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


surance companies.
Field-Limiting the State tax levy
for the support sf common schools tC
mills, but not to exceed $40 for eacl
pupil.
Carpenter-For the relief of indi
gent Union and Mexican war veterans
Glcason-To reduce the cost of adj
ministcring on estates of less than 81 !,
GOO to onc-half OF what is now allowed
by law.
Conway-Defning certain crimes.
Falknor-Appropriating 1892 to the
Olympia Light & Power Co., for light
ing State offices during April, May
June and July, 1897.
Sharpe-Regulating condemnation
proceedings for rights of way for if
rigating bitches, etc.
Olson-Prohibiting the destruction
Of honey bees.
Olson-Fixing the length of schoo
day at 6 hours, with a 10 minute re
cess in the forenoon and afternoon.
Minard-For the systematic i'm
provement of public roads.
Chrisman-For supplying county
surveyors with field notes by County
| Commissioners.
Substitute for 213 - Relating t.
mineral lands.
Falknor-Relating to County Sur
veyors.
Wickersham-To regulate common
carriers relating to transfer of car:
from one road to another.
The following bills, all originating
in the House were indefinitely post
poned:
Relating to locomotive engineers
and creating Board of Examiners.
Relating 10 appointed attorneys.
Relating to mineral lands, and de
claring an emergency.
Relating to certain lands in What
com county.
Prohibiting contracts on State
county and muninipal work
Relating to appeals from decision Of
County Commissioners.
Relating to notaries public.
Relating to monthly payment Of
employees.
Relating to deeds and mortgages.
Relating to mining claims.
Relating to a pardoning board.
Relating to property under execu-
ton and enforcement of judgment.
Relating to redemption OF property
Relating to food fish.
Relating to salmon fishing, and de.
claring an emergency.
Providing for liens for labor in Ger.
tain cases.
Relating to compensation OF JUS
tees OF the peace.
Relating to change of venue in SUI
perior Courts.
Relating to publication OF notices by
posting.
Relating to jurisdiction OF justices
courts in civil actions.
To prohibit the catching of salmon
a certain time OF each wsek.
Relating to food fish.
The following bills passed:
los, relating to State bonds and
permanent school fund.
lO7, relating to investment OF
permanent school fund.
2l5, relating to negotiable instru-
ments.
In the Senate Wednesday, the COM
mittee on Public Buildings intro
duced an amended" capitol bill, pro-
viding for an appropriation of $275,-
900 (oht of the land grant fund.- and
authorizing the purchase of the court
house and building additions thereto,
etc, etc. This bill was referred to the
Judiciary committee, with instruc-
tions to report at tie next session of
the Senate.
Bills numbered from ITO to 173 in
elusive, were introduced:
BY Preston-Providing for appoint
ment OF a commissioner of the poor in
each county.
BY Agricultural Committee-Ap-
propriating 1000 for purpose of de-
stroying Russian and Canada thistles
under direction OF director Pullman
Agricultural College experimental
station.
Schofeld - Declaring who shall
sOlellnlZe marriage.
Davis-Abolishing Office of State
Printer.
The following passed:
Senate bill providing that the Coal
Mine Inspector shall be allowed actual
travelling expenses instead of mileage.
The following House bills likewise
passed:
Appropriating $7,4OO for relief OF
w. E. Boone for balance due for
plans for university.
Authorizing County Comm issioners
to pay claims incurred under road law
of 1893.
Declaring bicycles to be baggage,
and providing for the carrying of the
same by railroad corporations and
steamboats,.
Providing method for the forma-
ton OF new districts.
In the House Mr.. Moore presented
a resolution for q committee to in
vestigate the official conduct of a
Prosecuting Attorney in Skamania
county, which was referred, and Judge
Thacker resolution to advance the
pay of clerks to from So to 81 per day,
which was promptly laid on the table.
A resolution was adopted appointing
a committee of three members of the
House to investigate the insane hos
pitfalls, substitute for joint resolution
for a committee of the two houses
to perform that service. Witter, Car
penter and Myers were appointed.
New bills from 397 to 40l inclusive,
were introduced as follows:
By MISUNDERSTANDING the owner
ship by the State of tide lands on the
Columbia river.
Field-For protection and propaga-
ton of food fisheries