1873. by Belknap. reducing the
salaries of supreme court Judges to s. 600
and Of superior court Judges TO &. per
annun.
S. Is. No lai. by Belknap. 10 reduce the
salary OF the governor to g.. 900 from $1,000.
5. B. No. las. by wooIing, relating 10
the Improvement of roads
s. 3. No. las. by Hutchinson. approprt-
ating ssss for the relief Of John Dorsey.
to reimburse him for the purchase of
school land the sale OF which was de-
clared invalid
3. B. No. I97. by Lewis. exemp,ing
from execution the earnings of any rer-
son where they do not exceed 800 Ter
month.
8. II. No. lss by pusey. 10 enable tho
board Of regents Of the state university
10 complete the work on the buildings
and appropriatzng SO 90 10 carry cut the
contracts now entered into
President pro tenn Van Houten pre
sided al the afternoon session Of the sen
ate. and announced tie following eana-
maistses Oh behalf OF the sessata 70 ytsi,
the state institutions: School for defac-
tive youth. Roberts ard McManux. state
normal schools. Helm. Pusey and Kel-
heg. agricultural coiiege. Faink ard sfit-
Ter.
The bill by Senator lie for the hss,sisnw
os terms OF the supreme court az olyra-
pla and Spokane alternately was ir,dea-
nitefy postponed.
The committees appointed 20 visit the
various institutions were excused Trcxn
attendance until they shall have DIS
charged their duties, ard the senate then
adjourned Until MoEssay at p. m.
Hense Prsrs esfiux4