The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-18
says the Legislature may cOnArm tile
% these lands.


The action of the Hoase on Powers med
ieai hin indicates an intention - perfect
measure that wiz Be fair to ali genuine
physicians. The bill was referred back 70
tire committee on medicine and hygiene
without opposition from any quarter. An
amendment was offered by Evans, provid-
ing that the governor shall appoint boards
OF medical examiners com posed og mem
hers from each school Of medicine pre-
sented by regularly organized state so
eiefy Of not less than twenty-five members,
e2eh board 70 hare jurisdiction over the
examinations and licensing Of Al appli-
eaHts OF It's school. The members Of
each board are 20 serve for three years.
No member Of any college or university
having medical department shall serve
on said board. Any member OF the board
may give an applicant certificate TO prsc-
tice temporarily. This amendment was
not acted on but WIS referred 70 the CON-
mittee with the bIli. The measure will not
come up again til after the holiday recess.
The bill introduced IN the Senate today
By kinnear seeks TO provide the way for all
persons having claims against the state 20
have them adjudie ated. The national gov
eTnment maintains court OF claims at
Washington which hears the cases against
the government In many states special
act Is required to allow individuals 10 sue
the state. Kianear's bin provides that the
superior court Of Thursfon county shall
have jurisdiction 10 hear and determine
claims which have been disal-
lowed by the auditors. claims
referred to il by the legislature
and all counter claims by the state against
persons sueing it, As the years 60 by
many claims viii be presented to the segis-
lature and this proposed laW would pro-
vide an equitable way of getting rid Of
them.
Rotch's House bill gives the usual au-
thority to railroad and canal companies to
condemn private property through due
process of law.
Two hundred feet can be condemned for
right-of-way, machine shops, depot and
other necessary purposes Fun compensa-
ton must. of course, be paid
Pickrell's House bill is to compel the su-
preme court OF Washington 10 follow the
decisions OF the supreme court of the
United States in all cases pending af the
ttkNE " TIC AuAIiSclDn VI w NAS&k&ttEfIn INV
the Union. thus preventing a departure
from former preceuents followed by The
district and supreme courts of the terri
tory, upon which decisions certain cases
now pending in the courts were instituted.
The object is TO prevent decisions disas-
trous to The decisions of the territorial su-
preme court.
Clark's bill makes it compulsory upon
owners Of traction engines 70 stop when
running on the road and when teams are
met.
weatherford's biil attempts an eclectic
solution OF the medical trouble. 1t wants
state board of five examiners--one allo-
path, one hom@opath, one eclectic, one
physio-medical. and one scientific man, not
. physician.
olinhant's bill is in compliance with
provisions of the act of congress OF 1862,
creating agricultural colleges IN the vari-
ous states, and the Hatch act OF 1857, APP
propriasing $l5.0O0 to each state for the
establishment OF agricultural stations.
The object Of tbs bill is to obtain this sl5s-
Painters btu empowers trust and surety
compa nies having q capital OF S2o0. 900 or
more, on production Of evidence Of sol
vency to furnish bonds sha same as fnci-
Yidulls.