Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-02-10

hecl OF hing moved that House
bill No. 23l be referred to the COM
mittee on State, school and granted
lands. So ordered.
Weed of Yakima moved that House
bill No. l47 be referred to the COM
mittee on Forestry, Agriculture and
Horticulture. So ordered.
The new bills submitted were:
239, Mcmillan of Skagit-An act to
protect common carriers.
24l, Morrison of King-Making it a
crime to make false reports against
employees and providing for the pun
ishment of persons making the same.
342, Anderson Of Whitman (by re.
quest-To regulate the sale and re-
demption of transportation tickets OF
common carriers.
243, Leo of Pierce-To define the
liability of railroad companies in re-
lation to damages sustained by their
employees.
240, Nash of Pierce-Relating to
and authorizing cities and towns to
purchase, construct and maintain wa
ter works, systems of sewerage, gas
and electric light plants, and to issue
bonds to pay therefor and declaring all
emergency.
This is an amendment to the laws
of 1889 80, page $40. The amend
ment is in the title and section 2 Of
the new bill is section l of the laws Of
1890, page 326, commencing when
ever" etc.
Under suspension of the rules the
bill was read the first and second time
by title, and the third time in full
and passed. Ayes, rs. Nays. 0.
1t was then transmitted at once to
the Senate.
The following bills rs reported from
the committees were then acted upon ::
House bill No. 81, by Mr.. Smith Of
Douglas-An act providing Tor the
levy, collection and disposal of an in
heritance tax, and declaring an emer.
gency.
Recommended to be indefinitely
postponed by Committee on Revenue
and Taxation. Report adopted.
House bill No. 1l6, by Mr.. Moore
An act relating TO the weight of oats.
Agricultural Committee recon-
mended passage and again referred to
the Judiciary Committee. That com.
mittee recommended an amendment
by inserting the weight Of other arti-
cles than oats, viz: Wheat 60 pounds,
clover seed GO, rye or Indian corn SO,
oats 80, barley is, buckwheat AZ, dried
apples or peaches %, potatoes 60,
green apples or pears 45, flax 56.
So amended the bill passed.
House bill No. "a, by Mr.. White
An act to amend Sections 1908 OF
code OF 1881 and l,27l. volume 2 OF
Hills code, by providing for compen-
sation of counsel appointed to defend
INDECENT prisoners.
Committee on Appropriations rec
ommend indefinite postponement.
BY a vote of 90 to 25 the bill was re.
referred to the committee.
Senate bill No. 40, by Mr.. Richards
An act to amend section of an act
entitled "An act to establish and de.
fine public ways for water crafts across
the tide flats within, in front of and
for mile either way from all incor.
porated cities and towns in the State
CT Washington, approved March %,
1890"
Harbor committee recommends. pas
sage.
Passed, 76 too.
House bill No. 66. By Anderson of
Whatcom-An act to establish State
normal school in the county OF What
com.
State University and Normal School
Committee recommend passage, with
amendment. Made a special order OF
business for Monday next at 2P.M.
House bill No. l45. By Mr.. Wheel
er-An act to provide for the appraise-
ment and disposition OF school lands.
Committee on State school and
granted lands recommend passage,
with amendment. Same disposition
as No. &C.
A Messenger from the Senate an
nounced the passage in the upper
body of Senate bills 66 and 80.
Adjourned until II :55.
When the House was called to Or
der after the joint session Egbert OF
Pierce introduced resolution requir-
ing the Assistant Doorkeeper to aid
the Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms in fill
ing the printed bills on the members
files; lost.
Adjourned until IL so o'clock on
Monday.
The monotony of the joint sessions
was broken Saturday on the forty
seventh ballot, when the name of Lud-
den of Spokane was called. That
gentlemen arose and said that he be-
lieved it was due to his position that
he explain his vote. He had been
numbered as one OF the minority in
supporting Judge Turner, and as one
OF the minority had been hearty in his
support because of the qualities of the
man, because of the fact that he came
from his (Ludden's) locality. Both
men now leading he thought we'll
qualified to occupy the position which
they seek, but in the interest Of party
harmony he would from now on cast
his vote for John B. Allen.
There was no change on the forty
eighth ballot, which with the forty
seventh stood: Allen, 46; Turner, 90;
Griggs, %; Teats, 8.
Paired-Claypool and Kinnear,
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