Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-03-05

The House took up House bill No.
35S, by Stafford, authorizing q Rail
road Commission. Freeman inter-
rupted the reading to move the in
definite postponement of the bill.
After debate which extended into
the afternoon session, and after the
Speaker had ruled that a two-thirds
vote was not necessary, the motion to
indefinitely postpone was carried by
the close vote of SO to 35.
House bill No. 257, by Williams,
providing for the correction of a por-
tion of the plat of Seattle tide lands,
was passed by vote of G7 to 9. An
emergency clause attaches.
House bill No. 262, by Williams,
providing for the cancellation of con-
tracts for the purchase of certain Sc
attle tide lands, also passed.
During the discussion OF House bill
No. 81, by De Mattos, relating to the
fees to be charged for incorporation,
Warner submitted an amendment to
tax the corporations. The amend
ment was lost and the bill was passed
under suspension of the rules.
In the Senate, Friday, the Goth ult.,
Senate Bill No 2O4, granting to judg-
ment debtors the rents, issues and
profits of real estate during the period
of redemption, was reported for in
definite postponement, but on motion
of DOrr the bill was placed on general
file and ordered printed.
Senate Bill No. 203, in relation to
redemption of property sold under
execution, was reported from the
Judiciary committee for indefinite
postpOnement, but was ordered printed
and placed on general file.
House Bill No. 255, the dispensary
act was reported from the committee
on Public Morals with substitute,
which was recommended to pass. This
is said to have the effect of indefinitely
postponing the dispensary act.
Senate Bill No. Is, by yesterday,
was taken from the table and made
special order for next Tuesday at 2
p. m. 1t is the bill to..abolish offices of
municipal Judge and clerk in cities
of 10000.
Senate Bill No. Sc, by Yeend, to
amend the law regulating the pur-
chase of material and manufacture
and sale of jute and other fabrics and
brick at the State penitentiary, was
taken up and passed without dissent.
Senate Bill No. 224, as substitute
for DORIS bill No. 9S, appropriating 2
per cent. of insurance premiums paid
in any city, town or village to the
benefit of fire departments therein,
came up on general file and was passed
by a vote of "a yeas to l nay.
House Bill No. 262, on special order,
passed by vote of 25 to nothing. 1t
provides for cancellation of applica-
tions, contracts or deeds hitherto made
for certain portions of tide lands in
the harbors of cities of the first class,
prescribing conditions under which
the same may be again disposed of,
and declaring an emergency.
House Bill No. 257, providing for
correction and revision of portions Of
Seattle tide lands, and appraisment OF
lots therein, ETC., and declaring an
emergency, was passed by an affirma-
tive vote of %.
Among the bills introduced was No.
270, by the committee on Public
Morals, relative to submitting to vote
of the people the Cline dispensary law,
as follows;
Section THAT there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State of Washington at the general
election to be held in the year 1898
the following proposition:
"Shall the Cline dispensary bill be-
come a law of the State of Washing
toni"
Section 2-The Secretary of State
shall prepare the ballots for said elec-
tion at the lower end thereof, so as to
read in addition to other matters re-
quired by law as follows:
"For the Cline Dispensary law )"
Against the Cline Dispensary law"
Senate Bill No. 14S, by Cole, an act
for the regulation OF notice and sale OF
property under execution and decree,
came up on special order, and several
amendments were made.
The amendments offered were numer-
Gus and some of them sweeping. The
debate involved the whole matter OF
deficiency judgments, in which phase
of the discussion Taylor of Pierce led.
He did not concede the justice OF
abolishing deficiency judgments, but
he was willing to support it.
The bill as amended was sent to the
Engrossing committee, a motion to
have the amended bill printed having
been lost.
In the House, J. NJ. Edwards OF
Wahkiakum moved to reconsider the
vote by which the railroad commits
sion bill was indefinitely postponed yes
terday. Jory spoke in favor Of the mo-
ton and demand for the previous
question shut off further discussion.
The motion was lost by vote of 80 to
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