Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-31

any final action. Several
House bills were referred.
Jones Senate bill 26, prohibiting
company stores, came from the COM
mlttce with recommendation for in
definite postponenent, which elected
discussion. The report
was finally adopted by a vote OF - to
5.
Owings offered substitute for the
bill creating bureau OF statistics 6.
b. 80 which was ordered printed.
IL. Is. No. 2OJ, appropriating $1,000
for printing reports of Territorial Of
iicers, passed.
Senate consumed considerable time
in committee of the whole on S.B.ll2.
appropriating s., 800 to provide furni-
turc Tor the State offices. The object of
contention was as to who should ex-
pend the money. Committee finally
arose and reported the bill back, when
1t was laid on the table.
Senate adjourned to next day at
l 80 p. NJ.
In the House majority and minority
reports were submitted by the Railroad
Committee on ii. b. ia "An act to
regulate and control the rates and
fares on railroads" The majority re-
port signed by Morse, Moultray, Nash
Straight, Shaw and Evans, declared
that while there was merit in the bill
the time had not yet arrived for regu-
lating railroads by legislation; that it
would discourage capital and retard
the development of the resources of
the State. The minority report signed
10y Ostrander and Dean, dissenrs from
this view, and cites the constitutional
provisions regarding such rules to be
established by law.
The special Doodle investigation
committee submitted Il report rs fol-
, lows:
Mr.. Speaker-The special commit
tee appointed in pursuance of the res
olution which accompanies this report
respectfully report rs follows: We
have examined q number of witnesses
and have endeavored to learn every
thing pertaining to the matter under
investigation. We have sought to
bring out all the facts which we deem
pertinent but have in no instance ex-
cecded the authority conferred upon
us by the resolutions under which we
were appointed. Our report cannot,
in the nature OF things, be conclusive
one, for the House has not yet seen fit
to confer upon the committee the
power to compel witnesses to answer
questions. Without such power, of
course, the investigation cannot be Sc
riously continued. In pursuance OF
instructions, therefore, we submit to
the House without recommendation
the evidence which has been taken,
and ask to be excused from further ser
vice.
The clerk then read the testimony
before the committee and was fire.
quently interrupted with motions to
suspend the reading. At its conclu-
sion Clarke presented resolution to
expel II. 5. Scott, reporter of the Sc
attic Journal. But it was to be that
he was not the Isaac to be inundated
on the altar provided for a blood sacri-
fee.
Blair presented a substitute declar-
ing it to be the sense of the House af-
ter hearing the evidence, that the
charges were without foundation.
After completing this elegant piece
of frescoing, House adjourned.
In the Senate, Wednesday, the Jul
dietary committee recommended the
indefinite postponement of S. b. SO,
referring to the carrying of firearms
and accidental shooting, which report
was adopted.
The following bills were introduced,
read and referred:
BY Judiciary committee, 5. b. l43,
allowing an additional Judge in each
OF the counties of King, Pierce and
Spokane.
BY Kinnear, to provide for soldiers
home.
BY Kinnear, concerning actions for
quoting title to real estate.
BY Preston, to confirm title to
school and university lands heretofore
sold and paid for in good faith.
Longs bill Is. r. 10 to anthoria.
drainage work by corporations, and
formation of drainage districts; passed
20 ayes.
S. b. No. 12S, by Van Houten, relat-
ing to liquor license within one mile
of incorporated towns came up.
kneeland offered an amendment
that license be granted within two
miles, pending consideration of which
the Senate adjourned till l 80 o'clock
Thursday.
In the House II. b. 80, to create a
commission OF technical instruction !;
passed.
ii. B. No 90, by Nash, for appoint
ment of State Examiner, defining his
duties and fixing compensation, was
taken up in special order; bill passed.
The following bills were introduced.
read an referred:
IL. b. 90, substitute for S. l.. 81, by
committee on water rights and irriga-
ton, relative to corporations in their
connection with irrigating bitches.
By HANDLE, to regulate and fix fare
on hops, weights of hop-bailing and
standard weight of bales of hops.
BY Shaw, to appropriate $4,000 for
furniture, furnishings, etc for Wash
ington school for defective youth.
BY Foster, to provide for the sale Of
oyster lands.
BY Spencer, to provide for the cleo
ton of recorder in counties having q
population of 10000 or more.
BY Sharpe, to provide for the regu
lation of charges of water for irrigation
purposes by corporations.
BY committee on Insurance, to pro
vide for better security of life and liml
in cases of fire in hotels, etc.
BY Morse, authorizing County Com
missioncrs to issue bonds for road pur
poses. After amendments, one o
which was to include roads and bridges
the bill and emergency clause passed
II. M. No. 16, by Flemmerfelt an,
Hamilton, asking for improvement o
Columbia river; passed.
H. NJ. No. II, by Randall and Ham
ilton, asking for improvement of Up
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