Tucker, Tull, Turpin, Washburn, Webb, Weed, Westfall, Wheeler, Winchell, Woodworth, and Mr. Speaker. Mr. Wood received 5 votes, to wit: Messrs. Baker, Burton, Denn, Scott, and Smith of Douglas. Mr. Nicklin having received the votes of a majority of the members of the House, was declared elected as chief clerk. Mr. Anderson, of Whatcom, presented the following resolution, which was adopted, to wit: Resolved, That until otherwise ordered, the rules adopted to govern the House of Representatives of the State of Washington in 1891 be adopted as the rules governing this House. Mr. Ludden presented the following resolution, which was adopted, to wit: Resolved, That the speaker appoint a committee of five to determine the number of attachés and officers to be elected by the House and to determine the salary to be paid to each. Mr. Wheeler moved that a committee of three be appointed to notify the Senate that the House is organized and ready for the transaction of business. The motion carried, and Messrs. Wheeler, Judson and Hoole were appointed as such committee. On motion of Mr. Hoole, the House took a recess at 3 o'clock until 4:30 P. M. AFTER RECESS. The House was called to order by the speaker at 4:30; all members present except Messrs. Rinehart, Smith of Okanogan, and White. The speaker announced the appointment of Messrs. Ludden of Spokane, Brock of Cowlitz, Farrish of Asotin, Wheeler of King, and Turpin of Jefferson, as a committee to report a list of officers and recommend salaries for the same. Mr. Brock, of Cowlitz, introduced the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the honorable secretary of state be requested to furnish each member and the chief clerk of the House of Representatives a copy of the Session Laws of 1891, and also a copy of the Journal of the House for the session of 1891, and the two volumes of Hill's Code. The following communication was received from the secretary of state: STATE OF WASHINGTON, OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE, To the Honorable Speaker of the House of Representatives, State of Washington: SIR-In compliance with section 4, article III, Washington state constitution, I have the honor to transmit herewith packages purporting to be election returns for the offices named in section 1 of said article and constitution. Very respectfully, ALLEN WEIR, Secretary of State. Mr. Meany, of King, moved that a committee of five be appointed to confer with the members of the Senate relative to a joint session for the purpose of canvassing the vote for state officers. The motion carried. The speaker appointed as such committee Messrs. Meany, Nash, Tull, Mays, and Payne. Mr. Hoole moved that a committee of three be appointed on part of the House to act with a like committee on part of the Senate to wait upon the governor and inform him of the organization of the legislature. The motion carried, and the speaker appointed Messrs. Hoole, Mentzer and Burton as such committee on part of the House. Superior Judge John C. Denny, of Snohomish county, was invited within the bar and administered the oath of office to the speaker and chief clerk. Mr. Neergaard moved that the House proceed to elect a sergeant at-arms. The motion carried. Mr. Neergaard nominated Mr. H. O. Ward, of Whitman county; seconded by Mr. Mead, of Whatcom, and Mr. Nelson, of Spokane. Mr. Weed, of Yakima, nominated Walter J. Milroy; seconded by Mr. McMillan, of Skagit. Mr. McNew nominated Mr. John Cody, of Lincoln; seconded by Mr. Mentzer and Mr. Green. On roll call, Mr. Ward received the following votes, to wit: Messrs. Anderson of Whitman, Anderson of Pierce, Arrasmith, Cameron, Collin, Edmonds, Farrish, Greenberg, Hamill, Heliker, Hoole, Judson, Kline, Letterman, Ludden, Mays, Mead, Meany, Merchant, Mulkey, Nelson, Neergaard, Pierce of Klickitat, Roscoe, Roth, Sallee, Shelton, Sherman, Smith of Douglas, Speck, Temple, Tucker, Tull, Washburn, Webb, Westfall, Wheeler, and Winchell Walter J. Milroy received the following votes, to wit: Messrs. Anderson of Whatcom, Baker, Brock, Bush of Pacific, Bush of Chehalis, Cowan, Crockett, Durant, Egbert, Foster, Gilman, Hurd, Karr, Kelly, Keller, Leo, Mentzer, Moore, Morrison, McElwain, McKenzie, McMillan, McMurphy, Nash, Payne, Pierce of Lewis, Shadle, Smithson, Turpin, Weed, White, and Woodworth - 32. John Cody received the following votes, to wit: Messrs. Burton, Denn, Green, and McNew — 4. Mr. H. O. Ward having received a majority of all votes cast, was declared elected sergeant-at-arms of the House. On motion of Mr. Ludden, the House took a recess for fifteen minutes to allow committee on officers an opportunity to prepare their report. AFTER RECESS. The House was called to order at 6 o'clock P. M. The committee on officers presented the following report: REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OFFICERS AND EMPLOYES. MR. SPEAKER: Your committee appointed to prepare a list of officers and employes necessary for the House, respectfully submit the following list and recommend that the officers and employes therein designated