Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-29
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON: FRIDAY EVENING" JAM 49, 1897

Megler, Washburn and Wilson voting
against it.
Senator Range moved that the AS
sistant Journal Clerk be sworn in.
Senator Davis protested because the
Journal Clerk was able to do the work
alone.
The vote stood 90 to 9 in favor of
swearing in the clerk.
At the afternoon session, q message
was received from the Governor that
he had approved Senate bills Nos.
and 2.
The following bills were introduced: ::
No. Is, by Davis, an act to prescribe
the mode of payment of all obliga-
tions to be paid in money.
No. 7, by Megler, an act making
provision for the incorporation of
cemete:y associations.
No. 'S, by Van Patten, an act to
amend the act of 1893, relating to
damages caused by trespass of ami
mails.
No. q, by Van Patten, amending
the sectDn of Hills code relating to
the care OF swine and the collection
of damages caused by their being at
large.
No. so, by Miller, of Thurston, in
structing the Fish Commissioner to
construct fishways in streams where
natural barriers prevent the ascent of
salmon.
No. 81, by Miller, of Thurston,
amending the section of Hills code
specifying who may be admitted to
the Solliers' home.
No. 50, by Lesh, (by request), re-
lating to the selling or giving away of
cigarettes.
| No SO, by Yeend, (by request), pro-
vidipg for a lien upon monuments
and gravestOnes.
No. "a, by Range, an act to permit
typewritten briefs in the Supreme
Court to be submitted, and declaring
an emergency.
No. S5, by Yeend, amending the act
defining, regulating and governing the
State Penitentiary and declaring an
emergency.
No. Sc, by Harper, amending Sec
ton l, chapter IS, session laws of
1898.
No. IS, by Plummer, regarding con-
tracts affecting the liability of railroad
corporations for damages.
In the House, Friday the resolution
to investigate the penitentiary was
indefinitely postponed.
Warmers bill abolishing boards,
came up on the report of the Judici-
ary with several amendments. The
first amendment recommended leaving
out of the bill the Agricultural College
and Scholl of Science. Lost.
The following bills were introduced:
No. 169, by de Mattos, relating to
manner of appeal in civil and criminal
cases.
No. ITO, by same, relating to COM
pensatlon of court stenographers.
No. 16l, by Monundro, providing
for the removal of the capitol
buildings.
No. 173, by Phelps, providing for
the removal OF obstruction in Colville
river.
No. ia, by Ames, defining the crime
of pickpocket.
No. IT'S, by Hicks, providing for
establishment of fish hatchery on
Columbia river.
No. 176, H. D. Smith, relative to
railroad passes.
No. 1T, by c. Smith, supplying
codes to justices oi the peace.
No. 1873, by same, prohibiting free
passes.
No. 179, by McAtee, protecting fish
in stocked lakes.
No. 26, by Guie, relative to estates of
guardians was passed to third read
ing.
No. Al, by F. R. Baker, relative to
liability of railroad companies for ac-
cidents to employees passed.
The House at 3 o'clock Friday re-
'sumed consideration of H. B. No. l
and proceeded to discuss the propo-
sition to abolish the Office of mining
inspectors. Wilkeson hoped the Office
would not be abolished. The House
struck out the section and the Office
remains, so far as this bill is con-
cerned.
On the proposition to abolish the
Arid Land Commissioners Office,
Marshall moved to defer action on the
whole bill. F. r. Baker moved to
make the bill a special order for next
Friday at o'clock. Carried.
H. B. No. 81, relating to satisfac.
ton of judgments, was taken up,
amended and passed to a third read
ing.
H. B. No. 81, to amend the law re-
lating to crimes against nature, was
indefinitely postponed.
H. B. No. 36, the act prohibiting
divorced persons from contracting
marriage within two years after enter
ing of the decree of divorce, was then
taken up. A majority OF the Judiciary
committee recommended indefinite