The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-02-02


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Foster has called for show down on
the caucus question. His forces held
COUNSEL Of war from $3.50 until mid
night tonight, and the result will be a
meeting tomorrow at 1880 P. M. to ar
range plans and rules for Republican
caucus.
In the house communication from
Oregon legislature was read, notifying
this legislature that conference COM
mittee of five had been appointed to
meet with like committee from
Washington to draft common fishing
law governing Columbia river fisher
les.
The usual bill to abolish the office
OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was introduced
by Representative Chrisman; also a
bill to aboliah the state board of par
dOns.
A state bank bill covering 81 pages
OF printed matter, and which specifies
in detail what shall be the conduct of
all state banks. and surety companies
was passed.
A bill providing that the supreme
court shall pass upon the constitution
ality OF all bills before they were en-
acted into law, was killed.
The bill transferring $4,000 and
81, 1876 from the state penitentiary re-
volving fund to the penitentiary main
tenance fund, was passed; also the
bill changing the name Of Gillian
county.
A resolution offered by Frye called
upon the state treasurer for q report
showing the amount Of money on hand
in each of the several funds and the
repositories of the same.
Sims reported from the committee
on claims and auditing approved claims
aggregating $114.8O, incurred by the
committee appointed to attend the flu
neral of Hon. A A. Denny, of Seattle.
Tie report was adopted.
Among the more important measures
introduced during the past week are the
following:
Providing surety bonds for public
officials, the expense to be paid out of
public funds; appropriating $22, 500 to
pay judgments against the state; 81, 355
for bills audited after the Cheney
normal school contract was completed;
5000 for the military fund; providing
that approximately $4,000 used in
maintaining the state grain inspection
system during the past two years be
covered by an Appropriation to that
amount, and be made to take up certifi-
Gates of Indebtedness issued to main
tain the grain-ihspectiOn law. Han
SAYS more money has been taken in for
inspection fees than has been paid out,
but that no provision was made two
years ago for taking the money from
the grain-inspection fund for the pur-
pose of paying the expenses OF the grain
inspection department; providing for
state inspection of steam boilers and
state examination Of stationary engi-
neers, the system to be made self-sus-
tanning by fees charged: designating
county repositories in which county
treasurers may deposit public funds
without responsibility for loss. such de-
positories to give bonds to the counties
for the safe keeping of funds deposited
with them; providing for the salary OF
the board of trustees in charge OF the
Vancouver school for defective youth.
and providing for the return of chsl-
dren by the counties sending .hem to
the school, and compelling the coun-
ties to provide clothing for the chill
dren sent to the school; allowing asses
eors to segregate small parcels OF lane
80 as to relieve owners from paying
taxes upon an entire lot-for instance.
when they own onlya part OF such
lot: amending the act of 1895, fixing
sala, les of county officers in counties OF
the fifth class above 5000 for county
auditor; clerk. 5000; treasurer, 5000;
sheriff. 5000; attorney, $500; superin-
tendent, $3.50: appropriating 100000,
SEQ. 600 and 1850 for constructing
and furnishing boys dormitory, BIZ
illogical laboratory and a forge shop
and foundry at the Washington agri-
cultural college; providing for assess
ment Of taxes on goods brought into
the county after the assessments loI
local taxes have been made; authoriz-
ing the clearing up Of delinquent tai
claims before January. 1900, on pay
ment OF the original asaessment with
7 per cent interest.
A resolution. asking congress to pass
the bill for auxiliary cruisers. etc., was
passed.
A bill providing for licensing engi-
n,,ars has been introduced as follows:
at shall be unlawful for any person to
have charge OF or to operate or cause to
be operated for period OF more than
30 DAYS. unless there be licensed en-
eineer in charge. as hereinafter prov,d-
al any steam boiler or engine in the
state. With the following exceptions:
ANY steam plant having less than 20
snuare feet OF heating surface: boilers
having not to exceed 30 pounds OF pres
sure Of steam to the square inch; loco
motives and all steam apparatus undef
the iurisdiction Of the United States.
e proyides for two inspectors to carry
out the provisions Of the law.
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