Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-08


condemnation OF property by County
Commissioners, in aid of public i'm
provement by State or United States
and permits tax levy to the extent
of one mill per annum on all taxable
property for the purpose of meeting
such expenses. The bill is designed
to further the Lake Washington canal
project.
Senate bill relating to new trials.
Senate bill relating to peremptory
challenge OF jurors.
House bill creating a uniform sys
tenn for common schools.
House bill to prevent dissection and
vivi-section in any school, public or
private.
The following were presented, mum.
bered from l63 to 1863, inclusive:
BY Range, to limit the limit of ex-
emptiOn from taxation, OF property
used for hospitals.
Roberts, for the relief of George
Babcock for work done on the Peni
Tertiary.
Ide, relating to State Normal
Schools.
| Sergeant, for the relief of A. G.
Matthews for expenses as Sheriff in
serving acquisitions.
McManus, to provide for the elec-
ton of City Marshals in cities OF the
third and fourth classes.
Gilbert, to provide for keeping roads
and bridges OF organized townships in
repair.
+ Wilson, relating to fixed appliances
for taking fish.
! The whole session OF the House
Wednesday, was consumed in consider.
alton OF Corners bill an act to amend
section 154 Of an act entitled "An
act providing for the organization,
classification, incorporation and gov.
eminent OF municipal corporations
and declaring all emergency" ap-
proved March 81, 1890, the same be-
ing section 673 of volume l, of Hills
Annotated Statutes and Codes of
Washington, and declaring an emer-
gency. The bill. on its final reading,
passed by a vote of &C to 7.
The Speaker, under instructions,
announced the appointment of two
additional clerks: J. ID. Harrington
and H. S. Nettleton.
In the Senate, yesterday, the COM
mittee on Senate employees resigned,
because the house would not stand by
its recommendation. 1t seems that
the committee and the membership
OF the Senate entertain adverse ideas
as to the limit of economical admins.
tration of affairs Of that body. The
recommendation OF the committee for
appointment Of James Browner, OF
Tacoma, for Doorkeeper, was laid on
the table as was the resignation OF
the committee.
The Senate passed House bill ap.
propriating $4,000 for the establish
ment OF fish hatcheries and creating a
board OF fish commissioners. to con-
sist of the Governor, State Treasurer
and the Fish Commissioner.
A substitute resolution by Fink for
the appointment of q committee to
examine into the affairs of the State
Penitentiary was adopted. Senator
Sergeant said he thought the investi-
CATION would show very queer con-
dition of affairs at the penitentiary
and would show, too, that the State 10
indebted to Coblentz instead of Cob
lentz to the State.
The following we're introduced:
BY Lesh, a resolution urging the
delegation in Congress to use every
effort to secure the passage of the bill
for forest reserves.
One BY Helm, for the appointment
OF joint committees to investigate the
Cheney and Ellensburgh normal
schools, was passed. Senator Dorr
wanted to include Whatcom, but the
motion was defeated.
Lewis, proposition for amendment
of the constitution in relation to
Justices OF the Peace; also one for
amendment as regarding county Of
ticers; another with reference to the
elective franchise, and still another
relating to Superior Courts.
The Judiciary Committee presented
a bill for amending the code so to pro-
vide for the distribution of estates
within one year after death.
Kellogg. for the safety of public
moneys in the care of county treas.
urers.
McManus, authorizing cities of the
third class to provide for poor and in
firm.
| Van Houten, for the maintenance
Of actions in cases OF death caused by
the wrongful act or omission of an
other.
Foss. amending the laws OF 1893 in
relation to the collection fees of coun-
ty officers.
| Hutchinson, for the proper control
and safety Of coal mines.
Wooding, amending the code relat-
ing to government of cities of the
fourth class.
Dorr, appropriating $4,000 for a
State Normal School at Whatcom.
| Campbell, to regulate primary cleo
tons.
In the House yesterday, Fenton
was heard from. He presented q petit
ton for reduction of county salaries
one-third.
| Miles Of Douglas presented q petit
ton from his constituents fayoring
the passage of the bill introduced by
him, for the encouragement of the
live stock industry.
Phelps of Stevens presented reso-
luton to require the Board of State
Land Commissioners to render a re-
port OF the school lands that have
been sold or otherwise disposed Of.
Senate bill providing for the tax.
ing OF testimony in certain legislative
proceedings, passed.
l. The House bill establishing . uni
form system for public schools came
from the Senate with amendment.
House concurred. g9;
Catlin presented . petition by re-
quest which asks the members of the
Legislature TO abstsin from the use oil
Intoxicating liquors while in session.
House concurrent resolution, for a
joint committee to visit the Agricul-
tural College and School of Science,
was adopted by . vote Of 70 to l.
LATE Hawaii adyices state that