The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-09
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE RECEIVES PETITION IA
voxABLE TO FISH TRAPS.
miller stu Hsmm~rfrg ut Salaries
House Con.sasr~ the BffI Calling
for Rraursaan In Number of sn-
p~rfor Judg~s-Turnrr's Railroad
Measure Intredae~d I'm the House.

OLYMPIA. Ts5. s-SpeesaL-Ths senate
conveneS 81 70 ,. IL
TIE arst business tHaE came up Eas a
rauerpDzsy sixnes1 petition from 8siss-
sarg. praying for TIE pess@gs o. ne
wonaan's sgfzrazs hsL L Was referred
20 the COMMITTEES On Institutional rsF1-
siSn-
petition was read from the mayor aid
CITY rouncll u Anaeorxez favorable % The
continuation % ash traps A petition 70
The same effect. signed by BE residents
q san jean county was read and placed
O. aie.
Crow presented q position from the Pa
lo1se Creamery Association asking that
tss dairy COMMISSIONER of<scs De contin-
u@d Referred &C the COMMITTEES on zgTi-
culture.
4 petition was presented from business
men. asking that the bill a5os@hing
pound nets re not passed
petition was presented BY Frtek from
whitman county relative 20 the proposed
change Ia the practice Of the lzs- Re
ferred 20 the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
A resolution introduced By Deckebsch
vas adopted. u provides for tne par
tioning OF the clerks room 50 THAI the
enrolling clerks may be secluded.
petition was presented ~ Davis from
King county, asking for the enactment Of
. az creating a mining bureau
A petition from Dayton. praying for the
retention Of the dairy commissioner was
read and referred 10 the committee On
agriculture.
senate bin No. S. by Taylor. came up
on special order and vas 90 amended as
10 provide that no judgment shall he in
force Tor a longer period than SIX years.
and repeating the statutory provisions for
renewal Of judgment. The biA was or
dered enErossed.
Houghton moved for a reconsl deration
OF the vote by which senate biil No. 8,
requiring the residence OF the attorney
general AZ the capital was passed. The
vote. after a short debate. WAS rec0nsid-
cred. and the bill referred TO the judiciary
COMMITTEES.
Vetoed senate blu No. Iss. for the relief
Of John Dorsey. was taken up and the
veto sustained
senate bin No. IS. BY High. providing
FOR constitutional amendment relative
20 the reduction OF the salary % the at
toTney general. was taken up and tabled
senate Dill. No. - ~ High, providing
for a constitutional amendment reducing
the salaries Of supreme judges from s.
90 s. go. also reducing salaries OF superior
Judges from 600 to $500 was taken 40
Lesh moved 10 strike out the supreme
judges.
Miller Of Thurston said he desired TO go
on record as In favor Of red cing salaries
The Popullst party had pledged Itself to
reduce the excessive salaries.
Miller OF Wara Walia. "a an amend
meat. moved that the salaries OF the su-
preme judges be made g. 500 and superior
judges $50. This amendment vas adopt
ed The bin was not adopted because n
failed 20 receive the necessary two-thlrds
vote. The vote was It yeas, II nays.
Senate bill No, co. BY Fl oh. which nro-
srf4
shan be submitted 70 the people which
shall provide thar the salary OF the COVER
nor shah be fixed ~ g. COO per year and
shall not exceed teo0. was debated at
length. The sentiment OF the Republican
minority vas opposed 10 the reduction OK
the salary OF the chief executive The
Populist ma iority favored such a move
When the hin came UP Tor final passage
y was defeated because II failed 10 get
ths two-thlrds majority Of al the votes
in the senate. The vote was yeas q. nays
:.
Senate Din No. g by High. reducing
she salary OF the secretary OF state to
5000 a year. provided the people declare
by their vote that they favor suoh an
amendment TO the constitution. was pass-
ed yeas 3 nays s.
Senate bill No. q. providing for the re-
custon OF the salary Of the state auditor.
and senate bi1 No. 81. providing for tAe
reduction % the salary % the treasurer.
were indefinitely postponed. This was done
because 4 was claimed that L did not re-
Qulra constitutional amendment 70 low
or the salaries % those state officials
Senate bin No. 81, by High. reducing the
salary OF the state superintendent OF pub
lio instruction from $500 TO s. 000 BY
means q n constitutional amendment.
was taken up and passed yeas "a nays 5.
Senate bin No 81. n provide for q con
stitutional amendment - - 70 confer the
right 80 vote on women. was taken up and
referred hack 70 the committee on educa-
thor
Adjourned tm 70 o'clock tomorrow.