Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-03-12
TIE LEGISLATURE.
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latiu@ to security for costs; 5i6, re
lating t" acquttal Of criminals 10y rca-
: son If insanity; al. relating to dis
/ position Of fines Dis. I" punish oiirnSc>
against the sovereignty OF the state;
30, relating Ia the summary adj
miniStration OF estates OF less than
500 in value; 80, relating to appeals
from Justice court; j5l, relating to
garni>hmcnt>; JJ2, relating to shrr-
iti>' deeds; JJ3, relating to the effect
Of judgment awards Jj4, defining the
| jurisdiction over tidclands not in any
county; JJj, amending IN act regard
ing wrecked property; 356, relating to
"ath> i'll private corporations; 357, re-
lating to contesting al elections; J5S,
relating To the filling of vacancies in
! boards OF county commissioners so.
relating to bail in civil actions; $50
relating to the plea Of guilty i'll
criminal actions.
| Richmond, joint resolution provid-
/ ing Tor Il Lcxow committee was called
up. Phelps moved to Indefinitely post
ponc the resolution. Lost 10y vote OF
% ayes to 30 nays. DE MattoS moved
to refer back To second reading for
amendments Lost. The resolution
was passed by vote of f3 to 81 The
resolution calls for the appointment of
a committee OF five, three from the
| House and two from the Senate, to in
vc>tigatc charges OF corruption in
State institutions The Speaker is
made one Of the committee and $1,000
is appropriated to pay expenses.
On G. 7. Bush's motion, the House
decided TO consider the Senate revenue
and taxation bill After a lively
scrimmage the bill was passed by
vote of ~ to 81
The House spent three hours con-
siding the Senate revenue bill. An
amendment exempting $500 worth of
Improvements on lands was lost by n
vote of "a yeas to IS nays. Section
1l9, renting penalty and interest on
delinquent taxes, was stricken out.
An amendment by Wilkeson, provid-
ing that railroads must be assessed at
the cost of building the road prevailed
by unanimous vote.
The Senate Tuesday rejected Crows
resolution for committee to investi-
gate rs to the rights, franchises, etc,
of the Northern Pacific.
Senator Miller's railway commits
sion bill, a duplicate of the Stafford
bill, that was twice killed in the
House, was indefinitely postponed by
vote of II to IL.
The Free Conference committee re-
ported substitute fee bill for the
Secretary of States Office, making the
fee for capitalized corporation filings
$40 up to Il capital of 100000, then
graduated up, the fee for corporations
of 81 100000 or more capital being
placed ut $25. Agreed to.
The House having refused to agree
to the Senate amendments to the rail-
road rate bill, conference committee
was appointed.
Richmonds resolution to authorize
| the appointment of Lexow committee
to act during the intermissiOn of the
Legislature went to the committee on
Public Morals.
House concurrent resolution to
allow the Tribune Publishing company
to tranfer reports of old session laws
of the State in exchange for court re-
ports and session laws OF later date,
was passed.
| Consideration of the appropriation
bill was resumed. Cole moved to add
to the appropriation for the State
Printer $4,000 as a revolving fund
and $500 for legislative supplies.
Adopted.
Senator McReavv moved to incor-
porate with conditions, $24 900 for
maintenance of the National Guard.
The amendment was adopted.
The Agricultural College appropria-
ton was raised to $4,000.
The bill passed, "a yeas, nays,
Taylor, Deckebach and Rhinehart be-
ing absent.
The Senate went into executive ses-
sion and confirmed the appointments
to the State Board of Education made
by Governor Rogers several weeks ago.
Senate Bill 243 was amended so rs
| to provide one justice of the peace in
cities of over 5000, at a salary of ST.
200 per year, and passed.
| Senate Bill to abolish municipal
courts passed, the previous defeat of
the bill having been reconsidered. 1t
is to go into effect January |, 1898.
The Senate concurred in some of
the House amendments to the revenue
and taxation bill and rejected others.
The House, Monday by vote of 80
to 43, refused to grant any relief to w.
B. Davy, the contractor on the What
com Normal School. He presented
bill for $9,41S20, 81, 1S905 of which
was for extras and the balance to cover
depreciation of State Normal School
warrants.
The House took up bill 620, provid-
ing for the erection of a State capitol.
The capitol committee reported in
favor of the indefinite postponement
of Warmers bill, providing for $780,
600 building. Warner spent ten
minutes demonstrating and then his
bill went down to death. The com.
mittee's substitute bill providing for
100000 building, and the State
guaranteeing the interest was placed
on final passage. The bill was de-
feated by vote of 81 ayes to 80 nays.
Land gave notice of motion to re-
consider The following is the vote:
Ayes-G. H. Baker, S. w. Baker,
Barlow, A. S. Bush, Carr, Clapp, Cline,
COnine, J. o. Edwards, Forbes,
Gerahty, HagadOrn, Hansen, Hicks,
Johnston, Kittinger, Libby, Lusher,
Marshall, Mathiot, Mentzer, Mitchell,
Mohundro, McAtee, Pierson, Scott, J.
b. Smith, Stuhrman, Strive, Thacker.
Williams, Wolf-32.
Noes - F. r. Baker, c. P. Bush,
Canutt, Caywood, Couch, Day, De
Mattos, J. NJ. Edwards, Freeman, Fritz.
Cute, Gerry, Gilkey, Hodgdon, Hooper,
Irwin, Jory, Kincaid, Land, Levin,