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TENTH DAY

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MORNING SESSION

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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Wednesday, January 17, 2001

      The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Pro Tempore Franklin. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President Pro Tempore that all Senators were present except Senators Benton, Deccio, Rasmussen and Zarelli. On motion of Senator Honeyford, Senator Deccio was excused.

      The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Rebecca Matole-Barnes and Matthew Hartmann, presented the Colors. Reverend Doug Dornhecker, pastor of the First Christian Church in Olympia, offered the prayer.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.


MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE


January 16, 2001

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The Co-Speakers have signed SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 8402, and the same is herewith transmitted.

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Co-Chief Clerk

CYNTHIA ZEHNDER, Co-Chief Clerk


INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

 

SB 5240             by Senators Regala, Swecker and Fraser (by request of Department of Ecology)

 

AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle emission inspection fee adjustments; and amending RCW 70.120.170.

Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.

 

SB 5241             by Senators Johnson, Constantine, Sheahan, Kline, Costa, Zarelli and Roach

 

AN ACT Relating to venue; and amending RCW 3.66.040 and 4.12.020.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5242             by Senators West, McCaslin, Sheahan, Roach, Long, T. Sheldon and Oke

 

AN ACT Relating to murder of a child; amending RCW 10.95.020 and 9.94A.590; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5243             by Senators Costa, Roach, Constantine, Zarelli, Long, T. Sheldon and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to restitution for the crime of rape of a child; and amending RCW 6.17.020.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5244             by Senator Carlson

 

AN ACT Relating to annexation; and amending RCW 35.13.130, 35.21.005, and 35A.01.040.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SB 5245             by Senators Jacobsen, Oke, Spanel, Swecker, Gardner, McAuliffe and Regala (by request of Salmon Recovery Funding Board)

 

AN ACT Relating to entities eligible to be project sponsors for salmon recovery funding board grants; and amending RCW 77.85.010.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.

 

SB 5246             by Senators Jacobsen, Oke, Spanel, Swecker, Gardner, Regala and Parlette (by request of Salmon Recovery Funding Board)

 

AN ACT Relating to salmon recovery funding board grant application deadlines; and amending RCW 77.85.140.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.

 

SB 5247             by Senators Kastama and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to pensions in first class cities; and amending RCW 41.20.085.

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.

 

SB 5248             by Senators Kline, Fairley and B. Sheldon

 

AN ACT Relating to expanding membership of the electrical board by appointment of one outside line worker; amending RCW 19.28.311; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

 

SB 5249             by Senators Stevens, Swecker, Hochstatter, Morton, Long, Winsley, Rossi, West, T. Sheldon, Oke and Hewitt

 

AN ACT Relating to compensation for land use actions that cause reductions in the value of property; adding a new chapter to Title 64 RCW; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SB 5250             by Senators Stevens and Zarelli

 

AN ACT Relating to mountain goat population analysis; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.

 

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.

 

SB 5251             by Senators Stevens, Oke, Hargrove, Swecker, Morton, Long, Honeyford, Zarelli and T. Sheldon

 

AN ACT Relating to lights on fire fighters' private vehicles; and amending RCW 46.37.185.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5252             by Senators McCaslin, Kline, Fairley, Hewitt, Patterson, Long, Constantine, Roach and Costa

 

AN ACT Relating to venue for courts of limited jurisdiction; and amending RCW 3.66.070.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5253             by Senators McCaslin, Kline, Long, Constantine, Hewitt, Horn, Honeyford and Costa

 

AN ACT Relating to increasing civil jury trial fees; and amending RCW 3.62.060, 12.12.030, and 10.46.190.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5254             by Senators Jacobsen, Fairley, Swecker, Haugen, Oke, Regala, T. Sheldon, Kline, Prentice, Parlette, Constantine, Gardner, Hale, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to providing funding for parks and recreation facilities; amending RCW 82.46.010; and reenacting and amending RCW 82.46.035.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.

