The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-02-28

brOWn-Approprlatln SAT, OOO Tor the
expenses of the present legislature.
Range-Authorizing county commits.
sioners to condemn property for right
of-way for Lake Washington ship canal.
Memorial committee-Declaring Feb
ruary II, anniversary of Abraham Lin
coins birth, legal holiday.
Bush-Appropriating 10000 for fish
hatcheries on the Columbia river.
strengthening that not less than
ten minutes each week be devoted in
the public schools to systematic teach.
ing of kindness to not only our domes-
tic animals, but to all living creatures.
Passed both houses and await the
governors signature:
Scobey-To prevent the practice oil
vivisection in public or private schools
in the presence of scholars.
STRENGTHENING title to certain school
lands in Chehalis county for the relief
of John Brady.
Passed the house and await the action
of the senate:
Bush-Providing for the sale and pur.
chase of tide lands of the third class fol-
oyster planting.
Bush-Protecting planters of oysters
Prohibiting certain methods of gather.
ing oysters.
Ham-To abolish the Office of lieuten.
ant; indefinitely postponed in senate
To provide for verdict by ten jurors ir
civil cases.
Kittinger-Providing for the transfer
of marriage records from county audi.
tors to county clerks. To provide s
manner of drawing and certifying lists
of grand and petit jurors. To govern
the method of allowance to witnesses,
and jurors of fees for their attendance
and mileage.
Temple-Fixing the maximum sum tt
be allowed by county commissioners fol
board of prisoners in county jails.
Rogers-Amending the present Law
relative to the proper ventilation of coal
mines. Barefoot" school law.
Biggs-Fixing the per diem and mile.
age OF jurors.
McArdle-For the protection of knot
sawyers in shingle mills.
Conner amending the code relative to
the government of municipal corpora.
tons. Fixing the pay of superior court
baliffs at 81 per day. Providing for two
ballots only for each elector at elections.
Miller-For publishing the second bi.
ennial report of the state board of horti.
culture.
Johnston-Extending the time of pay.
ment on contracts for the sale of school
lands.
Nelson-For the protection of motor.
men and drivers of street cars.
Albertson-In relation to the descent
Of real estate of deceased persons.
Miles-Amending the code in relation
TO elections.
Bush-In relation to beds of natural
oysters. To prevent dredging for oys.
ters.
Hanford- prevent the destruction
Of singing birds.
Heath-To provide for organization Of
companies for clearing out and improv-
ing rivers, and fixing maximum tolls
for delivering logs.
Biggs-Amending the code in relation
to quarantine.
Nims-Granting to school districts the
right to purchase school house sites oil
state school land of not less than one
acre.
Scobey-Relating to vital statistics. !.
Fishburn-To regulate the sale OF
commercial fertilizers.
Passed the senate and now await &C
lion of the house:
Dorr-Granting to judgment debtors
the right of possession, rents, issues and
profits of real estate and premises sold
ander execution during the period OF re-
lemption.
Taylor-Requiring railroad companies
and others to provide weather guards on
street cars. In relation to the granting
Of new trials; indefinitely postponed by
the house. Amending the code in rela-
ton to peremptory challenges to jurors
in criminal cases indefinitely postponed
by the house.
Gilbert-Providing for township or
ganization.
Kellog-Amending present law pro-
viding the manner of drawing and certl-
fying list of grand and petit jurors.
McManus-In relation to corporations
and amending the code. Validating GER
tain articles of interpretations.
Notwithstanding manner in which
Judges of superior courts shall direct
iudgment in cases tried before the court
with jury.
Van Houten-Making an appropri-
alton for deficiency of the state agrl-
cultural college.
misunderstanding an act allowing q
second appeal to the supreme court IN
certain criminal cases. Amending the
code of procedure in criminal actions,
relating to speedy trial of defendant,
Judiciary committee-Amcndlng cleo,
ton laws in relation to registration OF
voters in towns and precincts with
population of $50 or more. :,
Range Amending the code OF CIVIL
procedure. y.
constables and coroners upon the exPlra-
ton of their term of Office, prescrl blng
the duties of their successors and vail
dating the acts of each:
Belknap-To prohibit prizehghtlng
and boxing matches in clubs.
Judiciary committee-Relating to the
settlement of community estates held In
common, and amending the code.
Ide-Appropriating money to deiray
the expenses of public printing.
Numerous bills in both houses have
been indefinitely postponed. and many
will probably never leave che commit-
tee rooms. 1t is difficult to estimate
the number of bills that will be enacted
into laws, but of the number already
introduced it is safe to say that not one
fourth of them will pass both houses.