The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-25
SENATE REPORT IN DETAIL
Residents of Whatcom Petition for
the Opening of the State
Normal school.

Special Dispatch TO the Post~lntellsge ncer.
OLYMPIA, Jan. "A petition. signed
was presented 20 the senate asking that
the Whaicom norma, school be opened
The petition sets foreh that there are
1900 school children In Western Washing
ton and to.19 in Eastern Washington.
The argument is presented that the west
side Is entitled to one normal school The
petition was placed on file.
The controversy over the report of the
committee on rules came out and long
discussion followed The majority report
favored railroad and transportation
committee. the Increasing of the member
ship Of the appropriations committee
from seven TO nine, and adopting the rules
OF 1877. An attempt was made TO have a
rule adopted declaring that no bills should
be considered after O. clock y. m on the
last day OF the session without unanimous
consent. but IL failed. and the old rules.
as amended. were adopted. The rules as
adopted do not In any way abridge the
powers OF the president OF the senate as
was contemplated at one time
The senate went into committee OF the
whole 10 consider the Biggs normal
school appropriation bill The bill. as
amended and recommended by the com
nit,ee. proposed SIS ooe each for the main
tensnce OF the Cheney, Ellensburg and
Wha'eoIn schools. and sis.sm for the
equipment 81 the Whatcom school. The
question of liberal early appropriations
came Up on an amendment by Preston OF
King. suaordinatfng this appropriation 10
any later action that might be taken In
the general appropriations bill
Plummer OF spokane opposed the
amendment. He wanted the members TO
ferent institutions. He did not like the
idea OF deferr.ng action on bills until
something else should come UP. II amend
Elents like that proposed were allowed To
crawl into early legislation. there would
be legal questions arising later. and on
the last day of the Legislature business
kane and Schofald also opposed the
amendment
Preston explained that he was merely
DESTROYS ~ protecting the other Necessary
institutions 81 the state from being Grip
pied by the excessive appropriations OF
the early part % the session. r. there was
going 10 be q shortage In state funds ne
did not desire 10 see the asyiuns and re-
formatory institutions closed UP because
Of 5he early nheralitv OF the legislature.
III there are plenty % funds said Pres
ton then this amendment VIII not re IN
furious"
Hamilton If Pierce said ;hst owing 10
there was general pruning in the nor
NAL school appropriate yas to keep them
Down 10 a reasonable sum. The desire
was 70 have the htll pass fhe legislature
and ge 10 the executive in time 10 have il
returned 10 the legislature In case Of a
veto
Letters were read from J. III Morgan
ard W. r. Wilson, principal of the Ellens-
Surg school asking tor an appropriation
IN excess OF s@s.en and requesting tina;
committee - sent 10 EiienSuur- before
making appropriations.
The committee % the whole rose ard re-
ported the bin back with the recsa-1mey-
dalton that the hail pass. II was ordered
TIE committee On fisheries recommend
e3 the passage 81 an emergency hill ap-
rrepriating ss.co FOR the state salmon fish
hatcherses
The president signed the concurrent res
0}usten on The death II the Hen. 4. h
Denny. also the Attn mining resolution
Tais bill passed
s@ao - continue the operation er the
state salmon hstchsries until the regular
appropriation shall become available;
yeas y NAYS .
Nomination.. Confirmed.
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