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

that body to have passed Senate bill
No, q, making an appropriation asked
for by Bridges, the Land Com
missioner.
Much discussion was had on House
bill No. y, especially over the propo-
sition to allow the court control the
exemptions. Warner spoke, and Of
fered an amendment, which was lost,
and after the bill had been very much
amended it was passed for a third
reading.
The Secretary of the Senate an
nounced that body as having passed
House Concurrent Resolution No. 10,
the resolution which provides for the
committee to investigate the peniten-
tiary at Walla Walla.
The following bills were introduced {:
No. $50, by Pierson, to provide for
scaling logs and lumber.
No. Isl, by Lusher, to amend public
schools act.
No. 1S2, by Moore, for a wagon road
near Lyle, in and near Klickitat
county.
No. 1S3, by Scott, for the relief of
persons purchasing school lands.
No. 1S4, by Moore, relating to dairy
products and creating dairy commits
sion.
No. 1S5, by Barlow, to abolish mile
age.
Joint resolution, by Koehler, pray
ing for relief of persons entitled to
patents to lands. Referred.
There were two absentees in the
Senate Saturday morning, Senators
Warburton and Frank, who were ex-
cused.
Senator Plummer served notice that
he would move a reconsideration of
the passage of Senate bill No. 5. The
Senator made this motion because
Senators who were absent upon its
passage would like to vote for the bill.
The Committee on Claims and Aud
iting reported on claims of James
Dofilemire, ]. L. Brown and G. Moore.
This report was recOmmited, as there
was doubt as to the item on cost
of lumber and other items except as to
the bill of G. Moore, which was adopt
ed after reducing the bill from Sc to
IS.
The Senate then adjourned to the
House for the joint ballot, and upon
reassembling adjourned to Monday to
II :55 A. NJ.
Rev. A. G. Sawin of Olympia opened
the session in the House Saturday
with short prayer.
C. ]. Moore of Skamania presented
a petition for State wagon road
through Skamania county along the
Columbia river. A number of Ska
mania county citizens had signed the
petition. Moore offered a resolution
looking toward the object.
The following bills were introduced ::
No. 1S6, by Way, an act to restore
Eugene Guilty full rights of citizen
ship.
No. 1877, by Way, relating to sheriffs
providing justification and approval of
sureties on bonds.
No. 1SS, by Scott of Kittitas, to fur
nish free text books by local option.
No. 1S9 by Scott of Kittitas, to de-
termine the qualifications of County
Superintendent of Common Schools.
No. 100, by Scott, referring to teach
ers' certificates and grading same.
House bill No. 19l, by Scott, defin-
ing the powers of school directors.
No. 1872, by Scott-Providing for
the levying of taxes for the support of
schools.
No. 1913, by Scott, relating to the in
debtedness OF school districts.
No. 1874, by Jory, to prevent un-
necessary sacrifice of debtors property
sold under executions.
No. 1875, by Tobiassen, relating to
fish commissioners.
No. 1876, by Lusher, to prohibit con-
tracts on State, county and municipal
work.
Kincaid of Pierce offered resolu-
ton reciting that the Treasurer had
refused to pay members salaries with
out an opinion from the Attorney
General, and to provide for Commit
tee of three to secure the necessary
opinion, Kincaid, Wilkeson and Peter
son were appointed.
No. 20, by Gilkey, was reported back
by the Committee on Municipal
Corporations with a recommendation
that it be indefinitely postponed. The
bill provides that the boundaries of
any municipality might be extended
after a petition for such had been
presented, the council ordering an
election and majority Of the voters
in the city and district to be annexed
voting for the measure. Frank Baker
of Pierce moved that the bill be made
a special order for 10 O'Clock next
Wednesday.
Roberts of Spokane pointed out that
the bill gave power to the owner ofacre-
age in the interested district to ham,
per and thwart the growth OF a whole
city by coming under section which
exempted him from the action of the
others. The special order motion was