Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-02-17
STATE LEGISLATURE.
LADIES' CHOICE PREVAILS IN
STATE FLOWER.


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Handbook Hobs Up-Authoriziug
bhird aud Fourth Glass City
sierks 90 Prepare Abstracts OF
IIti"- Increasing Age of Consent
q" Test the validity of Action
'psn Lang hton's vctoes Etc,
ite.
The Senate Friday morning almost
unanimously adopted the resolution
making the rhododcndron the State
flower and giving the State the official
s"hrIIuct OF the Evergreen State
Senators Belknap, Horr, Forrest, Esh
Gilman and Dyer supported the deci
SION Of the Indies, that the flower
named was the most beautiful one oi
the State.
On roll call, Senators Easterday
Gilbert, Ruttcr and Shaw voted in the
negative. Senators Frink, Kellogg
Richards. Roberts and Van de Vantel
were absent.
New bills were introduced as fol.
lows
! senate hill No. Isl, by Roberts-To
authorize the confinement of United
states prisoners in the State Peniten.
tiary.
Senate bill No. lS2, by Horr-To
establish n fiscal agency in the city oi
New York, at which shall be paid all
bonds issued by the State, counties,
townships. schools and road districts
cities or towns.
Senate bill No. 1873, by Horr-To
amend the code regulating insurance
agencies.
Senate bill No. lSi. by Sergeant
To authorize the State militia to use
the grounds of the State Soldiers
home for annual encampment.
Senate bill No. lSj, by Eshelman-
For the purchase of Barton's legisla-
tive hand book and manual.
Senate bill No. l26. 10y Kinnear
passed. This bill increases the age Of
consent from II to 10 years, and
makes violation OF this law punish.
able by life imprisonment.
Senate bill No. 81, to amend the
code. in relation to civil procedure
Senate bill No. 6, relative to me.
chanic's liens, and Senate bill No. 10
relating /" laborer's liens. were indefi-
nitely postponed.
The Senate memorial, by Hutchin'
son, for the opening OF the Worlds
Fair on Sundays, was recommended
favorably by the committee.
Senator Hutchinson introduced g
Joint memorial for the establishment
Of a United States assay office in the
city of Spokane. Referred.
The Senate adjourned until II
O'Clock Saturday.
In the House Friday morning the
consideration of House bill No. 76, re-
lating to proceedings supplemental to
execution, authorizing the arrest o
debtors intending to sbscond, and
providing means for compelling debt
ors to disclose their personal property
came up. The hill was attacked or
the grounds that 1t was too severe
and after n debate over il for an houI
it was defeated by a vote of 81 to 50
Judson moved to reconsider the vote
arguing that the bill had merit and
was an improvement on the presen,
law ON the subject. He criticised the
Judiciary committee for not defending
its reports. The bill was reconsidered
46 10 l3, and the bill was made g
special order for Tuesday next at 1(
A. N.
The House then went into joint
session, and on the dissolving OF the
joint convention took a recess until
= o'clock.
At the afternoon session the Speaker
called Ludden to the chair, and was
excused for the remainder OF the day:
session.
Egbert presented resolution OF the
labor congress thanking the Legisla
ture for the courtesies extended the
labor delegation yesterday.
Egbert offered resolution reauir
ing members to be more prompt in
attending the sessions OF the House
Laid on the table.
The following bills were introduced
and referred
BY the Judiciary committee-Te
provide for the punishment of the
crime against nature.
Notwithstanding for liens upor
saw logs and other timber products.
Smith of Douglas-Regulating the
erection of mill dams.
Baker-Providing for an inheritance
tax.
Ludden-To amend the act for the
apprasing and disposing OF tide ant
shore lands. The bill limits the righI
OF purchase of an upland owner to tide
land between his inland property ant
the first street, instead OF the deer
water, also.
Exempting church property, par
sonages, cemeteries and institutions o.
learning, from taxation; providing
that in cities of 5000 or more inhabi
tsnts church and parsonage lots shall
not be exempt for more than front
age OF l20 feet, nor grounds of educa
tional institutions for more than five
acres.
BY the Railroad Committee-Tc
regulate the operating of railroads.
BY the Committee on Roads and
Highways-Relating TO the construc
ton, repair and improvements OF pub
lie roads.
Judson--To authorize and regulate
Iarty primaries.