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

lands selected under the grant for a
State capitol building, the proceeds OF
! said certificates to bc used in the con-
struction of such capitol.
II. b. No. 1863, by Anderson OF
Whatcom-Relative to account books
and notes as evidence in actions and
! judicial proceedings.
III. b. No. 27O, by Anderson OF
Whatcom-Making it unnecessary to
prove the existence OF corporation in
actions 20 which it is party, unless
the opposite party, AYERS that it is not
a corporation.
ii. b. No. 21l, by Ludden OF Spo-
kane-Relative to the service of sum
mons in civil actions.
II. y. No. 272, by Moore of SKA
mania-Prohibiting the employment
OF men as members Of the Agricultural
College faculty who are not graduates
of an Agricultural College.
H. B. No. 273, by Scott OF Kitsap-
Fixing a maximum rate of charges for
transportation of freight at 81 per ton
for fifty miles, less than $I.50 for more
than 80 and less than 100 miles. and
70 cents for each additional 100 miles.
III. b. No. 274, by Letterman OF
Misunderstanding that boards of
school directors shall consist of five
members in districts having 800 or
more children OF school age, not
within city of the first class.
II. b. No. 275, by Weed of Yakima
l-Creating a Code Commission to
compile laws and statistics pertaining
to irrigation.
House bill No. 276, by Hurd of
Skagit-To regulate the fees and COM
pensation OF county officers, witnesses,
jurors, notaries public, interpreters
and the Secretary OF State.
House bill No. 277, by Hurd of
Skagit-No regulate the fees of county
clerks az ex-ofiicio clerks of the super
ior court.
Action was taken as follows on the
bills named.
House bill No. 81, for the appoint
ment Of State Veterinary Surgeon
Adverse report adopted.
House bill No. 60, to provide pen
atty for the maliciou, killing of dogs
Passed, 40 to 81.
House bill No. 10, to prevent the
spread Of contagious or infectious dis
eases among cattle, horses and other
domestic animals-Passcd, so to %.
House bill No. So, to provide for the
appointment and compensation of
counsel to defend persons in a condi-
ton of poverty charged with felony
Indefinitely postponed.
House bill No. lib, to aid INDECENT
persons in the prosecution of suits at
law in the courts OF the State-Inde-
tnitely postponed.
House bill No. l62, providing for ap-
peals from boards of county commits
sioners-Passed unanimously.
House bill No. 1913, relative to filling
vacancies in boards of county commits
sioners-Passed, 60 tot.
House bill No. III, providing for the
payment of county portion of salaries
OF superior judges monthly out of sal
AIRY fund-Passed, 70 to 9.
House bill No. 1877, relative to docu-
mentary evidence-Passed, IS to 3.
$. b. No. 80. making an appropria-
ton for the payment of S. F. Albert,
ex-Sherif of Wahkiakum county, for |
patroling the Columbia river-Passed, |
70 to 4.
Senate bill No. IS, to define and fix
the penalty where the defendant may |
be found guilty in all criminal actions |
tried by the superior courts of this
State-Passed, 65 to 5.
Adjourned to Thursday morning.
In the JOINT convention, Wednesday,
Heliker and Hurd created little di-
version on the first ballot, by voting
each for the other, but aside from this
the vote was unchanged. On the
second they returned to their candi.
dates, and the vote remained as for
merly.
On the fifty.second ballots, the
OF votes cast was los.
Kellogg and Smith of Whitman
were paired. Edens and Forsyth
were absent and not paired. The vot-
ing resulted: Allen As, Turner %,
Griggs q, Young s, Dunbar l.
The vetoed section 43, OF Senate
bill No. 259, of the session of 1891,
was special order in the Senate
Thursday and Acting Governor Laugh
ton was unanimously sustained in
his action on the bill, the Senate be-
ing OF the opinion that the section
was unconstitutional, for the reason
that it provided for double taxation of
coal mine property.
Van de Vanter of King. submitted
a joint resolution which was adopted;
that
WHEREAS, Grave and serious
charges have been made against the
executive committee OF the Worlds
Fair Commission, the Worlds Fair
Committees of the Senate and the
House be authorized to make a
thorough investigation OF said charges.
The resolution was adopted.
The Committee on Revenue and
Taxation recommended the indefinite
postponement of Senate bill No. JOG,
to abolish the poll tax. Report adopt
ed.
Senate bill No. 81, to provide for
the construction of buildings for the
Washington State normal school at
Ellensburgh and appropriating $75 900
therefor, was passed. The bill provides
that so far as practicable all material
used in the construction of the build
ing be products of the State of Wash
ington.
The Labor Congress were received
and presented their lengthy petition.
Senator Claypool moved that it be re-
turned to the delegates with the re-
quest that they eliminate therefrom
the discourteous language referring to
Anderson. The motion carried, the
delegates proceeded to their hall and
on converting the Objectionable
language was erased, and the petition
will be returned to the Senate.
New bills were introduced as fol.
lows:
Dyer-To provide for the publica-
ton and sale of Washington Supreme
Cont reports.
Brown-Fixing the fees and COM
pensation of justices OF the peace.
Overwhelming to crimes against
public morals and decency.
Misunderstanding for the loca-
ton and erection of a capitol build
ing.
Campbell-To encourage home in
dustries: for the relief of B. and C. S.
Barlow, for Office rent due by ex-State