Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Brief Summary of the Proceedings Of the
Seventh Biennial Session.
In the Senate Tuesday a reply


Seventh Biennial Session.
In the Senate Tuesday a reply Of
England's new King, Edward VII, wa:
read to the resolutions Of coincidence
adopted by the Legislature on dealt
of the hOnored Queen.
President Mcbride named Senator,
Mcgler and Rands as the Senate mem.
bers of the joint committee of this
Legislature to consult with Il like com
mlttee of the Oregon Legislature re.
garding fisheries.
A number of bills were reported ia
vorably by various committees
Governor Rogers notified the Senate
that he had approved the bill grant
ing Spokane county an additional
Judge.
New bills were introduced a. follows
No. 100, by Heinrich, relating to IL
ability OF landlords.
No. ITO, by the same, for the relief
OF Mrs. Stahl, appropriating $l9j.
No. i'll, by Sharp, an act repeating
corporation tax.
No. ll2, by Welty, au act for relief
OF office OF State Treasurer, approprl-
ating $3.50.
No. lib, by Warburton, an act sub
hitting to electors OF State question of
removal Of the capital from Olympia
to Tacoma.
No. III, by same, an act appropriate
ing money for the payment of certain
judgments against State
No. &, relating to taxation of collat-
eral inheritances, was considered and
advanced to third reading, as was also
the bill relating to licensing OF bar
bers.
Senator Warburton presented Ia
coma's invitation to the Legislature to
visit that city on Friday and view
Wright park which that city would
present to the State for capitol site.
Accepted on motion OF Preston.
Memorial 6, was introduced by
Crow of Whitman, asking Congress to
renew the Chinese exclusion act,
which expires in 1902. and instructing
our congressional delegation to work
to that effect.
Memorial 7, by Moultray, praying
Congress to pass laws excluding all Ash
attic emigration from the United
States.
The Senate went into committee of
the whole to consider S. B. &c, by
Sumner, appropriating $500 for post
age and incidentals to Secretary OF
States office. The bill passed.
s. b. No. IL, by Rands, an act pro-
viding for the settlement of estates
without administration, was read
third time and ordered engrossed.
In the House the following resolu-
ton was introduced by Merritt of Spo-
kane and referred to the Federal Rela-
tions committee:
Whereas, The question of arrang-
| ing for the cession to the State of
Washington by the State of Idaho of
what is known as the panhandle" OF
Idaho, being the four northern coun.
ties of the said State of Idaho, to the
State of Washington has become an
interstate question, the citizens OF
the Idaho counties interested being
practically unanimous for the change
and the State of Washington being
also in favor Of said change; and,
Whereas, In order to formulate
and carry out the said plan, it is nee.
essary to obtain the cooperation Of
the Legislatures Of the States of Wash
ington and Idaho now in session, and
also to memorable Congress on this
subject:
"Therefore be it resolved by the
House of Representatives, the Senate
concurring therein, that a Joint COM
mittee consisting of one Senator and
two Representatives to be appointed
by the President of the Senate and the
Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tives respectively with instructions to
proceed to the capital of the State of
Idaho and request the Legislature OF
that State to appoint similar COM
mittee with authority to formulate
and agree upon details and terms OF
the cession OF the said northern part
OF Idaho to the State of Washington,
to prepare the necessary bills and me.
MORALS to present to the Legislatures
OF the two States for their action:
Resolved further, That copy OF
these resolutions, signed by the Presi.
dent OF the Senate and the Speaker OF
the House, be transmitted through
the proper channels to the Legislature
OF the State of Idaho"
A resolution by Buck, that no spe-
cial appropriation bill, other than for
the deficiencies, be passed prior to the
making up of the general appropria-
ton bills, was tabled after some de-
bate.
Committee on Horticulture, to
which was referred Fl. B. 90, to abolish
the Office of State Horticultural Com
missioner recommended indefinite
postponement.
New bills were introduced as follows
No. 173, by Bishop, prohibiting the
the taking up or appropriating of saw
logs found adrift.
No. ia, by Bush, relating to reap
praisement of Aberdeen tide lands.
No. IT'S, by Ingraham, to amend
code of 1897, relative to Horticulture.
No. l76, by Bush, to amend Bal
fingers code, relating to the license
for sale of liquors. Fifty-five per cent.
of the licenses now go into county
fund. The amendment makes fifty
five per cent. go to the school fund.
No. 1T, by Ulmer. apportionment
OF congressional districts providing for
placing King, Pierce and Kitsap in
one district.
No. ITS, by Jones, relating to tide
lands OF the first class.
No. 179, by Brown of Spokane, re-
latlng to collection OF taxes for local
improvement in cities of the first class.
No. $50, by yesterday, capital 7e.
moval bill.
No. ISL, by Fairchild, making S15,.
GOO appropriation for the operat on of
State salmon hatcheries, deficiency
measure.