Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-01

school elections.
No. lGi, by same, to amend revenue
and taxation law as to license in
cities; provides that penalty and
interest for non-payment of taxes
shall not go to county fund, but only
that portion offsetting rebates; bal
ance to so to cities and towns from
which taxes are collected.
No. III, by Fairchild, relating to
taxation; provides that 10 per cent.
of fines and licenses collected by the
State shall go to cities and towns
from which they are collected.
Falknor of Thurston moved that
the resolution passed by both houses
requesting State officials 10 return to
their posts of duty be recinded. lie
stated that additional information
had led him to believe that a mistake
had been made. The motion prevailed
and all matters concerning it were
ordered stricken from the record.
The Judiciary committee reported
recommending indefinite postpone.
ment of the following bills, and the
recommendations were adopted.
II. B. 80, relating to venue in
civil actions; II. B. As, relative to
venue Of Justice Courts; II. B. So,
amending law governing marriage re-
lations; II. b. Sc, relative to commit
ment of persons for non-payment OF
fines and costs; II. B. 81, amending
code as to trial of civil cases; II. B.
81, relating to supplemental proceedings
in executions; II. B. 16, relating to
State Treasurer's duties; II. b. So,
amending act relating to the bringing
of actions; II. B. 62, H. B. 6S and
III. B. rs, relative to justice courts.
II. B. AZ, by Dawes, an act provid.
ing for burial OF unclaimed dead who
leave estates, was passed. This law
limits the Coroner to $75 for funeral
expenses.
The House then adjourned until
Monday at IL 40 o'clock.
In the Senate, Monday, a number
of resolutions were in ntroduced, of lit.
tie interest, and the following bills
were submitted:
No. 81, by Rands, an act amending
statutes relating to probate law and
procedure.
No. %, by same, an act relating to
funding of Indebtedness in counties
cities and towns.
No. 100. by Preston, to amending
act relating to acknowledgements in
foreign countries before consular
agents.
No. 107, by Megler, an act paying
bounties for killing sea lions.
No. 1OS, by Welty, an act amending
the law relating to probate law and
procedure.
No. 10l, by Grow, H. d., an act
amending laws relating to appeal to
the Supreme Court.
No. lO2, by same, an act relating to
powers of Superior Judges and de.
claring an emergency.
No. 1O3, by Warburton, an act re-
lating to forfeiture OF life insurance
policies.
No. 1O4, by Sharp, an act requiring
persons owning and operating water
ing bitches to place and keep in re-
pair measuring gates and providing
penalty for violation therefore.
No. 105, by Sharp, an act amending
code of public instruction.
No. LOG, by Stewart, an act making
an appropriation for agricultural sta
ton at Puyallup; $4,000.
Senate concurrent resolution, No
6, providing for joint committee to
confer with fke committee of Oregon
legislature respecting fisheries legisla
tion. Adopted.
Senate went into committee Of whole
to consider S. B. Is, by LeCrone, ap
propriating $472.5O for payment O
mileage and per diem OF the President
ial electors. Bill was passed.
Concurrent resolution 6, providing
for the examination of State offices
was taken from the general file. Gar
Der moved an amendment that the in
vestigation cover two proceeding per
iods. Senator Hamilton moved a
amendment that the committee con
sist of five from the House and three
from the Senate and be bipartisan
In the House, Monday, nothing wa
done in the forenoon after forma
opening. 1t convened at 2 p. NJ. how
ever, when Buck of Spokane intro
duced resolution to the effect tina
no appropriations be made, for new
buildings at State institutions, as th'
outlook promised that the general ap
propriations allowed would be in ex
cess of what the people of the Stat
could afford. Under ruling OF tn
chair the resolution was declared ou
OF order.
A resolution by Brown Of Whatcon
to the effect that our representative
in Congress be requested to work TO
the passage OF the Grout pure food oil
was adopted.
Several bills of unimportant natur
were indefinitely postponed on recon-
mendation OF committees.
The following new bills were intro
duced: