Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-02-11
LEGISLATURE OF WASHINGTON.
Proceedings "f Interest Summarized
grWm Press Reports.

Speaker Cute and Chief Clerk Dillon
have signed the election certificate OF Ad-
olson G. Foster as United states senator.
The Curtiss bill, relating to sheep IN
/ Spection, called out the argument OF the
morning. The substance of the bill is to
decide whether the state or the individual
owner should pay the costs OF Inspection
The bill failed to pass and Curtiss gave
notice for reconsideration.
/ The house passed the bill in relation to
the appointment of guardians OF insane
/ persons.
/ Pratts bill authorizing municipal cor
porations to provide for acceptance of war
rants upon local improvement funds for
local improvements passed unanimously,
as did the bill by Daniels to admit Indian
war veterans to the state soldiers home.
In the senate the time was taken up
with a discussion of Senator +. j, Miller's
bill for the completion of the capitol
building at cost of SIX hundred thousand
dollars. The committee reported favora-
bly, OH the bill and it will go to third
reading
Both houses Friday adjourned until
Monday morning.
An invitation was received and accept
ed from Senators eject Foster to attend
banquet at Tacoma Tuesday evening. The
invitation includes members of the legis,
lature, the chief clerk of the house, sec
Rotary of the senate and the press repre-
sentatives.
The bill for completion OF the capitol
building passed the senate
In the house DR.. Witter introduced a
resolution for investigation of the alleged
abuses at the Medical Lake asylum. Sew
eral members spoke in favor of such an
investigation. Finally the resolution was
referred to the committee on insane.
Eastern Washington members who took
advantage of the three days vacation to
visit their homes, were prevented from oc-
cupying their seats at the Mondays ses-
sion owing to delayed trains.
A petition was read from the Seattle
chamber of commerce requesting the adop-
ton of the Torrens land system in the
state.
The vote by which the bill in relation to
stock killed by railroad trains was lost was
reconsidered and the bill re-referred to the
committee.
The resolution for this legislature to
ratify the treaty of Paris now pending in
the United States senate was lost in the
senate by vote of II to 6, Senator Ham
ilton giving notice of reconsideration.
On Tuesday the Gray Mantz election
case was taken out of the hands of the
committee which had been appointed to
submit the matter to the supreme court,
and the matter will now be settled by
the senate as whole
The senate killed large number OF
house bills by indefinite postponment.
A remonstrance was presented in the
house against the creation OF the county
of Ferry, signed numerously by residents
of Stevens county.
The house went into committee OF the
whole on house bill 81, submitting con-
stitutional amendment permitting alien
ownership OF lands, with Judge Mount
in the chair.
Mr. Rosenhaupt, the author of the bin.
said that the state should permit for
eigners to own land in the stale just rs
Americans own mining claims in British
Columbia. Allen of Spokane, Welty.
Lambert Daniels and Calvert wanted the
bars taken down and foreigners invited.
The bill was finally referred to com
mittee of the whole
BY Shelter, to provide for the extension
of tax rolls.
The legislature adjourned till Wednes.
day afternoon and most OF the members
will be present at the banquet given by
Senator Foster in Tacoma tonight.
ANOTHER SHARP ENGAGEMENT