Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Brief Summary of the Proceedings Of the
Seventh Biennial Session.

Brief Summary of the Proceedings of the
Seventh Biennial Session.
In the Senate Monday, the Cornwell
maximum freight bill was considered
in committee of the Whole. Cornwell
explained that the measure reduced
the present rates so cents per ton on
agricultural products and 20 per cent
on fruit and garden products, and was
simply an amendment to the present
law passed in 1897 reducing the maxi.
mum rate from $475 to 4.25. Crow
favored the bill and said the best ar
gument in its favor was that in 1897
the Northern Pacific railroad, then in
the hands of a receiver, voluntarily re-
duced their rates so cents per ton.
The bill before being placed on final
passage caused considerable discus.
sion, but it was finally defeated: Yeas
IA, nays l6, absent and not voting 4.
The following passed:
S. B. ZIG, by Hall, an act to amend
section 10 of an act entitled IAN act
providing for the manner of locating
and holding lode and placer miuing
claims. etc. This bill is in the inter
est of lOcators of oil lands and relieves
them of doing 80 cents per acre i'm.
provements on them.
The Senate conferees ON III. B. 4OS
asked that the Senate recede from its
amendment to the bill reducing the
salary OF the deputy Fish Commits
sioner from 81 200 to 81 200 per year.
Senate acceded to request.
House Concurrent Resolution 90,
delegating to the Capitol Commission
to be named by Governor Rogers au-
thority TO lease the McKenny block so
long as it may yet be needed and to
designate and assign quarters in the
Thurston county courthouse to the
respective State officers.
S. B. 209, by Hamilton, an act to
create and provide means for the en-
forcement of lien on steamers, ves-
sells, etc.
S. B. 2ll, by Rands. an act to
amend Ballinger's Annotated Codes
and Statutes, relating to classification
of counties.
S. B. 235, by Ruth, an act amend
ing Ballinger's Annotated Codes and
Statutes, relating to establishing and
opening public roads.
s. B. PCT, by Wiltshire, an act to
amend Ballinger's Annotated Codes
and Statutes, relating to the distribu-
ton OF estate of deceased persons.
s. B. Al, by Moultray, an act for the
relief OF persons contributing money
for the compilation of certain rooms in
the State Normal school at New
Whatcom.
S. B. 252, authorizing cities and
towns TO lease and sell public prop
erty.
In the House, the bill for the ap-
pointment OF a State bank commits
sioner was indefinitely postponed.
The following passed:
II. b. 447, by Allen, authorizing the
Governor to convey certain tide lands
to Louis Feurer fronting Seattle.
II. B. 467, by same, an act similar
to H. B. 447.
H. B. 439, by Stocking, preventing
the setting of traps in cities.
II. B. 284, by Chrisman, authorizing
all but cities of the first class TO con-
struct water works.
III. B. ATS, by joint committee on
Roads and Bridges, providing for levy
and manner of payment of road tax
and property taxes. The bill divides
the county into four road districts,
fixes poll taxes at - and prevents the
practice OF working out" poll taxes.
Falknor's concurrent resolution,
providing for temporary quarters for
capitol purposes and for the removal
to the courthouse.
S. B. ID, by Tolman, providing for a
bounty of one cent a pound on beet
sugar manufactured from local pro-
ducts in this State and appropriating
$4,000.
II. b. 427, by Gunderson, securing
TO the public the continual use of nat
ural oyster lands.
H. B. $50, by Merrill, fixing maxi
mum rates for use of telephones,
caused considerable discussion, though
with but few exceptions all the speak
ers took whack at the Sunset Tele-
phone company, the service it gives
and the cost it exacts from customers.
The roll call resulted: Yeas AZ, NAYS
IL.
H. B. 437, by yesterday, providing
for admission OF Spanish-American
war veterans to the Soldiers Home.
II. B. %, by Brown of Whatcom,
providing for more effective assess
ment of railroad property.
H. B. BAG, by Philbrick, making
q uniform poll tax of 81 for cities Of
the third class.
H. B. 173, by Bishop, relating to es-
trayed logs, making it unlawful to ap-
propriate logs having brands or marks
upon them.
II. B. 474, by Gorham, making pub
lie corporations liable to garnish-
ments, q measure to compel public
employees to pay their debts.
II. B. 40l, by Jones. authorizing
cities and counties to submit to the
people the question of the adoption OF
voting machines.
II. B. 1893. by Rarles, providing for
the issuance OF liquor licenses by cities
and towns, no city or town to have
more than one saloon for each 500
population. This bill, if i. passes The
Senate and receives executive ap-
proval. would allow Olympia but
eight saloons.
H. B. 461, by Wilson, providing for
time of holding the State Fair. for five
days beginning on first Monday in DC.
tober of each year.
At the session of the House Monday
night, there was development that
indicates combination had been
formed to pass several bills carrying
appropriations for the State roads.
These bills aggregate over 100000.
The first of them was reached on the
calendar Monday night and was
passed by vote OF 48 to IA. The
bill in question was the one providing
for State road from Montesano in