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

In the Senate, Wednesday, the fol
lowing bills were introduced, read
twice and referred:
By Hunsaker, to establish assess.
ment districts and create the Office oil
district Assessor.
BY Seaborg, to protect salmon and
other food fishes in waters when the
State has jurisdiction.
House bill making an appropriation
of $4,000 for legislative expenses
passed. This bill contains what has
become known as an emergency
clause" provided for by the constitu-
ton, which requires a two-thirds vote
OF the Legislature to make it operative
and the bill to take effect immediate
ly. The Senate refused to give the
necessary vote to render this section
operative, and the bill therefore stands
as passed, without the section giving
it immediate vitality in force.
The House bill appropriating $780,
600 for supplies for the Hospital for
the Insane at Steilacoom, was taken
up, and on motion OF Reinhart tabled
until the report OF that institution
should be received.
The Senate adjourned to l 80 P. NJ.
Thursday.
In the House the sensation of the
day was a motion to reprimand Mr..
Herren of the Judiciary committee for
revising the proof of bill in the hands
of the printer.
After considerable acrimonious de-
bate, in which Brown, of Spokane, in
sisted that Herren should be repri-
manded, the motion to that effect was
laid on the table.
The oystermen of Shoalwater Bay,
through Foster of Pacific, presented
the following petition:
To the Honorable House of Repre-
sentatives of Washington; at Olym-
pia Assembled: We, citizens and
Oyster-raisers Of Shoalwater Bay,
would earnestly petition your honor
able body that,
WHEREAS, A great industry has
been built up by oyster raisers of the
bay and through the oyster traffic;
WHEREAS, We have been taxed from
year to year on oyster lands held by
us for planting purposes;
WHEREAS, the oyster raisers have
carefully guarded and preserved the
natural oyster beds now existing in
Shoalwater Bay; therefore we pray
that such laws be enacted:
First-That each person now hold
ing oyster lands in the State shall
have prior right to purchase the same
at a fair government land price to the
amount of 100 acres.
Second-That all lands now owned
and designated as natural oyster beds
shall be for public use and that Terri
torial laws now governing and protect
ing the same may be embodied in our
State laws.
A resolution by Rutter that the
State Auditor furnish the Legislature
70 copies of the session laws of 1856
and 1878 was adopted.
Meade introduced bill to establish
a school system for the State.
And Day one to locate the State
Agricultural College.
Both bills were read twice and re-
ferred.
The latter act appoints Levi An
keny, of Walla Walla, F. A. Williams
OF kittitas, and F. c. Miller, OF Pierce
county, commission to locate site
Tor college. They are to meet al
waiia Walla and receive propositions
tor the conveyance to the State of moi
less than l2O acres. The report is tG
be made to the Governor, who, on re
port, by the Attorney-General as tt
title, &C., shall authorize the convey
ance.
Senate M, mortal relating to Indian
war claims passed..
Also House bill for payment o.
members Of the Legislature.