Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-06-14

anomalous condition oil affairs, was the
immediate assembling of your honor
able body that you might take imme-
date action in this emergency. The
responsibility is now yours. look,
with confidence, to yeur action. But
one feeling pervades the majority.
You desire to uphold the majesty Of
the law and tojustify the expectations
OF your constituents.
The extraordinary occasion, on &C
count OF which you have been sum-
ton has arisen whether, in the event
OF your assembling under this call,
other business could be taken up and
other legislation effected. Upon this
question our best legal minds are di-
vided, and while | do not wish to at
tempt to impose my opinions upon
you, / may possibly be allowed to sug-
gest that it will not be well to add fur
ther possible legal complications to
those now existing. Once before,
since the organization of this State,
an extra session was called. At that
time, although Governor Ferry gave it
as his opinion that the Legislature
was competent to take up other bust
ness than that embraced in the call,
this was not done. The Legislature
confined itself to matters embraced
within the call. A precedent was
thus established which, in my opinion,
should not be departed from. The
matter is, however, left to your super
ior judgment and consideration.
In conclusion, l hope that the de-
alterations of your honorable body
may be characterized by entire har-
mony, and that the exalted position
our State now holds in public estima-
ton may be maintained with honor
and the dignity sustained which
hinges upon the prompt enforcement
Of the law. Respectfully submitted.
In the House bill wac introduced
appropriating $500 to pay the ex-
penses of this session. Referred to
the committee on Appropriations.
The veto of the Gunderson school
textbook bill was made a special Or
der for ii o'clock Wednesday.
The House adjourned until 10
o'clock Wednesday morning.
In the Senate the bill agreed upon
by the Judiciary committee of the two
Houses was introduced and under sus-
pension of the rules passed. with the
emergency clause. This bill repeats
the Rands law over which this trouble
has arisen.
The Senate also passed an appropri-
alton bill carrying $1,000 for expenses
of the session.
The veto messages of Senate bills
were made the special order for
Wednesday. and the Senate adjourned
until 10 o'clock in the morning.
THE SECOND DAY.
The two Houses met at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning and remained in
session till noon; they re-convened at
P. NJ. and adjourned sine die at $50
p. NJ, the fact being signalized by the
number of members and employees
bearing packages of stationery, waste
baskets and desk supplies issuing from
the old capitol building on the hill.
The House passed the Senate bill
repeating the Rands act; the Senate
bill re-enacting the same with the
proper saving clause; the Senate bill
making a general provision against
any future complications of this char.
acter; the Senate bill providing for
drawing juries under the old law until
the jury commissions can meet and
draw them under the new law; q bill
amending the Pan.American act, wip-
ing off the slate the honorary board OF
lady managers, in which the Senate
concurred; a bill appropriating $1,000
for the expenses of the session, and the
law-making of the session was over.
The Senate promptly at IL o'clock
took up the special order, the consid-
Grafton of the executive vetoes which
we're exercised after the last session
adjourned. There were four of them.
One vetoed bill to exempt from tax.
alton all foreign vessels registering in
this State. another bill making the
State Printing Expert an appointee of
the Secretary OF State instead of the
Governor, another bill permitting the
Attorney General, in behalf of the
State, to intervene and appoint ad-
ministrators where person dies intes-
tate leaving an estate, another vetoing
section Of the revenue bill which
took way the right of county at:or-
neys to bring suits to foreclose delin.
quency tax certificates. These bills
were all promptly passed over the ve-
toes and sent to the House.
In the House at 2 80 p. NJ. the veto
OF the Gunderson school textbook bill
was taken up and without debate
passed. This was transmitted to the
Senate and there likewise passed.
The House passed the printing ex-
pert bill and the shipping bill over the
veto but declined to pass the other
two.
The new bills were enrolled, sent to
the Governor and the session came to