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

The State Legislature.
On Monday the Senate was called
to order pursuant to adjournment.
Absent Senators Austin, Baker, Luce,
Parkinson, l.. +. Thompson and Van
Dcvantcr.
4 message was received from the
Governor relative to the appointment
Of Frank B. Cault, OF Tacoma; John
b. Atkinson, of Seattle; ID. Bemiss, OF
Spokane, and X. {. Kerr, OF Walla
Walla, rs members of the State Board
OF Education.
Several petitions were presented
from citizens of Chehalis and Monte
sano counties petitioning against the
repeal of the present Sunday law.
The following new bills have been
introduced:
By Mr.. Jones, relative to the sale OF
property belonging To estates OF dcced-
ant minors. and insane persons. Re-
fcrred,
II. B. No. 1876 by Mr.. Collins, an act
to appropriate $40 for the insurance
of the State Library and State House
for two years. Read first and second
time and on motion of Senator Clay
pool was placed on its final passage.
Varions amendments were offered and
adopted. One by Senator Owings
which inserted the words Board of
Commissioners in place oi Governor"
adopted. The bill passed rs amended.
Yeas 90. Nays o.
The following w. Lair Hill code bills
were taken up and passed.
5. b. BOG, relative to the adoption OF
children.
$. b. 3O7, relative to the guardian
ship of idiots.
$. b. 30S, relative to the guardian
ship of infants.
S. b. 800, relative to priority OF
wages.
5. B. 80, relative to entry on land
ty the U. >.
=. b. 3Il, relative to county prin.-
ing.
:. b. 3l2, relative to nuisances.
=. Il. 3l3, relative to the restoration
of lost property.
$. II. 3l5, relative to mortgages.
s. B. BIG, relative to the gale OF
liquors.
:. b. 3l7, relative to the indebted
ness of school districts.
s. b. 3lS, relative to the patrons oil
husbandry.
=. b. 3l9, relative TO the dissolution
of corporations.
S. b. 800, relative to mining corpo
rations.
s. b. 1875, relative to civil jurisdic'
ton of justice courts.
s. b. Ne. 800, relative to private cor
porations.
The Senate at IL NJ. adjourned till
p. N.
In the House, future printing d
the calendar was discontinued.
Several Senate bills read and re
ferred.
The following were taken up:
Collins bill to appropriate $40 tC
insure the Capital and Library
passed.
To regulate salmon and sturgeon
fishing was amended to prevent un
naturalized foreigners from fishing
except Indians, and passed.
To authorize County Commission
ers TO issue bonds for road purposes
passed.
On motion of Snyder the vote by
which the bill for veterinary surgeon
was indefinitely postponed was recon
sidered and the bill committed to the
committee on Medicine and Surgery.
Senate called to order Mt 10 A. NJ.
Tuesday, all present excepting Senator
Clough, Hyde, Long, Rutter and G. L
Thompson.
S. b. No. $3.50, an act creating O
board of land commissioners, was taken
as special order.
Senator Kinnear thought SO, 600 pei
year was too much for each commits.
sioner and moved TO amend by making
it $1,000.
Senator Kneeland also favored this
proposition and to allow all necessary
expenses.
Senator Owings was in favor of max
ing it $4,000 and pay their own e..
penses.
Senator Austin was in favor oil
5000 per year.
The amendment was adopted.
Senator Kinnear moved the adop.
ton OF an amendment TO Sec. 30, limit
ing the expenses to 81 900 per year to
each commissioner.
This met with vigorous opposition
from Senator Kneeland, as he thought
it left door open by which a COM
missioner might shirk his duty.
Senator Frink moved to amend by
making it $1,000 per year which was
lost.
The original amendment was adopt
ed.
Various amendments were offered
and adopted. The bill passed; yeas
%, nays 0.
The following new bills were in
troduced:
II. B. 222, by the committee on
roads and highways, an act to amend
an act authorizing County Commits
sioners to issue bonds for road pur-
poses; referred.
II. b. l21, an act providing for the
selection OF lands granted to the State
of Washington by the U. s.; referred.
II. b. lS5, by Mr.. Meany, relative to
the duties Of electors Of President and
Vice President; referred.
5. b. No. 800, by Senator Claypool,
an act for the relief of the county Of
Pierce; referred.
S. b. No. 235, by joint university
committee, providing for the establish
ment and support of the University Of
Washington taken up under special
order.
In the House the following bills
were taken up:
Appropriating $4,000 for a build