Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-04-02
WHOLE NUMBER 1888.

are defined to mean corn, grain of all
kinds, flour, feed, mill stuffs, flaXseed,
hay compressed in bales and hops COM
lpressed in bales. Fruit in boxes,
barrels or cases, potatoes in sacks,
boxes or barrels, eggs in boxes, barrels
or cases, butter, cheese, tallow, lard
and wool in sacks shall be hauled with
in the State at rate not exceeding
80 per cent. of the rate charged by the
Northern Pacific railroad on January
y, 1897. Companies hauling freight
in the State shall move mixed carload
lots at the highest rate allowed for any
one of the products making up such
load. The maximum rates apply
whether the haul be over one line or
more. If companies cannot agree as
to their proportiOnate share for haul
ing, either may commerce an action
in the Superior Court. Not less than
ten tons shall make up carload, ex-
|cepting in case of hay or wool being
hauled, in which event nine tons shall
comprise carload.
Section 4 outlines the punishment
to be administered for violation of the
provisions of the act, and section 6
provides for the transfer of freight
from cars on one line to cars on an
other.
Precaution against any unreasonable
preference or advantage being given to
any person or company over another is
provided for.
In section 10 it is said that nothing
in the act shall apply to any road in
the State not exceeding $50 miles in
length. 1t is also provided that ex-
tensions OF any such short roads there
after build shall come under the pro
visions of the act. 1t is also explained
that this section shall not be construed
to exempt any road as to shipments in
the State beyond the line of that
particular road.
The method of enforcing the law
and the matter of testing the same is
provided for in several different Sec
tions but nothing in the way of Rail-
road Commission is referred to in any
manner.
Any agent violating the terms of
the act shall be punished by fine of
not less than $500 nor more than ST.
600.
House bill 41s, to regulate and con-
troll insurance compalfes. They shall
have a resident agent in the State and
shall publish annually in two daily
newspapers of the largest circulation
in the State, one in Western, the other
in Eastern Washington, full synopsis
of its annual statement and the Sec
retary has the right to traverse the af-
fidavits OF publishers to ascertain their
circulation, and if refused this is prinaa
facie evidence that the paper has not
the largest circulation. A license
must be secured from the State and
per cent. on all policies paid to the
State. In case of q total loss the full
amount of the policy must be paid.
Insurance combinations are prohibited.
House bill 4S5, by Carr, appropri-
ates $4,000 for a State road from
Wenatchee up the Columbia to the
Methow and to the Twisp river in
Okanogan county.
House bill 4S9, by Phelps, for a
wagon road from Marcus in Stevens
county to Marble Point in Skagit
county, appropriates $4,000.
House bill SOB, by Way, for assess
ment in regard to local improvements.
1t requires the consolidation of suits
commenced to foreclose liens for street
Improvements and summons shall
issue. The assessment roll shall be
prin,a tacie evidence of the regularity
of the assessment. Any holder of
street improvement warrants may ap-
ply for an order of sale of the property
benefited. Holders of warrants may
Exchange them for refunding warrants
to be issued by the City Council upon
notice given.
House bill 579, by Judiciary Com.
mittee, to provide for punishment of
recalcitrant witnesses before Legisla-
tive committees by fine not exceed
ing 500 or imprisonment in the
county Jail not longer than six months,
or by both fine and Imprisonment; an
emergency.
House bill 42S, by Kincaid, for a
State road from Buckley, in Pierce
county, through the Natchez Pass to
North Yakima, and appropriating $10,-
600 therefor.
House bill AL, by Kittinger, au-
thorizing cities to condemn, purchase
and acquire systems of waterworks,
sewerage, heating and power purposes;
also cable and electric railways, with
property required therefor; providing
for the payment thereof; an emergency.
Senate bill 2S7, by Wilson, ap-
propriating $4,000 fer the payment of
salaries and wages of members of the
Legislature in addition to the $4,000
appropriated by Senate bill No. l.
Senate bill 209, by David Miller, re-
lating to irrigation. Creates the office
OF Commissioner OF Irrigation, to be
filled by the Governor. This officer shall
examine arid lands and employ an