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

In four per cent. municipal or county
bonds or i'll State warrants ut par.
Wilshire-Allowing prevailing party
in civil actions 10 cents per folio for
pleadings.
L. j. Miller Il bill to abolish the New
| York City fiscal agency OF the State of
Washington. The agency was estab-
lished under Governor McGraw and is
the United States Mortgage Trust COM
pany. The introducer of the bill says
there is no sense in keeping $4,000 or
$CO,OOO tied up i'll New York drawing
interest for the New York bankers.
Enquiry at the State treasurer's Office
brings out the statement that there
is no record there of any funds being
on deposit at the fiscal agency.
Another IS per day clcrkship was
created and this was placed in Frank
lin Pierce's Christmas stocking.
In the House concurrent resolu-
ton was introduced by Colwell provid-
ing for committee to meet with a
like committee from the Oregon Legis-
lature to recommend concurrent legis-
lation with regard to fishing interests
on the Columbia river.
A memorial of respect to the men,
ory of the late Colonel John w.
Feighan, firss speaker of the Washing
ton State House of Representatives and
late prosecuting attorney for Spokane
county, was offered by Mr.. Rosenhaupt
and adopted by unanimous vote.
A resolution presented by Mr.. Engle-
hart prevailed, limiting to members Of
the House the privilege of addressing
the body.
On the favorable report of the COM
mittee on mileage and contingent ex-
penses, J. NJ. Page was allowed $3.50
for clerical assistance and c. E. Cline
S. for calling the House to order.
House bills Is, reducing the penalty
for manslaughter, and 12, another
practice act, were defeated ON final
vote.
The vetoed Senate bill appropriatirg
81, ,745 for the relief of George w. Bab-
cock for plans and specifications and
experimenting construction of the
east wing of the Walla Walla peniten-
tiary, was passed over the Governors
veto by a vote OF 65 to 5.
The following bills numbered lat to
l56 were introduced:
Thacker-To provide for laying out
and establishing private bitches and
drains.
Parker-To provide for payment of
expenses incurred under the law of
1898 in constructing and maintaining
dykes and drains.
Conway-Imposing penalty of $25
to 81 600 for injuring, damaging or de-
stroying timber on public lands.
! Conway-Providing that service in
actions may either precede or follow
filings.
Conway-Amending public land
acts.
Calvert--Creating a commission OF
five, three to be appointed by the leg
islature and two by the Supreme court,
to revise and codify the statues and
codes of Washington.
Callvert-Repealing the Donahoe
road law of 1898.
MISUNDERSTANDING the name Of
Gilman, King county, to Issaquah.
Welty-Fixing first Monday in Sep
tember as the time for electing road
supervisors.
Welty-Making school district off,
GERS elective the second Monday in
June.
The bill appropriating $3l1.70 from
the military fund for the relief of
Captain Percy G. Maltbie passed the
House.
After the joint session had dissolved
both branches adjourned.
In the Senate, Friday the Goth, the
memorial protesting against free coal
passed.
The committee reported favorably
upon the claim of Moffat Bros. for
$12,5O0 amount they claim to have
lost on construction OF the capitol
foundation. 1t is not balance due"
as the newspapers have reported it, but
a direct bonus to cover up alleged loss
from Encouragement and poor judg-
ment. The claim was rejected by the
last Legislature alter full examina.
tion of all the facts.
Senate went into committee of the
whole upon Miller's bill for 81 600 ap.
preparation to run the Land Commits
sioner's office the remaining four
months OF the fiscal year. Warburton
and Wiltshire held that the Commits
sioner should have kept inside the ap-
preparation set aside for the purpose of
managing his Office. Heinrich gave
notice that the Land Commissioners
Office would be closed if he did not
secure the money asked. Hamilton
signed the report favoring the appro-
priation and he did not admit that
there was any deficiency; the money
was to be used for future service.
Wooding said the o-year appropria-
ton had been spent in 20 months.
To continue the office for the remain
ing four months would create a def
| a. T and David Miller insist.