Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-15

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HI. B. AS. by yesterday, an act to
require statements of fact produced in
support OF claims made to the Legis-
lature, the same to be used, in case OF
rejection of said claims, by succeeding
Legislatures.
II. B. 451. by Anderson, changing
the name OF Millington, Stevens
county, TO Bossburg.
H. b. 242, by Rosenhaupt, defining
the rights of persons engaged in log
ging, failed to pass.
A resolution to employ three extra
clerks for service in the engrossing
room was defeated. The resolution
was later reconsidered and the three
clerks will be employed.
In the Senate Tuesday, the follow
ing Senate bills passed:
No. 242, by Anderson, appropriating
$4,000 for expenses of this Legislature
for the balance OF the session.
No. 204, by Welty, an act author
izing county commissioners to grant
to persons, companies or corporations
the right to build and maintain tram.
roads.
No. 247, by Senator Herman ID.
Crow, an act relating to liens of inn
keepers.
No. GAG, by Wiltshire, an act pro
viding for the approval and certilica-
ton of codifcation OF the laws of the
State OF Washington.
No. PIP, by ii. D. Crow,an act to
provide for the control, management
and disposition of four sections of
land granted to the State OF Washing
ton for the establishment and main
tenance of a scientific school, making
an appropriation OF $4,000.
No. 81, by Rands, an act to amend
" Probate Law and Procedure" of
Ballinger's Annotated Codes.
No. 26S, by Wiltshire, created con-
siderable discussion, Wiltshire stated
that the bill was called forth by the
death of John Sullivan, of Seattle,
who died without having any known
heirs to an estate of over 100000 and
without having any will. Wiltshire
said that it was the object OF the bill
to protect the State and not leave the
administrator to the creditors OF the
estate. 1t passed, together with the
emergency clause.
No. 26S, by Wiltshire, an act to
amend Ballinger's Code, relating to
the appointment of administrators of
the estates of deceased persons.
No. 263, by Rands, an act to pro-
vide for a survey of the tide and shore
lands on the Columbia river in front
of the city of Vancouver, etc.
No. 25S, by Wiltshire. an act grant.
ing rights-of-ways to railroad com.
panies over the lands of the State of
Washington.
The Observation-Disclosures act
also passed.
The following House bills passed:
No. 212, by Mccoy, an act amend
ing an act regulating the removal of
timber from State lands, etc.
No. 174, by Bush, an act to reap
praise Aberdeen tide lands.
No. 80, by Badger, an act making
application to Congress for calling a
a Constitutional Convention.
No. 349, by Jerard an act to pro-
vide for the sale of certain school land
in Columbia county.
Substitute for H. B. 191, by COM
mittee on Mining, an act relating to
the lease o! mineral lands belonging
to the State.
No. 60, by Rosenhaupt, an act es.
tablishing geological survey.
In the House, Tuesday, commu-
nication was received from the Cover
nor relative to bubonic plague in San
Francisco and enclosing a letter from
DR.. YOcum of the State Board of
Health, suggesting an appropriation
to meet an emergency such as the
plague on Puget Sound.
A petition from dealers in patent
medicine protesting against the pass.
age OF certain bills restricting the sale
of such medicines, was received.
The following House bills passed:
H. B. $50, by Stocking, making an
appropriation of 5000 for the ex-
penses of the joint committee to in
vestigate the affairs of the State ad-
ministration for the past four years.
No. 261, by Mccoy. providing for
State road from Ethel postoffice, in
Lewis county, to Peterson, in Pierce
county, and appropriating $4,000
therefor. "
No. ITO, by Thompson, providing
for registration of females at school
elections in cities of 10000 and over.
No. 4S6, by Jones, providing for the
establishment OF public libraries.
No. 4S5, by Tucker, relating to cleo.
ton OF justices of the peace; provides
that justices in cities of 5000 and
over must be attorneys.
No. 164, by Barron, providing for
the improvement of the State wagon
road from Conconnully to Republic,
and appropriating $4,000 therefore.
No. 49l, by Bush, amending the
code so that in outlying precincts
may not be compelled to post
notices of sale by execution.
No. al, by Andrews, making an ap.
of $4,000 for additional
legislative expenses.
No. 1856, by Ehrlich, for State
wagon road from Marble Mount to the
Slate Greek mines, a distance of about
40 miles. and appropriating $4,000,
Skagit and Whatcom counties to as
sist in the construction of the road.
No. 34S, by Corey, to establish the
office of State Fire Marshal and max
ing the deputy insurance commits
sioner such official.
No. 215, by Ehrlich, appropriating
$3.50 for relief of Donnelly Bros. for
burial Of Nicholas G. Policy, q de.
ceased volunteer of the Spanish.Amer-
lean war, and for re-interring the re.
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