Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-12-06
THE LEGISLATURE. Q

The Senate convened at | o'clock
Friday afternoon. The minutes OF
Wednesday we're read and approved.
.Vcstal presented resolution from
the Board of Commissioners of Sno-
homish county, asking that the rates
of taxation be changed. The resolu-
ton was referred to the Committee
on Revenue anI Taxation. The present
time OF the assessment is April. The
Commissioners desire it changed to
January.
Ferris presented a resolution ask
ing that the Milton road from Walla
Walla to Fort Benton, be declared a
State road. The resolution was re-
ferred to the Committee on Roads.
Payne presented bill relating to
Court Commissioners and their duties.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Jones presented a bill relating to
the establishment of a bureau of labor
and statistics. Referred to the Com
mittee on Labor and Labor Statistics.
Then Senate then adjourned.
The House having met at 10 A. NJ.
and opened in due form,
Mr.. Bush offered the following:
Resolred, That any bill for the ap-
preparation of money for the benefit Of
any institution or state charge that
has been operated more than year
shall have an accompanying docu-
ment stating the amount it cost to OPP
crate said institution for the year past,
and any bill for any deficit shall have
statement with the bill, showing the
cause for the deficit for the amount
asked for before it is passed as law.
To which resolution Judson of
Pierce objected. because it looked like
a reflection upon the officers of the
institution, and Kuhn thought the
resolution would have no force if
passed, and the resolution was reject
ed.
Kennedy, from the Committee on
Printing, reported in. the matter of
supplies in favor of giving each Com
mittee Clerk the following:
Amount of stationery: One-fourth
ream of legal cap, one quire letter pa
per, one pad of MANILA foolscap, one
scratch tablet, one. half dozen blotters,
one package envelopes, one box pa
per fasteners, one paper weight and
paper folder, one bottle of mucilage,
one package of pens, one ink eraser,
one pencil eraser, one spool of braid,
one-half dozen lead pencils. one box Of
rubber bands, two penholders and
pens, one bottle black ink, one bottle
red ink and one ream of typewriting
paper. Adopted.
This committee have doubtless been
reading Swift's Philosophical Isle"
with profit, and have assumed the
difficult task of measuring brains by
the ounce and energy and capacity by
the inch and yard.
The following bills were introduced
Ry Grubb, in relation to registry
of marks and brands ON stock and
cattle shipped out of the State by rail
in book to be kept by the railroad
company and prescribing o penalty OF
$500 for violation.
By Blair, fixing salary, amount Of
bond and prescribing the duties of the
Clerk of the Supreme Court. The
bill fixes the bond ut $4,000 and the
salary at $1,000 per annum, without
perquisites or deputy hire.
By Hughes, to require employees OF
females to furnish seats for such en-
ployes.
By Bush, an act to require railroad
companies to fence their roads; to
maintain road crossings at public
crossings; to require railroad compan-
les to pay for cattle killed on the track
where the same is not fenced. The
act also provides penalties for failure
to fence.
By Hughes, to prohibit prize fight
ing.
House bill No. /, by Judson of
Pierce appropriating $40, 900 for main
tenance of the Hospital for the Insane
passed. Ayes 81, absent and not vot-
ing Is.
The remainder of the morning ses-
sion was spent in committee of the
whole on the flag bill.
In the afternoon consideration of
the same measure was resumed with
out decisive action. The matter was
finally referred to the Military Com
mittOe.
H. B. No. 2, to appropriate $500
to purchase 1000 bound copies of the
State Constitution, indexed, was taken
up, and being placed on final passage
was lost, % ayes to 36 nays.
After recommitting a report on
mileage to the Committee for correc-
tion.
House adjourned to 10 O'Clock the
next day.
In the Senate Saturday Mr.. Kin.