 

SB 5255             by Senators Kastama, Regala and Costa

 

AN ACT Relating to the public disclosure of specific and unique information related to criminal acts of terrorism; reenacting and amending RCW 42.17.310; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5256             by Senators Kastama and Regala

 

AN ACT Relating to enacting the emergency management assistance compact; and adding a new chapter to Title 38 RCW.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SB 5257             by Senators Kastama, Patterson and Winsley

 

AN ACT Relating to the citizens' alliance for government accountability; adding new sections to chapter 43.131 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SB 5258             by Senators Costa, Winsley, Franklin, Thibaudeau and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to disclosure of health care information; and amending RCW 70.24.084 and 70.02.150.

Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.

 

SB 5259             by Senators Fairley, Prentice, Winsley, Costa, Kline, Patterson, Constantine, Kohl-Welles, Spanel, Jacobsen and Gardner

 

AN ACT Relating to temporary services agencies; amending RCW 49.12.005, 49.12.130, and 49.12.170; adding new sections to chapter 49.12 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

 

SB 5260             by Senators Kline, Roach, Costa, Johnson, Rossi, Shin, Kastama, Long and Regala

 

AN ACT Relating to drivers required to use ignition interlock or other biological or technical devices; amending RCW 46.20.740; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5261             by Senators Kline, Gardner, Costa, Long and Hargrove

 

AN ACT Relating to vacation of an offender's record of conviction; adding a new section to chapter 3.30 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 3.50 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 35.20 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5262             by Senators Kline, McCaslin, Costa and Winsley

 

AN ACT Relating to threshold property values for crimes against property; amending RCW 9A.48.070, 9A.48.080, 9A.48.090, 9A.56.030, 9A.56.040, 9A.56.050, 9A.56.060, 9A.56.096, 9A.56.150, 9A.56.160, and 9A.56.170; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5263             by Senators Snyder, Rasmussen and Gardner

 

AN ACT Relating to employment rights of members of the reserve and national guard forces called to duty; amending RCW 73.16.015, 73.16.031, 73.16.033, 73.16.035, 73.16.051, 73.16.061, and 73.16.070; and adding new sections to chapter 73.16 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

 

SB 5264             by Senators Prentice, Fraser, Patterson, Costa, Shin, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Constantine, Jacobsen, Winsley and Gardner

 

AN ACT Relating to unfair practices by public employers with respect to eligibility for employment-based benefits; adding a new section to chapter 49.44 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

 

SB 5265             by Senators Prentice, Costa, Kline, Patterson, Constantine, Kohl-Welles and Gardner

 

AN ACT Relating to unfair practices by private employers with respect to eligibility for employment-based benefits; adding a new section to chapter 49.44 RCW; and creating new sections.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

 

SB 5266             by Senators Patterson, Constantine, B. Sheldon and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to the sale of thoroughbred horses; and adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

 

SB 5267             by Senators Morton, West, Sheahan, Brown, Honeyford, McCaslin, Hewitt, Hochstatter, T. Sheldon and Hale

 

AN ACT Relating to water rights; creating new sections; making appropriations; and providing an expiration date.

Referred to Committee on Environment, Energy and Water.

 

SB 5268             by Senators Oke and Jacobsen

 

AN ACT Relating to publication of a quarterly magazine known as Washington wildlife; and adding new sections to chapter 77.12 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.

 

SB 5269             by Senators McCaslin and Winsley

 

AN ACT Relating to conditions for orders for temporary or permanent maintenance or division of property in certain proceedings for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity; amending RCW 26.09.004, 26.09.015, 26.09.030, 26.09.040, 26.09.060, 26.09.080, and 26.09.090; and adding a new section to chapter 26.09 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5270             by Senators Costa, Long, Gardner, Carlson and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to modifying requirements for certain victims of sexually violent predators to be eligible for victims' compensation; and amending RCW 7.68.060.

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

 

SB 5271             by Senators Long, Thibaudeau, Gardner, Costa and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to insurance coverage for certain mental illnesses; and adding new sections to chapter 48.43 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.

