Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE.

OF Volume =, a the Code of 1851 and
pa.c> Gil To- 80 oi volume ; as the
Penal Code.
Also tine bill 10y committee. provid-
ing iur the validating school district
Indebtedness or any part thereof in
Cured IN excess al one and onrhali
per ccntum Of the taxable property OF
the district.
Also Van lIoutcn's bill empowering
the state Agricultural College and
School OF SCIENCE to grant the usual
academic and honorary degrees and TO
issue diplomas
Also kcllogg'S bill, permitting all
local Boards ui Health TO provide and
execute such regulations as will pre-
vent the spread oi contagious diseases
among cattle. hor-c- and domestic
animals.
And Mill,;s bill. making it unlaw-
ful to kill or trap quail, golden, silver
China or Monaghan pheasants, before
October H., 1899 and thereafter except
during the period between October II
and January LIST.
The following bills were introduced,
numbered from 299 to $40, inclusive:
BY Dorr, exempting the proceeds of
life insurance from liability for debt /;
also a hill regulating care of funds in
cities OF the second, third and fourth
class; also one for a constitutional
amendment relating to Impeachment
BY Pusey, for the bonding OF the
lands OF the Washington University.
BY Dorr, to provide for free school
books.
BY Hall, to punish hotel, lodging
house and restaurant frauds.
BY Shaw, for the relief of o. n.
Hidden.
By yesterday, requiring all corpora
tions to file with the Secretary Of
State list OF their officers.
BY Wilson, relating to the prepare
ton of syllabi of the opinions of the
Supreme Court; also bill to provide
for a uniform system of common
schools.
By committee, governing the man.
ner Of commencing actions.
BY committee, to amend the code
relating to mortgages.
BY committee, authorizing cities OF
first-class to change or repeal char.
tiers.
BY Range, requiring corporations
to publish financial statements.
BY Taylor, to regulate mining.
! BY yesterday, prescribing the man.
l nf oil
relating to assessment of taxes.
BY Hall, for the relief of Whitman
county by reimbursement for cost
bills.
BY Horr, for the protection of life
and property against coal and petrol
ium oils.
BY Sergeant, appropriating $50.50O
for the State Soldiers Home.
By committee, authorizing the pub.
fishing by the State, of legislative
manual.
In the House, Monday, the follow.
ing bills passed:
By Minis, for election of United
States Senators.
By Biggs. requiring County Clerk
to execute bond; also bill relating to
official bonds of State, county. city,
town and precinct officers.
counties to fund their Indebtedness
and issue bonds therefor.
By Moore, an act to amend an act
relating TO liens on farm products.
By Miles, appointment of Superior
Court Commissioners.
Fred I. Taylor's bill to prohibit the
display of any but the American flag
in parades and on public buildings.
was lost, as was also one by Witt, pro-
viding for the reduction of all sala ries
of State officers, cutting the salary
of the Governor to So 600 and that of
the members of the Legislature to 81
= day. The vote was almost strictly
| partisan.
Among the new bills introduced was
one by Hanford, repeating the present
cigarette law and placing q license
upon the manufacture and sale of the
article. The bill also prohibits the
sale TO minors under the age Of Is
years.
By Milroy, providing that any mum.
Der of individuals owning property to
the extent of $25 900 may form a mu.
tual insurance association. Only
stockholders are entitled to insurance
The bill is modelled after the Wiscon.
sin mutual insurance law.
Mr.. Miles introduced, by request, g
bill to regulate the charges on Pull
man sleeping cars. 1t provides tina,
for the use of berth the charge shall
not be greater than fifteen cents pei
hundred miles and requires operatives
to keep the upper berth up, when ne
occupied, provided it is desired b.
occupants of lower berths.
The Senate, Tuesday, passed Foss'
bill fixing q penalty of Imprisonment
of from five TO twenty years for oh
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