Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-15

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general file.
Welty of Lewis introduced bill
which provides that standing timber
on all State land, when it shall ex-
coed one million feet on any quarter
section may be sold separately from the
land
The Senate passed several minor
House bills including one making a
deficiency appropriation OF $1,000 for
the office of the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
Senator Megler presented resolu.
ton for the appointment of a sitting
committee. The enemies of the Pres.
ton Railway Commission bill were
suspicious OF this resolution, especially
as it conferred the power to appoint
the committee, and it was voted down
although a sitting committee will un.
doubtedly be appointed before the end
of the session.
Grow and Hall, both of Whitman
presented several petitions from their
constituents praying for the passage
of the Rosenhaupt bill which provides
for reduction in freight rates.
Senator Preston presented . resolu.
ton looking to the adjustment of the
printing OF the Senate calendar. He
declared that the calendar was worth.
less. and was a needless expense. The
matter was referred to the Printing
committee.
A House bill providing that prose.
cutions under the pilotage law be in
stituted in Jefferson county, passed.
House bill No. 4, limiting the coro.
ner to charge of SIS for burial ex.
penses in all cases where no claim is
made upon the estate OF deceased pei
son, passed.
At the afternoon session Of the Sen,
ate, Senator Smith introduced con
stitutional amendment providing that
no foreigner shall be naturalized dur.
ing the six months Immediately pre-.
ceeding any general election. The
bill provides for the submission OF the
amendment to the people of the State
at the next general election.
Senator Biggs of Whatcom, intro.
duced bill changing the name oil
New Whatcom to Whatcom. Dr.
Biggs suggested that the bill be re.
ferred to the the committee on Medi.
cines, Hygiene and Dentistry, because
he said, "the name needs fixing
bill was so referred.
A bill giving King county an add.
tional judge OF the Superior Court va
passed. The bill gives the Governor
authority to appoint the judge until
the next election.
S. B. No. 81, for relief Of C. W. Gel.
ger, land cruiser. was passed. The
bill carries an appropriation of seventy
dollars.
Senator Crow OF Whitman, on be.
halt OF the Democrats, introduced q
bill dividing the State into Congress.
sional districts, as follows:
!. Adams, Asotin, Chelau, Colum.
bia. Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Kittitas
Lincoln. Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens
Walla Walla, Whitman and Yakima.
2. Chehalis, Clallam, Clarke. Cow
litz, Jefferson. Kitsap. Klickitat, Lewis
Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston
and Wahkiaum.
3. Island, King, San Juan, Skagit
Snohomish and Whatcom.
Under the terms of this bill the first
district-Eastern Washington-could
naturally be expected to be Demo
cratic, while the other two districts
would, probably, be Republican. The
first district includes all of Eastern
Washington except Klickitat county
which is placed in the southwest dis.
trict. The bill also places Congress
men Cushman and Jones in separate
districts. In the rough the bill place.
King county and the northwest in one
district, Pierce county and the south
west in the second and eastern Wash.
ington. barring Kiickitat county, in
still another.