The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-03-04
LEGISLATURE OF WASHINGTON.
Proceedings of Interest Summarized
FROM Press Reports.

On motion of Mr.. Frye the rules Of the
house were amended to limit speeches in
debate to five minutes.
On motion of Mr. Wickersham members
will not in future be permitted to explain
their votes during roll call.
Amending an act relating to justices Of
the peace and constables in cities of more
than 5000 inhabitants.
Authorizing cities of the first class to
levy and collect assessments upon prop
erty benefited by local improvements and
declaring an emergency.
An Intellectual effort was made to raise
committee clerks salaries to 81 day.
Governor Rogers appointment of DR..
j. 5. Mcllhaney of Everett as a member
OF the state board OF health was confirmed
by the senate.
The sergeant-at-arms was instructed TO
purchase ~ worth of postage stamps for
each member.
special message was received from
Governor Rogers enclosing a communica-
ton from Land Commissioner Robert
Bridges in reference to unpaid interest
state university lands.
AT the morning session of the house
Mr.. FallSnor presented petition from the
citizens OF Thurston county for state
ownership of clam beds.
Five senate bills appropriating a total
of $4,000 to establish fish hatcneries as.
follows: At Wiilipa harbor, Wenatchee,
Skykomish, Nooksack and Snonomish
rivers.
The expected happened Monday morn
ing when Governor Rogers transmitted
long and ramOling communication to the
house i'll which he vetoed the capitol build
ing bill.
Governor Rogers states that the only
project OF this kind he would be willing
to consider would be the Thurston county
court house scheme.
Another measure he has promised veto
for is the proposed judicial division OF
Spokane county, should that legislation
pass both houses.
These bills passed the house: Relating
to fish i'll stocked lakes; amending an act
relating to trials by juries; amending an
act relating to puDnc lands.
Several bills were indefinitely post
poned, among them Rosenhaupts bill re-
lating to land ownership by aliens.
After reading committee reports until II
o'clock the senate took up senate bill No.
230, which had been made a special order
for that time, and it was passed without
discussion by unanimous vote. This bill !
empowers the state board of land COM
missioners to relinquish to Inc United
States selected lands to which the title of
the state has failed, or may fail in the fu-
ture. The bill declares an emergency.
Governor Rogers Tuesday appointed j.
j. Browne and j. N. Allen trustees of the
Cheney Normal school, vice r. H. Manner,
term expired, and L. ID. Olmsied, resigned.
A communication was read from w. c.
Painter of Walla Walla urging the senate
to pass the bill admitting Indian war vet
Grams to the soldiers home.
The report of the railroad committee
fixing the maximum freight rates report
ed indefinite postponement, which report
was adopted by the senate without com
ment The following bills passed:
Senate bill No. III, by the committee on
agriculture, an act to provide Tor the de-
struction of Canadian and Russian thistles
and appropriating $1,000 therefor.
Senate bill 1873, by Crow, an act to pre-
vent the removal of fixtures OF permanent
improvements from property on which
there is a mortgage OF lien and providing
a penalty.
Senate bill No. IA, by McReayy, an act
to amend section /, laws of 1888, relating
to the power of county commissioners to
license liquor selling
The special order in the house for l0:l5
o'clock was the Stevens county road bill,
it being the only road bill that had not
already been indefinitely postponed. 1t
carried an appropriation of $4,000. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Myers, MAX
ing the road extend from Republic to near
Wilbur instead of from Republic to Mar
Gus, was adopted.