Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-02-20
The State Legislature.

The state Legislature.
Senate met at . 2. NJ. Friday. Alb
sent Austin, Barker, Drum, Forsyth,
Frink, Hyde, Luce, Parkinson, Smith,
l.. F. Thompson, Van Houten and
Watt.
Two new bills were introduced:
Senate bill No. 20j by the Judiciary
committee, an act providing for special
verdicts and findings of the jury.
Placed on general file.
Senate bill 20G by Senator Preston
an act relating to corporations; re-
fcrred.
Senate bill 1G4 by Senator Dyer, an
act authorizing private corporations
other than religious to possess real
and personal property. Read third
time and passed. Yeas 90. Nays
none.
Senate bill No. 40 by Senator Luce.
relative to regulating the practice of
pharmacy. Read a third time and
failed to pass. Yeas II. Nays 6.
5. b. No. l29 by Senator Dyer, rela-
tive to the fees of County Clerks as
clerks ex-otlicio OF the Superior court.
Read third time and passed without
amendment. Yeas 81, Nays none.
Laid on the table to await the passage
OF the emergency clause.
S. b. No. 12S by Senator Easterday
relative to the removal of case for
trial from before one Judge to another.
Read third time and passed. Yeas
81. Nays l.
S. b. No. I59 by Senator kinnear,
an act to provide for the conveyance
of land sold for taxes. Referred to the
Judiciary committee.
S. b. No. 154 by Senator McCroskey,
relative to preventing the sale, re-
moval and secretion OF nlortgnsed per-
sonal property. Amended and passed
unanimously. Senator Dyer gave
notice of reconsideration.
S. B. No. l62, by Senator Claypool,
Gn act to amend sec. of an act to Sc
cure creditors just division Of estates
of debtors assigned for the benefit OF
creditors. Passed without amend
ment. Yeas 10. Nays none.
S. b. No. 143, by Senator Hyde, an
act relative to pension papers and
vouchers amended and passed unani-
mously.
S. b. No. 175, by Senator Thomp-
son, 10y request, relative to providing
for the purchase of Barton's Legisla-
tive Handbook for 1891 and 1892.
Amended and passed. Yeas %. Nays
none.
The Senate at ~ 20 adjourned till
Monday, Feb. 16, at 3 p. NJ.
Sixty members responded to their
names in the House Friday. Almost
the whole day was devoted to the con-
sideratiOn of railroad legislation, with
out decisive result.
In The House, Saturday, fifty-three
members responded to their names
ut roll-call.
The session was devoted to consider
alton of bills regulating railroad traffic,
in which many members took a part.
In the midst of a lively discussion, the
announcement of the death of Gen.
Sherman was made, and the House
Immediately adjourned Gut Of con-
sideration for his memory.
Senate was called to order Mt 2 p. NJ,
Monday. President Wilson in the
chair. Roll called, all present except
ing Senators Baker, Cooper, Easter
day, Hyde, Kneeland, Luce, Thomp-
son, G. r., Thompson, L. F., Van De-
vanter, Vestal and Watt.
A resolution by Senator Owings re-
lative to appointing committee of
three Senators to draft suitable men,
orial concerning the death of General
Sherman, read and adopted. The pres
ident appointed Senators Owings, Clay
pool and McCroskey.
A communication by Senator Van
Houten from board of county commits
sioners of Spokane county, relative to
providing third judge for Spokane
county and petitioning against the bill
providing for the same; referred.
Two petitions by Senator Preston
from the citizens of Walla Walla, Pc
titioning the legislature to pass S. b.
No. Is, relating to Il railroad trans
portation commission.
The following bills were introduced
S. B. No. 207, by Senator Claypool,
relative to maintaining law libraries.
Referred.
$. b. 2OS, an act to prevent cruelty
to children, fowls and birds. Referred
to committe on Public Morals.
S. b. No. 2O9, by Senator Dyer, an
act relative to fees of justice of the
peace. Referred.
Third reading of bills.
$. b. No. GS, by Senator Rutter, an
act relative to the proper ventilation
and safety OF coal mines and prescrib
ing the manner for appointment of in
spectors.
The following resolution was report
ell by the committee and adopted:
WHEREAS, we have learned with pro
found sorrow of the death of Gen. VIM
I. Sherman, and desiring to show every
mark of respect to his memory and tC
manifest the high estimate entertained
OF his distinguished patriotism, There
fore be it
ResOlred, by the Senate that com
mittee of three Senators be appointed
by the President to draft suitable
memorial, reporting the same to thu
Senate for its action.
Forty-eight members answered tC
roll call.
The Hill code bills were then takel
up as a special order.
The first bill was of proceedings sup
Elementary to execution which passed
after call of the House.
The monotonOus work of passin,
the Hill code bills then proceeded, tn,
| House alternately listening tO the road