Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-01-29

running at large; referred To- COM
mittcc on Agriculture.
No. 205, by p. NJ. Smith, providing
for the appointment OF three Pilot
Commissioners for Puget Sound by
the Governor. The board is to meet
at Port Townsend once month; the
Commissioners to appoint Secretary.
Fees for plotting vessels into and
out of the Straits OF Fuca are fixed is
follows: ~ per foot outside of Cape
Flattcry, Port Townsend or ports
on the Sound. and > cents per ton
net registered tonnage.
To vessels from British Columbia
to Port Towsend or other ports on the
Sound, So per foot draft and . cents
per ton net registered tonnage.
TO vessels from Port Townsend tC
any of the ports Of Puget Sound, not
to exceed - per foot draft and :
cents per ton net registered tonnage.
1t is further provided that when Il
pilots services are refused. one half OF
the above rates shall he paid. All yes.
sells trading on Puget Sound are ex.
empted.
Section Is of the bill provides that
ono person except those licensed by
the Commissioners shall pilot vessels
in and out of Puget Sound or Juan de
Fuca straits, under penalty OF $500
fine. The penalty is not to be incur
red by masters acting as their own
pilots, where they have secured
liccn .cs." Coasting vessels are ex-
empted.
No. 20G, by Strive, amending Sec
l95, Vol. 3, Hills Code; referred to
judiciary committee.
No. 2O7, by Williams, to provide for
the creation and maintenance of an
orphans home; referred to committee
on Judiciary.
No. 200, by Williams, OF King, re-
lating to recognizanccs, stipulations
and bonds, and allowing certain
corporations to be accepted as surety
thereon; referred to committee on
Judiciary.
No. 2l0, by Williams, raising the
age of consent to Is years; committee
on Judiciary.
No. oil, by Williams, providing for
general and special verdicts and regu-
lating the practice in certain cases; re-
fcrred to Judiciary committee.
No. 2l2, by Williams, relating to
letters tcstamentary and bonds OF
executors and administrators refer
red to Judiciary committee.
No. 213, by Williams, making claims
for injuries, labor and supplies prior
liens on corporations referred to
Judiciary committee.
No. 2l5, by Claypool, providing for
the levying OF taxes to pay outstand-
ing warrants; committee on Revenue
and Taxation.
No. PIG, by Williams, to punish the
giving of fraudulent checks; referred
to committee on Judiciary.
No. pit, by Williams, protecting
members of labor organizations.
No. 2lS, by Williams, defining
trusts, ETC.. referred to Judiciary COM
mittee.
No. 224, by Way, providing for the
selection, survey and reclamation of
the States granted, school, tide and
oyster lands.
At the morning session of the Sem
ate Tuesday, communication was
read from c. E. Nye, Director OF the
State Penitentiary requesting an in
vestigation, also one from Thos. Mos
grove, Warden, to the same effect.
Communications filed.
Senate bill No. 1876, vetoed by Gov
McGraw came up for consideration
on special order. The bill was for the
relief of John Dorsey of Lincoln coun-
ty, the amount sought to be appro-
priated being $25S.75. Made special
order for Friday at 10 o'clock.
Senate bill So providing for n State
road through the Matches pass was
taken up on special order. The bill
was one of those vetoed by Gov. Nc.
Graw. It's consideration was made q
special order for Friday at 1890.
Senate bill 300, an act providing for
a State series of textbooks, vetoed by
Gov. McGraw. The veto was sus-
tanned by vote OF &c to 2.
Senate bill 8, to regulate the sale of
property under execution and decree,
vetoed byGov. McGraw, was consid-
cred under special order. This bill is
known as the deficiency judgment bill
of 1895.
Senator Range stated that in veto
ing this bill Gov. McGraw signed his
political death warrant and he wanted
to know now whether the Senators
were going to sign their political death
warrants by voting to sustain the
Governor.
Senator Taylor earnestly supported
the bill, charging that it was not ad-
verse to the tinancicrs who had loans
out, but was damned by the middle
men, the sharks who make their 5 per
cent out of other mems necessities.
He said that no State cast of the
Rockies except Tammany-cursed New
York, but that had such bill upon
its statute books. He did not claim
that the act would affect existing con-
tracts, but would bring relief to every
man borrowing money hereafter. He
says the only objection to Senate bill
s is that it is too weak-it isn't strong
enough for the curse it intends to
eliminate.
Senator Dorr said he was glad to
have Senator Taylor discuss the bill
upon its merits in view of what Sena-
tor Range said, that it was question
of how it would affect the politics of
the members. He gave the King
county Senator scratching rebuke for
trying to cater to public opinion.
Senator Dorr claimed that the ap-
praisement clause would defeat the
bill in any court and would therefore
be a fraud upon the people, in deceiv-
ing them into believing that the act
would afford them relief.
Senator Deckebach charged the
stump speakers of the Peoples party
with deluding the people into believ-
ing that the deficiency Judgment law
vetoed by Gov. McGraw would bring
them relief from their Indebtedness.