Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-01-25

The Indian War Veteran memorial
to Congress was unanimously adopt
ed.
Salaries OF employees were fixed as
follows: Secretary and Assistant, &c
per day; Minute Clerks, s.; Journal
and Index Clerks, $40; Committee
Clerks, 81.
5. b. 33, making an appropriation
of 81 900 for the State Land Office. 1t
was :he intent to make it applicable
for services already performed. but a
partisan Senate made it payable for
future service, a literal verification of
the adage" robbing Peter to pay Paul"
S. b. No, 3, appropriating $500
for Penitentiary and $500 for Sol.
diers' Home and $500 for expenses of
Board OF Control, was passed, after
an explanation by Lund, its author.
Tho Senate then adjourned until
Monday at 10 A. NJ.
In the House, the compensation of
employees was arranged as follows:
Speaker (extra) SO; Chief Clerk, Sc ;
Assistant Clerk, So; Reading Clerk,
So; Minute Clerk, 81; SergeaDt-at-
Arms, IS; Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms, 81; Engrossing Clerk, 81; As.
sistant Engrossing Clerk, 81; Door
keeper, $3.50; Watchman, $3.50; jan
itoI, $3.50; Postmaster, $3.50; AS
sistant Postmaster, $3.50; Pages, 50 !;
Speakers Clerk, 81; Bill Clerk, $3.50; +;
Miss Mary Tifiett, Typewriter, $3.50.
Lewis introduced resolution pro-
viding for the appointment of nine
Committee Clerks for the House, and
it was referred to the grouping COM
mittee.
Communication from Supcrinten.
dant R. B. Bryan, was received asking
for immediate relief, showing that a
number of persons in his office had
been working without pay for several
months past, the appropriation hav-
ing become exhausted. Referred to
Appropriations committee.
Bills were introduced as follows:
No. 81, by Raymer, relating to prac.
tice in justice courts.
No. 80, by Hastings, to provide for
a fish hatchery in Jefferson county.
No. 80, by Dawes, relating to rev.
enus in civil actions.
No. 40, by same, relating to time
for taking appeals to the Supreme
Court.
No. Al, by same, relating to court
practice.
No. AZ, by same, relating to burial
by Coroners.
No. 43, by Allen, for relief of Geo.
A. Brooks.
No. A, by Rines, to prohibit the
employment of Chinese or Japanese.
No. As, by Gunderson, relating to
code OF public instruction.
No. 46, by Ehrlich, relating to ex-
hibit and State buildings at Pan
American exposition and appropriat-
ing $4,000.
No AZ, by Dow, relating to labor
liens.
No. As, by Chrisman, relating to
election OF road supervisors.
No. so, by johnson, providing for
examination OF mines and mining
companies.
No. 81, by Lewis, for prevention OF
cruelty to animals.
No. so, by Jones, to amend game
laws,
No. SO, by Birch, to give King
county an additional judge.
No. "a, by York, to define Pierce
county boundaries.
No. 55, by Copeland, amending di-
vorce law.
No. Sc, by same, to amend court
practice.
No. 81, by same, amending code of
civil procedure.
No. So, by same, relating to bringing
actions in Superior Courts.
No. SO, by Raine, for distribution of
public documents of State.
A recess of half an hour was taken
to allow the committee on grouping
OF standing committee clerks to re-
port.
Clerks OF committees were given
$3.50 per day, typewriters and stenog-
raphers to receive $4.O0 per day.
Committee on grouping committees
into fourteen classes, with a clerk for
each, then reported. The committees
suggestions were adopted and fourteen
more clerks added to the salary list at
$3.50 per day. The Bill Clerk was
likewise allowed an Assistant. This
Legislature will break the record for
lavish expenditure for incidental ex-
penses.
House adjourned to meet at 1915 P.
NJ.
Embarrassing Accuracy.
She Was rather nranl of her waist