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

THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate convened at ii A. NJ
Monday, and after adopting a resolu-
ton of coincidence with the relatives oil
those who sacrificed their lives for
their country in Co. / Washington
Volunteers, at Manila, and the intro
duction of two bills, adjourned. The
bills were numbered 163 and 164, and
the first was for creating a State Board
of Tax Commissioners to assess rail
road property, and the other for the
destruction of squirrels.
The House met at the same hour, | |
o'clock.
Mr.. Pendergast introduced resolu.
ton calling upon the State Auditor to
inform the House of the aggregate
amounts of money that have been ap.
propriated to the several State institu.
tions, since the Inauguration of state
hood; also the county in which each
institution is located; adopted.
The following bills numbered from
36S to 37S, inclusive, were introduced
Parker - For releasing personal
property pending approval.
Mount-To prohibit the taking OF
attorneys fees in superior and supreme
courts.
Stewart-To prohibit the sale OF
merchandise by peddlers without Ii.
censes.
Bisson-For the appointment of a
hop inspector.
Heilig-Relating to the duties Of
board of equalization relating to the
levying of tax for school purposes OF
$40 per pupil.
Heilig-Relating to the exemption
from taxation of real property of re-
ligious societies.
Heilig-Relating to the election OF
a wreckmaster by providing that such
officer shall not be elected in Pierce
county.
Meyers-Relating to the powers OF
courts and judicial officers.
Meyers-Providing method of fore
closing chattel mortgages.
DEMONSTRATING the Land Commits
sioner er-o6icio Surveyor General.
Making assessments
for local improvements prior lien.
The House took from the table Mr..
Shellar's bill, relating to granting d.
plomas to graduates of certain educa-
tional institutions, and the same was
indefinitely postponed.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing House bills passed:
Relating to Migrants and others and
declaring an emergency.
Relating to decrease of capital stock
OF corporations.
Relating to damages for stock killed
or injured by railroads.
Relating to the election of road
supervisors.
Relating to dairy products.
Relating to expenses in construct
ing and maintaining bikes and drains
in certain cases.
Extending the right of eminent do.
main to electric power companies.
Making widtlp OF wagon tires, 81
inches.
The following House bills were in
definitely postponed;
Relating to the compensation of .ex-
ecutors and administrators.
Relating to sale of property under
executions and DEGREES.
Relating to official bonds of State,
county, city, town and precinct Off
GERS.
Fixing date of maturity OF negotia-
BILE paper.
Repeating section 2S6, of Hills an
notated codes and statutes of Wash.
ington.
Relating to the sale of property I'M
der executions and DEGREES.
Relating to removal OF certain Off
GERS.
Abolishing the Office of Lieutenant
Governor.
Relating to dispositions.
In the Senate Tuesday, Senate bills
indefinitely postponed were:
No. 81, concerning the descent of
real property.
No. l2l, relating to the service of
summons.
No. p, by Grow, relating to the is
suance and sale of local improvement
bonds, was passed.
Bills introduced were:
164, by notwithstanding sleeping
car rates.
165, by Keith-Defining and pro-
hibiting trusts.
166, by Misunderstanding for
transportation of freight over connect
ing roads and prohibiting discrimina.
ton.
167, by Baker--To regulate mutual
fire insurance.
The Senate refused to concur in
House amendment increasing ap.
preparation for Cheney normal school.
The afternoon session of the Senate
was devoted to the consideration OF
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