The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-03

morning Roberts ara Ge-agh-y q $40
kane made q fxn- against = Aa-grsv
&l-o spoke against TIE rssosu-sc1- X was
aox ztvsss5s.. SAID tire opponents OF the
resolution. far the house - suspend is
regular cor rate-ees sid delegate 20 s1fc-
ing COMMITTEES the power Of 6ess--nlninz
which bis shouIS Re brought ID FOR con
sheraton The resolution vas a1o2-sa-
bot Ect until the speaker had cast the
deciding vote. there being y 10 u mem
oe-s On the tcor voting for ara against
the proposition.
Roberts CONTINUED his Hght even after
the speaker mad announced TIE result OF
ire voss. In an argry tone he said
SIS IL possible that this house hzs 50
far lost It's good sense as % oTerT1rn is
established order % procedure and fool
IshIy delegate 20 COMM .lSs
The Spesker-The gentleman VII De IN
order. TIE gentleman VII De seated tas
Roberts continued 10 talk anyway The
chair must state thas the gentleman has
no right % asszH tss dignity % this
house al this or any other tine The gen
ten2n must take his seat
After Roberts had subsidized Gerzghry
made poi-s 81 order against the r@sosu-
ton that * took ewso-thirts vote % sEs-
pend the rules as ths appointment OF
such q committee contezTp ate1. bet TIE
Speaker ruled against the point.
Cleveland Smith offered a resolution EN-
r4oyinx Mrs Barr 20 copy and index tire
journal for the printer Freeman OF Clarke
introduced q substitute naming CnseE
Clerk Carus.- The Substitute prevailed
The chair appointed members Of the
s4fLing committee Franz r Baker. Rob
erts. Warner. WIKI, Pterson. De AzttSs.
.. r. Bush. RAIDER and Powell.
wlFt called up his Dill for submitting
constitutional amendment reducing the
salaries OF members o. the legislature and
state officers. On yesterday the o4h was
defeated. not reeeiving the constitutional
tEo-fh.ras- L4shers motion 10 rsconS.a-
er prevailed and the bill passed. yeas s..
nays. IS The following salaries are named
in the biil which was at once transmitted
70 the senate. Governor sz,5o; alsuten-
ant governor. S5Ga. secretary o. state,
q 500. treasurer, s. SO. auditor. 1850. at
torney general. s, .5eos superintendent OF
public instruction. $3.50: judges o. su-
prsne court =. 5oo. and members Of the
legislature. 81 per day
II. B. ~. By Moore, pTovidrs for the
construction OF q wagon road from Lyle,
kickitat county. 10 WaSaougal. Clarke
county, WAS passed 70 ta!gd reading
H 3 siI BY De Mates. providing for
the pTope- chasee o. rebates and distri-
button Of delinquent taxes, was advanced
10 laird reading Al rebates are made
charge against tie genera fund, and al
penalty 20 be saileeted on taxes already
levied ard 10 De hereafter levied. are 10
DC credited 70 the general fund An
emergency ~ declared
Under the Suspension Of the gu.ss. the
house paved II. 3. 23L BY A Caywooa.
prohibiting any persnoa or corporation
from heriinE stock or the lands Of another
or on the p25ac domain within one mile
OF any fenced lands. without the consent
az the owner Of such lands or fenced lands.
The bin received a. votes 20 = against IL
again the ru.es were suspended and the
kotEss passed H. 2. 8. BY Gilkey amend
ing the iaw relating TO boom companies.
TnS bill reduces the rates 20 be charged
Tor booming and storing logs from 50 cents
20 10 ceats per thousand feet Powsn and
q aie opposed the bill. Guile offered an
amendment raising the rate to - cents.
He said that II the biz passed il would
bankrupt the boom companies, some o.
which had never paid a dollar OF dividends.
Gilkey replied that the loggers were al
ready bankrupt The amendment was
lost The BIZ then passed, yeas y, nays
L.
H. B. i3S. by kincaid. providing for the
construction Of a state road from point
In King county nine miles above Buckley.
Pierce county. in section 9. township 10
north. range east. W. NJ, thence up the
White river valley 10 tie mouth OF Green
the mouth OF Silver creek. thence up SUI
yer creek TO summit OF Cascade noun
tains, thence down east side OF Cascade
mountains 10 the American river. thence
down American river to where IL empties
into the Pumpkin river. thence down
pumpkin river 10 Natchez river TO west
end of county road running from North
Yakima up Natchez river
This road VIII tap the Cold Hill and
ks ra n
IL appropriated and the miners and resi-
dents OF Seattle and Tacoma ara 70 sub
scribe sio0s0 more.
At the afternoon session the house. pass
ed under suspension OF the rules H. 3.
80 by ]. p Smith. reducing the salary OF
the z1ate librarian from $3.50 TO 1900 per
year An amendment making his salary
$50 ~as defeated. The librarian ia allow
eli an assistant al 500 per year. The bill
was sent 20 the senate
II n. 2os. BY c. Smith. was passed. yeas
"a. nays . II regulates the Incorporation
OF cooperative mining companies.
Under Suspension of the rules. Scott's
biz 356 compelling railroad and steam
beat companies to carry bicycles as bag
gage was passed. yeas 45. nays - An ef-
fort was made 10 have an amendment
adopted adding baby carriages. IL was
lost.
The house passed II 3. $50. by Har-
grave. reducing salaries OF county officers
in Cowlitz county. The bill provides that
the treasurer. auditor. clerk. superintend-
ent OF public instruction, prosecuting at
toFney and sheriff OF Cowiitz county shan
each receive for the duties performed In
their respective offices not more than SSo
nor Jess than 500 per annum, watch said
sum shall be IN fuli payment for all ser
vices rendered in their respective Offices.
The bin passed. yeas g. nays Is.
II 3. 81 by Ktneaid was passed, yeas
S.. nays ]. The bill:
Section ( Section IzS5 OF Hnfs Ammo
fated Statutes and Code OF the state OF
Washington. relating TO The soldiers
home De and the same il hereby amend
cd 20 Tead as follows. section lGS5 All
honQrahly discharged Union soldiers. sail
0rS. marines. or any person who was
1nemeer o. auy volunteer company en-
gagged in the suppression OF Indian war
~ t-e wears $50 or lEzS and also mem
hsrs az the state militia disabled while Ia
the line % duty. may be admitted 70 the
home provided foT in the next preceding
section Of this chapter. under such rules
ana regulations as may b. adopted Dy tae
board gf trustees hereinafter provided Tor.
provided sErh applications are bona lde
citizens ~ thts state
Bariow's hill. ~. providing means for
preserving G. a. r uaementees. was ad-
va2ced 20 third reading
'vtlkesoa moved thar the rules Re sus-
pended ard II. T. 81 sppropr!ating $4ga
for IRE relief of William Monks. be taken
ap Carried Wfkeson fhen began a speech
for fae BIN Frank Baker said the state
did uos owe Monks anything; that an effort
20 pass such a bill bad been made II the
last legislature bur the II Z lad been killed
Ee characterized the cla3T as q fraud
Fsllkeson said il fhIs vas shown b.
8oa.9 wasa bis hands OF g. TIE house re-