Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-12

ways to have emergency brakes.
No. 332, by Wilkeson, relief of VIM.
Monks.
No. 333, by A. S. Bush, providing
for working prisoners on highways.
No. 334, by Land, relating to the
University of Washington.
No. 335, by A. S. Bush, payment of
road poll-tax made Il qualification of
voters.
No. 1886, by Mitchell, rccognizanccs,
stipulations, bonds, etc, and provid-
ing that certain corporations may be
surety.
No. 337, by C. Smith, election OF
United States Senators.
No. 33S, by Witt, publication OF
summonses:and other processes.
No. 329, by Pierson, to prevent the
wearing of high hats in theaters and
other places of public amusement and
entertainments where admission fee is
charged. This bill provides for pen
atty of not less than 50 nor more than
$40, to be assessed against proprietors
of such places who permit the wearing
of the millinery monuments and mon
strosities.
No. $40, was introduced rs Il sub
stitute for Nos Is and los, the irri-
CATION bills. Together with these bills
it was made special order for Friday,
the 18th, at 2 80.
No. 341, by Kittinger, relating to
liens on logs
The following bills were introduced
Friday, in the Senate:
No. 154, by Paul, providing for a
Superior Judge in Douglas and Okan-
ogan counties.
No. l55, by Paul, an act in relation
to prosecuting attorneys.
No. 156, by McReavy, an act to pro-
vide for official newspapers in the
various counties of the State.
No. 157, by MeReavy, an act for the
relief of w. f. Borne.
No. 1853, by Crow, an act to provide
for the removal of the seat of the
State government.
Senate Bill %, by Taylor, was next
taken up. The text of the bill was as
follows:
Section l. That every person
performing labor or furnishing ma
teriat, fuel or other supplies for any
person, company or corporation i'll
the operation of any railway, canal or
transportation company or any water,
mining or manufacturing company,
sawmill, lumber or timber company,
shall have n prior lien on the fran
chise earnings and all the real and
personal property of said person, COM
pany or corporation, which is used in
the operation of its business, to the
extent of the moneys due him from
such person, company or corporation
operating said franchise or business
for labor performed or supplies fur
nished within six months next pre-
ceding the filing of his claim therefor,
as hereinafter provided; and no
mortgage, deed of trust or conveyance
shall defeat or take precedence over
said lien.
"Sec. 2. No person shall be en-
titled to the lien given by the preced-
ing section unless he shall, within
ninety days after his claim has fallen
due, or he has ceased to perform labor
or furnish supplies to such person,
company or corporation, file for record
with the county auditor of the county
in which said labor was performed or
material furnished, or in which is To-
Gated the principal Office of such
person, company or corporation in
this state, a notice of claim, containing
a statement of his demand, after de-
Quoting all just credits and offsets,
the name of the person, company or
corporation and the name of the
person or persons employing claimant,
or purchasing the supplies, if known,
with statement of the terms and
conditions of his contract, if any, and
the time he commenced his employ
ment and the date of his last service
or when the supplies were furnished
and shall serve a copy thereof on said
person, company Incorporation, within
thirty days after the same is so filed
for record.
"Sec. 3. Service of notice as herein
required may be made in the same
manner MS summons in civil actions.
"Sec. 4. Amy such lien may be en-
forced within the same time, and in
the same manner as mechanics liens
are foreclosed.
"Sec. 5. Whenever receiver or
assignee is appointed for any person,
company or corporation, the court
shall require such receiver or assignee
to pay all the claims for which a lien
could be filed under this act, before
the payment of any other debts or
claims, other than operating ex-
penses."
All the sections on material and
supplies were stricken out, as was also
all parts relating to others than the
labOrers.
Davis thought the bill was being
butchered by amendments, and moved
that the bill be referred back to the