The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-11

adjourn IN the SENATE. ard the weary SER
asnrs struggled dawn stars En gTosspS CT
two ard three To seek hours rest BE-
fore packing their trunks for home
FSnal Wassfnx ss the Csufesees~
Probably OFF ef the rsost interesting %
4 number al fnri6ents of the last hoars
o. the legislature came ~ o caeck TITS
morning. when Speaker Ssufe -svped for
order sn tie house aid asked IL a5y ssord
had teen received freEn the confsrefee
COMMITTEES ca the appropriations bill TIE
temper Of tins house had bseE strongly
ir favor OF forcing the s@nats 70 terms
or the asprus,gsa tigus hsgi without useless
DELAY summary actsoa had beea talked
Of during the evening bat conservative
eoursess prevailed. and this house patient
" waited unf;f tie senate egnferses
should s.sceuub 10 thA inevitable and COO
sent 10 the reaactson OF the asnoants car
rse6 In the appropriations hsil in the
house
Receiving 10 reply 70 hss Inquiry coa-
earning tire appropriations bail, tae speak
e. asked what was stse pleasure Of tae
house
wftter Of Spokane promptly move that
notice Re sent 10 the senate that the house
weus1 adjourn cine die sitnin thirty Fnifl-
utes. s-hasf Clerk Dillon was Instructed
30 deliver TIE message
The effect On the senate couferses was
exactly VITA. .as desired Fer nearly ten
long hours stfs conference committee had
sranxse< OVER tie appropriations bill. 60
fig into RE whole Subject under the pow
e.. IL a free conference COMMITTEES. They
we're SIN At ioggerheads ever fhe demands
az she chief deputies and clerks In the
state ofscas for an increase in salary aid
oTer various Items aggregatsng nearly
SAGE The differences between the house
and senate canfsrees were originally over
uzs00 but they had been whitfield away
b. The house members aati there re.
srzir@ss s1srrefy more than half hundred
thousand dollars In dispute. Part OF This
was in The cffsce OF the state land COM
missioner who demanded several items IN
excess os the appropriation OF 1851
senators Forced 20 Give Up.
- am ready 30 YIELD .sls Senator High
when the house message reached the con-
serees who we're locked In The senate ante
chamber and wi<h stenograpiser and
committee clerk were working on the iasJ.
s.you have my vote. sighed Senator
BiggS OF WHafc1u.
Fng'eharf grasped the situation. To-
eettser ne ard Senator High went over
the items sn the Office Of fhe secretary %
state. where an increase in salaries had
heen asked ard In the appropriation far
TIRE lard commissioner. over which there
was stssl a dispute. The senate copferees
ha. been forced TO reeade from their de-
rnana for raise Of 5 coo al the Eastern
Washington hospital for the insane. an
increase az an equal amount for the state
penssens.ary. a raise OF 81 go for the state
university ard demand for s5s,1o for the
state printer.
TIE differences between the two commit
tres On the rate printer were Originally
s@5f" The senate demanded Ea.cn for the
printer and the house eonferses refused
20 conceae more than $3.50 The senate
eonferees reduced their figures little At
time until finally they came within the
limit prescribed by the house committee
The house caaFerss.s had remained solid
"a stone wall throughout the long eon-
;rovsrsv When the house message was
delivered the senate con.erees saw that
the game was up Fit ny bit Chairman
Engiehart of the house committee.
chppss8 Of the senate amendments 70 the
appropriations bill until al isst they reach
ell the figure demanded by the house
committee
A few minutes after o'clock the com
snistee presented it's report 20 the heuse
ans senate The house quickly adopted
the repo~s and passed the btu. yeas 90.
nays q
Plummer moved that the bill PASS In
tn. senate
Miller M asked how tire amended hlil
compared with the original hosaee meas
ure
Hlsh stated that IL carried ahsu, 500 90
more
TIE reress ~ The committee was adopted
~itAeu, dissent and the hili passed Then
Tire senators sat aown 70 waIt asta the
sssil was enrolsea many. however. seav-
Ing FOR their homes sns apartments
Announcement Of Horr'. Death.
There VAS a touching incident in the
senate whar that hcsfx WAS at recess waIs-
ins far the appropriations hin ta re re-
ported frosa ire conference committee 1t
was about o'clock T. m. The senate
ehamsaer Was in something 81 an aproar.
the senators and visitors having engaged
IN ianet,ing. chatting with more or less
hssartsg according 70 circumstance and
hss resolved itself inso run session. =
Isiamsnsr occupied the chair
Senator AcBeavy was seen 10 approach
the rnair snd speak In a whisper To The
president pre teus-
Someone called ogt ''Me Rsayy~' ansl the
cFy WAS taken ssp as the Naaon cs4tslty
senator stood on the platform near tae
presidents desk The noise ard hitarfts
Increased a. arr effort VAS made % have
AeKesvv 20 make = spseca
Tfen the member frema Mason turned
90 she senate an3 the galleries and sala
II havs ss3$t beard ~ the death 81 one
Of nay oldest art best fsaessfs Formerly =
sneTssser 81 thls CHARGE senator J &
Herr
INSTANTLY hush segi ca the senate. ard
the president IRE TEN ssta shat ogster
sAaaid bs preserved he waS caryed Ths
'7fsan session care &c a r3ose 4 commit
Tee on rsFolatiea Was appointed and the
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