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


OF the same for street purposes.
An emergency is declared.
House Bill No. 22l. by Way, provid
ing for the disposition and sale o
State school, granted and tide lands
was PASSED by vote of SO to 6.
Commissioner OF Public Land,
Bridges was asked to explain the bill
" Under the provisions Of the present
law, school lands are leased at &
minimum rate OF 80 cents per acre
Under this bill the rates is 10 cents
Under the present law during least
of five years the State may sell The
land at any time. Under this bill {
lease for five years will give the lessee
possession OF the land for the fui
time"
Discussion on that part Of the bill
relating TO prospecting on school land.
finally resulting in allowing pros.
pectors to prospect the lands. The
part of the bill relating to tide lands
makes few important changes in the
existing laws. An emergency clause
attaches.
Miss Josephine Prince was selected
to succeed +. II. Marvin as clerk Of
Group 7.
House Bill No. 221, by Likens, pro
viding for a national educational as
ISOLATION, passed by vote of IS to IL
The bill provides plan of cooperative
education in everything from law to
dish washing, and locates the school
at Lynden, Wash.
The Speaker appointed Wilkeson
Roberts and Cute as committee to
investigate railroad grants of land.
The total number OF bills intro.
duced in the House has been G2S.
In the Senate Tuesday morning
after the reading of several petitions, a
concurrent resolution was passed pro-
viding for the printing of 500 copies
of the House and Senate journals
House bill No. 2i4, relating to legal
interest and to prevent usury was in
definitely postponed.
Senate Bill No. 1l6, abolishing def
cheney judgments, came up for final
passage. 1t was opposed by Plummer,
Taylor and Warburton. Crow spoke
eloquentiy in defense of his measure,
and it passed by vote Of 10 to IL.
Those voting in the affirmative were
Cole, Crow, Davis, Field, High, Hill,
Keith, McRcavy, Miller, David; Miller,
T. j.; Paul, Plummer, Range, Rein
hart, Runner, Taylor, Van Patten,
Wilson, Yeend.
Senate Bill No. 149, by Warburton,
relating to contracts of insurance,
passed by n vote OF % to 3.
Senate Bill No. l72, amending the
law governing Soldiers Home, passed
by n vote of % to l, with an emergency
clause attached.
Senate Bill No. 1874, by yesterday,
amending the code in relation to pro-
ceedings in probate, was taken up and
read, amended by the addition of three
new sections, and as amended the bill
was passed by vote of "a to nothing.
Senate bill 1S6, having been incor-
porated in the foregoing bill, was in
definitely postponed on motion of its
| autilOr, OendCOT Taylor.
Senate Bill No. 233, by the Judiciary
committee, to amend the code of 1881
in relation to the settlement of estates
OF decedents, was passed without dis
cussion, and no opposing votes.
House Bill No. 234, by McAtee, for
the protection of game animals, came
up for consideration. 1t is q long bill
and its consideration consumed much
time. Section 20 of the bill provided
for Game Wardens in each county, to
be appointed on application, or petit
ton. of 100 tax payers, ut a salary of
$50 per month. Motion to amend to
$40 was amended to $25 and prevailed.
As amended the bill provides possible
cost of $4,000 per annum for Game
Wardens, and thus is another ex-
pensive commission created. AS the
bill passed the House it carried pro-
vision that might have cost $40, 400 q
year for Game Wardens.
Senator Baum's amendment to ex-
empt prospectors and miners on the
public domain from the inhibitions of
the bill, so far as providing for their
personal needs, was incorporated in
the bill.
An amendment was offered by Decka-
bach providing new section by which
professional hunters and members of
gun clubs shall obtain license from
the county auditor at cost of S..
The amendment was adopted.
After further mutilation of the bill,
it was passed by a vote of 20 yeas to
nays.
In the House Tuesday morning
Cleveland Smith move that Mrs. Susie
+. Barr be employed to write up the
House journal and superintend its
publication. S. p. Carusi was nomi.
mated, and again the lines were drawn
between the middle-of- the readers and
the rest of the House. Carusi won.
Lusher moved a reconsideration of
Wits bill reducing constitutional
Salaries. The middle-of-the-roaders
broke the spell and passed the bill by
n vote of 50 to IL.
House Bill 231, by Caywood, pre-
| 'oh'ihS TIC ncIulHS OI Sneep within q
mile of an Enclosure, was passed by a
vote of 40 to 90. The emergency
clause faded.
House Bill No. 35, by Gilkey, regu.
lating boom companies, was passed by
q vote of SO to Is.
House Bill No. 230, by Gilkey, max
ing the State Librarians salary 81 900
per year and his assistant $500, passed
by a vote OF 81 to3.
House Bill No. 3OS, by Cleveland
Smith, providing for the incorporation
and regulation of cooperative mining
companies, passed by a vote of Ga to 4.
House Bill No. 1856, by Scott, passed
by a vote of as to 90. The bill pro.
vides for carrying bicycles as baggage
within this State, on trains or boats.
House Bill No. 1863, by Hargraye,
fixing officials salary in Cowlitz coun.
ty was passed by n vote of 50 to I3.
House Bill No. 1894, by Kincaid, adj