Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-15

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rd nominee for ~crycant-at-Arm> was
named placed in nomination ii. H..
Coul~un, hut th, led t. 50 many Sec
ond> for Tugwcll, that he, by permits
sion of the House. Withdrew the name,
! and tn" Lewis county candidates cleo
ton, was. | k the remainder, record
ed Il unanimous.
Speaker Cline appointed the follow
! ing committees:
, SalaricS-Ro>> Of Pierce, Bu,h 81
Pacific; Witt of Lincoln, Moore of
Klickitat.
Joint Ruic,A~s Of Pierce, VIII
Elections -Clrvc!lnd Smith of
Whatcom, Witt "f Lincoln, Phelps of
Stevens, kittingcr of King. :. w.
Baker OF Pierce, kochlcr OF Chchalis
and Member OF Pierce.
koehlcr is Il Democrat, Member Il
Silver Republican, and Kittingcr Il
Republican. The rest are Populi>tS
This committee will report on the Ra-
der and Hargrovc's contests.
After the appointment Of commit
tees to notify the Executive and the
| Senate of organization OF the House,
an adjournment was taken to Tuesday
at 10 A. NJ.
Tuesday morning the Senate met
pursuant to adjournment.
Senator Wilson submitted Il rc>olu-
ton ccnsuring the caucus method OF
selection of Senate employees, which
was promptly laid on the table.
Senate bill No. l. appropriating
10000 for salaries and expenses of the
Legislature, was taken up
Miller, of Walla Walla, moved to
amend by increasing the amount to
500, 600.
Miller, OF Thurston, submitted a
substitute for appropriation of $780,
600 for the purpose out OF the Tide
Land fund.
Wilson favored 30-day session, and
appealed to the party which had adj
vocatcd reform to sustain the measure.
Crow said that the Republicans,
smarting under defeat, were posing as
Pharisees in the matter.
The bill, after adoption of amend
ment increasing the amount to $780,
600, was laid on the table.
Senators Crow, Keith, Baum, Dorr
and Wilson were appointed commit
tee to adjust and recommend the sal
aries of employees.
Senator Keith submitted IA resolu-
ton for recognition of the bclligerency
of the Cubans, ard Senator Miller, of
Thurston, one requiring u. 5. Sena
torial aspirants to file atfidavits that
they have not used money in the Leg
islature to influence votes, both of
which were referred to appropriate
Standing Committees to be appointed.
The Secretary OF State submitted
several Senate bills of last session,
vetoed by the Governor, when, on
motion, their consideration was made
the special order for the 26th inst. at
10 A. NJ.
Plummer moved that the Sergeant
alarms be authorized to procure
stamps and stationery for the Senate.
Miller, of Thurston, and Rinchart
wished to be excepted from those to
receive such pcrquisltes ut the public
expense. The resolution was adopted.
At the morning session OF the House,
Tuesday, quite Il number OF bills were
introduced, which were referred to
committees to be appointed.
A resolution was adopted fixing the
compensation of House employees as
follows: Chief Clerk and Reading
Clerk, $3.50 per day; Assistant Clerk
and Sergeant-at-Arms, 81; Postmaster,
S3, and Pages, 81 per day.
The two branches of the Legislature
met at > p. NJ. i'll joint session in the
lower hall, to canvass the vote for State
officers.