Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-02-24
STATE LEGISLATURE.
A BIG LEAK THAT SHOULD BE
STOPPED.


Perform Good Scrvice-RaiIroad
LegfsIatiOn-The House Endorses
Mays for Secretary of Agriculture
No Quorum In Joint Convention
saturday.
A document which opened the eyes
of the Senate Friday morning was a
report OF the committee on appropria-
tions, presented by Senator Van de
Nanter. The report shows that fol
the past two years the State has ex
pended the sum of $4,000 for print
ing, binding and stationery, and dc.
nounces the system i'll vogue among
State officials OF printing vOluminOus
and cumbersome reports containing
matter entirely foreign to the office
and in many instances duplicated in
different reports. The committee re-
commends remedy by which the ex
penses OF this department will be cut
down, with a saving to the State ol
$40, 600 to $4,000. The report was
accompanied 10y substitute bill ap
propriating $500 for deficiency fol
printing for the fiscal year ending
March, 1898. The bill was passed.
Senator Sergeant introduced bill
appropriating So 800 for the use of the
Soldiers Home, which was passed
The rules were suspended and Sen.
ate memorial No. I, by Horr of Thurs.
ton, for the establishment OF fog
signal on Umatilla reef, was passed.
New bills were introduced as fol.
lows:
misunderstanding for the tax.
alton of the net proceeds OF coal
mines.
Van Houten-To establish terms
and places for holding sessions of the
Supreme court. 1t provides that two
terms of court shall be held in the
city of Spokane.
Smith-To amend the code relating
to the manner of drawing and sum
moning jury; also, relative to the
manner of drawing juries.
CampbelI-Making it misdemean
or for road overseers to permit the
growth of Canada thistles.
House bill No. 307, changing the
name OF the town of slaughter. kine
county, to Auburn, passed unani
mously.
The president appointed Senator,
Dyer and Claypool to visit the Stat,
University at Seattle.
House bill No. l6l, amending tn,
code so as to do away with the takins
OF biennial census was passed.
Senate bill No. l4G, empowers tn,
Governor TO remove from office, for in
competency, misconduct or malfeas
ance, all State officials not liable Il
impeachment. The bill passed unanf
mously.
Adjourned
The House was in mood for rail.
road legislation Friday. aud devoted
the day largely To its consideration
Tho results were the passage of III,
bill of Anderson oi Whitman to Tia
maximum freight rates, the Neergarrd
bill making the passenger rate three
cents per mile and tho Egb,rt hill d
prevent the collection Of hospital dues
by companies.
The Hoolo railroad and steamboat
commission bill was also considered,
but there was 30 much opposition Ia
u that hnsl action ON IL Was deferred
until Tuesday neIt.
The principal debate was over an
amendment offered by Judson T.
strike out section .. which provide,
Tor the creation Of the commission
the amendment therefore involving
the fate Of the entire measure. Jud-ou
declared the commission plan to be q
delusion aud snare. one ,ha, would
bc entirely harmless 10 the transporta
ton companies.
Mcniter favored the amendment
and attacked the bill. lie declared
that the commission system had
proved - failure Ia other states. ~,
wanted the legislature TO tn pas-en
ger and freight rates itself. the iormcl
to be three cents a mile. aud not leave
the tariifs TO hc adjusted by thrc,
men who could bc btibod. calole,
aud wheedlcd by the railroad com.
panics, who would only need tn huy
t~n men tu control the entire subject
ui rates
NJ, New SAID the hill was not ac
acceptable to the people oi Eastern
Washington. He declared that u,
would be- ashamed ia go across lh,
mountain. tn his home II lac shout,
fail tn protest against a tall that wuul,
continue the ruin. delay aud rob
berry Ia which the people oI this sec
tiun are being subjected. iic chatac
tcrifod the hill as an infamous nca.
are
Speaker Arrasmith favored the pa.
sage ui the hill as IL would lo henrn
cisl Ia the western hail uf the state
While the Andef.un hili would be a.
advantage o., Eastern Washington
karf and letlermsn oppo-oi ~,
measure. PIERCE oi Lewis favored Il
Mas -aii be would vote against IL
bat still wanted II passed II nothinI
better could ho had li,,nlc closed th,
morning debate IA speech IN ia,ol
ui his measure. The committee fusc
after ~hirh the tall was postponed a.
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