Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-01-27


Representative Colwell of Skamania,
Sims of Cowlitz and Daniels of Clarke
: were appointed the House members of
that committee, which is so meet the
Oregon representatives at Tacoma
next Saturday.
In the Senate, Tuesday, petition
was presented from 1000 residents of
! WhatcOm county, praying the reopen
ing of the Whatcom Normal School
. The petition set forth that there were
$4,000 school children in Western
Washington and $1,000 in the eastern
: part OF the State. Therefore, it was
held that there should be a normal
school west OF the Cascade mountains.
1t was also stated that while approx
mately GOO teachers are needed, the
present normal school facilities is but
u fraction of that number. Besides,
the petitioners declared that 400 tenn
porary certificates to teach had to be
issued during the past year, some of
these certificates going to persons of
doubtful qualifications.
The Normal School appropriation
bill-appropriating $4,000 each for
the Ellensburg and Cheney schools
and Sal 900 for that at Whatcom-
was discussed in committee of the
whole and was reported back for pass.
age as recommended by the appro-
priation committee.
The following bills were introduced,
numbered from 81 to 80 inclusive:
| Warburton appropriating $3.50 for
the relief OF Captain James Ross, Co.
A., independent battalion, Washington
Volunteer Infantry.
Mantz-Appropriating $500 for a
fish ladder at Myers Falls, Stevens
county.
Hamilton-Appropriating funds to
pay judgments against the State for
the salary of E. G. Kreider, reporter of
the Supreme Court, $2,442, interest
$ll5; Herbert Bashford, librarian,
$3.50, interest $105; b. NJ. Price as
sistant librarian, 1858, interest, $l2;
total, $4,O96.
Miller, 7. J.-Providing that escheats
go to State school fund instead of
county school funds.
Schofield, by request-Making it
a misdemeanor to obstruct, destroy or
injure electric wires.
Clapp-To rebate interest and pen
alties on delinquent taxes assessed
prior to 1899 if paid before November
s, 1899.
Miller, 7. J.-Making it misde.
meanOr to manufacture or sell any
adulterated article of food.
notwithstanding fire escapes on all
buildings such as schools, asylums,
academies, hotels and the like when
over two stories in height.
Preston, by request-Authorizing
County Commissioners to spend por-
ton of the road funds within corpora
ton limits.
Plummer-Changing the name of
Hangman Creek to Latah.
In executive session the Senate con-
firmed all the appointments made by
Governor Rogers during the past two
years.
In the House, Tuesday, the follow
ing bills were introduced, numbered
from 100 to POT inclusive:
misunderstanding two places OF
registration for school electors in cit.
les of 10000 or more inhabitants, and
closing the books days before cleo
ton.
misunderstanding school law
to enable school districts to expend 5
per cent. OF district income for public
improvements.
misunderstanding school code
to make one registration in cities re-
quiring registration for school cleo
tons, sufficient evidence OF eligibility
of the voter.
McDonald-To provide for the
adopting of text books by school
boards in cities and districts, supply
ing text books at public expense.
Bedford-Appropriating $1,000 for
maintenance Of Western Washington |
hospital for insane, because of an err
rOr of the clerk in computing estimate
for the fiscal period.
White-Prohibiting manufacture or |
sale of any adulterated article of food.
Penalty, $25 to 800 with costs of
prosecution.
White-To prevent sale of adulter-
ated honey under penalty OF 800.
Shellar-Defining holidays: Sun
day, January l, Washington's birth
day, Decoration day, Fourth of July,
Labor day, and any day designated by
public proclamation of the executive,
and Christmas.
Shellar-Providing that corporations
desiring to decrease capital stock shall
nl a 70 hn N x,,t IF
posed capital stock, if they be in ex-
cess of that amount.
Myers-Making six years the life of
a judgment and providing for action
for renewal after five years.
Field. by request-Prohibiting black
listing and providing that any dis
charged employe subjected to such
may recover by civil action a penal
sum not exceeding $500.
Field, by request-Creating board
OF five examiners for locomotive engi-
neers at salary OF 81, 200 per annum,
prescribing qualifications Of examin-
ers and requiring all locomotive engi-
neers to be examined as to competency.
Field-Making it unlawful for any
employer to use any duress to prevent
an employe joining labor organiza-
ton under pain of $40 maximum fine
and six months imprisonment.
Field-Defining n lode mining
claim.
Beals-To provide for the destruc-
ton of Canadian thistles, Russian
thistles and other noxious weeds,
charging road supervisors with duty of
enforcement.
Wilson-For relief of James Lane
for service as coal mine inspector, ap-
propriating $49975 for services on the
board of coal mine inspector exam
liners.
McLean-Defining what shall con-
stitute barratry, champerty and main
tenance; declaring same misdemeanor
and prescribing punishment.