Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-02-10
STATE LEGISLATURE.
HALF THE SESSION PASSED AND
LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE.
Finally Gets Down to Business
Many Bills are Introduced Which
Will Receive Hasty Consideration
In the Time Left,

Will Receive Hasty Consideration
In the Time Left.
In the Senate Friday, the Sd inst,
the resolution naming the rhododen-
drOn as the State flower, came up for
consideration, Senator Dyer favored
its passage, Senator Smith of What
com had lived in his county so years
and never saw n rhodOdendrOn and
therefore opposed the measure. The
matter was discussed at considerab lie
length, when Senator Rutter moved
to lay the matter on the table which
was done.
A bill was introduced by ClaypOol
for the government and control OF
police departments in cities Of the
third-class.
Other bills introduced were:
BY O'Neil-To amend the code in
| relation to work on mining claims.
BY Foss-To define and punish for
distractions to trains and cars.
BY Claypool-To amend section 5,
chapter 14O, laws of 1891, providing
for the assessment and collection OF
taxes.
By Forrest-To provide for validat.
ing meetings of the trustees of corpor
ations; to provide for the amendment
of articles of incorporation relative
to the classification of capital stock of
corporations.
BY Easterday-Permitting persons
jointly liable to be separately sued.
S. B. No. 80, to establish a system
of public schools in first.class cities,
was passed, 25 to 10.
S. b. No. 66, Horr's bill reducing in.
terest on State, county, city and
school warrants to s per cent. was
passed, 80 to 2.
Adjourned to 10 A. NJ. Saturday.
In the House, Friday morning, the
first business was the consideration OF
III. b. No. 81, creating and providing
for the enforcement of liens for labor
and material. The bill was passed
unanimously.
H. B. No. 86, to regulate the prac-
tice of dentistry, occasioned some de-
bate, and was passed by vote of 81
tot.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
H. B. No. 223, by White OF King
Relating to the service of summons
by publication, making six insertions
in weekly newspaper sufficient.
H. B. No. 224, by Smith of Okano
gan-Relating to the location and re-
cording OF quartz mining claims, and
providing for assessment work thereon
H. B. No. 225. by Smith of Douglas
Providing for filling of vacancies in
the offices of Prosecuting Attorney
and Justice of the Peace by County
Commissioners.
H. B. No. 226. by Smith of Douglas
Fixing the amount OF justification
of sureties on official bonds at the
amount of such bonds.
H. B. No. 227, by Smith of Douglas
Making the County Auditor, County
Commissioners and Superior Judge
members Of the county canvassing
board, the Auditor to nil vacancies.
H. B. No. 228, by Scott OF Kitsap-
Providing for school text book on
money and finance.
H. B. No. 226, by Mead of Whatcom
Relating to changes of venue in Su-
perior Courts.
H. B. No. 230, by the joint Judiciary
cOInmittee-Relative to the commit
ment OF Juvenile offenders to the State
reform school.
H. B. No. 231, by the joint judiciary
committee-Relative TO the appraisal
OF improvements on school lands.
H. B. No. 232, by the joint Judiciary
committee-Prohibiting divorced per.
sons from contracting marriage with.
in the period in which an appeal may
be taken. and providing punishment
for violation thereof.
H. B. No. 233, by Temple of Spo-
kane-Amending the act relative to
drawing and summoning jurors.
H. B. No. 234, by the joint Judiciary
committee-Providing for the sale OF
personal property OF the State.
H. B. No. 235, by Denn of Stevens
To abolish the office of Lieutenant.
Governor.
H. B. No. 236, by Roscoe of Sno-
homish-Making it unlawful to buy,
sell or give away or manufacture
cigarettes or manufacture cigarette
paper to any one, and providing for
the punishment of violation by q
fine OF not more than $500, or by i'm
prisonment i'll county Jail for not
more than six months, or both.
H. B. No. 237, by Anderson OF
Misunderstanding for the election
OF County Commissioners by districts.
A Senate concurrent resolution re-
ferring the Claypool bill providing for
the adoption of the Torrens system
OF registrating land titles. to the joint
Judiciary committee, was adopted.
After the joint session, the House
refused to take recess until 2 O'Clock
preferring to 60 through the calendar
at one sitting.
II. B. No. 81, to quiet possession and
confirm titles to land sold at tax sale
or under execution. requiring actions
to recover such lands " be brought
within seven years from date of sale,
was passed, 81 to 4.
II. B. No. 81, providing for an irriga-
ton Commission, was made a special
order for Wednesday next.