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


IlSllc HlISHN Also ne IoiStTN, MS ne
had drawn the bill now under consid
Grafton. On final passage the bill was
lost. ayes - and noes 80. The PUpu
lists voted To retain the court; Seattle
and Spokane for its adjustment and
Tacoma sat on the fence.
"Wednesday morning, the Governor
sent To the Senate the following NOM
/ nations:
Il. +. Houston, of Pierce, Regent Of
State University.
! John +. McManus, OF Snohomi-h,
/ Trustee Of Western Washington Hos
/ pital Tor the Insane, to succeed \. II.
Chambers
/ J. W. Stcarns and T. K. Tannatt of
Whitman, Regents OF the Agricultural
College.
( K. II. Manner and +. Dempsie rf
/ Spokane, Trustees of Cheney Normal
School
ID. T. Pcrcival Of spokane, Trustee
OF Eastern Hospital for the Insane.
James b. Eagleson of King and
y. f. Essig of Spokane, members of
State Board OF Health.
The following bills passed the Sen
ate:
BY Merchant, appropriating - 500
for the purpose OF sinking an artesian
well in Walla Walla county, upon
condition that the County Commits
sioners appropriate a like amount.
by kittinger, providing for the Sc
lection of grand and petit jurors. SO
that in counties of the first to seventh
classes, the County Commissioners
shall, at the first OF each year, select
the names of 800 householders, and
certify TO the Clerk OF the Superior
Court, list of such names, from which
list jurors shall be drawn. In coun-
ties of the eighth to twenty ninth
classes, 300 names shall be selected.
BY AlbertsOE, to provide for the
murtgaging of real estate by admins
traitors and executors. Under the
present law there exists no provision
for raising funds on real property ex-
cept by sale, which is usually at a
sacrifice. This bill permits the mort
gaging. upon the order of the court.
BY Mills, providing for ditch law.
Under the law of the last session a
number of counties contracted to have
bitches built. The Supreme Court
subsequently declare the law uncon-
stitutional, and large number Of
warrants which had issued were neces-
sarily invalid. BY this bill these war
rants are validated.
al IL, No 4
Veterinary Science at the Agriculture
College, State veterinarian, without
compensation additional to his salary
as an officer of the Agricultural
College. lie is also made an addi-
tional member Of the State Board OF
Health.
By Fenton. defining the powers and
duties of County Surveyor and max
ing him engineer in charge of all
county work of construction.
BY Dorr, regulating the fees of court
stenographers, allowing not to exceed
70 per day, six cents per folio for tran
scripts and three cents per folio for
manifolds.
BY Frink, TO protect game on any
island in the State surrounded 10y nav
igable fresh water and not exceeding
800 acres. The bill makes game
reserve of Mercer island in Lake
Washington.
BY Gilbert, making warrants re-
ceivable for taxes delinquent in 1894
and prior thereto, provided that such
warrants and the interest thereon
shall only be applied in payment OF
that part of such taxes levied for the
same fund upon which such warrant
was issued.
The conference committee on the
military bill returned its report this
afternoon with all Senate amendments
practically concnrred in. The only
change is that one battery of light ar
tillery is retained if the military board
deems it advisable. No change is
made in the section wiping out all of.
ficers.
DORIS bill Withdrawing impeach.
ment proceedings from the Legisla
ture and placing it in the hands OF the
Supreme Court, failed to pass.
These bills were indefinitely post
poned:
BY committee, to provide counties
cities and towns to provide temporary
funds for current expenses in anticipa
ton OF revenue.
BY Campbell, authorizing the incor
lporation of State banks and trust
, companies.
A committee bill, requiring ab
stractors to give bonds and making
them personally liable for errors, failed
: to pass.
In the House, Wednesday, quite s
storm occurred over a motion TO con
cur in Senate amendments to the
Rogers school bill. The amendment,
reduce the amount to be apportioneC
each pupil in the State from $40 tt
&c. House concurred by vote of 4;
, to %. Rogers danced with joy shout
, ing What's the matter with tn,
. Barefooted Boy'?"
r Yesterday the Senate passed thu
following:
BY Nelson, appropriating 1894 t
reimburse Isaac Il. Keene for services
as enuMerator of the Colville Indiar
} reservation.
By Smith, directing the Secretar,
of State to supply each justice of tn,
peace with copy of Huntley's code.
BY McArdle, establishing a bureau
/, of statistics and immigration in tn,
, office of the Secretary of State.
By Fink, combining the sale OF jutt
and other fabrics manufactured at the
State Pcnitentiary to residents o
Washington, and providing that or
ders shall be filled in the order OF ap
plications; also bill providing for The
appointment by the Penitentiary Di
rectors of warden, for term OF fou
years, under bond OF $4,000, ant
for clerk with 5000 bond. TIL,
: clerk must require from the warden /,
, daily statement of all department
. and keep set of double entry books.
I BY Senate Mining Committee, 10
3 the proper ventilation and safety o
o coal mines. 1t requires 100 cubic fee
o of air per minute for each man EN-
n ployed in the mine.
n BY Deckeback, to make unknown
q owners, parties to proceedings in con
t domination of property, for public Use
@ The bill was presented for the purpos
i. OF securing for the government perfec
title to point of land at Westport OF
which a lighthouse may be erected.
o BY kittinger, appropriating 81 so