The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-16

Special Dispatch to the Post-lntellgencer.
~ LYMPIA, Feb 15.-Yesterday dur
ing a lull in the house proceedings.
Speaker Cute made this announce
ment from the chair;
The speaker desires TO give notice at
this time that he is about TO sign the
weekly pay roll OF the house members.
DIR Games OF King county has been ao-
sent from the sessions of TINS house lot
six days past without excuse. do not wish
10 assume the authority or approving the
pay ron for his salary without express
authority from this house
The speakers statement created a stir
among the members. Palmer of King
rose 10 explain by saying that he had
moved that DIR. Earnes bo excused on one
occasion and that another King county
member had performed like service for
Eanes on another day.
Those two days are not included In the
six days ABSENCE was Speaker Guie's
reply.
There was an awkward pause and then
Palmer, admitting that he should have
moved an excuse for the absentee from
King said:
Il move that the house excuse the gen
tleman from king. DR.. Eames, during his
SIX days absence"
The motion prevailed and Or. Eames
drew his salary just the same as other
members, but without having earned IT,
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4 PLEASANT little incident occurred
the other afternoon during the pass
sage OF Pratt's ball extending the right
Of eminent domain TO electric railroad
conTpanieA The bill passed. but the vote
fell short Of the number required Tor the
enactment of the emergency cause. Mr..
Pratt before the roll was called on the
emergency clause asked those who had
Voted against the bill. OF whom a number
gF=aF. n hfs4F MI 1fi
that the emergency clause might carry
The opponents OF the measure good nat
ureaiy responded by casting their votes
In the affirmative and the bill passed VITA
bu. one vote TO spare.
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AMONG the new measures introduced to-
day was bill for the protection of
game and food fishes, The author being
NJ Field Of okanogan. The FISH comuis-
siouer is authorized by the bill so i'ropa-
gate trout and other food fishes ANA to
stock the waters NJ the state herewith
He - further empowered TO close any
stream and lake from fishermen whenever
Il shall be necessary for the cultivation
Of the stocked Ash, or In his Judgment for
the protection Of trout, etc. Notice or The
closing OF stch stream or AXE shall Us
hled by the commissioner In the office *
the county clerk and published n some
newspaper Of general circulation In the
county No per son shall BE- permitted, un-
der the provisions OF the act, 10 place any
fish whatever in the streams ana LAKES
OF the STATE. except w.th the written au-
thor;ty and consent OF the FISH comm -
si0ner To enforce the act the sum Of
81 90 la appropriated It Is made lnau sui
10 take trout between November ! and
May l.
Among the important bills introduced
Saturday was one by IaFoilatte chair
man of the railroad committee OF the
house compelling railroad companies 10
SELL the state and counties transportation
for public officials and couvicts al re-
duced rates or those made applicable 20
thousand mile tickets Mr. LaFollette
says that II his measure ~ enacted into
law II will save the taxpayer nj the state
thousands of dollars ANNUALLY. THE state
PAYS fun fdre for the transportation OK
public officials and convicts where IL
IN" railroads 70 more favored patrons"
said Mr. T.aFaNetta today. There Is no
sensible reason why the state should not
- placed on a footing equal tn CONNER
cia travellers and business snsn geusr-
ally"
TIE capitol Bill VIII D. reported from the
senate judiciary committee tomorrow.
practically without recommendation as 70
- passage IN is amended form one ar
tvyo minor aue ntrnents VIII be reported.
l. IS possible taAt Pl9muIer ard minor
~ o. the committee viii sign a report
recon re 16ioE she ens crEr%ns % the Az
% 1855 wlsn sight q amendments. and ire
aid Specifications
TIE house spVroEr-a ions committee BE-
gar work tonight OF TIE general Eapro-
ps4ALors sct Items covering tha estimates