Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-12

to be remitted to those who ust
wagons having tires four inches wide
committee on Roads and Bridges.
No. 325, by Forbes, prohibiting tn,
mortgaging or hypothccating of pen
sion money; Judiciary committee.
No. 327, by Carr, providing for the
payment of grand and petit jurors out
of the salary fund; referred to com
mittee on Judiciary.
No. 22S, by De Mattos, relative tC
suits upon bonds; Judiciary com.
mittec.
No. 329, by Hagadorn, providing fol
the removal of timber from county
roads; referred to committee on Roads
and Bridges.
No. $50, by same, by request, giving
to the owners of tide lands the OK
elusive right to fish thereon; referred
to committee on Tide Lands.
| No. 331, by Williams, requiring
street car companies to equip Their
cars with an emergency brake.
| No. 332. by Wilkeson, appropriating
| $500 for the relief of William Monks
| No. 1913, by A. S. Bush, authorizing
the working OF state and county
prisoners on public roads.
No. 1886, by A. S. Bush, amending
the law for the collection of road poll
taxes.
No. 1856, by Mitchell, relative tc
recognizances, stipulations and bonds
referred to Judiciary committee.
No. 337, by Cleveland Smith, pro-
viding for the nomination of United
States Senators at party conventions.
No. 33S, by Witt, providing that all
legal notices, summons, etc, shall be
printed in the county official paper.
No. 339, by Pierson, making it a
misdemeaner for any theatrical
manager to permit the wearing OF
the Objectionable headgear. If the
wearer is warned and still refuses to
remove it, she, or he, shall be subject
to the same punishment inflicted on
the manager for violation of the act,
viz, fine of from 50 to $40; referred
to committee on Public Morals.
No. $40, by Johnson, amending the
arid land act. The bill is designed as
Il substitute for House bills Nos rs
and los, which were reported favorably
by the committee on Irrigation.
A concurrent resolution by High,
authorizing and instructing the ap-
pointment of committee to inspect
the Columbia river fisheries and ap.
pliances used in catching fish, was in
troduced and referred to the commit
tee on Fisheries.
The committee on Elections and
Privileges reported on House bill fl
abolishing the Office of Lieutenant
Governor, recommending that it be
indefinitely postponed. The report
was adopted, % to 6.
The committee on Memorials re-
ported on Senate concurrent resolution
No. 5, relative to Cuban insurrection
A majority recommended that it do
not pass for the reason that it is the
same as concurrent resolution No. 3.
The minority report recommended that
the report be indefinitely postponed.
The minority report was adopted.
Senate Bill 153, by Lesh, was taken
up and passed. 1t provides that the
Attorney General shall reside at the
seat of the State government during
his office term of office. A failure to
observe the provision of this law shall
result in forfeiture of the Office. The
bill provoked long debate.
Upon reassembling at 2 p. m. a
message was read from Gov. Rogers tO
the effect that he had signed Senate
bill No. Is, appropriating 5000 for
clerical hire in the Office of the Land
Commissioner. Placed on file.
The Senate then took up House
Bill No. 153, by Land, which makes il
unlawful to kill honey bees, and passed
it. The first section makes it unlaw'
full for any person within the State OF
Washington to willfully and malicious
ly kill or poison any honey bees. II
forbids the placing of any poisonou:
or sweetened substance injurious t.
honey bees accessible to honey bees
The penalty is imprisonment for not
less than thirty day nor more thar
twelve months, and a fine of not less
than $40 nor more than 500, or both
such fine and imprisonment. The bill
passed, yeas 26, nay l.
House Bill No. 81, by Guie of King
was next taken up and passed. 1t
provides from exemptions i'll cases o
assignments for the benefit OF creditors
The first section provides that here
after any person making general as
sicnment for the benefit OF creditors
under any statute of the State, shall
have the right to claim and set asid'
to him, as exempt from operation o
such assignment, all real and persona
property which is at the time of sucl
assignment exempt from levy b.
execution or attachment under tn
laws Of tho State. Under the old la'
all the property of party making al
assignment was taken. This bill vii
enable the debtor to prove that par