Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-17

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Englehart-For the dissolution of
irrigation districts.
I Curtiss-Providing that State print
ing be done by contract and making
ing the State Auditor, State Treasurer
and Secretary of State printing COM
mission.
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed:
H. b. 1O3, creating Portage Com
mission.
II. b. IS, for two dOrmitories at the
University of Washington.
II. b. ia. making appropriation for
the Agricultural College. In the
place of these bills the committee rec
commended the passage of ii. B. 800,
covering the same subjects mentioned
in the two preceding bills.
The following bills were passed.:
II. B. 236, relating to the practice Of
medicine and surgery, and declaring
an emergency.
II. b. 179, relating to fees collected
by the Secretary of State.
II. b. 239, relating to foreign cor
pOrations.
II. b. 142, relating to the State,
school, tide, oyster and other lands.
In the Senate, on Friday, the
10th, the Gray-Mantz contest was
closed. Preston's motion to reconsider
the vote by which the matter was in
definitely postponed was ruled out of
order. On motion of Crow it was or
dered that contestant Gray be allowed
mileage and salary to date.
The following bills were indefinitely
postponed:
Prohibiting the use of passes.
Providing for the construction of q
State road from Marcus to Marble
mount.
Making railroads liable for injur.
les to employees when caused by fell
low employed.
Providing that the succeeding Mon
day shall be observed when a legal
holiday falls OH Sunday.
A number of committee reports on
bills were presented and House bills
we're read and referred.
Bills passed we're:
S. B. 154, declaring that submerged
lands in Columbia river near Van
couver are not tide lands but belong to
abutting owners.
S. B. 155, to regulate manufacture
and sale of commercial fertilizers.
S. B. 156, appropriating $2S5 for
State Board of Health.
S. b. 157, allowing Superior Court
Judges to appoint Prosecuting At
torneys in case of death or disability.
S. B. 15S, fixing maximum steam
boat freight rates.
S. b. 159, providing that q married
woman may maintain an action for
damages for injury to her person or
character and the money recovered
shall be her separate property.
The bill providing for the changing
of the name of Hangman creek to
Latah creek was reported back from
committee favorably. Baum, as a
Joke, moved that Plummer be sub.
stituted for Latah in the bill. Amid
. roar OF laughter and despite the pro-
test of Senator Plummer, the amend
ment carried. Members OF the SEN
ate assert they will pass the bill
through in its present form.
In the House, a special message was
read from the Governor recommend.
ing that provision be made for the
burial by the State of Washington of
volunteers who died at Manila. Ac.
companying the special message of the
Governor, was q communication from
farmer of Moscow, Idaho, whose son
died at Manila and who had been ad-
vised by the War Department that
the bodies of all soldiers who die
abroad will be returned to their re.
spective States by the United States
Government. The Governors mes
sage was referred to the Military com.
mittee.
New bills introduced, numbered
from $40 to 352, were:
| Thacker - For abolition of fish
traps.
Palmer for the enforcement of a
lien.
Palmer - Defining boundaries Of
King county.
Palmer - Granting right-of-way
through State lands for electric roads,
canals, etc.
Palmer-Regulating the selection of
jurors and providing for jury COM
missioners.
Parish -Appropropriating $10,0S0
for State road from Wilbur in
Douglas county to Republic in Stevens
county.
Frye-Relating to the appointment
of a Fish Commissioner.
By Insurance Commissioner-To
regulate and control insurance com.
panies.
Shellar-To prevent the duplication
of names Of interpretations.
Heilig-Relating to the regulation
and control Of insurance companies.