Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-02-10
Frink-ro amend the code regulat.

t" visit the state Insane Asy lums, an
Senators Brown and Forsyth to visi
the State normal school.
The bills passed were:
Senate bill No. ia. amending tn
code, making it crime of gran
larceny to steal goods to the value c
S2O or more, and petit larceny unde
the value of $40.
Senate bill No. l22. by Roberts
10 prevent useless expense of printin
unnecessary election ballots.
Senate bill No. 80, to provide 70
township organization, providing tn
duties and fixing the compensation G
township officers.
! Senate bill No. Ill, in relation t
attachments, garnishments and pre-
cedure therein, and declares al
emergency.
The Senate then adjourned until l
o'clock to-day.
The Gaskell-Edwards contest case
again consumed the morning hour
without result.
When the House reassembled th
vote 10y which S. b. No. IS, to defin,
and fix the penalty where the defend
ant may be found guilty in all erimi
nal actions tried by the Superior court
OF tins State, was passed on Wednes
day was reconsidered Cd motion O
Mentzer.
The Gaskell-Edwards debate was re
sumed, and lasted for another hour, Al
the end OF which time the House wa,
brought to "a vote on the motion tC
adopt the majority report. The re-
port was adopted and the case wa.
dismissed by vote of 46 to 30, all the
Democrats and Populists and I9 Re.
publlcans voting i'll the affirmative
This vote disposed of the case, and
gave Edwards clear title to his seat
a delegation from the Labor Con-
gress were admitted inside the bar
after the House had resolved itseli
into a committee of the whole, with
Mr.. Toole in the chair.
e. A. Maskray read an address Civ.
ing suggestions and advice regarding
pending legislation and submitted
several bills which the congress wished
to become laws.
After a motion had been made to
print the report, it was ascertained
that = resolution embodied therein
reflected severely on member of the
House, (Anderson of Whatcom), and
Meany submitted a resolution con-
decming such an aspersion, which was
adopted. The Objectionable matter
was stricken from the report, and it
was ordered printed.
The sum and substance of Repre-
sentative Anderson's offense was that
he had introduced bill to protect
laborers in their rights to labor, and
to punish discharged workmen or
strikers for interfering with parties
who desire to work in the place of
such discharged workmen or strikers.
A penalty is provided for intimidation
or bribery or attempts at bribery, or
other interference, of a fine of not less
than $1,000 nor more than 5000, to
which may be added term of not to
exceed two years in the penitentiary.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
Hurd authorize the mortgage of
estates of deceased persons.
Observation-Disclosures to costs in civil
action.
Nelson-Relating to the foreclosure
Of mortgages.
Temple-To provide for the pay
ment of time checks.
Misunderstanding bounty of one
cent per pound for the production and
of sugar.
Misunderstanding to quarantine.
McMillan-For the protection of
interests.
karr-Relating to the driving OF
logs and other timber products.
Shelton-Providing for liens upon
'awlogs and other timber products.
Ludden-Relating to costs on mo-
ions and demurrers.
Misunderstanding to salaries OF
county officers.
Hurd-Regulating the fees of short
land reporters.
Tull-Defining forcible entry and
letainer.
H. B. No.292, by Mentzer-To pro.
'ide for the erection OF capitol build
ng.
II. B. No. 1913, by McKenzie--To
provide for the sale of lands granted
or capitol purposes.
White-To regulate and license in
'urancc business.
House bill No. 251, repeating the
closed fishing season provision of law
relative to Puget sound, was passed
The Senate concurrent resolution
authorizing an investigation of the
Worlds fair commission was, on mo-
.ion OF Meany, adopted and House ad-
ourned to to-day.
The Senatorial balloting Thursday
resulted: Allen As, Turner 90, .Griggs
70, Young. 9, Dunbar l.
Total votes cast los. Necessary to
\ choice So.
RESULTS SO FAR.
The following are the bills that have
been approved:
Senate bill No. 1-Appropriating
e60 600 for legislative expenses.
Senate bill No. 12-Providing for
the payment of tide land appraisers.
Senate bill No. 15-Providing for
The election of Judges OF Supreme
Court.
Senate bill No. 16-Submitting a
constitutional amendment providing
Tor the investment of the permanent
school fund in school bonds.
Senate bills No. 26-To validate
Indebtedness in excess of
the one and one-half per cent. limit
without authority.
House bill No. 13-Authorizing
Superior Judges whose terms have
expired to settle statements of fact.
House bill No. 240-To cure de-
Iect in the title of the act authorizing
cities to purchase systems of water
works.
The bills that have passed both
Houses but have not yet been APP
proved are:
Senate bill No. 49-Repealing the
provision of law requiring waterways
across tide flats to be marked by posts.
Senate bill No. 5l-Fixing the
maximum allowance for boarding
prisoners in county jails at 60 cents
per day.
Another hill House hill No 1G rel.