Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-15

in Territorial days.
Heath, defining the crime of rape
also on providing punishment for an
assault on a female with an intent tc
commit rape.
Ham, making an appropriation for
the relief of Seaquest for property
loaned to the State Fair commission.
Morgan, regulating the practice oil
pharmacy.
Nettleton, requiring street car com
panies to employ competent men t.
operate cars and defining who are
competent.
Goddard, for the relief of Thomas
Webb who purchased land of the State
when a Territory. and failed to get
title.
Coon, providing new militia code.
Collins, providing that persons using
wide tire wagons shall be entitled to a
reduction of road tax.
The Senate met in the afternoon
and took up the discussion of the bill
abolishing the office of Lieutenant
Governor. 1t was indefinitely post
poned.
Senate bills IS, 80 and IL, relating
to personal property mortgages, regu-
lating attorney fees in foreclosure pro.
ceedings and abolishing the use of
acknowledgements of written instru-
ments by State, county and other Of
ticers,. respectively. were indefinitely
postponed.
Senate concurrent resolution for the
preservation of the forest preserves
and house memorial by Schively pro-
testing against the combining of the
general land survey and concen trating
the whole At Washington city, were
passed.
Taylor, introduced . bill prescrib.
ing the manner in which Superior
Judges shall direct judgment in cases
tried before the court with q Jury.
When the legal sufficieucy of the
evidence is challenged and the court
as q matter of law decides what verdict
should be found, the jury is to be dis
charged from further consideration of
the case and judgment entered accord
ing to his decision.
These bills were passed:
Senate bill by Wilson, repeating the
act of the last session allowing a sec.
ond appeal in certain felony cases.
Senate bill Diminishing indictments
on information where q prisoner is not
brought to trial at the next regular
jury term after the filing of same un.
less on the application of defendant
for postponement.
Senate bill by Range, for the better
protection of wards, and requiring
guardians to file report OF the condi-
ton OF the property OF their ward 6
every two years.
Senate bill by Taylor, requiring
street railways to furnish weather
guards for their cars to protect EN-
ployes.
Senate bill by same, providing tina.
in jury cases in the Superior Court,
where the legal sufficiency of the evi.
dence is challenged, the judge may
take the case from the consideration
of the jury and order q judgment en-.
tered in accordance with his decree.
Senate bill by McManus. validating
certain articles of incorporation, by
churches, benevolent societies, etc.
Senate bill by same, prescribing the
manner of filing articles of incorpora-
ton.
Senate bill by Kellogg, providing
that in counties Of the fret to fifth
class 500, and from the sixth to
twenty-ninth class 800 names shall be
drawn by the County Commissioners
for grand and petit jurors.
Senate bill by yesterday, permitting
newly elected county officers to com.
plete processes commenced by their
predecessors, particularly Sheriff sales,
etc.
The provision for voting on the
woman suffrage amendment to the
constitution and Taylor's local option
bill were made special order for Tues
day afternoon.
New bills introduced were:
Van Houten. No. 227l establishing
. fiscal agency for the State OF WASH
ington in New York city.
Lewis, to repeal sections 451 and
52l of volumes II Of Hills code re-
lating to book OF levies.
Lesh, providing for the securing and
holding of real estates by corporations
organized for the construction or ope-
ration OF irrigating bitches.
Lewis, prohibiting any person elected
or appointed to any State, county or
city office from holding any other Of
fee.
By committee on education, pro-
viding means and methods OF funding
and paying school district indebted
ness.
The Senate yesterday passed two
Senate bills, one relating to the settle.
ment of community estates. and the
other relating to sales under execu-
ton. The latter provides that in all
cases where real or other property is
sold under execution, foreclosure or
other judicial proceedings, which at
the time OF such sale is subject to re.
demption, the judgment debtor shall
be entitled to the possession, and to
the rents, issues and profits of such
property during the full period pro-
vided by law for redemption. The bill
passed by vote of % to 5, but lacked
the necessary majority to pass the
emergency clause. Senator Dorr then
gave notice that he would move to
reconsider the vote by which the
emergency clause was lost.
The House yesterday concurred in
Senate amendment to F. 7. Taylor's
memorial praying Congress to restrict
naturalization to educational qualifi.
cations.
Senate concurrent resolution asking
Congress to protect forest reserves
passed by an unanimous vote.
Fishburn's bill providing for the
manner In which commercial fertiliz-
ers shall be sold passed by vote of SO
to /.
Scobey's joint resolution granting to
w. s. Church the syllsbi OF Supreme
Court reports failed to pass.
Scobey's bill requiring physicians
and surgeons to keep record Of births
and deaths and file certificate with
county auditor passed.
Nelson's bill for protection OF motor
men passed.
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