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this amendment would not prevail, as
it would kill the bill, and enlarged on
the subject. Hamilton's amendment
was opposed by Senators Schofield and
Plummer, and the amendment was
finally lost by heavy vote.
In Section 5 of the bill Senator
Hamilton wanted preamble inserted
to protect the interests of Contractor
Goss and wanted the clause providing
for the advertising for bids stricken
out. This raised considerable discus
sion. Senator Schofield was opposed
to it strongly.
Senator Miller of Thurston, said he
was glad to know that the Senator
from Pierce (HamiltOn) was in favor
of the bill. 81 can only say that Mr..
Goss knows nothing of this matter.
With this preamble attached" said
Senator Miller, the bill cannot pass
the House. There must be open com.
petition in the matter of bids, and Mr..
Goss is willing to have the contract
thrown open to competitive bidding"
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his preamble, it was put to a vote and
was overwhelmingly lost.
Finally Senator Miller moved the
committee rise and report the bill IA
vorably to the house, and his motion
was adopted.
When the Senate convened the conf
mitee report was read and adopted
and the bill placed on final passage.
The roll was called and the bill passed
by the handsome vote of 81 to 2. SEN
ator Wiltshire. when his name was
called, explained his vote. He said
he had antagonized the bill because
he thought it unwise, but he was will
ing to be guided by the will of the ma
jority and he would vote yea. At the
conclusion OF the Senator's remarks
he was applauded by the Senators and
lobby.
On the passage of the bill those
voting for it were-Andrews, Baker
Baum, Carper, Clapp. Cole, Crow,
Davis, Hall, Hamilton, Hammer
Heinrich, High, Hill, Keith, Land
lie Crone, McReavy, Megler, David
Miller, Il. J. Miller, Paul, Plummer
Preston, Reinhart, Schofield, Van Pat.
ten, WarburtOn, Wiltshire, Wooding
Yeend-3l.
Those voting against the bill were
Mantz and Runner. Senator Biggs
was not present.
When the result OF the vote had
been announced Senator Miller moved
that the bill be Immediately forwarded
to the House for concurrence by that
body, the only change from the House
bill being the limitation of the interest
to Is years.
During the afternoon the bill was
taken up by the House and by a vote
OF 81 to s the Senate amendment was
concurred in.
The following Senate bills passed:
Establishing an industrial school for
adult blind at Lake Samamish, King
county, was passed, the emergency
clause being killed.
Appropriating money to pay judg.
ments against the State.
The railroad committee submitted a
report on s. B. 1926, regulating freight
rates in which several amendments
were recommended, raising the pro.
posed rates to be charged about four
teen per cent. The passage of this
railroad bill even as amended, would
mean a saving Of fully four hundred
thousand dollars to grain raisers OF
Eastern Washington. The bill was
ordered reprinted as amended and
made a special order for 2 o'clock Fri.
day. Senate adjourned till 10 O'Clock
Thursday.
At the opening OF the morning ses.
sion of the House. Tuesday, on motion
OF Mr.. Heilig, g. Edgar Hayes, Speak
err Guie's private secretary, was a.
lowed an additional compensation OF
81 per day for his services to the Judi
ciary committee.
Judge Thacker presented Joint reso-
luton No. 10, as follows:
WHEREAS, Rev. John r. Thompson.
Chaplain OF the First Regiment of Wash
ington Volunteers is dead at Manila in
the Philippine islands, where he was
faithfully and heroically serving his
country, and
WHEREAS, Said deceased was and
had been for many years useful and
honored citizen of the State of Washing
ton, having served az the President OF
the last Territorial Council and filled
other positions of public trust and hon.
" Resolocd That the Legislature of
the State of Washington sincerely re-
grets the death of DR.. Thompson and
deplores the loss thus suffered by his
regiment and by the State. and that the
sincerest coincidence is hereby rendered
to his family, relatives and friends
that this resolution be entered upon the
House and Senate journals and a copy
thereof be forwarded to his regiment
and nearest family relatives"
The joint resolution passed the
House.
New bills introduced were:
46l-By Johnston-To enforce the
listing of credits lor taxation.
Field-Relating to the sale OF allot-
ted lands to Indians.
Patterson-To protect the public
schools against incompetent teachers.
Wilson-Appropriating 5000 for a
State road from Skykomish, in King
county, to Warbass Lake, in Kittitas
county.
Curtiss-To enlarge the powers of
unclassified cities.
Gunderson-Relative to the con-
struction and repair of public roads.
Dorsey-Relating to county, school
and city warrants.
Dorsey-Relative to the salaries of
county officers.
Pendergast-Relating to the filing OF
chattel mortgages in the Office of the
County Auditor.
470-By Heilig-Appropriating 49,
734.16 for the relief of certain persons
and companies who furnished supplies
and labor for the mobilization of
troops at Camp Rogers in 1898.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Pratt
introduced H. B. All, to regulate the
allotment and expenditure of the road
and bridge fund in counties contain
ing a city of the first-class.