Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15

Tuesday morning, in executive ses-
sion. the Senate confirmed the ap-
pointments of Gov. McGraw with the
exception of Judge Frank Allen, of
Tacoma, as Regent OF the Cniver-
sity.
In regular session the local option
bill came up with a majority report
recommending indefinite postpone
ment. The report was tabled.
The following passed.
By committee, making deductions
from the terms OF convicts who shall
labor faithfully and violate no pcni-
Tertiary rule or regulation: A de-
duction of two months for one year,
five months for two years, nine
months for three years, one year and
two months for four years, and six
months in each of the remaining
years of his term, and pro rata for any
part of year where the sentence is
more or less than year. Each con.
Wet will be entitled to these deduc-
tons unless the Board of Directors
choti ihu tii6b ioA OlHeI
cause he shall not receive them.
By Belknap, making it misde.
meanor for the owner or lessee of any
saloon, gambling house, or place OF
prostitution, to permit any boy OF
girl under the age of Is years, to enter
such place, to deliver any paper, mes
sage or for any other purpose.
BY Hall, to provide for the manage
ment and control of all normal schools
and providing that two members oil
each Of the local boards of normal
school trustees shall constitute a gen.
eral board with the Superintendent oil
Public Instruction as Secretary.
By HarIer, changing the day oil
meeting of County Commissioners
from the first Monday to the first
Tuesday in January, April, July and
October.
The House, Tuesday, passed the
following:
By Miller, authorizing the purchas
er of diseased fruit trees to recover the
amount of loss.
By McArdle, to prevent blackmail.
ing of employees by employers, the
fine being $500 to ST 600.
BY Foster, defining as larceny the
act of concealing or appropriating
with fraudulent intent, any money OF
papers belonging to an insurance COM
pany.
BY Irving, making it unlawful to
take salmon from any waters within
the State between March l and April
10, or August 10 and September 10
The fine is $50 to $3.50.
By Eddy, taking the admission oil
attorneys out of Superior Courts and
transferring to Supreme Court; also,
extending the time of study from six.
teen months to two years, and restrict
ing admissions TO citizens OF the
United States alone.
BY Wing, appropriating $l6,9S5.5 SO
for Improvements, repairs, furniture
and library at the Western Washing
ton asylum and $3.50 for the same at
the Eastern Washington hospital.
These amounts are about so per cent
OF the appropriation asked for.
Col. Eddy's bill to establish an i'm
migration bureau was reconsidered
The appropriation OF 81 600 was then
stricken out but on final passage the
bill again failed.
Judge Reynolds bill for Code
Commission was consigned to eternal
oblivion by a vote of &c ayes to "A
noes, lacking 4 of the necessary ma
jority.
Tuesday afternoon in the House
quite wrangle sprang up over the
bill to prohibit fish wheels, which
came to personalities between Minis
and Curtiss. On final vote the bill
was killed.
Tulls bill to abolish municipal
courts in cities of the tirst-class was
resurrected and its form again
stretched upon the gillotine. Baker
read a dispatch protesting against
adjustment of the court purporting
to be signed by several prominent
Seattle attorneys, among whom ap-
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