Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-02-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE AND
SENATE.
Introduction of Bills I'm the House
and Senate and Transaction
of Routine business.
THURSDAY.


senate this morning and aroused the
lethargic spirits of the upper body. 1t has
suddenly advanced from an unknown
measure to the most important before the
legislature and it Is being discussed more
among the members than the freight rate
bills for eastern Washington or the FISH
bills of western Washington. After Sec
rotary Eshelman had read the title there
was a tilt to secure control of the bill this
morning.
PIummer said the serious question of
constitutional law had been raised since
the bin had been under discussion in the
house He believed the supreme court
had passed upon the South Carolina law
and it should be sent to the judiciary
committee, as a legal investigation was
needed.
Dorr-This Is purely a question of pub
lie morals 1t should go to the morals
committee in order to allow that commit
tee to say whether 1t desires to recon-
mend such a law. / don't believe in TAX
ing bills away from their natural conf
missions.
Range-I perfectly agree with Senator
Dorr.
Plummer-The chairman of the com
absent on commission work and until his
return it could be in the hands of the
judiciary committee, and if it is found 70
be a law that we desired to have anything
to do with, it could then be referred to the
public morals committee, but if the ju-
dietary committee finds it unconstitutional
there should be no necessity for time TAX
en- up by any committee in it's considera-
ton.
Dorr defended his position, saying the
chairman Of public morals committee
would no doubt be here tomorrow and
it would not only be discourteous to hiIa
and his committee to refer the bill to
any other committee, but it would cause
no little criticism to fall on the senate,
A vote being taken Plummers motion
failed and the bin went to the public
morals committee.
The public morals committee consists Of
three members-Van Patton, populist and
preacher; Field, populist and farmer; and
Washburn, republican and editor. There
is no doubt but that the committee will
recommend passing the bill,
other BUSINESS.
The judiciary committee recommended
passing the senate bill by Miller, provid-
ing that convicts from the penitentiary
be employed in amy county building roads
so long as the county pays the matnten-
ancc of the prisoners while so employed.
Lands house bill, requiring registration
of voters, male and female, at school
elections. was taken from the table ana
referred to the committee on elections
and privileges.
The senate h.ll, by the judiciary ,om-
mittee, modifying the law in regard TO at
tachlnents and reducing expenses to ut-
giants, passed. ayes Is, noes l. Houghton
Objected to further consideration of bills
on the calendar.
He said it was dangerous TO proceed
with LEGISLATION when only 10 were pres
ent and he believed no attempt should be
made to pass any more bills until next
Monday. when several visiting commit
tees will have returned.
Plummer moved an adjournment until
Saturday in order that the committees
might carry on uninterrupted work. Fay-
lor insisted that two-thirds Of the mem
hers would lily for Seattle if an adjourn
ment was taken over day, and after
some further discussion the senate dd-
iourned until tomorrow at 10 o clock.
New BILLS in the Senate.
s B. 222 by DaVis-To prevent conhscd-
ton by fines and otherwise OF the wages
of miners.
s. b. 22S, by judiciary committee-tlNlhe
the per diem and mileage of witnesses.
s. b. PA, by judiciary commlttee-he-
lating to certain taxes OF insurance com
nanies for benefit of fire departments,
s. b. 225, by McReavy-For completing
state capitol building, approprlatlng no.
90 exceed $500, 900 and guaranteeing . Pc
cent interest.
S. b. 226 by Notwithstanding 10 ="
perior court commissioners.