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

purposes, as she is finished with Puget
Sound fir.
The State Legislature.
FRIDAY, Jan. 8.
Senate met at 80 M.
After the usual order of opening the
session, the following committees were
announced:
Edcuation-Easterday, Frink and
Drum.
Elections and Privileges - Loug,
Forrest, McCroskey.
Federal Relations - Cooper, For
sythe, Edens.
Fisheries--McCarty, Cooper, Clough. |
HarbOrs and Harbor Lines-Austin,
Cooper, Van Houten.
Indian Affairs-O'Neill, McCarty, |
Smith.
Internal Improvements-Kneeland,
Cooper, O'Neill. |
Judiciary-Kinnear, Claypool, East |
erday, Dyer, G. T. Thompson.
Medicine, Surgery, Hygiene and
Dentistry-Luce, Hyde, Drum.
Appropriations-Luce, Clough, Park
inson.
Agriculture-McC Croskey, Watt and
Long.
Claims-Vestal, Baker, Preston.
Commerce - Hastings, VanDevan.
ter, Baker.
Constitution and Revision-Owings
yesterday, Forrest.
Corporations other than Municipal
Van Houten, Kinnear, Claypool,
Luce, McCroskey. ........
Counties and County Roundaries-
Smith, Luce, Clough.
Labor and Labor Statistics-Rutter,
CiousA, Edana
Manufactures - Frink, Kneeland,
Long.
Memorials-G. T. Thompson, Kin
near, Rutter.
Military-Dyer, Claypool, Parkinson.
Mines and Mining-O'Neil, Rutter,
Luce.
Municipal Corporations-Hyde, Van
Devanter, L. +. Thompson.
Printing-Drun, Kinnear, Clough.
Public Buildings and Grounds
Owings, Long, Kneeland.
Public Morals-Eshelman, Dyer,
McCarty.
Public Revenue and Taxation-For-
rest, Van Houtep, Forsythe, Owings,
Thompson, T. F., Drum, Hastings,
Vestal, VanDevanter.
Roads and Bridges -Edens, Nc
Crosby, Preston.
Rules and Joint Rules-Vestal,
Thompson, G. T. Austin.
Salaries and Observation-Disclosures,
Baker, Hyde.
State, Granted and School Lands
Thompson, L. F., Van Houten, Aus
tin, Eyer, Forsythe, Smith, Preston.
State Lbrary-Claypool, Owings,
Thompson, g. T.
State Prison-Preston, Smith, Watt.
State School for Defective Youth
Clough, Van Houten, Kneeland.
State Tide Lands-Parkinson, Hyde,
Fnnk, Edens, McCarty, Hastings,
Eshelman.
State Insane-Watt, Thompson, L.
F., Forrest.
A motion carried to appoint a COM
mittee of five to determine and fix the
salaries of officers OF the Senate.
A memorial asking Congress to ap-
propriate $50, ,O0O, 900 for coast defences
was introduced; but the name Of the
statesman who evoked the idea, strange
to say, escaped the reporter.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
By Dyer, fixing the salaries of
Justices of the Peace and Constables
OF incorporated cities Of over 700 in
habitants.
Also bill declaring Labor Day le-
gal holiday.
Also bill declaring that eight hours
shall constitute . legal days work
done for State, county or municipality.
Also bill providing that verdict
by nine members of jury of twelve
shall be binding.
The Sergeant-at-Arms reported that
he had made dilligent effort to secure
rooms for committee work, but 80 far
had been unsuccessful.
The contest OF Richards for the seat
now held by McCarty was referred to
the Committee on Elections.
And Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House met at 10 A.. M.
The special committee ON Standing
Committees made q report recon-
mending the appointment of forty-two
committees, one more than OF last scs-
sion. The report was adopted.
A substitute came from the special
committee to whom were referred
House bills and 4. It provides that
the time for the payment Of all State
and county taxes levied for the year
1890, be extended to March l, 1891,
and that all penalties on all State and
county taxes paid ON or before March
l, 1891, be remitted, but said taxes
shall draw interest from January /,
1891, until paid, at 10 per cent. DER
annum. All county Treasurers are
directed to keep all penalties they have
collected in o separate fund to be re-
funded to the parties having paid the
penalties. Boards of County Commits.
sioners are TO audit all claims for the
remission of penalties.
Plummer, OF Jefferson, regarded the
srbject-matter as special legislation.
prohibited by the Constitution.
Purdy, of Spokane, Sharpstsin, of
Walla Walla, Ready, OF Kittitas and
Mcknight, of King, and others, favored
the bill, and it was passed under sus-
pension of the rules by unanimous
vote.
The Office Of Assistant Watchman
was created, and J. H. Peterson, of
jefferson, was selected to fill it.
The House then adjourned to Mon.
day.