Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-03-06

wages IN lawful money.
H. Is. l33, 10y Mr. Berry, relative to
election returns.
The vote Of which II. B. Ia passed
was rccon-idcrcd. 1t is an act provid-
ing for additional Superior Court
Judges; the amendments were with
drawn and the bill passed as reported
10y the committee, yeas u; nays L.
:. r. Isl. 10y senator Hastings, an
act providing for floating L. :. flag
over school buildings; passed after va
nous amendnlcn. ayes 2l; nays 0.
:. B. lS1, WAS introduced 10y the
committee on state tide lands, an act
10 amend sections and of an act
providing for the appraising and dis
posing oi tide and shore lands.
The President signed III. c. r. No.
ID; II. B. No. lis; II. B. No. 30 and
H. B. No. II.
The Senate at l. 10 adjourned un-
Ill T.. NJ.
In the House all bills on their first
reading were advanced to their second
reading which occupied over an hours
time.
Mcany's Worlds Fair bill was taken
mp. Mrany made an earnest speech
Tor the bill and said the cost would be
only one fourth of n mill on the taxa
blc property OF the State.
Tyler moved to cut the appropria-
ton from $4,000 to $4,000 per year
for two years, which prevailed.
Senate met at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning. President Wilson in the chair.
Senators absent: Baker, Forsythe,
Luce, Parkinson, q. 4. Thompson and
l.. +. Thompson.
Owings presented the following joint
resolution:
Resolved by the Senate of the State
OF Washington, the House concurring.
| II il the sense of this legislature that
the name Of Mount Rainier should be
changed to Mount Sherman, and that
the rugged sentinel of the Cascades
should hereafter bear the name of an
American hero rather than that of m
English officer, or have Il siwash desig-
| nation.
BE ii resolved, That in carving out
this custom of our revolutionary IA
theirs in naming grand mountain peaks
on the Atlantic slope and elsewhere
alter American heroes that the map.
makers OF cities, towns and counties
and the State be hereafter requested to
designate Mount Rainier as Mount
sherman, and that the Congress of the
United States be requested to pass a
bill TO this effect and instruct accord
ingly the board OF geographical names,
now in session in Washington City.
Resolved, That a copy of this Joint
resolution be sent to our Senators and
Representative in Congress, with re-
quest that such legislation be effected.
| Nandevanter moved to amend to
change the name To Mount Skookum.
Owings made a speech in favor of the
bill. Smith of Whitman spoke against
the change, also Dyer of King. Eshel-
man OF Yakima moved to lay it on the
table. Adopted.
Senate bill No. 16S, to create board
OF harbor line commissioners, was
passed.
Senate bill 81, to create bureau of
labor statistics, etc, was taken up and
occasioned considerable debate. Long
energetically opposed it. He said
there was no reason for such an eX-
pensive bureau in the State. 1t Great
ed new Offices and the State was too
new
Kinncar, Frink and Rutter spoke in
its favor. The bill appropriates 81, 900
for two years. Frink contended it was
q measure that would benefit the whole
country. Lost, yeas II, nays IL.
Senate bill No. 230, by Claypool, re-
lating to attachments and garnish-
ments, passed.
Senate bill No. IT'S, by Dyer, relative
10 garnishments in superior courts,
pastel.
A large number of code bills were
passed.
Senate bill lS2, Long, relative to the
construction of sewers and provide for
drainage in cities of the second, third
and fourth class was passed.
Senate bill 1913 to amend the election
laws was passed.
Senate bill l39, O'Neill, to take the
CtIlsus VI tuc SOlNilic lIuldIS, WIS III
definitely postponed.
Remonstrances poured in on the
House against Senator Owings' anti
Sunday law. Frame presented one
twelve feet long; Caughran one six
feet long; Frater has one in his pocket
twelve feet long with about 1000
names.
In the House, Sharpstein offered a
resolution limiting speeches to five
minutes each and to two speeches by
each member.
Plummer offered proviso that the
rules do not apply to the discussion on
the Sachs case, which prevailed, and
Sharpstcin's resolution was adopted.
A few bills were indefinitely post
poned on reports Of committees.
The following bills we're passed:
Meany's bill providing for the elec-
ton of electors Of president and vice
president Of the United States; rela-
tive to employing watchman for the
State library; to provide for selecting
lands for public institutions.
The following bills came up on their
third reading at the afternoon session
For the protection Of farmers, ranch
men and stock raisers; passed relative
to liens of farm laborers, passed the
bill TO amend the medical law was
taken up.