Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-15

The Senate passed bill by Bau.
meister changing the name of Lewis
ton IN Asotin county to Charleston.
Rands, Of Clarke, introduced bill
Tor the relief of w. w. McCredie. II
provides for the payment of 500 &c
the party in question for prosecuting
certain cases before the land depart.
ment.
Rands also introduced memorial
praying Congress to take such action
AS Is necessary to provide for the
speedy hearing of such cases before
the Supreme Court of the United
States as involve the title to odd mum.
bered sections of land now occupied
by settlers in Clarke, Cowlitz and
other counties.
A bill was introduced in the House
Wednesday, by Ulmer, of Clallam,
providing for the reorganization oil
the State militia in accordance with
the views OF Adjutant General Drain.
The salary OF the Adjutant General is
increased from VI, 200 to ~, 600 year,
and the present brigade organiza ton
is abolished. Military power is CEN
tralized in the office of the Adjutant
General.
A memorial was introduced praying
Congress to pass an amending bill for
the importation of nursery stock.
Ulmer introduced a bill making the
maximum penalty OF twenty years in
cases OF persons convicted of murder
in the first degree.
The House spent the afternoon in
the consideration and second reading
of number of unimportsnt bills.
In the Senate yesterday q bill by
Rands, to wipe out the one thousand
dollar personal property exemption
from execution, provoked long dis.
cussion. The bill had been amended
in the Judiciary committee so as to
leave five hundred dollar exemption
aside from all specific exemptions
Crow of Whitman, CARRIER of Lincoln,
and Land of King. made a vigorous
fight Tor this amendment and when il
was voted down filibustered against
the bill. They were defeated and the
bill went to the Engrossing committee
The committee on State Charitable
Institutions reported DILL to create q
board OF five members to visit each in
stitution.
A bill by Mantz, to prevent the Or
ganization and operation of trusts in
the State was reported back without
recommendation.
Land Of King introduced bill to
establish school of mines in the
State university.
Hemrich's bill, to cede to the city oil
Seattle the shore lands around Lake
Washington for boulevard purposes
passed.
The Tolman railroad bill was made
a special order for next Tuesday.
At the afternoon session of the Sen.
ate, Browns House bill, which aims to
reform the medical laws of the State
after adoption of Riggs anti-osteopa,h
amendment, passed.
The Senate concurred in the House
amendments to Cornwells bill defin.
ing the misdemeanor of tamperipg
with witness.
In the House yesterday the bill to
create a new county, to be called
Riverside, out of portions OF klickitat
and Yakima counties, passed after a
sharp debate, on a vote OF 43 to 81.
Two resolutions looking to the in
vestigation OF the State offices were in.
troduced. Merritt on behalf of the
Democrats introduced one to investi-
gate both the McGraw and Rogers ad.
ministrations while Dawes on behalf
of the Republican caucus, introduced
one for the investigation of the con-
duct of the State executive depart
ments for the four years ending Janu-
airy IA, 1901. Both resolutions pro.
vide for an appropriation OF 5000 to
carry out the work and both provide
that the investigation COMMITTEES