Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-24
VOLUME XXXIX.-NUMBER II.
THE LEGISLATURE.

protesting against legislation giving
mortgage right OF possession during
period allowed for redemption after
foreclosure and sale.
The Senate went into committee @
the whole to consider House Bill No
1l9. appropriating $1,000 to cover {
deficiency in the office of Superintcnd
ent Of Public Instruction. The repor
was favorable and bill was placed OF
it, final passage, the vote resulting il
its favor.
The vote by which House Bill No
ii was lost was reconsidered, Senator
Wiltshire explaining that some of thu
members had voted against the bill
under misapprehension. 1t relates
to exemptions from. execution. The
bill was restored to the calendar.
The Senate passed Senate Bill No
70, relating to bonds of receivers ant
public officers. Provides that bond.
may be obtained of surety company al
expense of the public.
Other bills passed were:
S. b. A, to regulate dismissal of APP
peals in the Supreme Court.
S. B. No. 3, changing the name OF
Hangman creek, in Spokane county
to Plummer creek, was amended tC
read Latah creek.
Bills numbered from 1S4 to 195 in
elusive, were introduced:
BY Keitl-Repealing the law Great
ing a board of pilot commissioners on
the Columbia river.
Discriminating an act in relation
to board OF tide-land commissioners.
BY same-Relating to appeals to the
Superior Court from any decision O
boards of county commissioners.
Van Patton-Permitting women to
engage in all lawful employments and
to sue for and collect compensation in
their own name.
Carper-For official measurement Of
milk cans used in shipping, and fixing
penalty for using unsealed milk
cans.
Committee on Labor and Labor Sta.
tistics-Authorizing boards of arbitra-
ton for settlement of labor troubles.
Same committee-Amending act ere
ating the State Labor Bureau.
LIE Crone-To prevent spread OF tu'
berculosis and to promote genera
health.
By same-To prevent the spread o
infectious diseases.
Andrews-Providing for an exhibi
of State productions in the middle
West, and making an 81, 800 appropri
alton therefor.
Plummer-Regulating common car
riers and to create a railroad commits
sion.
Paine - Establishing a road from
Bridgeport, in Douglas county, to Re
public, in Stevens county.
A resolution by Preston, authorizin.
his accidency and his board of Audi
and Control to meet with committees
of the Legislature to investigate tn
State institutions with view of report
ing upon the feasibility of having in
mates of Reform School, the Insan
Asylums and the Penitentiary em
ploycd on printing State reports, schoo
books, manufacturing clothing ant
other articles.
Senate then adjourned to Monday, a
liam.
In the House, Friday, Mr.. Heilig in
troduced resolution raising the com
! pensation of bill clerk from $3.50 t.
81 per day, which was adopted.
Mr.. Englehart, of the conference
committee on Normal school bills re
ported that the committee had agreet
upon the following recommendation
for that service: New whatcom, an ap
porpriation of $3O,5OO; Ellensbure
$3S, 500; Cheney, 6,4OO; total, $95,
400.
The following bills numbered iron
426 to 438, inclusive, were introduced
By Curtis-Appropriating $4,000 70
the survey of road around the Celil
rapids on the Columbia river.
Pratt-For the reformation of Grim
inals and furnishing employment t.
! discharged convicts.
McCoy-Providing for the condem
nation of rights of way for logginl
purposes.
Bellows-For a county uniformit.
! of text books in common schools
The bill directs that between May an
September, 1900, county board of ed
ucation consisting of the County Su
perintendent, one appointee of the Su
perior Judge, one of the County Audi
tor and two of the County Commission
ers, shall adopt a series of text book
and every six years thereafter. Th
board shall advertise for proposals t.
furnish the books and enter into con
tract with publishers. Cities of owe
5000 inhabitants may be exempt from
the provisions of the bill.
Welty-Making it unlawful to rid
bicycles on sidewalks in incorporated
cities.
By Committee on Horticul.ure-Tt
protect and promote the fruit interest
of the State.