Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-03-21

and the committee rose and reported
them.
Painters bill, II. b. No. 2S6, was
then read the third time and passed.
Van Houten's bill, 5. b. No. 236,
was also passed.
Blair's bill, II. b. No. 1G7, was also
taken up. An amendment was adopt
ed, allowing the extent of the site to
be from five to $50 acres. The vote
resulted-13 yeas, l.oes.
Wood changed his vote to give no.
tice to reconsider. No quorum voted,
and Il call of the Senate was ordered
Twenty-Five Senators responded, and
the bill was again placed on final pas
sage and failed-ll yeas, 10 noes.
A communication was received from
the Governor relative to selection of
indemnity school lands.
Long introduced S. b. No. 25l, re-
lating to fences and providing for
fence viewers.
Senate reassembled at 80.
Houghton introduced S. B. No. 252,
to appOrtion the State into Senatorial
and Representative districts; read
twice by title and laid upon the table.
1t is only a skeleton bill, introduced
to keep within the ten day rule.
BY Wooding, S. B. No. 253, to
amend act for the relief of settlers on
public lands; referred to Committee
on Public Lands.
By Clough, bill to authorize the
trustees of the school for Defective
Youth to insure the buildings; Com
mittee of the Whole.
By Rinehart, one relating to Justices
OF the Peace in cities of over 10000
inhabitants; Judiciary COMMITTEES.
By Wood, one relating to formation
OF corporations for religious, educa-
tional, literary, fraternal, benevolent,
charitable, temperance and scientific
purposes; Committee on Education.
S. c. r. No. 16, by Rinehart, relat-
ing to sale of Supreme Court Reports
by State Auditor; adopted.
By Wood, one relating to the forma-
ton of corporations not for pecuniary
profit; Committee ON Education.
H. B. No. III, the revenue bill
came up on passage, but Houghton
said he wished to prepare an amend
ment so that revenue tax may be on
net income, and he asked that the
bill lie over till tomorrow; so ordered.
II. B. No. 297, the medical bill, was
put on its third reading.
Wolfe offered an amendment pro-
viding that the bill shall not apply to
persons who practice manipulation,
massage or magnetism, but who do
not prescribe internally; lost.
The roll was then called on the pass
sage of the bill, with the following re-
suit: Yeas Is, noes &. The vote on
the emergency clause was postponed.
S. B. No. 81, to regulate the prac-
tice OF pharmacy, came up as a special
order.
Luce moved to strike out the clause
providing that the bill shall apply
only to cities of 1900 inhabitants
carried-13 to II.
Lawrence offered an amendment
permitting country stores to sell crude
drugs and such articles rs squirrel.
poison. Adopted.
The bill was then put on its passage,
with the following result: Ayes IL (;
noes 8. Payne and Luce changed to
no and gave notice of motion to
reconsider.
II. B. No. 49,, by Grubb, TO locate a
normal school at Cheney, was taken
up on reconsideration. Passed.
H. b. No. %, by Judson, of What
com, to locate normal school at
Lynden was taken up-16 ayes, 8
noes. Bill failed, 10 ayes, IA noes.
H. B. 132, by Bird, to prevent black
listing and to protect discharged en-
plOyees. Lost, Ii ayes, noes 8.
Wood introduced S. b. No. 25S, re-
lating to construction of a ship canal
between Port Townsend Bay and Oak
Bay.
II. B. No. $50, by Bothell, to au-
thorize hauling of timber across rail-
roads.
Owings objected to the bill, declar-
ing it unconstitutional, because it at
tempted to appropriate private prop
erty for private use. He moved to
amend by requiring flagmen 20 be
stationed on each side of logging cross.
ings, 1000 feet distant, when logs
were being hauled across.
Thompson, of Walla Walla said the
bill was constitutional.
Kinnear said this was not an ap-
preparation Of the railway company.
1t was simply license or temporary
leave to crossed track.
The words al, 600 feet" were finally
inserted. The bill passcd-yeas %,
noes l. The emergency clause passed.
Snow introduced s. B. No. $50, to
organize the Star Bar Association, and
bill to locate the State fair.
Snow introduced S. B. No. 26O, to
make an appropriation to pay A. c..
Bowman and G. B. Eaton, official
shorthand reporters OF the constitu-
tional convention, for notes of pro-
ceedings of that body.
Payne introduced S. b. No. 261, to
prevent blacklisting and to protect
discharged employees.
S. B. No. 1874, general file, by Van
HOuten-to create and establish a
Board of Health and board of vital
Statistics; passed.
H. B. No. 254, to authorize the
trustees of the school for Defective
Youth to insure the buildings; passed.
The bill appropriates 500.
H. b. No. .1G5, by Rutter, to pro-
tect wages of laborers and operatives !;
lost-9 yeas, IL noes.
S. B. No. $50, by Baker, constru-
ing and validating deeds of donation
of land claims; lost.
House met at ii A. NJ. with Sc men,
bers present.
The following bills were introduced !:
H. B. No. 32l, by Dean, for the pres
ervation of game.
H. b. No. 800, by Ostrander, to pre-
scribe the qualifications of voters and
to regulate elections.
H. B. No. 1923, by Geoghegan, for the
relief of Ellen Stevenson.
II. B. N. 324, by Geoghegan, for the
Ways and Means Committee making
appropriations for sundry civil ex-
penses of the State Government.
BY Plummer, relating to the con-
struction of a ship canal connecting
Port Townsend bay and Oak bay.
Recess till 80 IN.
The House recOnvened at l 80 p. N.
and resumed consideration of the gen