be elected and receive the salaries recommended, to wit: Speaker, chief clerk, assistant chief clerk, reading clerk, journal clerk, docket clerk, enrolling clerk, engrossing clerk, sergeant-at-arms, assistant sergeant-at-arms, doorkeeper, assistant doorkeeper, postmaster, messenger, watchman, assistant watchman, three pages to be elected by the House and one page to be appointed by the speaker, and the various officers and employés shall receive the following salaries: Speaker, $3 per day extra; chief clerk, $7 per day; assistant chief clerk, $6 per day; reading clerk, $6 per day; journal clerk, $5 per day; docket clerk, $4 per day; enrolling clerk, $5 per day; engrossing clerk, $5 per day; sergeant-at-arms, $5 per day; assistant sergeant-at-arms, $4 per day; doorkeeper, $4 per day; assistant doorkeeper, $4 per day; postmaster, $5 per day; messenger, $4 per day; watchman, $4 per day; assistant watchman, $4 per day; pages, $2 per day. We also recommend that the watchmen perform the duties of janitor in addition to their duties as watchmen, and we further recommend that the speaker be allowed a private secretary, who shall be appointed by the speaker and receive $4 per day. We also recommend that the salaries of the various employes begin at the time they take their oath of office. W. H. LUDDEN, Chairman. Mr. Hurd moved to adopt the report. Mr. Winchell moved to amend by making salary of the docket clerk $5 per day. Motion lost. The original motion to adopt the report was carried. The sergeant-at-arms was sworn in by the speaker. On motion of Mr. Meany, of King, the House adjourned at 6 o'clock P. M., to meet at 10 o'clock to-morrow. J. W. ARRASMITH, Speaker. T. G. NICKLIN, Chief Clerk. SECOND DAY. MORNING SESSION. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, Tuesday, January 10, 1893, 10 o'clock A. M. Pursuant to adjournment, the House met at 10 o'clock A. M., and was called to order by Speaker Arrasmith. Roll was called, and all members answered to their names except Mr. Rinehart, of King county. Mr. Wheeler reported that the committee of the House appointed to inform the Senate that the House was ready for business had performed that duty. The Senate committee, through Mr. Easterday, reported ready to meet the House in joint session to canvass the election returns of state officers. Mr. Sallee, of King, moved that the House proceed to the election of an assistant clerk, which motion carried. Mr. McMillan, of Skagit, nominated V. J. Knapp for assistant clerk; seconded by Mr. Hurd and Mr. Meany. Mr. Temple, of Spokane, nominated Mr. F. Z. Alexander, of Spokane; seconded by Mr. Ludden. Mr. Farrish, of Asotin, nominated Mr. W. M. Chandler; seconded by Mr. Anderson, of Whatcom. On motion, the clerk was ordered to call the roll, with the following result: Mr. Alexander received 54 votes, to wit: Messrs. Anderson of Whitman, Anderson of Pierce, Baker, Bush of Pacific, Bush of Chehalis, Collin, Cowan, Denn, Durant, Edmonds, Egbert, Foster, Gilman, Greenberg, Hamill, Hoole, Judson, Karr, Kelly, Leo, Letterman, Ludden, Mays, Mead, Mentzer, Moore, Mulkey, McElwain, McNew, Nash, Neergaard, Nelson, Payne, Pierce of Lewis, Pierce of Klickitat, Roscoe, Sallee, Scott, Shadle, Shelton, Sherman, Smith of Okanogan, Smithson, Speck, Temple, Tull, Turpin, Webb, Weed, Westfall, Wheeler, White, Winchell, and Woodworth. Mr. Knapp received 6 votes, to wit: Messrs. Crockett, Hurd, Meany, Morrison, McMillan, and Washburn. Mr. Chandler received 15 votes, to wit: Messrs. Anderson of Whatcom, Brock, Burton, Cameron, Farrish, Green, Keller, Kline, Merchant, McKenzie, McMurphy, Roth, Smith of Douglas, Tucker, and Mr. Speaker. Mr. Alexander having received a majority of all votes cast, he was declared elected. On motion, the chief clerk was authorized to select an assistant clerk to serve until the arrival of Mr. Alexander. The chief clerk selected Mr. W. M. Chandler. Mr. Nash moved that a committee be appointed to inform the Senate that the House will be ready to receive the Senate in joint session for the purpose of canvassing the returns for state officers. The motion carried, and Messrs. Nash, Judson and Anderson of Whitman were appointed as such committee. On motion of Mr. Meany, the House proceeded to elect a reading clerk. Mr. Meany nominated Mr. Harry W. Carroll, of King county. There were no other nominations, and the roll was called. Mr. Carroll received 76 votes, to wit: Messrs. Anderson of Pierce, Anderson of Whatcom, Anderson of Whitman, Baker, Brock, Burton, Bush of Chehalis, Bush of Pacific, Cameron, Collin, Cowan, Crockett, Denn, Durant, Edmonds, Egbert, Farrish, Foster, Gilman, Green, Greenberg, Hamill, Heliker, Hoole, Hurd, Judson, Karr, Keller, Kelly, Kline, Leo, Letterman, Ludden, Mays, Mead, Meany, Mentzer, Merchant, Moore, Morrison, Mulkey, McElwain, McKenzie, McMillan, McMurphy, McNew, Nash, Neergaard, Nelson, Payne, Pierce of Klickitat, Pierce of Lewis, Roscoe, Roth, Sallee, Scott, Shadle, Shelton, Sherman, Smith of Douglas, Smith of Okanogan, Smithson, Speck, Temple, Tucker, Tull, Turpin, Washburn, |