The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-01-21
LEGISLATURE OF WASHINGTON.
Proceedings of Interest Summarized
From Press Reports.

rom A,re90 NeVOFt9s
After short session Friday both
houses adjourned until Monday morning.
The house committees will be given to the
press representatives Saturday.
Under suspension of the rules the house
passed bill appropriating $4,000 for the
transportation Of criminals. This is to
take effect as soon as the senate takes ac-
ton.
The house took action Monday on road
bills vetoed by Governor Rogers after the
adjournment Of the last legislative session,
and the veto was sustained without de-
bate. The bills were house bill W for a
road from Montesano, Chehalis county, to
Brookfeld, Wahkiakum county. house
bill 1872, for road from Lyle, Klickitat
county, to Washougal, Clarke county,
the governors reason for this veto being
that the proposed $4,000 appropriation
was insufficient, and house bill 3O7, for
road from Grand Forks, Chehalis county,
to Lapush, Clallam county, at cost OF
$4,000.
j. j. McGilvra, representing the Seattle
chamber of commerce, addressed the
house on the recent unfriendly legislation
by the British Columbia government, ex-
cluding United States miners from Lake
Atlin and other mining districts. He was
allowed to introduce resolution asking
President Mckinley to request the Brit
ish Columbia government not to take ac-
tion in this matter until a joint conference
between that government and ours can
be held.
The president is also requested to con-
slider the interests of the Pacific northwest
in the appointment Of successor to MIR.
Dingley on the commission already exist
ing to settle matters Of difference between
the two governments.
Committee clerks were appointed at sal
aries of So per day each.
Representative Brown introduced con-
current resolution to elect United States
senators by direct vote.
The separate ballot for United States
senator Tuesday resulted as follows:
In the house-Wilson 2l. Foster 20,
Humes II, Ankeny 8, j. II. Lewis 8, John
j. Allen !. In the senate--Fcster 8,
Humes 5, Wilson 4, Lewis 10.
The nominating speeches We're limited
to five minutes.
In the house Senator Wilson was nom-
mated by Mr.. Mount, Mr.. Foster by Mr..
Wickersham, Mr.. Humes by Mr.. Gleason,
by Judge Mcdonald.
In the senate Wilson was nominated by
Grow, Humes by Anderson, Foster by
Warburton, Lewis by Cole.
Among the bills introduced was one
compelling the railroad companies to issue
free passes to all public officials; bill
asking the legislature to appropriate
$1,000 for the expense of the Office of pub
lie instruction, deficiency to this amount
existing for the fiscal year; a bill to render
available for sale the endowment Of 100
acres of land granted the Pullman Ag-
ricultural college. Judge Carusi Of Clall-
am, chief clerk of the 1897 session, was
elected committee clerk.
First joint ballot on Wednesday: Will
son, 26; Foster, "a; Humes, q; Ankeny
s; Lewis, 26; Allen, |;
Total vote cast l07.
absent or not voting: Senator Hammer
Senator Yeend and Representative Boyce
The most important bill in the house al
Wednesdays session was by Mount fol
the reclamation and irrigation OF million
acres of arid lands granted to The state.
The senate passed, over the governor:
veto, the bill for the relief of George. w
Babcock, architect of the new wing to the
penitentiary at Walla Walla.
n,.,n bolA II, naah
of the legislature Thursday. Eleven bills
were introduced in the house and IL in
the senate, making the aggregate to date
207. The most important bills in the sen
ate included that by Senator Grow, re.
pealing the appraisement clause of the
1897 mortgage law and making other
changes in foreclosure procedure; the bill
by Senator Preston authorizing school di
rectors to expend one-quarter of the an
nual revenues for permanent improve
ments, and bill by Senator Preston al
lowing cities where there are high school;
to select text books, regardless Of the Sc
lections made by the state board of edu
cation.
| The judiciary committee was authorized
to subpoena witnesses, to take testimony
and to appoint such subcommittee al
may be necessary in the hearing of thu
Gray-Mantz contest.
"A memorial was presented signed by
100 Klickitat citizens asking that an as
sembly hall be built at the state peniten
tiary.
The joint ballot on Thursday resulted
Ankeny Z, Foster 81, Humes 81, Wilson
27, Allen l, Lewis 26. Absent, 3-Senato
Yeend and Representatives Boyce ant
Olsen.
| A concurrent resolution was carried il
the house for the appointment of com
mittee of five to confer with like com
mittee from the Oregon legislature tt
draft common fish law for the Columbia
river fisheries.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. Ro
senhaupt of respect to the memory of tn.
late Colonel Feighan, speaker OF the first
legislature.
The bill passed by the senate over the
governors veto allowing $l700 to G. w
Babcock OF Walla Walla for plans for thu
wing of the penitentiary passed the house