 

SB 5272             by Senators Gardner, McCaslin and Haugen

 

AN ACT Relating to notice requirements for elections; and amending RCW 29.81A.060.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SB 5273             by Senators Gardner, McCaslin, Haugen and Winsley

 

AN ACT Relating to election filing dates; and amending RCW 29.15.170, 29.15.180, 29.15.230, and 29.18.160.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SB 5274             by Senators Gardner, Haugen and McCaslin

 

AN ACT Relating to motor vehicle licensing subagents; and amending RCW 46.01.140.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5275             by Senators Gardner, McCaslin, Haugen, Costa and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to ballots cast by mail; amending RCW 29.36.010, 29.36.013, 29.36.170, 29.36.030, 29.36.035, 29.36.045, 29.36.060, 29.36.070, 29.36.075, 29.36.100, 29.36.150, 29.36.160, 29.36.121, 29.36.124, 29.36.126, 29.36.130, 29.04.055, and 29.62.090; reenacting and amending RCW 29.36.120; adding new sections to chapter 29.36 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 29.51 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 29 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 29.36.010, 29.36.013, 29.36.170, 29.36.030, 29.30.075, 29.36.035, 29.36.045, 29.36.060, 29.36.070, 29.36.075, 29.36.097, 29.36.100, 29.36.150, 29.36.160, 29.36.120, 29.36.121, 29.36.124, 29.36.126, 29.36.130, and 29.36.050; repealing RCW 29.36.122 and 29.36.139; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SB 5276             by Senators Prentice, Winsley, T. Sheldon, West, Gardner, Hale, Costa, Carlson and Kohl-Welles (by request of Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and Department of Labor and Industries)

 

AN ACT Relating to revising apprenticeship law to respond to a 1999 United States department of labor audit; and amending RCW 49.04.010, 49.04.030, 49.04.040, 49.04.050, 49.04.060, 49.04.080, 49.04.100, and 28B.50.880.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

 

SB 5277             by Senators Shin, Swecker, Haugen, Eide, Regala, Gardner and Long

 

AN ACT Relating to prohibiting the sale of alcohol on state ferries; adding a new section to chapter 66.28 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

SB 5278             by Senators Shin, Sheahan, Eide, Roach, Costa, Regala, Thibaudeau, Constantine, Prentice, Fairley, Hochstatter, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Rasmussen, Patterson, Jacobsen and Kline

 

AN ACT Relating to Asian medicine; and amending RCW 18.06.010 and 18.36A.050.

Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.

 

SB 5279             by Senators Shin, Roach, Sheahan, Rasmussen and Hochstatter

 

AN ACT Relating to enhanced enforcement of the citizenship requirement for voter registration; amending RCW 36.27.020, 29.07.005, 29.07.070, and 29.08.060; and prescribing penalties.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SB 5280             by Senators Shin, Roach, Costa, Eide, Fairley, Thibaudeau, Prentice, Regala, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Patterson, Kline and Jacobsen

 

AN ACT Relating to acupuncture as a medical care service; and adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.

 

SB 5281             by Senators Shin, Costa, Prentice, Rasmussen, Kline and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to rescinding a retirement allowance agreement; amending RCW 41.40.188; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

 

SB 5282             by Senators Franklin and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to use of DNA in insurance transactions; and adding a new section to chapter 48.01 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

 

SB 5283             by Senators Franklin and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to discriminatory use of DNA in employment matters; and amending RCW 49.60.030.

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

 

SB 5284             by Senators Franklin, Winsley and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to informed consent in the use of DNA; and adding a new chapter to Title 7 RCW.

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

 

SB 5285             by Senators Kastama, McAuliffe and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to school safety; adding new sections to chapter 28A.330 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.195 RCW; and creating a new section.

Referred to Committee on Education.

 

SB 5286             by Senators Patterson and Horn (by request of Washington Uniform Legislation Commission)

 

AN ACT Relating to the uniform legislation commission; and adding a new section to chapter 43.56 RCW.

 

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SB 5287             by Senators Fraser, Long, Franklin, Hargrove, Winsley, Costa, Thibaudeau, Prentice, Jacobsen, Carlson and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to study of kinship caregiver services; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

 

Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

 

SB 5288             by Senators Fraser, Carlson, Prentice and Kohl-Welles

 

AN ACT Relating to interpreters for the deaf; amending RCW 2.42.010, 2.42.050, 2.42.110, 2.42.120, 2.42.130, 2.42.140, 2.42.150, 2.42.160, 2.42.170, and 2.42.180; adding a new chapter to Title 18 RCW; creating new sections; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions.

 

SB 5289             by Senators T. Sheldon and Gardner

 

AN ACT Relating to public facilities in rural counties; and amending RCW 82.14.370.

Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.

 

SJM 8006           by Senators Jacobsen, Swecker and Parlette

 

Requesting fish passage modifications be made to the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery.

 

Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Shorelines.

 

SJM 8007           by Senators Shin, Costa, Roach, Prentice, Rasmussen, Regala and Patterson

 

Requesting a specific domain designation for internet pornography websites.

 

Referred to Committee on Economic Development and Telecommunications.

 

SJR 8206           by Senators Hargrove, McDonald, Jacobsen, Long, Costa, Regala, Snyder, Winsley, T. Sheldon, Gardner, McCaslin, Morton, Haugen, Rasmussen, Hochstatter, Honeyford, Oke and McAuliffe

 

Requiring a geographic distribution of initiative petition signatures.

 

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

 

SCR 8406          by Senators Shin, Rasmussen, Franklin, Roach, Prentice, McAuliffe, Regala, Fraser, Jacobsen and Gardner

 

Encouraging legislator trade mission participation.

 

Referred to Committee on Agriculture and International Trade.


MOTION


       On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5279 was referred to the Committee on State and Local Government.


MOTION


      At 10:06 a.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate was declared to be at ease.


      The Senate was called to order at 11:22 a.m. by President Owen.


STANDING COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES


      In accordance with Rule 41 of the Senate Rules, the President announced that Senator Linda Evans Parlette would be the additional Republican Member to the Ways and Means Committee.

      The President announced that Senator Pat Hale be removed from the Transportation Committee and Senator Dan Swecker be removed from the Higher Education Committee.

      The President announced that Senator Dan Swecker be appointed to the Transportation Committee and Senator Larry Sheahan be appointed to the Higher Education Committee.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the standing committee appointments and changes were confirmed.


MOTION


      On motion of Senator West, the following resolution was adopted:


SENATE RESOLUTION 2001-8604


By Senators West, Roach, Honeyford, Horn, Haugen, McAuliffe, Franklin, Benton, Snyder, Hale, Zarelli, Stevens, Parlette, Long, Winsley, Sheahan, Hewitt, Oke, Swecker, Hochstatter, Morton, Finkbeiner, Rossi, Carlson, Fraser, Brown, Constantine, Costa, Deccio, Eide, Fairley, Gardner, Hargrove, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kastama, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McCaslin, McDonald, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Regala, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Shin, Spanel, and Thibaudeau


      WHEREAS, Senator George L. Sellar served with distinction in the Washington State Senate, representing the people of the Twelfth Legislative District from 1972 through 2000, where he had a tremendous impact in shaping public policy and touching the lives of those with whom he came into contact; and

      WHEREAS, George L. Sellar was born in Chicago, Illinois, on January 23, 1929, growing up during the Great Depression and living through the Second World War for his formative years, developing a firm character and even-tempered personality which would serve him well in his life and political career; and

      WHEREAS, George L. Sellar settled in East Wenatchee and added to his considerable life experience by attending Wenatchee Valley College and later the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government; and

      WHEREAS, Senator George L. Sellar has served the Senate in a variety of capacities, including Majority and Minority Caucus Chair, Minority Leader, Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Chairman of the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, and Ranking Member of the Local Government Committee; and

      WHEREAS, Senator George L. Sellar always considered education a top priority and was a persuasive advocate for expanding access to education through technology, helping to implement statewide telecommunications network links to the various state universities, colleges, and public schools; and

      WHEREAS, Senator George L. Sellar’s commitment to education earned him the “Outstanding Alumni Award” from Wenatchee Valley College, as well as a scholarship in his name, the “George Sellar Scholarship Endowment Fund,” which pays the annual tuition for one student at Wenatchee Valley College each year; and

      WHEREAS, As a member of the Transportation Committee, Senator George L. Sellar fought hard to ensure fairness for eastern Washington families and businesses that rely on a solid transportation system to move them and freight around the state; and

      WHEREAS, George L. Sellar’s commitment to agriculture and transportation culminated in the creation of the “Apples on Amtrak” proposal, under which Amtrak added refrigerated rail cars to its cross-country passenger runs to transport apples from the Wenatchee area to the rest of the nation on freight cars known as the “George Sellar Express”; and

