Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-02-17

Publication of Laws i'm NeWspa.
pers-tnOther Inyestigation La.
bOr Congress Recommendation,
Formulated into Bilis-Ncw Tide.
land ,esions-Means of Acquir.
Ing ticn On Made Lands-Etc.
The senate transacted no bushes:
AT H. morning session Monday but
met again at , 30 o'clock.
\ petition signed by a number o
citizens Of King county was presented
asking for the repeal Of that portion
oi the revenue law which exempt:
from taxation church property ant
church institutions.
\ bill relating to the eschcats, wa.
passed unanimously. Heretofore, the
State has had no law on this subject
and this bill provides that all property
and estate, without the owners Oh
heirs. shall cscheat to the county ir
which said property or estates are sit
uated.
House bill No. 100, providing thai
in addition to the usual costs. the de
PENDANT in suits in justices court, il
the losing party, shall pay the sum Of
- attorneys fees, was passed.
FIR the purpose OF reducing fees Of
Justices OF the Peace, Senate bill No
81 was passed.
House bill No. SO, to quiet posses
sion and confirm title was passed, al
Senators voting in the affirmative.
New bills were introduced as fol
lows:
Donah0e-A substitute for Senate
hill No. 81, providing system of i'm
proved roads.
O'Neil-To amend the code prevent
ing the unlawful destruction of fish
and game.
Cooper-Authorizing cities and
towns to file corrected plats of errone
Gus survey; also, authorizing cities
and towns organized prior to the adop.
ton of the State Constitution, to ex
tend credit and validate indebtedness
Richards-To define libel.
ClaypoOl-To amend the code rela-
tive to civil proceedings.
Cooper--Amending the code rela.
tive To the fees of county officers, wit
nesscs aud jurors
Notwithstanding the placing ol
poison in dangerous places; also, to
preserve the well being Of railroad pas
scngcrs.
Sargcant-To provide a method for
the creation of new counties.
Adjourned.
The House met Monday at III 90
with ii members present, and imme'
diately went into joint session with
the Senate. After the Senatorial bal
lotiug, the House took q recess until
o'clock.
On rcassembling, the following bills
we're introduced and referred:
by the committee on Municipal
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to the exer
else OF the right of eminent DOMAIN by
corporations other than municipal
also authorizing cities of the first, sec
ond and third classes to make loca'
assessments and reassessments.
Notwithstanding the time for the
payment of State and county taxes oil
1892 until April |, 1898, and RENTING
penalties on all such taxes paid before
that date. such taxes as are unpaid or
March |, 1893, to draw interest from
that date.
Scott-Providing a form for adver
Using sales of real estate for delin
quent taxes.
Pierce tby request)-To provide fol
the publication Of general laws passet
by the Legislature in each newspaper
in the State that has been publishe,
for ut least year, within 30 days afte
the close of the session, at - cents
per hundred words-special laws to bt
printed IN two newspapers in tn,
counties affected by such special laws
ShcrmAn--To aid free public libra
ries by furnishing them copies of al
State publications..
Washbnrn--Relative to the descen
oi real estate of deceased persons an,
sales thereof by executors and admin
istrators, and quoting titles acquired
by descent.
Meany---Providing for the division
Of the State into two congressional
districts; requiring the weekly pay
ment by employers to their employee
of all wages due to within six days o
payment; TO prevent the coercion o
employees
Roih-Providing a new incorpora
ton law for third class cities.
Leo-Allowing a second appeal I,
the Supreme court in felony cases
where the first appeal was not hear
on the merits, and where the denying
Of u hearing on the merits was causes
by striking out the bill OF exception
or statement OF facts for want OF tn
regular or timely settlement or certifi
cation thereof. The immediate pun
; pose OF this bill is to enable Paganc
the Italian convicted of murder at Tia
coma, TO take another appeal.
A message was received from Go,
McGraw announcing his approval {
the following bills:
! House bill No. 240. amending tn
/ act relative to municipal ownership {
r systems OF water works, so as to AT
! thorize cities to purchase such syI
4. tens.
r. House bill No. 254, relating to fis
! traps. pond nets, weirs, set nets, ifs
= wheels, Or other fixed appliances fo
Z catching salmon on the waters of th
j. Columbia river and its tributaries an
a Puget Sound, and providing for tn
. licensing thereof and the dispositio
z Of funds arisiRg therefrom, and d.
= claring an emergency.
!. House bill No. 10, to abolish I'll
}. county poll tax, was taken up as
!. special order, and caused a length
j. discussion. after which it was passe
@ by vote Of 43 10 H. The vote O
a the emergency clause resulted 80 to
b not the necessary two-thirds of all Il
!. memkers--j2 The vote was therefor
G rcconsideied and the emergency claus
made n special order for Friday, at
o'clock.
Action was taken on bills as follow.
House bill No. 467, to regulate Il
width Of wagon tires or wheel bands
be used on public roads. Indefinite
poHtponed-30 10 l6.
g House bill No. l73. amending Il
county rad bond law. This bill WI
amended but on motion to susper
4 the rules and put it on its passag
lcrs thar n quorum voted, % for,
+. against, and the bill was not acted c
further.