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

Patterson-To change the name of
Dog Fish bay, in Katsap county, to
Paulsbo.
Somerindyke-Re lating to the com
mencement OF actions in justice courts.
In the Senate Saturday, a memorial
presented by Wiltshire was adopted
protesting against the concession by
| the United States to Canada of port
at Dyea, Alaska. A resolution was
also adopted asking the Governor to
notify the President of the United
States of the adoption of the memorial.
Governor Rogers notified the Senate
of the appointment of L. J. Ncwland,
of Ellensburg to succeed DIR. E. f.
Keg, of North Yakima, resigned as a
member of the State Board of Health.
The appointment was confirmed.
Bill introduced were:
160-Joint Fisheries Committee
Regulating sturgeon fishing in the
Columbia river.
16l-Hamilton-To regulate width
of tires on road vehicles.
1G2-Davis - Making amendments
to insurance law.
The following Senate bills were
passed:
S. B. 104, extending to cities OF the
fourth class the right to regulate con-
struction and repair Of sidewalks.
S. B. 67, authorizing the investment
of the permanent school fund at par
in national, city, county and school
district bonds bearing not less than
four per cent. interest.
S. B. %, requiring the examination
and licensing of BARRIERS.
S. B. 70, appropriating $4,000 for
maintenance of grain inspection for
the current period.
Senate memorial 4, by High, asking
Congress to adopt the Lubin PROPOSE
ton, was passed.
S. b. SO, relating to the leasing of
school lands, was defeated by vote Of
9 ayes to 16 nays.
S. b. Z, providing for the destruc-
ton of Canada and Russian thistles,
passed third reading and was ordered
engrossed.
At noon the Senate adjourned until
1:30 P. NJ. Monday.
At the opening OF the morning ses-
sion of the House, S. b. IL, appropri.
ating 5000 for expense money for the
Office of Secretary of State, was taken
up out of order and passed. Also s.
Is. 2, appropriating $1,000 to pay ex-
penses of the Office of Land Commits
| sioner.
On motion OF Judge Mount, S. B. ~,
making the following appropriations
for the support of normal schools was
| taken up, to-wlt:
Ellensburg: Salaries, $4,000; re-
pairs, $751; 600; textbooks, $1,000; in
cidentals, $500; furniture, $500 !;
equipment and apparatus, $500; IL
brary and reading room, 81 500; total
$4,000.
Cheney school: Salaries $27 500; IL
brary, $2,5O0; repairs, $1,000; total,
$3l, 900.
New Whatcom: Heating, 5000;
equipment for laboratories, $1,000 /;
furniture. 5000; gymnasium, $4OO /;
museum OF natural history, $500; to
equip library, $500; stationery,
$4,000; salaries, 5000; total, SAL
400.
Mr.. Dorsey said there is no need of
more than one normal school and that
should be at Ellensburg.
Mr.. Welty thought the State could
not have too many schools.
Judge Mount read from the plat.
forms of both political parties wherein
both pledged the representatives to
favor normal school appropriations
He read from the deed to the Cheney
normal school site a reservation that
the land should revert to. the donor if
the school was not maintained. <
Bellows opposed the bill, but said he
would vote for it in order to protect
his record.
Calvert said there are $4,000 child
rem to be benefited by the Whatcom
normal school, $4,000 by the Cheney
school, and $1,000 by the Ellensburg
school, and the State should not MAIN
tain one school and destroy the others.
Judge Wickersham said the bill is a
political job and scored the House for
the extravaganza OF the appropriations.
Mr.. Pendergast said the appropria-
tions for these schools should be segre-
gated and not railroaded through. He
moved that the bill be re-committed
with instructions to report three sepa-
rate bills. The motion was lost by q
vote of 26 to 36. The bill then passed
by the following vote: For the pass
age of the bill, A; against, 20.
Senate memorial protesting against
a change in the Alaskan boundary,
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Palmer H. b. 80,
for the protection of orphan children,
with the Senate amendments, was
taken up and the amendments were
concurred in.
At the afternoon session OF the
House the following bills, from Nos.
355 to 367 inclusive, were introduced: