The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-10

aid adop,-d. Il directs thai the TO
| rralndsr OF ths state land grant be seiscseA
1 az speedily as posxiblss
8 B. l0s, 20 prevent unauthorized intsy-
/ ference wfth electric meters, wires and
cables reported s2vorsbly from commit
/ tee and ths report vas adopted.
s p. l1l. providing that railway and
| other corporations shall be liable for dam
/ ages TO al persons, including employees.
/ " 20 shall be injured by the negligence or
wiilfuI wrongs OF commission or omission
OF their agents or employees. prohibiting
settlements with persons injured without
{ the advice OF attorney; making contract
restricting liability Illegal. was reported
favorably by the committee, and the TO-
port was adopted.
e. 3. 6. by Hugh. sppropriating sos 80
/ 20 pay o. NJ Holden for drawing plans for
water works, fences, etc, for the Wash
ington school for defective youth. was Ia
yorabiy reported by the committee. and
: the report was adopted.
The report OF the committee on senate
btu %. defining trusts and prohibiting the
same, was In favor Of IT'S Indefinite post
ponement, and the report was adopted.
A communication was read from the al
rectors Of the agricultural college calling
the attention OF the legislators 10 the fact
that almost incaleuIabIe damage IS being
done to the forests Of the state by the
fires that are carelessiy allowed TO rage
through them. II states that the effect OF
denuding the face OF the country OF its
forests viii be most disastrous In East
eru Washington the forests ara damaged
and destroyed by the oyergrazing OF sheep
and horses The communication hopes
that the legislature will put into effect
such legislation as VIII stop the destruction
OF one OF the greatest resources of the
state. Referred % the committee on irri-
cation and arid lands.
Senate bin 5. by Taylor. was taken I'D
and passed. 1t provides that no Judgment,
no matter how many times II is renewed.
shall have life after six years. Ii gives
at least one year for the continuance OF
present judgments. Lewis made a motion
that the provisions OF the bill shall not
apply to present Judgments The motion
was lost The bill then passed-s1 yeas.
nays
s. b. 50. by II J. Miller, In relation TO
trade marks was then taken up and pass
ed by unanimous vote. II was found that
there was an error In the enacting clause
and a motion TO reconsider was adopted,
and the bill was referred back to the en-
crossing committee for correction.
Senate bili io4. by Yeend. was next ia
ken up. IL provides that the salary OF the
director OF the reform school shall be
si,20o per annum, and that the salaries OF
the matron and other employees OF tho
school shah be fixed by the board of d.
rectors.
motion that the directors salary be
$3.50 instead of g.. 200 by Deckebach. was
carried and then the bin was ordered en-
crossed.
Senate memorial No. /. by Il. ]. Miller
was called UP from the calendar II is
addressed 10 congress, and states that
large areas OF the lands which the state
was able TO salect under the enabling act
are not now. nor ever likely TO be. worth
h frsff an
which they may be sold under the ena-
bling act That large areas OF the land
are SO dsnsely covered by timber. OF which
but small quantity is OF merChantabla
quality. that the maximum number OF
years, five. for which they may be leased
Is too short q period TO induce aSricultur-
lists 10 undertake the Improvement Of such
lands. Owing 10 these conditions the state
finds Itself unable In large measure to de-
rive benefits from the sale or leasing OF
such granted lands. II is therefore rs-
spectfHlly urged that congress repeal that
portion Of ths enabling act that fixes the
minimum price for which granted lands
may be sold. and a maximum term of
years for which such lands may be leased
4 by ihe state
II was cOntended by Miller that $40 Der
acre was too high q valuation for a great
deal OF he land thar had been selected by
the state.
The lands OF this state are now At a.
low A price as they viii ever be" SAID
Lewis, From now on We may look FOR
prices 20 advance. and for that reason
am opposed TO the passage of the mem
oriai"
Friuk was opposed to the memorial. as
he thought the state could well afford 20
wait for ten or twenty years before sell
ing these lands. tn order that a better
price might be obtained.
porr thought that the acknowledgements
that the lands IN this state were not
worth $40 an acrs was a bsd one 10 dis
semlnate In the East.
Keith favored the passage OF the reso-
hutton. as it was his opinion that the land
VAS overvaiued.
At the afternoon session Wilson intro
duced the following as an amendment 10
the senate memorial already introduced.
That owing to ,he shrinkage tn values
tEat has occurred in the PAST few years.
some OF the land granted 10 the state un-
der The ena talng sct wiIl net bring the
minimum prtce established by the enabling
act;
Therefore f. is 10 The best interests 81
the state that It be allowed 90 sen the
same al such prices as 8. w!8 bring"
Miller OF ThHrston said that while the
lands 81 the state were being cornereh
ths Northern pacifo was selling lands ad-
Joining the state land for from g 90 s.
FER acre. what We want f. settlers and
net vacant land" he said
a mouoa 70 indefinitely postpone vas
last
on motion o. Taylor al Ok thA memorial
wss stricken out but the clause u-ztrs
"the repeal OF those portions OF the act 81
February - TSS7. which tx "A fftrnu-r
price Ter wnica granted lands he sold
ard a maximum term - years eo- which
sfaca iaais may be leased by the state Of
washington"
The Bill was then sent 70 ths e-rross-
Ing committee.
Senate ni1 No. : by Taylor. an &c;
providing Cor the division OF The stan. IN
- Congressional districts. vas called az.
Range moved ss en- amendment that
Spokane county Do divided by the spo-
kane river each sfc1ion 20 be pur into
TIE districts The amendment was lost
The hal wss sost BAYS Is. yeas Is. TIE
vote was as follows
Yeas.
Eteld miller. T. J.
ri1k AeE.@r
i4-. Fsg8mer
Harper puxsv
AogEAtcn Range