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

to new trials; Senate Bill 1lS, relating
to the admission of attorneys to
practice; Senate Bill 1l9, defining
motions and orders; Senate Bill l2O
relating to suspension of attorneys.
The House concurred in the amend
ments made by the Senate to House
joint resolution IL, providing for a
committee to hunt up rooms for State
officers.
House Bill 334, relating to the State
university, was sent back to commit
tee.
The House concurred in some of the
amendments to House Bill 80, re-
lating to street car employees.
House Bill 244, making the legal
rate of interest 6 per cent, and max
ing s per cent. the maximum interest
on warrants or in written contracts,
was opposed by Warner, Johnson and
others, and advocated by Hagadon,
Mohundro, Witt and others. 1t was
passed, Al to 81.
The following bills were introduced :
No. 3S2, by Struve, providing for a
naval battalion to be part OF the ma
tional guard.
No. 1888, by Barlow, tax on bicycles
and use of the fund.
No. 3S4, by same, preservation OF
certain highways for use of bicycles. :
No. 3S5, by Forbes, regulating fire
and police departments.
No. 3S6, by Hooper, improvement
and equipment of the agricultural
college and use OF the Hatch and
Morrill, funds.
No. 3S7, by Irwin, removal of in
mates of hospital for the insane by
relatives and friends.
No. 1888, by Ross, labor liens.
No. 3S9, by De Mattos, State fish
hatcheries.
No. 800, by Mentzer, on county
Auditors duties.
No. 1913, by Mentzer, organization
of cemetery associations.
No. 1893, by Smith, of Lewis, city
water works and leasing of the same.
No. 1894, by Kincaid, on soldiers
home.
No. 395, by Wilkeson, providing for
an exhibition at tne Trans Mississippi
Congress at Omaha.
No. 1896, by Molluudro, county
contingent fund.
No. 397, by Merrifield, to remove the
Supreme Court and State library to
Seattle.
No. 39S, by Way, providing for a
constitutional amendment relative to
taxation.
No. 399, by Phelps, to regulate the
liquor traffic.
No. 400, by J. o. Edwards, relating
to the organization of incorporated
companies.
No. 401, by Jory, to prevent the
confscation Of miners wages.
In the Senate, Thursday, the 11th,
the morning session was taken up al
almost exclusively with discussion of
the report of the Taylor Senate inves-
tigating committee. The report was
made on demand of the Senate, and,
although the thoughts of the fusionist
were not expressed, they were sparring
to prevent what was evidently intend
ed by the all.Republican investigating
committee to be deep investigation
into the many Senatorial rumors of
bribery and corruption which had
been floating around the House COM
nittee before it was discharged. The
result was the committee was uncere-
moniously relieved of its duties and
informed that its services were no
longer required. The report of the
committee is in substance as follows:
"The committee examined Mr..
Warner upon the matters involved,
the examination being held in public
session, in the Senate chamber, and
the parties all being present. The
testimony is herewith submitted. At
such examination the accused Sena-
tors were given an opportunity to ap-
pear in person.
1.-THE committee was unable to Sc
, cure the presence of Senator Squire,
except by compulsory process, which
We have not felt justified in enforcing,
in view of the importance of his posi-
tion and the official work in which he
is now engaged as United States Sena-
tor from the State of Washington;
and in view of the further fact that
We have official knowledge that the
Senator has already visited Olympia
twice for the purpose of submitting
himself to examination by q special
investigating committee appointed by
the House of Representatives.
at has become very evident to the
committee that the Senate is in duty
bound to purge itself of the numerous
scandals, rumors and charges of cor
ruption which have been made during
the present session; and, while the
duty is one from which we would
gladly be relieved, We feel that there
are good and sufficient reasons for
continuing the investigation until
such time as we can fully exonerate