Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-02-13
WHOLE NUMBER 1923.

Alliance of Whitman county asking
that the railroads lie required to furn.
ish the people with responsible trans
portatlon facilities at reasonable rates;
that tine rate for heavy transportation
be one cent per ton per mile and the
passenger rates at 3 cents per mile.
Another memorial was presented by
MIR. Young asking for amendment of
the road law as passed last winter.
Fellows presented a petition from
the farmers OF Spokane county pro-
listing against the creation of another
Superior Judge for Spokane county,
or for Spokane and Stevens counties
combined, as the accommodation of
cases before the courts is due to the
eilatory practice of the attorneys.
Hutchinson of Lincoln presen ted a
petition from the Farmers Alliance
and shippers of Reardon, Washington,
showing discrimination against ship
pers by railroads. The matter was
laid on the table until House bill No.
~, relating to railroads came up for
consideration.
The Railroad Committee reported
back twenty petitions regulating rail-
roads with recommendation that the
same be laid upon the table TO come
up for consideration with House bill
No 20.
The Committee on Penitentiaries re.
ported House bill No. lit, relative to
the transportation of criminals to the
Penitentiary with an amendment,
and recommended its passage as
amended.
Snively moved the taking of the
resolution relative to House bill No.
80, providing for the payment of the
travelling expenses of Superior Judges,
from the table. The motion was
made to reconsider the vote of the
House defeating this bill. The mo-
tion was tabled and the motion to
take it from the table this morning
was ruled out of order. Snively ap-
pealed, but the House sustained the
ruling of the chair.
The Senate was called to order Sat-
urday morning at 10 o'clock. Nine
members were absent.
A message from the Governor an
nounced that he had signed Senate
bill No. l, relating to the salaries of
justices of the peace and constables,
and Senate bill No. 81, legalizing the
incorporation of cities of the fourth
class.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
By Cooper of Chehalis (by request),
act supplementing an act passed last
session creating harbor line commits
sion. Referred to committee on Har-
bors and Harbor Lines.
By Claypool, of Pierce, an act relat-
ing to the Supreme Court Reporter.
This bill allows the reporter 5000,
which includes expenses for Office and
clerk hire. Referred to the committee
on Judiciary.
By Owings, of Thurston, an act for
the protection of game, making it un-
lawful to market the same, and pre-
scribing penalties. Referred TO the
committee on Agriculture.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill No. Sc, by Kinnear. an
act validating the Indebtedness of Sc.
attic.
Senate bill No. 60, ceding iurisdic.
ton to the United States over lands
necessary for the improvement of
streams, rivers and harbors, and pro.
viding for the appropriation and pay.
ment for the same.
HolIso hill No TT m .ox ...
ing $35, 900 from the school fund to
pay the per diem and expenses of
county commissioners in the selection
and appraising of school lands.
House bill No. 81, creating State
board of horticulture.
Senate bill No 40, by Dyer, provid-
ing for the payment OF the necessary
mileage of the attorney general and
judges OF the supreme court.
Senator Owings' bill, relative TO the
acquiring and appropriation of real
estate and property for the State was
defeated.
Senator Rutter gave notice that at
the proper time he would move to re.
consider the vote by which the bill was
defeated.
Senate bill No. 70, by O'Niell, relat.
ing to community property, and Sen.
ate bill No. Ga, by Hyde, amending the
code, were indefinitely postponed, upon
recommendation Of the committees.
The Senate adjourned to meet Mon.
day at I'm.
The House was called to order at 10
o'clock by Speaker Shaw. Sixty.six
members were present.
The following new bills were intro
duced:
By Dysart, of Lewis, to compel at.
tendance of chi dren at school. Re-
ferred to the committee on Education,
By Smith, of Pierce, to regulate te;e-
phone charges.
By Moore, o! Whitman, to create the
county OF Palouse. Referred to the
committee on Counties and County
Lines.
By Walter, of Spokane, to create and
organize Sherman county. Referred
to the committee on Counties and
County lines.
BY Putney, of Pacific, regulating the
sale of oyster lands.
By Tiffany, of Whatcom, forbidding
extOrtion by railroads.
By committee on railroads, prescrib-
ing the duties OF locomotive engineers.
A number OF the Lair Hill code bills
were received from the Senate.
The House memorial for the relief
OF Peter Stewart passed both Houses
this morning.
The House adjourned until Monday
ut 10 80 A. NJ.
The motion for a new trial in the
case OF John B. Rose and John Ed.