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

LOT charges due Tor shOcing
HIll-Approprating $1,000 for A
wagon road from Sulphur Springs,
on the Cowlitz river, through the
Ileton Basin to Cowiche on the Nat
chez river.
Hall-For payment of judgments
and costs due counties from the State.
kclth-Taxing sleeping and parlor
car companies three per cent. OF their
gross earnings upon report Of earn
lngS to be made each May to the
! State Auditor.
Quite discussion ensued over Hem
rich's bill requiring horse-shoers to
pass civil service examination and
obtain license before practicing their
art. The main bone of contention
was not against the object embraced
in the bill, but the provision that all
persons now shoeing horses may pursue
their vocation without examination or
registry. Hill thought it Il horse
shoers' trust and designed to benefit
the sheer more than the shod, and
Reinhart deprecated legislation which
If it kept on in absurdity might Gull
inmate in preventing man from
milking his own COW unless he would
guess the conundrums proposed by a
civil service commission. The bill,
on final vote, failed to pass, but Miller
Of Thurston, gave notice of a motion
to reconsider.
In the House resolutions were
adopted instructing the Washington
Senators how to vote upon the Paris
Treaty-to nse every every effort to
procure the ratification of the same
now pending before the U. S. Senate.
A whereas explains that the Republi.
cans of this State favor the acquisi-
ton of Porto Rico and the Philippines,
thus taking advanced ground on a
question which is the subject of no
little worry to the party everywhere
else. Some of the Republican Repre-
sentatives tried to dodge vote, but
Speaker Cute insisted upon full vote,
and GOse of Walla Walla, when pressed
to vote recorded no, the only one
from the Republican side of the House,
under boss rule.
On the second reading of bills, H.
b. 40, appropriating $3,625 for Alb
bolts codes, was indefinitely post
poned, as were II. B. 163, for the re-
lief of James S. Craig and II. B. 1872,
prohibiting attorneys from taking the
collection of unliquidated claims for
damages. Also H. B. $50, for the bet
ter protection of food fishes.
Bills were introduced, numbered
from 2OS to 900, inclusive, as follows:
Sharp-To encourage propagation of
grouse, chickens, sage hens, quail,
partridge and pheasants in Kittitas
county, by making it unlawful to de-
stroy them there prior to September
l, 1902.
Sharp, by request-Appropriating
$500 for the relief of Simeon w.
Moxey for painting and framing por-
trait of George Washington for the
Worlds Fair exhibit.
Welty - Appropriating $500 for a
fish ladder on Myers falls, Colville
river.
Welty Exempting from taxation
post properties of Grand Army.
Welty-Providing for compensating
attorneys appointed by the court for
defense of INDECENT persons and others,
within the courts discretion.
Mountaineering the statute gov
erning leasing of mineral lands to EN-.
body provision for arbitration of diff
ferences.
Falknor-Providing that by filing
deeds of dedication to cemetery tracts
same may be exempted from taxation.
Clark-FOrbidding sale of mountain,
lake, stream or brook trout.
Sims, by Sequest-To restrict in
discriminate organization of bene-
ficiary orders or associations.
Field-Appropriating 5000 to re-
imburse Dora L. Tibbitts, purchase
and improvement of land sold by the
State to which it had no title.
Bison - Governing ventilation of
coal mines for safety of employees.
Heilig-COnferring upon Supreme
and Superior Judges authority to
solemnize the marriage contract.
Heilig - Defining and classifying
teachers certificates and prescribing
qualifications.
Stewart, by request-Appropriating
$4,000 for protecting the banks OF
Puyallup river and committing the ex-
penditure to the Pierce County Com
missioners.
Frye-Disclaiming title to What
com county farm of James Munro,
school lands settled prior to survey.
Frye-Amending law prescribing
manner of commencing civil action in
superior courts.
Frye-Regulating process of gar
nishment in justice courts.
notwithstanding that any
male adult may serve summons and
complaint in justice court action.
MISUNDERSTANDING venue of
justice court in cities of 5000 or more !
to precinct of residence of defendant.
Notwithstanding right of eminent
domain to electric power companies.
Stocking-Rebating one-half the
property road tax for 1899 to persons
using only wide-tire wagons for haul.
ing loads on the public highway.
Scott, by request-Forbidding under
heavy penalty the letting of public
work by contract.
The House took a noon recess inn
mediately after the ballot ON U. S.
Senator in joint convention. At the
afternoon session, House bill As,
amending the municipal law so as to
provide for reassessments in case of
lapse by reason OF failure OF any officer
to perform his duty, or for technical
reason; passed, by unanimous vote,
with emergency clause.
House bill 7, declaring bicycles to
be baggage, and requiring railway
to transport them as such,
and limiting number to one for sim
gle person, passed on vote of 67
votes, all but one (Harrison's) being !
in the affirmative.
AS passed by the Senate the normal
school bill appropriates $4,000 for
each of the three normal schools-El- |
lensburg Cheney and New Whatcom