Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-01-16
The State Legislature.

HOUSE ilI w. YIN iS'N'i"S
and taxation and declaring an emcrs-
cncy was read and referred to the
proper committee.
senate bill No. AN act lcgalizing
corporations OF first class,
declaring an emergency. Referred to
committee.
Senate bill No. Gan act providing
for the appointment OF an odd Judge
OF the superior court and declaring an
Referred to committee
on Judiciary.
Senate bill No. IAN act concern
l.. appointment OF court commission
ers and defining their duties and de-
claring an emergency. Referred to
judiciary committee.
Senate bill No. s, by Dyer, OF King
To regulate free passes, etc, was read.
Senate bill No. 8, by Kinnear OF
King-An act relating to building, loan
and savings companies doing a local
business. Referred
Senate bill No. 10, by Frink, OF King
An act to amend an act to regulate
and restrain sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Referred.
Senate bill No. II, by Forrest-Re-
lltinC to the assessment and collection
o! taxes and, declaring an emergency.
Referred to committee on Public Rev
enue and Taxation.
A message from :the governor, sub
hitting fortyfive bills by Hon. Lair
Hill; also submitting list of State Of
ticcrs' reports, and copy of each.
Other resolutions OF minor import
ance were introduced, and regular Or
der of business was run through with.
Senate adjourned to 2 p. NJ. Tuesday.
The House was called to order at 10
A. NJ. by Speaker Shaw. Roll called
and 81 members responded.
House concurrent resolution No. 9,
by Powell, of Spokane, providing for
printing 5000 copies of the governors
message, adopted.
The Speaker was authorized to Sc
lect private secretary at a salary OF
81 per day.
The following were introduced:
House bill No. 8, by Hutchinson, to
compel railroad corporations or. per-
sons owning roads to operate their
roads. Referred.
House bill No. 9, by Hutchinson, to
regulate railroad freights and fares
Referred.
II. B. No. 10, by Flummerfelt-Mak.
ing appropriations for expenses of the
second legislature of the State of Wash
ington. Referred.
H. B. No. IL, by Anderson, of What.
com-Legalizing interpretations of mu
nicipal corporations of the fourth
class. Referred.
H. B. No. II, by Dysart-To provide
for the appointment, prescribing the
duties and powers and defining the
mode of procedure OF the Court Com
n:issioners of the State. Referred.
H. B. No. 13, by Powell-Relating
to civil actions against the State.
The bills introduced Thursday were
ordered printed.
In the Senate Tuesday L. F. Thomp
son introduced memorial petitionine
Congress to survey the lands set aside
by Congress under the Enabling Act
The Committee of Public Revenue
and Taxation recommended passage
of H. B. No. 7, extending time for pay
ment Of taxes. Bill was read and
passed.
Committee on salaries reported the
following salaries. Adopted:
President, extra, 50; Secretary, So;
Assistant Secretary, Sc; Minute
Clerk. 81; Bill Clerk; 81; Jour.
nal Clerk. IS; Sergeant-at-Arms, S.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, IS; En-
crossing Clerk, $3.50; Enrolling Clell.
$3.50; Messenger and Postmaster,
$3.50; Waterman, 81; Janitor, 81
Assistant Janitor, 81; Pages, $3.50.
The following new bills we're in
troduced:
Senate bill No. 14.-An act in rela.
ton to costs in convictions for felonies
and providing for payment of same.
Senate bill No. Is, by Kinnear.-
Relating to practice in the Superior
Court.
No. 16, by Easterday.-An act tc
provide tor the public distribution and
sale of Superior Court reports.
House Concurrent Resolution No
2, by Howe.-Resolved, By the House
of Representatives, the Senate concur
ring, thai the State Printer be in
structed to print 5000 copies of the
Governors message. Tabled.
The concurrent resolutions of thu
House relating to the appointment O
a joint Worlds Fair Committee was
discussed and resolution adopted.
ParlOr on second floor of Olympic
hotel was chosen as Judiciary com
mittee room.
The House met Tuesday morning
at 10 O'Clock, Speaker Shaw in thu
chair.
Shaw presented q petition from tn,
Clarke County Fruit Growers Associa
ton, calling attention to the many
pests that injure and destroy the pro
ducts of orchard and vine, and askin,
that every legitimate effort be made
to promote the fruit-growing interests
of the State. The petition was re
ferred to the Committee on Agricul
ture.
Hansaker presented resolution
from Grange No. 6, asking the Legis
lature to repeal the existing road law
and re-adopt the old law that was in
force. This resolution asked that a
usury law OF per cent. be passed
Referred.
Sharpstein introduced a resolution
that 500 copies of each bill passed bt
furnished by the State Printer, un.
less otherwise instructed. Carried.
Hutchinson, of Lincoln, introduced
q series of resolutions from the Farm
ers' Alliance setting forth the depres
sion in values of farm produce wa.
due to the discrimination against Ger
tain sections by the railroad compan
les; and further, that the companies
have failed to discharge their duties
as common carriers and that theil
freight and passenger rates are ex
tortionate. The result of all this j.
the loss to the producers of many
hundreds of thousands of dollars
The resolution asked that maximum
rate law be passed and railroad ant
transportation commission be created
Resolution referred.
Hunsaker introduced a concurren,
resolution asking that a committed
of three from the House and two from
the Senate be appointed to devise
plans " for the speedy completion o.
the Cascade locks on the Columbia
river and the earliest possible removal