Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-02-27

preseut.
Sharpstcin presented a petition
against the bill relating to tax on oils; !;
other petitions were presented and re-
ferred.
Bills were Indefinitely postponed as
follows:
To apportion the State into Con-
gress-onal districts; Dysart's bill re-
lating to estates of insolvent debtors; !;
requiring school attendance of pupils
between 9 and IA years.
A communication was read from
the Secretary of Kansas, inviting dele
gates to commercial congress at
Kansas City.
A list of pardons granted was ordered
spread upon the journal.
The following bills were introduced: /:
II. b. 236, by Judiciary Committee,
providing for maintaining the militia.
IL. b. 237, by Sharpstein, in relation
to separate property; to Judiciary
Committee.
ii. B. 23S, requiring railroad en-
ployes to report stock killed; to Rail-
road Committee.
H. B. 239, by Smith, to provide for
miners lien; to Mines and Mining
Committee.
II. b. 240, by Meyer, to protect
fishing industry; to Fisheries.
Ill. b. 24l, by Walker. providing fees
for Supreme Court Clerks; TO Com
pensatiOn and Fees of Officers.
II. b. 242, by Yeomans, to provide
or correcting surveys; to Judiciary.
Senate concurrent resolution relat-
ing to filing mining claims on school
lands was adopted; also Senate resolu-
ton to furnish county Attorney with
the law of this winter relating to their
duties.
The House passed the following
bills:
Relative to taking census of the
Colville Indians.
Relative to public lands.
For the relief of L. E. Moore.
Frater and Tillotson were excused
indefinitely.
The House took recess to 2 o'clock.
On reassembling House took up
Taylor's school bill after reconsidering
a vote by which the bill once failed to
pass. The House again refused to
pass the bill; ayes 80, nays 20.
The bill relative to the qualifica-
tions OF locomotive engineers come up
on the question OF indefinite postpone
ment, moved by Tyler.
Miller and Ready favored the bill
and Anderson, of Mason, and Tyler
opposed it. The motion TO indefinite
ly postpone the bill was lost.
The bill confirming certain sheriff's
deeds passed.
Murray's bill relating to estrays was
indefinitely postponed.
A Petition was received from the
women OF Tacoma asking that the pre-
sent Sunday law be not annulled.
Senate met Saturday at 10 A. NJ,
absent. Austin, Baker, Eshelman,
Frink. Hyde, Kinnear. Luce, Parkin-
son, L. F. Thompson and Watt.
Petitions were presented from Walla
Walla against a repeal of the Sunday
law, and against H. B. 162, relative TO
taxing oils.
The special joint committee ap-
pointed to visit the school FOR Defec-
tive Youths at Vancouver made their
report and recommended a separate
building for the education of the
feeble-minded.
Mr.. Long introduced bill (No. 226)
repeating and fixing railroad freight
rates.
Several House bills were read and
referred.
S. B. 159, came up on its third
reading. Amendments OF committee
adopted and bill laid ON the table.
Same disposition was made of S. B.
lS9, relating to redemption of real
estate sold ON execution.
House bill lis, substitute for House
bill 56, by Committee on County and
County Lines. an act providing for the
election and terms of Office of County
Commissioners, was taken up.
The amendments of the com.
mittee were adopted.
After which various amendments
were offered and adopted each causing
vigorous objections, after which the
bill passed. Yeas 10. Nays 4.
Senator Kneeland gave notice oI
reconsideration.
Senate bill No. 20, by Mr.. Long, rel.
ative to an exhibition of products oil
Washington at the Columbian Expo.
sition, was reported back with amend.
ments and recommending its passage
The amendments were adopted and
the Senate went into Committee ol
the Whole, during which Senator
Owing made an earnest appeal to have
5000 600 appropriated. Senator Smith
was opposed to this and thought $25,
600 was enough. This met the view.
of Senator Geo. Thompson Senator
Long thought the State OF Washing
ton should make a reasonable and re
spectacle appropriation or else indefi
nately postpone the whole affair. The
committee o! the whole arose, reported
progress and asked leave to sit again.
Then Senate then at IL 80 ad
journed till 2 80 NJ.
Fifty-six members of House present
Saturday.
Creating the Office of wardens of tn,
poor in counties of the first, secont
and third classes; relating to building
loan and savings associations.
The special committee that visited
the school for the defective youth al
Vancouver reported everything salts
factory, and recommend that separate
building for the feeble-minded children
be erected.
The following bills were introduced
H. B. pa, by the committee ON Cor
porations, other than municipal, relat
ing to building and loan associations.
II. B. 245, by Wyman, to protect la
borers who are compelled to sue fol
their wages; to labor and labor stats
tics.
H. B. 246, by Pearson, to create {
State board of insurance; to Insurance
H. b. 247, by Spinning, grantin.
cities of the third class power to vacat,
streets; to Municipal Corporations.
IL. B. 24S, by Miller, to authoriz,