Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-17

build highways, by requiring the
State to pay one-half for macadamized
roads, the county one-third and prop
erty owners one-third
Plrkcr-To submit to the voters
Il proposition to move the State CAPT
tol to Tacoma.
Sinclair - Relating to Superior
Courts and defining judicial districts
Senate bill requiring horse-shoers to
pass an examination was indefinitely
postponed.
The following Senate bills passed.
Appropriating $l5, 900 far the State
Penitentiary.
Transferring money from the main
tenance fund to the revolving fund OF
the penitentiary.
Parker of Skagit created a sensation
by Introduction of his measure sub.
hitting relocation OF the capital to
a vote of the people and naming Ia
coma as the place. The gentleman,
for some cause or another, seemed
ashamed of his work for when the
House guyed him he held a paper to
screen his face and soon Afterwards
slipped out from the hall and was
seen no more that session. Just why
the member should have manifested
such perturbation, is An enigma, if he
was acting in good faith and with sim
cerity.
The fishing bill was made a special
order for next Tuesday.
On motion of Mr.. Daniels, the House
took up Ii. b. 354, relating to property
sold under execution. DIR. Carpenter
moved to strike out the section relat-
ing to deficiency judgments, but the
motion did not prevail. The bill
passed under suspension OF the rules
by a vote of 50 to 9.
The following bills were introduced
at the afternoon session, numbered
from 402 to 404:
Brownie abolish the Office of
State Printer.
Brownie provide that State
printing be done by contract.
McLean-To appoint joint COM
mittee to examine common carriers
and report to the next Legislature.
The following House bills were
passed:
Establishing State museum at the
University of Washington.
Relating to municipal corporations.
Relating to dismissing of appeals by
the Supreme Court.
Relating to damage TO public lands.
In the Senate yesterday morning,
the bills introduced began with the
IT'S and ended with 1873, and
were as follows:
By misunderstanding special
fund to compensate owners of domes-
tic animals killed or injured by dogs.
Yeend-Providing that the warden
instead of sheriffs shall convey con-
victs to the penitentiary from the
place of conviction.
lie Crone-Authorizing corporations
to issue preferred stock and bonds.
Heinrich - Requiring horse-shoers
in cities of the first class to be exam.
ined and licensed.
Misunderstanding that all rail
road property shall be annually as
sessed by commission consisting of
the Governor, Secretary of State,
Treasurer and Land Commissioner.
Plummer -Appropriating 100000
for the State exhibit at the Paris ex-
position. The bill provides for COM
of five members.
Preston-Relating to service of sum-
mons in eminent domain procedure.
Land - Appropriating -- for
repair of Snoqualmie pass wagon road.
Yeend-Providing that sentences of
less than one year be served in county
Jail.
The Judiciary committee submitted
and minority reports on the
$4,000 capitol bill and the matter
was placed on general file.
At the afternoon session of the Sem
ate bills passed were:
Relating to swine unlawfully at
large.
Defining the crime OF murder and
the punishment death or life
Schofield moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the bill creating the
county of Ferry passed. His motion
was laid on the table.
In the House yesterday bills intro
1uced-numbered from 407 to 1913
we're:
Parker - Appropriating $5S0.l6 to
w. ii. Bundon and the estate of VIM.
for losses on tide lands at Ana
cortes.
misunderstanding SAT 1868
from the revolving fund of the peni-
to the general fund of the
State.
Welty-Relating to the power OF
County Commissioners to regulate
sale of intoxicating liquors.
Falknor - Appointing the Land
Commissioner, er-o6icio; l.. c. Gill
man, of Seattle. and o. c. White, of
Olympia, State Capitol Commission.
Colwell-Appropriating $515 to re-
imburse S. F. Albert for patroling the
Columbia river under directions of
Semple, to prevent illegal
fishing.
Langfitt-Apmopriating $4,000 to
the orphans Home Society of America.
Field-To create the county of
Wenatchee, out of portions OF Kittitas
and Okanogan counties.
Stewart-To remove the capital to
Puyallup.
Miller-Rcquiring a voter at road
elections to be n freebooter in the
road district.
Gose-Appropriating $35O.6S to GER
tain employees of the penitentiary.
Heilig-Relating to justices of the
peace in cities OF over 5000 inhab-
Miller-To more clearly define the
of Pierce county.
Bisson-Providing for a commission
Of five persons to select site for the
State capital. The bill directs that
two shall be appointed by the Gov