The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-12

art Journal clerk. and nominated < E
MARTA o. ssattie. He vas elected
Five important bis reIstln. % i1c0r-
porated cities were i-erosuesd II she
house BY Ktstsrgsr to-day T1sse bis
we're al drawn under me direction Of tEe
city cGHesa.s % Seattle EittIngr Esove4
that special COMMITTEES Be appointed %
consider these bills, tEo men 8eTs being
taksn from each OF the three cities G. the
FIRST class. Eltanger waived his par.lz-
s1entary right - ire chair-nanShfp u the
committee. which was named By the
speaker as follows: Ross Ei,4rger.
Forbes. Williams Roberts and Gerzghty.
TIE Eve bills weFe referred 70 tnls COM
uittee.
H. 2. 30. by Williams, relating 20 re-
coZuizauces. sttpulat f0ns and bonds, was
amended and went ovsr 10 third reading
The house passed Ames' BIZ. No. gs.
yeas g, nays O. Tie BIZ;
Section l. T'aat al franchises o. every
kind and nature % private corpora ions
heretofore or hereafter granted. shall be
subject 20 sale upon execution. ard upon
order OF sale issued uD0n foreclosure %
mortgage IN the same manner as any
other personal property may BE- sold upon
execution or upon order OF sale under
foreclosure Of mortgage.
Concurrent resolution IL. By Marshall.
was advanced 70 third reading. The reso-
luton:
Whereas. certain reports relating to
gross irregularities AT the hospital for the
insane ~ Sfsiaeuon having come 10 the
notice % this house and that IL is urgent
THAT immediate action should b. taken
Resolved. THAT special committee OF
three members from the house and two
from the serate be appointed for the pur-
Pose Of form uIaftng 3 plan % procedure
70 investigate the affairs - this iDstitu-
ton said committee 10 report 70 the COM
mirtee on hospitals cor the insane within
ten DAYS a detailed plan as 10 the manner
OF proceeding IN this matter.
Lusher's bill prohibiting the letting o.
contracts on state. county and municipal
work was advanced to third reading. An
amendment eXemptirg county road i'm
proyements from the act made BY Gii6ey
IN the interest Of economy. was defeated.
II. b. 245. BY Ross. establishing q state
board Of boiler inspectors. was advanced
to third reading.
r. B. zs5. by Fritz, was favorably re-
ported and was advanced 70 third reading.
The bill:
Section /. ANY and evsrv employe OF
any corporation. while engaged in the
service OF such corporation within this
state. shah have tne same rights and
remedies for any injury suffered ~ him
from the acts or omissions Of said cor
poration or any OF It's employees. as are
allowed b. law 70 any persons not en-
ployes when such injury results from
negligence on the part OF such corpora
ten. or on the part OF any Of its employees.
sec. ? No AGREEMENT. whether direct
or implied. existing or stated 70 exist be-
tween such corporation and its employees.
and remedies which may be claimed as
the result Of such Injury.
joint memorial, by Couins. reciting
THAI William A. Newell had while a mem
Der in congress from New Jersey, inaugu-
rated the life-saving service by having
established on the New Jersey coast a
hfe-saviag station; that the legislature OF
New Jersey had recognized the fact and
passed resolutions thanking Mr.. Newell.
and asking congress 10 pass 4 suitable
resolution. houoring Mr.. Newell for h.s
services in this line. vas passed under
suspension Of the rules.
The house hsld is first night session
tonight Very little was accom- alished.
bat the people ia the lobby were fur
nished with an Entertainment which was
az times almost as good as a circus.
Hodgdon's bin No. i29 70 authorize punt
tive damages 10 person and property was
passed ard IN the debate there was an
amusing tllt between Hodgdon and Ger
agility. The latter opposed Tire bill. and
IN the course Of a very logical argument
quoted decisions from the supreme court
on the question. HodEdon remarked that
Il was funny how some populists were
20 be found on the gold-huE side OF
question, Geraghty replied with true
/ Irish wit;
The only Popuiists 7 know Of who have
voted and trained with the gold-bug Re
pubiicans are the bunch grassers."
This sally Immediately aroused Canutt.
/ Cleveland Smith. Couch and Wltt. all OF
whom arose in their wrath and asked
what the gentleman meant by his insin-
| uation. The Incident passed OF I'm a
laugh, but 70 was plain 10 De seen that
the Eastern Washington Popunsts can be
counted on 20 oppose any proposition
which ca is face appears TO he tn the
| interest Of The lawyers.
Hodg3on's bill passed. yeas A.. nays Ii.
The bill.
section T. That IN all actions that
may hereafter accrue IN this state grovv-
ing oar ot an injury 10 the person Or
properly or any person. where sarh in
/ jerry Is the result Of malice or gross care
iesSneSs or rec NieSSuess Sc NAV be lsvfuf
/ Tor the jury or Judge trying the case 10
estimate punitive or exemplary tar1.ts.es
and allow such damages Ia the Judgment
or verdict
See. g All acts or parts n acts fr-o--
slstent ~ith this act are hereby repealed -
Eleven bills ware wiped or the osfa,-
/ OAR. most a. them being indefinitely n7s.-
poaea AZ b o'clock The house a155,l,,,..,
/ Ha saturday morning at the rev-,ls-
/ ho-r' tomorrow being LincoIu's birthday