Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-01-24
THE LEGISLATURE.
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IL, to compel railroad companies to
build and maintain depots.
| Pickrell moved to amend that de-
pots be erected where the receipts of
the preceding six months exceed $500
per month; carried.
Grant moved to add proviso to
section l that depots be least lSx30
feet in dimensions; adopted, and the
bill passed.
Other amendments were attempted
to be made, but were defeated. The
bill then passed.
A petition was received from the
State Temperance Alliance and Good
Templars, asking the passage of n
prohibitory liquor law.
The committee on railroads reported
adversely on II. B. No. Ill, relative to
enabling railroad and canal companies
to condemn lands in certain cases
adopted.
Also same committee reported adj
vcrsely on bill for fencing of railroads.
Several resolutions fixing limit of
time for introducing new business
were laid ON the table.
The following bills were introduced,
read and referred:
II. B. No. 1856, by Tucker, to amend
Section 2,41O, Chapter 1873, of the
Code, relating to property rights of
married persons.
No. 1S5, substitute for l2S, relating
to roads and highways.
No. 1877, by Rotch, to define the
duties of corporations organized to
build booms and to capture timber
products therein.
No. 1S9, by Cornwell, to establish
uniform scale of weights and measures,
and to provide State sealer and In
spectOr.
No. 100. by Plummer, for protection
of builders.
No. 19l, by Plummer, to define the
port of Port Townsend.
No. 1872, by Edens, to legalize county
roads established prior to January LIST,
1890.
No. 1O3, by Evans, to compel en-
plOyers of females to furnish seats for
such employees; rules suspended and
bill passed unanimously.
This is a substitute for the Hughes
bill vetoed by the Governor, with the
Objectionable section eliminated.
No. 1914, by Oliphant, to confirm to
John Brady certain lands in Chehalis
county.
The agricultural college bill was
made special order for Tuesday, Jan
uary %, at 2 p. N.
Rotch's bill to prevent banking in
situations from receiving money on
deposit when insolvent passed.
The bill OF the Agricultural COM
mittee to prevent the spread of China
and other thistles, teazle, etc, passed.
House then adjourned to next day.
The Senate met Tuesday, with nine
teen members present. Mr.. Owings
was called to the chair.
Forsythe presented protest against
class medical legislation, which was re-
ferred to Committee on Medicine.
A memorial 6. No. 23) by Thomp-
son, OF Pierce, praying that Congress
give to all who served in the Indian
war of 1865 a warrant for 160 acres of
land, passed by unanimous vote.
The joint committee on Roads and
Highways presented report submit
ing three bills, as follows: S. B. No.
125, to provide for laying out or chang
ing roads, etc. S. B. N. l2G, to provide
for keeping highways in repair and for
the levy and collection of road and poll
taxes; S. B. No. 127, for laying out and
maintaining turnpike roads, and pro-
viding for issuing bonds, which were
referred to the committee on Roads
and Highways.
S. b. No. lbs, by Van Houten, re-
lating to license and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors; referred to the committee
on Revenue and Taxation.
S. b. IS, by Kinnear, relating to
prosecutions by information, was taken
up for the consideration of the amend
ments by the House. The Senate re-
fused to concur.
At 2:35 the Senate adjourned till
80 next day.
The House met as usual and took
up C. b. 15S and S. b. in connection.
Kennedy declared that the Senate
bill was defective, in that it provided
no penaly for failure to fence railroads.
The bills were discussed at length.
Evans moved to strike out Section
four OF bill 15S, which declared penalty
of 800 per mile per month for every
month during which neglect occurred;
after debate, lost.
Kennedy moved amendment that no
failure of County Commissioners to
enforce the provisions of the act
should exempt railroad companies
from liability; carried.
Bill considered engrossed and placed
upon its final passage; passed, %
ayes, 3 noes.
Emergency clause adopted; a yeas,
2 noes.
IL. b. No. l73, for the protection OF
large game, was placed upon final pas
sage. With slight amendment, the
bill passed; 46 yeas, noes. The
emergency clause failed, not receiving
two-thirds of the votes.
II. b. No. Al, with reference to the
establishment of bureau OF statistics,
Agriculture and Immigration, was