Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-01

Commissioner and Mine Inspector to

Commissioner and Mine Inspector to
be appointed by the Governor, sup
plementing the present labor commits.
sion law, and $4,000 is appropriated
for its maintenance.
No. Al, by Gorham, appropriating
500 for the construction Of a fish
hatchery on the Stillaguamish river.
No. AS, by Gorham, creating a
bureau OF statistics, agriculture and
immigration and appropriating &c.
600. The bureau is placed under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary of State,
where it was formerly
No. 446, by Mccoy, an act ceding
to the United States jurisdiction over
Rainier National park.
No. 447, by Allen, to authorize the
Governor and Land Commissioner to
make exchange of tide lands fronting
Seattle, certain Seattle tide lands hav.
ing been sold to two parties.
No. 4SS, by yesterday, TO require
statements OF facts in cases of claims
against the State.
No. 449, by Corliss, to authorize the
appointment of commission to in.
vestigate the matter of overflow OF
Stuck river.
No. $50, by Mccoy, amending the
code repeating the conflicting laws
relative to amending pleadings.
No. 45l, by Anderson, changing the
name of the town of Wellington to the
town OF Bossburg.
No. 452, by Anderson, relating to
division OF moneys on formation of
new road districts.
No. 453, by johnson, for repairing
wagon road on San Poll river. The
bill provides for the appropriation of
$4,000 for the repair of the old
Marble Mount State road from the
Mouth of San Poll creek to the town
of Republic, n distance OF about GO
miles.
No. 454, by Stocking, for relief OF
Light & Power company, and appro.
priating $3.50 therefor.
No. ass, by Stocking, relating to de.
scent of real estate.
No. 456, BY same, appropriating
$1,000 for the expenses Of the commit
tee contemplated to investigate pub
lie offices of the State for the past
four years.
No. 457, by Ulmer, fixing maximum
passenger rates on steamboats,. The
bill provides that not more than
cents mile shall be charged adults
and l cent a mile for children less
than IL years of age.
No. 451, by Lewis, for the proven.
ton OF cruelty to animals, was amend
ed considerably on second reading and
placed on final passage. The bill
passed.
No. "a, by White, compelling rail.
roads to fence rights OF way and to
protect the owners of stock injured by
moving trains, passed.
House concurrent resolution, by
Fairchild, providing for committee
of two from the House and one from
the Senate to visit the British Column
hia Parliament and confer with that
iody relative to the construction of a
fish hatchery on the Frazier river
adopted.
No. q. by Waters. prohibiting the
employment of unnaturalized aliens
Two reports were submitted from the
Labor and Labor Statistics committee
A motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill resulted: Yeas &c, nays Is, and
the bill was killed.
No. BAT, by Raine. an act to provide
for the protection of the people oil
the State against the unauthorized
sending of newspapers and pcriodi
GALS" = law that presumably would
work a hardship on newspapers gene
rally, caused considerable discussion
A motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill resulted as follows: Yeas 80
nays 81, and the motion was lost
The bill went to third reading.
Consideration of ii. b. 3i1, BY
Stocking, making elopement with a
girl under lawful age misdemean nor
was made Especial order for Monday
next at Ais o'clock.
Consideration OF H. B. l39, by
Lewis, the dispensary bill, was made q
special order for Friday afternoon al
2:15 o'clock.