The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-12


TIE ouly PsIss 70 sAEs VII. Hood s2rs2F2rlllA
orlass. or the number Eve were senate
Ellis and s.xsy-agns house bills. TIE SEN
ate b<avsly attacked TIA big gTlst Of
work A nstls slras was lost II 6IaAtory
tactics n the forenoon and afternoon. but
how sLsTxeslcGily IRE senator's worked
wEl be shown by the appended report n
large lobby was liz attendance and lively
Interest vas shown IN the proceedings
Easssxday's motion 70 reconsider ire
vote by waich TIE bill zboiishing the mn-
nfcipsl courts was passed failed by . vote
OF 10 II.
The kinks In the Hill woman suffrage
bill were Strengthened out ard the bill.
freshly engrossed, was signed by Presi-
dent Daniels and cent 70 the house.
The senate refused 20 concur In the
sweeping amendments made In the AZ
preparation bill An attempt 20 consider
the amendments one 81 time was voted
down and fhs ultimatul of the senate
sent 70 the house. The house refused to
concur and asked the senate to appoint q
conference committee
Dudley Eshsiman. secretary OF the SEN
ate. r. W. Hagood. assistant secretary.
and T. & Skaggs. minute clerk. were
directed 70 remain for four days af-
ter the legislature s6journs 10 complete
the records
J. ID. flanagan. Journal clerk. and Ella
johnson. assistant journal clerk. were d.
rected 10 remain for ave days after thu
legislature adjourns, In order TO finish the
Journal Of the senate.
concurrent resolution by McReayy
was adopted. II authorizes the governor
and secretary of state 10 enter into a lease
with 7. /. Mckinney for quarters in his
block for the state officers. the term Of
the lease 10 run for two years with az OPP
ton fer four more years.
The conference committee on the rail-
road BIN reached an agreement after
hard struggle. and the senate ratined the
agreement by unanimous vote
The following bills were passed:
By Acknowledgements x 90 to pay
". Z. Boone FOR services rs architect On
the state university building-yeas D.
NAYS ?
BY Miller OF walla walla-Accepting the
10000 acres % arid land from the SEN
er@l government. and making an appro-
priarioa OF S3o.va 10 assist in the irriga-
tlon q iAe same. The land IL 70 be sold
than eighty nor less than ten acres can be
purchased BY any one person. The plan
proposes 10 reclaim the soil by means OF
the evaporation system.
BY B1sh-Giying the nwaeo Railway &
Navigation Company the title 10 certain
lands at lITaco-FeaE =. nays ].
BY Deckeoach-To provide for the de-
equity suits-yeas y, nays 0.
b Observation-Disclosures cities and
towns 20 construct, condemn and conduct
water works, systems or sewerage, works
for heating. lighting and power purposes,
electric and other railways-yeas 81.
nays l.
81 Way-In relation 20 assessments for
local mprovements-yeas ~. nays 0.
BY Way-RelariFe TO voting on consti-
tutional amendments in relation 10 taxa
BY smith.-Authoriz;ng cities and towns
70 sell waterworks. gas or electric light
works on vote of the people-yeas %.
BY Moore-Authorizing state wagon
road from Lyle. Klickitat county. 10
Washougal Clarke county, and appropn-
By Phelps-Appropriating $4,000 for a
state wagon road from Marcus, Stevens
county TO near Marble Mount. Skagit
county-yeas Is. nays ).
which TO construct a road from King
county through the Matches pass 10
North Yakima; yeas q: nays :
state wagon road from Grand Forks 10
la Push; yeas -. nays l.
BY Bush-Appropriating 1850 for a
state wagon road from Montesano 20
Brookreli; yeas q, nays T.
By warner-Appropriatin s2sS.70 for
the relief Of Snohomish county due for
superior court fees: yeas a. nays Q.
BY Roberts-To abolish the boards or
trustees OF the state reform school. East
ern Washington hospital FOR the insane,
Western Washington hospital for the In
sane the Soldiers home and the hoard OF
directors OF the state penitentiary. a
board Of audit and control - provided for
The governor is empowered 20 appoint
FIVE citizens, who, with himself shall con-
members OF a different political party TO
that of the governor. A travelling sudttor
Is provided for. who Is appointed by the
governor.
A. a,..-.-. mae vaAa - mama 49, Ham
tenant-governor as the travelling auditor
OF the board but Il failed.
lewis moved 10 exempt the Washington
soldiers home from the provisions Of the
bill: carried.
Frin4 moved 10 indefinitely postpone.
Crow said the BIZ! was clearly unconsti-
tutlonai.
Piumu1er said that the bin would save
the state thousands OF dollars.
neckehach said Il would cut down the
patronage OF the governor instead CO in
creasing II.
warburton claimed the senate had TO
right 70 tell the governor whom ne should
appoint on the committee.
II was Frink's opinion that the result OF
the change would De a cat 70 s1I 90 against
the present coSt % <s4 go
Van Patten said that Il was wrong 10
make the hoard serve without corupensa-
ton. and Houghton thought that hun
dreos OF good men would De willing 10
serve faithfully without pay. The mo-
ton 20 indefinitely postpone was lost.
Miller moved fer recorsldera ton Of the
vote by which the words soldiers home"
we're stricken from the bill The vote was
recoasldered and the words soldiers
home' were restored 20 the bin The
school for detective youth was stricken
from the hlll. when was thsn passed. yeas
Is. nays Is
ky Plumuaer spprcpristtng Is. 80 for ths
relief OF MoGaf Bros FOR extra material
ana labor on the state ca pitol foundation.
passed, yeas = NAYS :
n Miller OF ThuTsten. snprooriatfrE
81 = fer TIRE relief Of The Cauital CITY A.
stTacf and Tide Insurance Company FOR
making hsrbor maps for tAe state. yeas =.
nays e.
By Moore 20 regulate ire leasing q
mlHersi lands. yeas q. nays2
House concurrent resolution - which
provided that legislative committee az
seven should investigate the rerF*entla-v,
nad ether public institutions during tse
recess % the legislature ard which car
red az appropriation Ct see. failed %
ras
HEh. Warburton. Dorr. Han. r.esh.
i"~ #rt Crew were appointed as a eov.-
H.t.t8e Re confer wIth the house COMMITTEES
Rue h.L
Pc Fe7sre sH5on-nes tF1 81
Naer re senate rsoonvee7st a. n = ~
arse audience ea7 ssserr Nta.s q, v-s.-ssz
,1H e..Hs >'enes - tae 6yiag serlslatu~.,
- runner of g1e seaato-St wives acre ores
4s- r7any ~ t~s be,les - olsr~-
G+N "e0t aad been passed rAat the s.sts
e*ff59 s ei# was 20 co-es n, 49,
-..- s.-gtzss-..~ 90 ga s--s.--- II =. $3.50