Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-05
THE LEGISLATURE.


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ing up charges to keep Turner out o
| his seat in the Senate until the pend
| ing tariff bill was passed.
Johnston of Spokane moved t,
, amend Bakers motion So as to make tin
committee report at 10 a. nj. tomor
row. Tobiassen moved to lay on the
table, and his motion prevailed by :
vote of 30 to 32-ll absent.
The House approved the expenditur,
of 1904 for postage stamps.
The following bills were introduced
No. 267, by Wilkeson, relating t,
fishing for trout or other fish.
No. 26S, by J. NJ. Edwards, protect
ing deer, elk and moose.
No. 269, by A. S. Bush, imposing {
fine for trespassing.
No. go, by McAtee, relating to the
penalty and interest of the taxes o.
1894 and 1895.
No. 27l, by Cary, relating to lode
mining claims.
No. PIP, by Fritz, protecting health
against the use of cigarettes.
No. 213, by j. o. Edwards, prevent.
ing employees from contracting to take
merchandise in payment for wages.
No. PA, by Lindstrom, providing
the payment of legislators and EN-.
ployes.
No. 275, by Mahundro, compelling
railroads to build transfer switches.
No. 276, by RAIDER, providing for the
establishment of q chair of mater
nifty in the State university and State
normal colleges.
No. PIT, by Guie, providing for visits
by legislative committee to the State
institutions.
No. 27S, by Ames, providing for the
sale of franchise of corporations under
foreclosure proceedings.
No. 279, by Hansen, relating to
justice court practice.
No. $50, by same, providing for the
nomination of candidates for public
offices.
No. 2Sl, by same, exempting life in
surances from debt.
No. 2S2, by same, abolishing the
Office of Fish Commissioner.
No. 2S3, by Gilkey, making corpora
tions liable for injury to employees.
Joint resolution No. Is, by RAIDER,
providing for the appointment of COM
mittees of five each to visit State in
situations, and grouping the same so
as to make one committee visit several
places, was introduced.
Marshal, of Walla Walla introduced
House bill No. 2S5, establishing an
orphans home.
In the Senate, Tuesday, the morn
ing session was devoted mainly to the
consideration of a bill by Taylor di-
viding the State into Congressional
districts. The bill was different from
former propositions to make the Cas-
cade range the dividing line, and
makes north and south district,
placing Seattle and Spokane like
foxes by the tail, with fire-brand at
tachment. The discussion was quite
animated at times, but without a de-
cisive result and the bill was made the
special order for Tuesday at 2. Pm.
A resolution of Miller of Thurston,
to investigate the accounts of the re-
firing State Treasurer, stirred up a
breeze which consumed the remainder
of the time. 1t seems that some of
the State money had been lost in
the failure of Tacoma bank, but the
amount had been made up by bonds
men. The resolution was, on mo-
ton, indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Frink, the appoint
ments of Gov. McGraw, were made
the special order for the 10th, at 2
p. NJ.
Resolutions were adopted for ap-
pointment of committees to visit the
Normal School at Whatcom, and the
Agricultural College at Pullman; also
the Eastern Washington Hospital for
the Insane.
The Senate went into committee OF
the Whole to Consider S. b. 131, to
provide for the payment of the mem
bers of the electoral college as follows,
for mileage, etc: N. T. Cation, $lO9. 20;
]. b. Hart, $29.40; j. N. Maxwell,
$64 40; Dewitt C. Newman, SLY. 40.
The bill was reported back to the
Senate without amendment.
A motion to refer the bill to the
committee on Claims was lost.
The bill was passed by 80 yeas to 9
nays.
Yeend's bill(S. b. $50 for employ
ment of convicts at any labor that
may ensure a profit to the State,
passed.
Keith's bill Is. b. $50 was next
taken up and passed. 1t provides that
each applicant for Il county certifi-
cate shall, before entering upon ex-
animation, pay to the County Super
intendent of Schools the sum of 81.
All such sums shall he paid to the
County Treasurer and he placed to
the credit of an institute fund.
Senate Bill "a, by Keith, defining
the qualifications of County Superin-
tendents of common schools, was
taken up and passed. This measure
provides that no person shall be eligi-
bic to the position of County Superin-
tendent of Common Schools who
shall not at the time of his election or
appointment have taught in the COM
mon schools of the State at least nine
months. In addition to this he must
also have been holder OF a first
grade teachers certificate. Yeas %,
nays 5.
On Tuesday, in the House, a re-
monstrance against the adjustment
OF the office of State Dairy Commits
siOner was read.