Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-19
THE LEGISLATURE.

Resolution Tor the appointment oil d
pcnitcntlary investigating committee.
In reply to questions by Taylor
Presiding Officer Daniels stated h,
had been informed the House intended
to withdraw the authority to appoint
such committee, but Speaker Cline
had informed him to-day that plan
had been abandoned and the commit
tee will be appointed.
Senate Bill No IL, that was to come
up a special order for , o'clock to-day
ON motion of Plummer, its author
indefinitely postponed.
Senate Bill No. II, to repeal the
present primary election law, was
taken from special order and referred
to the Judiciary committee.
The following bills were introduced
and referred to the proper committees
No. POT, by Davis, an antitrust
measure.
No. 20S, by Miller of Thurston, to
create a current expense fund in cities
of the third class.
No. 20S, by Miller of Walla Walla
accepting act OF Congress of August
Is, 1894, granting 100000 acres arid
lands to State.
No. 2l0, by Taylor, to require Tenders
on street cars.
No. 2ll, by High, providing for ex
termination Of obnoxious weeds.
No. 2l2, by Range, to limit risk as
sumed by employees.
No. 2l3, by same, declaring void EN-
ployec's waiver of rights.
No. 2l4, by Deckebach, amending
loggers' lien law.
No. 2l5, by Cole, to regulate pur
chase of blanks by counties. This bill
was accompanied by memorials from
the Typographical unions of Tacoma
Seattle and Spokane favoring it.
passage.
No. ZIG, by yesterday, granting
prosecuting attorneys authority tC
compel attendance of witnesses.
No. SO, granting bounty for produc
ton and manufacture of sugar in the
State, came up on special order
Houghton, author of the bill, made s
strong speech for the measure. Favor
able speeches were also made by Frink
Lesh, Davis, Plunfmer and others. TIL,
bill was ordered engrossed.
On motion of Plummer the VOTE
passing Senate Bill No. "a, "fellov
servant" act, was reconsidered and the
bill referred to the committee on Labor
and Labor Statistics.
The fish trap matter came up fol
general argument on the presentation
by High of a petition signed by fisher
men of Cascade, asking for q Legislative
investigation committee. Easterda,
and Range opposed the idea of such /
junketing committee, while Harper
Frink and High spoke in its favor.
In the House, Monday, De Matte,
made heroic effort to kill the budding
orators in the House. He introduced
a resolution in the morning providing
that no one should speak more thar
three times of fifteen minutes length
during a day, and any attempt al
oratory when the score card was full
would be limited to one minute.
Warner and Baker objected anC
Johnston and Roberts INTERCEPTED &
mild protest. Warner said that the
resolution was aimed directly ut him
and he Immediately proceeded tC
dodge. He pleaded for clemency or
the ground that he always had some
thing interesting to say.
De Mattos' reply was of an extremely
torrid nature 1t sizzled. He said.
"If we may believe ancient histor,
there was once man named Atlas who
carried the whole world on his shoulders
The gentleman from Snohomish pre-
tends to carry the whole State of Wash
ington on his shoulders. If he has tn,
papers / should like to see them.
persons who timed him last Thurs
day afternoon say that he used al
hour and half of the three we con
sumed, making nights session nee
essary. I'm not particularly fond o
night sessions, and the other seventy
seven members of this House may
want an opportunity to say some
thing"
Roberts poured oil on the troubled
waters and when the vote was taker
De Mattos was alone in support of hi
motion. Warner had won.
The following bills were introduced
No. 430, by Gilkey, regulating splasl
dams.
No. 439, by Hansen, relating t.
cruelty to children.
No. 44O, by Couch, regulating at
torneys's fees.
No. AL, by Tobiassen, limiting tn
amount of tide lands to be sold OF
leased to one person.
No. 442, by same, relating to fist
nets.
No. 443, by Hicks, protecting farmer
in the sale of fertilizers.
No. 444, by Hodgdon, regulating
practice of surgery.
No. 445, by Lusher, relating t.
deluged meadow lands.
No. 446, by Land, relating to roa(
supervisors.
Persons theater-hat bill came up OF
second reading and the emergenc,
clause was stricken out. in order, a
RAIDER put it, to allow the ladies tt
wear out their big hats before the Law
goes into effect" and the bill wa
passed to third reading.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 8
providing for the purchase of code.
and session laws of '93 and '95 wa,
taken from the table and passed aftel
the section relating to the '93 codes
had been stricken out.
The remainder of the morning wa.
spent discussing Confines bill to pre-
vent corrupt practices at elections
The House decided that elections were
not so corrupt after all, and indefinitely
postponed the bill.
Speaker Cline announced that Gov
ernor Rogers had approved House con,
current resolution No. IL, House Bill
No. 81 and House Bill No. 1853.
House Bill No. 12S, by Hodgdon
vesting the title of personal property
in the lessee, transferee or vendee whel
possession is given to them upon con
tract to pay monthly or otherwise fol
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