The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-10
SENATE.

OLYMPIA. March .--speciai.-Shortly
after the senate convened Crow offered a
resolution authorizing the president ~ ths
senate 10 appoint committee OF two 10
act IN conjunction with n like committees
OF the house to investigate by what right
the Northern Pacific Railway Company
claims $50 90 acres OF land in the state
OF Washington. said committee 70 have
fun power and authority 20 institute and
conduct the investigation. to hold sessions
whenever necessary; 10 employ counsel
and a stenogTapher and send for persons
and papers. The resolution Was voted
down. - favoring indefinite postponemssit
and opposing such action.
10 was claimed that the investiga tion.
II there re any, should be conducted by
the attorney general II WAS an attempt
10 create n sort OF T,exow COMMITTEES.
The bin introduced hy Miller of wara
Wslia. providing for the appointment of
a railway commission. was indefinitely
postponed because II Is duplicate 81
wotrs bin. which l. now pending In thu
house. The vote was c,cae. there being
II voting for posfrsonement and y against
II. Houphton ard Taylor. both friends OF
the measure were absent
:. y. ie4. 20 prevent corrupt practices at
elections. waa reported from COMMITTEES IN
favor OF indefinite post ponesnent for the
reason that a similar law was already In
fn9 code, Report adopted.
The senate refused 70 rereae from ft4
amendments to II. r. az. the railroad
freight hl.l. ard the president or the SEN
ate was directed TO appoint a c9nrrnittee
Of threa 20 confer wifh tire house 70 see n
an agreement could not Be reached
House concurrent resolution q was taxi
en- up and rassea. yeas e. nays ? IT pro-
videa for an exchange 81 books hefwe@n
the state snd fhe Tribune Publishing CON-
pany. TIE former viii give copies ~ fhs
sesston laws and supreme court reHcrts
for n code published by the Trfhnme pnh-
iishnE Company. TIE trade IL ~ the rx-
tent OF sevenfy-ave volumes OF the code
ar g. pr vo'uTnn.
n. r. 77t WAS reported from an onen con-
ference committee "a the form % sub
Stitute. II provides that f5r fdng OF fu-
corporation the ice @fail be for leaa than
sieaWe eaTital st0ck. $50 far sin1 ea anf
less thau 80 40 fIs. for 80 m and .aae than
= enoo o00 80. for e sahe0 or more ~ A
license j. provided sor M follows. r.ews
than s.. 90. s.. for fss 40 and ovar si0 4
penalty - s. - and = respectively is fixed
for failure % nay the license before July
J. IN case "a corporation fafss 70 pay be-
fore Deeam6er =. as q further penalty.
tne corporate FRANCHISE in forfeited
When ina BIZ rasad the senate In rro-
vited for fee - s. On fllnR ~ articfo~ or
incorporation. and with ihe exception es
Ntff ftfeA FfaEa 2 tiEsURe % ft0 PER nWwurn
TIE house amend nseuta we're F9urht ~
Houghton Baum. Kesfa na Frink re-
latter claimed thaf the struag INK miners.
VITO we're developing an infant Industry
were 70 % b3ed 10 fhs extent ~ fga 40 ser
snnum.
TIE report q fhe ofzen conference ~o,n-
snlttee was adopted. yeas iT uavs fs
@ilsou introduced fns following. which
VAS adopted:
Where's = r. fss wrfea has .aamet
both houses. provides that notice Of shnr.
it, sales snAB ue Published IN gaa s4e4rlaf
neEspaTser of tbs county ard
" nsEeats, e monopoly of Haen printing
IS faeFeDF cTsatn1 in favor of one news
pa per Ia earn county, ard
~ * heFeas. no restriction ~ mate BY LAZY
as 70 the price that may - CHARGED for
sucn printing. ard
" ~ bnerAas. further legislation n neces-
Sarv "a fae premises. now. be u
Received BY the senate the house cor
c1arTinE tnGt 4 l8tB may be introduced in
taa senate b# senator wilson entitled
An act relating % the publication ~ no.
tiees of snies q property on execution or
order % sale"
In reference 20 fhe formgf reserve the
resolution ~ ksfth wns adopted.
ITO fAs fFonorzhfe fhe President ana
Congress ~ the Intfed States
81 heFsaA there has been sat apart
within the state o. 9a&aiuzf9B fhres
tracts - lard containing many miftsca
acres Is forest recreation
s+WEerea# shesa tracts mrs rfcs IN min
eFnl resources ard contain macy o. ire
kssg rllnes 10 gre stale
sHkereaz. fainlax "a ons c. ths greatest