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

OF the people; also concurrent reso
tiom No. 10. The following new bill
were introduced;
No. 81, by McReavy, OF Mason, pro
viding a constitutional amendmen
to section SO of article III OF the Stat
Constitution.
No. IS, by Taylor, of Pierce, an ac
relating to the sale and disposal of in
ftoxicating liquors.
No. 50, by Range, OF King, a sub
stitute for Senate bill No. %.
The Senate then retired to th'
House for the purpose of meeting IL
joint session.
After the joint session, the Senat
adjourned to Thursday morning n
10 o'clock.
In the House, Wednesday, Freeman
of Clarke attempted to have a com
mittee of the House appointed to cal
for bids for the State offices for tn,
next four years, but the resolution
was tabled.
The report of the Penitentiar.
Committee on the resolution provid
ing for an investigation of peniten
tiary affairs was adopted by an almost
unanimous vote.
The following bills were introduced
No. 141, by Roberts, of Spokane, re-
lating to mortgage Indebtedness and
prohibiting deficiency judgments in
certain cases.
No. 142, by Roberts, relating tc
school district warrants.
No. 143, by Powell of King, regard
ing preservation of game.
No. 144, by Johnston, reorganizing
the militia.
No. 145, by Warner, relating tc
compensation of public officers.
No. LAG, by Johnston, fixing pei
diem and mileage of witnesses in civil
actions.
No. LAT, by Johnston, fixing pei
diem and mileage in criminal actions
No. las, by Smith, of Douglas. an
act providing for INDECENT persons
prosecuting suits at law.
No. 149, by Stafford, preventing
railroads from issuing limited tickets
No. $50, by Bush of Pacific, regulat'
ing fishing in Willapa harbor.
No. Isl, by Day of Pierce, an act
regulating banks.
No. 152, by Edwards of King, to
provide for recovery of workmen en-
tombed in mines.
No. 153, by Land of King, TO pre-
vent poisoning of honey bees.
No. 154, by Johnston, an act for the
relief of c. A. Abrams.
No. 155, by Smith of Douglas, pro-
viding that prisoners able to do SC
shall pay for board when convicted.
No. 156, by Clapp, relating to settle.
ment of estates of decendents.
No. 157, by Gilkey, providing fol
penitentiary investigating committee
No. 15S, by Likens, prohibiting sale
of liquor near State University.
No. 159. by Guie of King, to provide
a means for staying execution against
real estate under decree of foreclosure
of mortgage.
No. 160, by Guie of King, allowing
leading questions to be asked hostile
or unwilling witnesses.
Just as the reading of bill No. 156
had been finished, in the lull which
followed Gilkey of Chehalis arose and
motioned to page. The page took a
bill to the clerks desk that started a
most lively debate and bitter fight
against it. The bill provided for the
appointment of a committee of three
by the Governor and appropriating
money to pay their expenses to in
vestigate the State penitentiary.
Warner, who fathered the original
joint resolution, and who is chairman
of the Penitentiary committee, made
the first strike at the bill by moving
to table it. His motion called forth q
tie vote, and the speaker voting agains,
it, the bill came before the house on O
motion to place it on its final passage
This brought about heated debate
with Warner of Snohomish and Frank
Baker of Pierce leading the opposition
against the bill.
Warner cited the fact that there
had already passed the House a con-
current resolution providing for the
investigation, and said that the Gov.
ernor in his inaugural had requested
that the legislature investigate. He
claimed that the selection of an out
side committee would be unwise.
Frank Baker of Pierce said that the
House desired to be fair. Accusations
had been made by the Governor against
the prison officials, and to leave it in
his hands would be to allow an en-
pdrte examination; it would be like
allowing prosecutor to be the Judge
to sit ON the accused ones trial.
Gilkey defended his bill, saying that
the legislature had no time to make
an investigation, and that there was
no member Of the House who desired