Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-22
THE LEGISLATURE.

For some unexplained reason
prayers were omitted and Senate
Wilson OF Clallam called for TN
special order-Scnate bill No. ,
transferring 100000 from the tide lan'
fund to pay legislators. After con
siderable discussion the bill passed b.
a vote of 10 to 13; and the emergenc.
clause by a vote OF % to 6.
Senate bill No. l-Appropriatin;
$50, for legislative expenses passed b,
a vote of Is to 2.
A concurrent resolution by Senator
Range, of King, was introduced, calling
upon the committees on appropriation
to report bill favorable to the items
set forth in the Governors message, no
later than Thursday, February Ii
1887. The resolution was defeated.
The committee appointed to group
the committees for the purpose of clerl
hire, reported the following:
Group No. Judiciary.
Group No. appropriations, claim.
and auditing, public revenue and tax
alton.
Group No. 3-Agriculture, com
merce, irrigation and arid lands, manu-
factories, state library.
Group No. 1-Counties and county
boundaries, education, municipal cor.
poration, printing, state granted school
and tide lands.
Group No. 5-Dikcs, drains and
drainage, fisheries, mines and mining
public buildings and grounds, state
charitable institutions.
Group No. 6-Corporations other
than municipal, elections and privi-
leges, roads and bridges, Senate en-
ployes other than regular.
Group No. 7-Constitution ard con-
stitutional revision, harbors .ndharbor
lines, labor and labor statistics,
medicine, dentistry, hygiene and
surgery, military, rules and JOINT rules.
Group No. S-Educational instisu-
tions, memorials, public morals, salaries
and mileage, State penal and re-
fOrmatory institutions.
The committee recommended that
the Republicans be allowed to select
four OF the eight clerks, and the re-
spective chairman of each group make
the selection:
The following bills were introduced
with the reference to committee as
stated:
No. 80, by High of Clarke-Provid-
ing constitutional amendment re-
ducing the salaries of the Supreme
Court.
No. 30, by samoa constitutional
amendment reducing salary of Gov
enOr.
No. 81, by same-An act providing
for n constitutional amendment relat-
ing to the reduction of the salary of
State Auditor.
No. 81, by same-To repeal parts of
n certain act relating to the public
land of the State.
This act cOnfers on the Land Com.
missioner all the power of the Land
Commission.
No. 33, by same-An act providing a
constitutional amendment reducing
the salary of the Secretary of State.
No. "a, by samoa constitutional
reducing the salary OF
Treasurer.
No. 80, by same-Providing for a
constitutional amendment reducing
the salary of Attorney General.
No. 36, by same-Providing a con-
amendment reducing the
salary of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction. -..
No, 81, by Miller of Thurston-To
make warrants receivable for taxes and
limit their issue.
No. 80, by same-An act to provide
for the payment of outstand indebted
ness, the establishment of q current
expense fund. Referred to Revenue
and Taxation committee.
No. 80, by Crow of Whitman-TO
repeal the act authorizing actions
against the State.
No. 40, by Range of king-An act
to repeal an act relating to the issuing,
service and return of process by JUS
tees of the peace.
No. Al, by same-An act to punish
officers and stockholders of any bank
who shall borrow money from such
banks or overdraw their accounts.
No. AZ, by Coke of Pierce-An act
creating a Board of State Supervisors
and defining its duties.
No. A, by Houghton of Spokane
To provide for appointment of counsel
to defend pauper criminals.
No. As, by same - To authorize
certain mOneyed corporations to as
sumo liabilities.
The Standing Committees of the
Senate were announced by President
Daniels, as follows:
Agriculture-Hall. Hill, High, Mil
Ter of Walla Walla, Van Patten.
Appropriations-High, Baum, Rum
ner, Keith, Paul, Miller of Thurston,
Dorr. -,
Claims and Auditing-Range, Will
son. Grow, Davis, Warburton.
Commerce - Rinehart, High, Nc
Reavy.
Constitution and Constitutional Re-
visiOn-Miller of Thurston, TAYLOR,
Miller of Walla Walla, Hall, Plummer,
Harper.
Counties and County Boundaries
Pussy. Megler, Field, Warburton,
Yeend.
Corporations Other than Municipal
Grow, Baum, DOrr, Runner, Miller
of Walla Walla, Van Patton, Miller of
Thurston.
bikes, Drains and Drainage-Har-
per, Rinehart, McReavy.
Education - Keith, Pusey, Crow,
Lesh, Field.
Educational Institutions-Miller Of
Walla Walla, Cole, Frink, Van Patten,
Paul.
Elections and Privileges-Plummer,
Frink, Taylor, Paul, Davis.
EngrOssed Bills - Megler, Range.
Cole.
Enrolled Bills-Houghton, Yeend,
Deckebach.
Fisheries-Kieth, Dorr, Davis, Meg
Ter, High, Runner, McReavy.
Harbor and Harbor Lines-Decke-
bach, Lewis, Rinehart, Pusey, Van
Patten.
IRRIGATION and Arid IorJs D,,u,o-