The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-01-14
LEGISLATURE OF WASHINGTON.
Elected Its Onicers for the Present
Session.

Olympia, WASH, Jan. lO.--All members
Of the house were present with the ex-
seption of Representative Boise, who is
dangerously ill at his home in Seattle,
when Chief Justice NJ. j. Gordon admin
stered the oath yesterday.
E. Ii. Guie OF King was unanimously
elected speaker. The other officers cho-
sen were: Chief clerk. w. +. Dillon Of
Cowlitz; assistant chief clerk, A. g. Run
die Of King; sergeant-at-arlns, j. w.
Stamper of Chehalis; assistant sergeant
alarms, Herbert Shaw of Whatcom;
reading clerk, j. A. Wakefield Of Kink;
journal clerk, Mrs. Bertha Yemen Of Se-
attle; assistant journal clerk, w. b. Sey-
mour OF Kitsap; docket clerk, Sadie Sapp
Of Olympia; enrolling clerk, Agnes Heath
Of Seattle; doorkeeper, David Lincoln Of
Olympia; day watchman, w. w. Swing
Of Port Townsend; night watchman, A.
D. Peasley of Okanogan; assistant post
master, Z. L. Hall of Stevens.
In the senate Augustus High of Clarke
county was elected president pro tenn.
Associate Justice I. j. Anders admins
tered the oath to the senate members.
Following are the employees: Dudley
Eshelman of Tacoma, secretary; De
Wolf Of Pierce, assistant; Edward Wheel.
er of King, sergeant-at-arns, with Lee
Smith as assistant; NJ. J.sMcGuinnas of
Snohomish, minute clerk.
Thurston county captures the pages
with the exception of Roy Davidson of
Seattle, the speakers page.
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sixth Legislative session was by MIR. Ro-
senhaupt Of Spokane in relation to exemp-
tion from taxation.
DIR. Sims OF Cowlitz introduced reso-
luton requiring the state auditor and
Attorney General Winston to furnish a
complete statement of all expenditures
made from the appropriation Of 5000 with
$1,000 fees by the last legislature in order
to secure special counsel to aid in en-
forcement of the bill regulating railroad
and transportation companies.
A bill was introduced providing for
q uniform rate of interest on state and
other warrants at 9 per cent In case
of state warrants an emergency is de.
chred
In all there were II bills introduced III
the house.
The committee on house rules will be
Representatives Guie, Allen, Frye, Mey.
ers, Thacker. Wickersham and Baldwin
Every tenth day of the session is the time
appointed for members to draw their pay
The committee to fix compensation fol
house employees is Falkner, Moore, Coll
well, Smith and Baldwin.
The governors message was read At
o'clock Wednesday.
Senate bill No. l, appropriating $780, ,0OC
for the mileage expenses OF members
passed the house, Representative Frye
vainly endeavoring to have the bill
amended to read $4,000.
The committee on house rules reported
the adoption of the rules framed by Speak
er Reed and adopted III the house Of rep
resentatives.
Representative Curtis introduced q res
olution to the effect that the present legis'
lative session adjourn March l. The mo-
ton lost and the session will remain fol
the full time.
In the senate there was wordy war
over the purchase OF new flag for the
capitol building, Senator Reinhart ex-
pressing the same opposition to this piece
of sentiment as to the opening of the sen.
ate with morning prayer. A handsome
flag will purchased, however.
The vetoed bills which had been taken
from the secretary OF states office by the
governor were Thursday sent TO the legis.
lature direct by the latter by his private
secretary, thus totally ignoring the secre.
tary of state, who criticises TIE uncalled
for insult severely. These veto measures
will be made special order in the house
next Monday and in the senate Tuesday
They include measures for capitol build.
ing, the Cheney normal school appropria-
tion and two state roads.
Senator Plummer of Spokane will be
chairman Of the railroad committee.
The salaries of house and senate EN-
ployes are fixed at the same rate as those
OF the legislative session of 1895.