Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-03-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
1T is NUMBERED AMONG TIE
THINGS THAT WE'RE.


E.>travagantin si> Expenditures,
/ and oblivion. OF Its Higher Dut-
ie.-It viii 60 Down 10 Po>irrity
..Inwept, Unhonorcd and en-
sung
Monday i'll the Senate, recon>i,era-
ton OF the Rogers " Barefoot School
: boy Bill" failed 10y tie vote, and
these bills passed:
BY HARPER, fixing Il fire OF 500 to
5000 for the use of trade marks be-
longing to others and subjecting the
goods sold under such misdemcauor
+ To couiiscatiun.
/ BY Dorr, making it unnecessary to
verify any pleadings in any civil ac-
ton at law or in equity.
By Wilson, requiring Judges OF the
Supreme Court to file written sylla-
bus with each decision. At present
these syllabi are prepared by the SUI
preme Court reporter.
BY Megler, making it unlawful for
any person to take or dredge for East
ern oysters in any waters OF this State.
for period of five years. These oys
tiers were planted three months ago
by the United States Fish Commis-
sioner.
BY Committee, defining crimes
against decency. The maximum
penalty for incest is fixed at 20 years
and for adultery at five years.
BY Wooding, amending the road
law by taking jurisdiction from the
Superior Court and placing it with the
County Commissioners. The bill also
provides for a poll tax of So, which
may he worked out at the rate of 81 80
per day Of eight hours, and $3.50 for
man and team. Road supervisors are
allowed ~ per day.
BY Pussy, reappropriating 500, 900,
the balance of the former appropria-
ton for the State University, to be
used in completing the present con-
tract.
BY Donahoc, appropriating $1,000
for the purchase of land adjoining the
State Reform School.
BY Shaw, appropriating SOB to re-
imburse o. NJ. Hidder for drawing
plans for water works system at the
reform school.
BY Committee, appropriating 81, 57J
for Improvements at the School for
Defective Youth at Vancouver.
BY Wilson, relating to the sale OF
tide lands and providing that where
All alien has foreclosed on tide land
improvements, he shall succeed to the
rights of the person making such I'M
provements.
BY yesterday, to permit foreign
corporation TO be sued in the county
where the transaction upon which the
action was founded, occurred. Here
tofore such actions were confined to
the county where the resident agent
resided
II b. by Barge, appropriating 81 600
to carry on the work OF the State His
torical Society.
By Weddings permitting the State
Land Commission to straighten navi.
gable streams to u point within two
miles of an incorporated city. That
portion OF the stream Strengthened is
to be considered portion of the har-
Dor of the city in front of which it is
located.
At the evening session Monday, the
Coon military bill which legislated the
officers of the National Guard out OF
Office was considered.
Senators Horr and Taylor defended
the Adjutant General against whom
the measure was mainly directed, the
latter contending that other persons
were quite as responsible for extrava-
gance charged as O'Brien, and that all
the officers from Commander in. Chief
down were equally guilty.
| Washburn repealed the insinuation
against the Chief, and
in forcible language protested against
this attempt to whitewash the record
Of a recreant officer.
Senator Deckebach said o majority
OF the officers of the guard had elected
O'Brien and they were just as culpa:
BILE as he.
Taylor then moved to strike out the
entire section and his motion was
carried by rising vote of Ia to ID. 1t
had the effect of wiping out every
commissioned officer OF the guard.
The bill passed by vote of q TO 6.
Those voting in the negative were
Senators Crow. Field, Hutchinson,
Mullen, Range and Roberts-absent,
Kellogg and Frink.
In the House, Monday, the resolu-
ton of impeachment of Judge Lang
horne was indefinitely postponed by a
vote of 33 to %.
The charges against Judge Lang.
horne were that he WAS grossly i'm.
moral, and that his occupancy of the
bench impaired the value of the judi
ciary.
, Immediately after the above result
was reached Mr.. Williams moved the
suspension OF the rules and the con.
sideration of House bill $50. 1t sub
mits a constitutional amendment
placing the impeachment of Superior
/ Judges with the Supreme Court, a
majority of the court being necessary
to convict. Pending the impeach.
ment the Judge on trial shall be sus
pended.
! Mr.. Williams said he believed it wal
the limitation of time alone which
had influenced the House not to order
impeachment against Judge Arthur
of Spokane, and Judge Langhorne.
The motion carried with rousing
swell of "ayes." The bill was pu,
, upon final passage and received g.
votes. Only three votes were cast
against it.
The arid land bill was passed by 40
to 81. Itprovides for the survey and
} sale OF arid lands of the State, the pro
ceeds of the sale to pay the expense oil
the Commissioner, etc.
Other House bills that passed were
the following:
BY Scott. to provide for bitches and
, guards to pitfalls.
By Nelson, to establish q chair Of
veterinary surgery in the Agricul
tnral College, the State veterinary
surgeon to be such professor.
By Burrows, authorizing boards Of
, teachers examiners to reissue first
grade certificates without examina
ton.
BY Fishburn, relating to the mode
OF procedure in justice cases.
BY HALEY, to build State road
from Clarke county to Goldendale
and appropriating ST 900 therefore.
BY Biggs, licensing fisheries so as tc
shut Canadians out OF the waters Of
, Point Roberts.
| By Committee on Roads and