Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-08

act relative to the entry of survivors
OF civil war into Soldiers Home.
No. 256, by Rands, an act amending
the insurance law; it prevents writing
OF insurance policies outside OF the
| State.
No. 257, by committee on Appro.
priations, an act to abolish the Board
OF Trustees OF the State School OF De-
fective Youth at Vancouver.
No. 25S, by Land, an act defining
and regulating the nomination OF can
didates for Offices and declaring how
they shall be elected.
j. II. Swift, the expert employed by
the Senate to investigate the county
Auditor of Spokane county's books
relative to the claim of that county
Tor rebate OF taxes, submitted its re-
port, seven-page typewriter docu-
ment, in which he finds that Spokane
county is entitled to receive about
$4,000. The county asked for $21,-
600. The error occurred in doubly as
sessing railroad property.
Lieut. Governor Mcbride named
Senator Moultray as the member of
the joint committee to visit the Brit
ish Columbia Parliament relative to
the construction and maintenance of
fish hatchery on the Frazer river.
In the House Saturday, new bills
were introduced as follows:
No. 476, by Rawson, amending law
relative to eminent domain in cities
of the first class.
No. ATT, by Dow, relative to State
Board OF Health and amending the
present law and extending the power
of the Board.
No. Ats, by Britton, granting rights
OF way to railroads over State lands.
No. 479, by Britton, providing for a
codifcation of the State laws under
the supervision of Frank Pierce, to be
approved by the Supreme Court and
Secretary of State, the cost of publica-
ton to be paid by Pierce.
No. 4S0, by Ehrlich, preventing the
careless use OF firearms.
No. 4S1, by Brown Of Spokane, cre-
ating the Office OF Travelling State
Auditor.
No. 4S2, by Puckett, subjecting
franchises to taxation.
No. 4S3. by Barron, relating TO fees
for recording mineral claims.
No. 369. by Sims, regulating the
practice OF dentistry, was placed on
third reading and was passed.
No. AIS, by Albertson, defining the
limits of cost for permanent improve
ments.
No. 240, the Gorham bill for capital
removal to Everett, was indefinitely
postponed on motion Of yesterday.
Lewis bill, providing for State dis
pensary law, was taken up on special
order at ii o'clock on a motion to in.
definitely postpone. Lewis spoke at
length on the merits of his bill. The
bill provided that the measure be sub
mitted to the people at the next cleo
ton. The motion to indefinitely
postpone was carried, Anderson OF Ste-
vens having changed his vote and CIV
J ing majority of one to those who
wanted to kill it.
When the House met at 2 o'clock
there were "a absentees.
The following bills passed:
No. 239, by Tucker, providing that
graduates OF the law school OF the
State University be allowed to prac-
tice without taking an examination.
No. 22S, by Bostwick, for the pro-
lection of the American flag.
No. 174, by Bush, relating to tide
lands in Chehalis county.
No. 223, by Wilson, increasing the
penalty for intimidation of voters.
No. 219, by Stocking, amending the
revenue law.
No. IS. by Shaw, for relief Of normal
school employees in 1897, and carrying
an aggregate appropriation of SO, ,433.
No. 40S, by Fairchild, providing for
the appointment of three deputies,
one on the Columbia river, one on
Puget Sound and Gray's Harbor and
the third an Office deputy for the
Fish Commissioner.
No. 70, by Dawes, appropriating
$2,0SS for relief of Henry Somers for
rent of land he was prevented from
occupying by process Of law.
No. 81, by Tucker, for relief of John
Niklas and appropriating $15O.lO.
No. 4O4, by Merrill, requiring rail-
way companies to weigh cars loaded
with lumber before shipment.
A motion to increase the pay of the
journal clerks on account of their
working overtime was defeated.
The Senate Monday defeated H. B.
36, giving cities their share of penal
ties and interest on delinquent taxes
collected.
s. B. No. 1872, as amended, to
change the name OF the Washington
Agricultural College, Experimental
Station and School OF Science to the
State College of Applied Science, was
passed,
No. 249 was passed. This bill pro-
vides for a change in the method OF
drawing jurors.
No. 55, making an appropriation OF
$3.50 to pay w. F. Maxey for picture
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