      WHEREAS, For his years of service in transportation, the South Wenatchee Bridge on State Route 256 over the Columbia River was dedicated as the “Senator George Sellar Bridge”; and

      WHEREAS, Senator George L. Sellar was a strong supporter of free enterprise and trade, serving as the Marketing Director for the Port of Chelan County, as a member of the Washington Public Ports, as the President of the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association; and

      WHEREAS, In recognition of his support of trade and business, George L. Sellar received the “Washington Public Ports Association Lifetime Service Award” in 1996, and was honored with the National Federation of Independent Business’ “Guardian of Small Business Award” and the Association of Washington Business with their “Cornerstone Award”; and

      WHEREAS, In 1991, the Wenatchee Rotary Club named George L. Sellar a “Paul Harris Fellow,” an international honor that carried with it a $1,000 gift in his name to the Rotary International Foundation for use in worldwide charities; and

      WHEREAS, George L. Sellar consistently supported efforts to boost tourism in Washington, sponsoring legislation to create a tourism task force and establish a new process to allocate future funding to boost tourism on the basis of current successes, thereby rewarding those efforts which work the best to encourage tourism; and

      WHEREAS, As a champion of health, at a time when Washington’s health insurance appeared headed for crisis, Senator George L. Sellar had the courage to co-sponsor legislation creating Washington’s Basic Health Plan, a subsidized health insurance program for low-income families; and

       WHEREAS, Senator George L. Sellar’s tireless dedication to the Washington State Legislature and the people of Washington State has earned him the respect of legislators, state leaders, citizens, and staff, prompting one legislative leader to comment that he was “one of the most honest and loyal people I’ve ever served with,” and “one of the most respected men in the Legislature”; and

      WHEREAS, Senator George L. Sellar’s ability to put aside partisan differences and work with legislators and officials from both parties, both houses of the Legislature, various agencies and the press, earned him a coveted reputation as a fair and conscientious lawmaker, prompting another state leader to observe that, “Senator Sellar may walk with kings, but he will never forget the needs of the common man”; and

      WHEREAS, After a distinguished career of public service and a full and rewarding personal life, George L. Sellar retired from the Senate after twenty-nine years, seeking rest and recuperation at his home in East Wenatchee with his wonderful wife, Alma; and

      WHEREAS, Following a protracted battle with cancer, George L. Sellar quietly passed away in Wenatchee on December 29, 2000, leaving an empty seat on the Senate floor which the remaining and future members will be hard-pressed to fill; and

      WHEREAS, Senator George L. Sellar is survived by his wife, his daughter, his four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, to whom this body extends its most heartfelt condolences; and

      WHEREAS, While the loss of Senator George L. Sellar will always be felt, his example and character will continue to permeate the Senate, and his memory shall serve as an example to which all public servants must aspire;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate mourns the loss of this great man, but will cherish his memory and extends its thanks to him for his service to our state; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Alma Sellar in East Wenatchee.


      Senators West, McCaslin, Shin, Parlette, Kohl-Welles, Oke, Snyder, Haugen, Prentice, Hale and Carlson spoke to Senate Resolution 2001-8604.


PERSONAL PRIVILEGE


      Senator Sheahan: “A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. I believe we had a couple of Senators in the back of the room who gave their first speeches on the floor of the Senate this morning. I think, for one, the gentle lady from the Twelfth District, it is very appropriate since we honored Senator Sellar today that his replacement--in the very near future, present a gift to the rest of us for sitting through her speech. Also, the gentleman from the Forty-ninth District gave his speech as well. Maybe, since they are sitting together, the two of them could get together. We would love to have a wonderful gift from the Wenatchee area and a wonderful gift from the Vancouver area. Maybe we can work with you and in the very near future you could present that to us. We would be very appreciative of that. Thank you, Mr. President.”


PERSONAL PRIVILEGE


      Senator McCaslin: “A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. I want you two to know that he speaks for himself. I expect two gifts. I don’t know how gentle she is; I hope she is wealthy. Both sides of the aisle expect something that will be long remembered. An apple isn’t, because you normally eat that right away. Please study the issue very carefully prior to purchases. We look forward to those two gifts.”

      Further debate ensued.


MOTION


      At 11:52 a.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 12:00 noon, Thursday, January 18, 2001.


BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate


TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate