Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-01-18
The Legislature.

Our lawmakers certainly started iu
right by inaugursting the most thor
ough system of economy in reduction
OF the number of employees, and as q
preliminary step smashing the pro
gramme set up by the Lieutenant Gov
eruor designed to perpetuate ring rule
The Senate have likewise made good
start 10 the came direction by resolu.
ton introduced by Senator Poison lin
ting the session to forty days instead
of the sixty authorized by law as the
limit. 1t recites the necessity of such
action and its expediency without i'm.
pairing public service. by the fact tina,
no Senatorial election will consume
the time and delay action on necessary
legislation this term, aud that Feb
ruary 18th he fixed rs the date foI
final adjournment. Attempts to amen q
the resolution were voted down and il
was adopted, and it is said to stand q
fair chance in the House, with the
stipulation that no new business shall
be undertaken after February 18th
The same Senator (Mr. Polson) intro
duced another resolution Of the same
import, that ell supplies not used by
present session be gathered at it,
close and kept for use by future Legis
latures. This will put q stop to the
vandalism OF former sessions, wher
stationery for q lifetime, clocks, chair,
and tables were carried away as keep
sakes or perquisites at the close O
each term.
II is expected that the revision o
salaries suggested by the committe,
OF the House appointed for the pur
pose that reduction of employees viii
lop off more than half the expense
incurred last session. and effect 4,
saving of Sl3S per day, a reduction
from 1868 to 1928 per day. The ap
pointees and daily pay are made al
follows by the committee report
which was adopted:
Chief Clerk, L. o. Meigs, Sc. Yakima
Assistant Chief Clerk, Loren d. Grin
stead. IS. King; Reading Clerk. r. E.
McGlinn. S., Skagit; Sergeant.at
Arms, T. F. Cougill, $3.50, Pierce
Stenographer, G. L. Harrigan. Sc
Tacoma, charged to Wahkiakum and
Pacific; Clerks, J. Weir, King; w
Robinson, King; A. Rumble. King
George Towne, Pierce; R. d. Camp
bell, Pierce; L. Barbee, Whatcom; A,
T. Loomis. Whatcom; ]. Satterth
waite. Ellensburg; A. Ahola, Klickitat
R. p. Brouillet, Douglas; S. p. Carusi
Clallsm; w. o. McCaw, Whitman; E
J. Carey, Chehalis; r. Rudio. Walls
Walla; all Clerks to be paid 81 day
each; Postmaster. Charles Uhlman
Spokane, 81; Bill Clerk, Joe Culross
Spokane, So so; Clerk, F. Middsugh
Spokane, So; Doorkeepers each at 50
G. H. Stratton. King. s. F. Sherwood
Chelsn; Waterman at So each, G
jenkins, Garfield; E. J. Jones, IslanC
and San Juan; Janitors at So each, L
Toomer. King; H. c. Smith, Spokane
A. M. Mckay, Lincoln; Pages at s:
each, Willie Scully, Olympia; j. Cato
Tacoma; Harold Brewer. Olympia; A
Mccoy, Lewis: w. H. Stack, Olympia
Speakers Page, N. Van Slyke at 81
Tacoma; A. Burdeck and George Gre
CORY, Stenographers, at IS per day.
The two forces Of the majority party
are called the " Insurgents" and tn,
Regulars" composed mainly Of TIT
90 called "gang" politicians, OF ths
Ankeny-Crocker stripe. The two align
ments stood 26 to Is. The basis oil
agreement on which the Insurgent
won is 40 follows:
We hereby agree, each with the othe
to act and vote together in all matterl
connected with the organization of th'
Senate for the session OF 1907. And par
ticularly to accomplish these things:
First-The naming of the committees
as may be decided on by the majority o
the signers Of this paper. and to. tina
end to so change the rules az To- TAX,
away the power of naming the com
mittees from the Lieutenant Governor
should it become necessary to do so.
Second To do away with unnecessary
employees and needless extravaganza.
Third-To put the Senate administra
ton on q sound business basis.
And it was signed by the followin,
Senators: r. w. Condor, w. G
Potts. A. 8. Ruth. Robert F. Booth, A
A. Watson, B. ID. Minkler, Will G
Graves, w. ID. Scott, Alex Poison
Ralph Mescalf, Jesse 8. Jones, w. H
Psulhamus, Geo. F. Cotterill. H. M
Boone, Harry Rosenhaupt, Walter J
Reed, Arthur Gum, E. c. Bratt, Geo
U. Piper, J. A. Veness, A. w. Ander
son, w. B. Presby. H. s. MCGOWAN
Ralph ID. Nichols.
Senator Jesse s. Jones was elected
President pro tenn Of the Senate with
out opposition; J. w. Lysons, Score
rotary; w. T. Laube, Assistant Secre
tary; WIN. M. Conner, Sergeant-at
Arms.
A resolution by Condor was adopted
authorizing the State Auditor to draw
salary warrants OF the Nom bers. aud
employees weekly.
Senate concurrent resolution wal
adopted on the deaths of Senate
Samuel 8. Russell and Senator Carer
l.. Stewart, providing that appropriate
services be held in the Senate on th'
18th inst, At 2 P. NJ, and as q further
token OF respect the Senate then I'D
journed for the day.
II was provided by the Senate Tues
day that . committee of Senators pur
chase all supplies and audit oil bill
Of tba. body.
In compliance with the established
policy OF the majority the Lieutenan
Governor Tuesday night submitted hi
list OF committee appointments TO thu
Insurgent committee consisting o
Senators Paulhmus. Bratt, Veness
Booth, Scott and Condor Tor report I,
the Senate after consideration.
The House Monday, elected y. A
Fslconer. Speaker. by q unanimou
vote, L. o. Meigs, OF North Yak3ma
was elected Chief Clerk, and drsn
Cotteril OF King Sergeant.at.armS: 6
A committee of Eleven was the,
created by . motion of Mr.. Mepisr
with the Speaker as Chairman) 1,
ASCERTAIN the number of employees O
the House. to fix their compensate,
and present list OF candidates elipibl,
to fill the positions. and Messrs. Nc
Coy of Lewis, Freudenberg, of KinQ
Reid OF Pierce, Lambert of Whatcom