Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-01-25
THE LEGISLATURE.


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pirate 800 for maintenance OF Secrc-
tary of States Office.
No. %, 10y Gorham, an act to regu-
late the width Of wagon tires.
No. IS, by Badger, an act to reserve
t" the State the title to certain lands.
No. %, 10y Rainc, an act providing
for the repair of Snolualmie Pass road
and appropriating 10000 therefor.
At the afternoon session very little
was accomplished.
Senate concurrent resolution rela-
tive to the death of Queen Victoria
was unanimously adopted.
On Wednesday, in the Senate, the
following bills were introduced:
No. 10, by Land, an act regulating
of females in factories,
laundriCs, restaurants, etc makes IS
hours week work and eight hours IA
days work makes employers furnish
seats for women; makes it the duty Of
factory inspector to enforce the law.
No. 81, by Welty. an act for the re-
lief of Chas. W. Greiger, OF Lewis
county, appropriating $40.
No. 6S, by Davis, an act to amend
the law relating to closing of places Of
amusement on Sunday.
No. 60, by lie Crone, an act for in
spcction of petroleum products and
providing penalty for violation.
Senate joint resolution, by Rands,
asking Congress to appropriate $4,000
for clearing the north fork of the
Lewis river, passed by unanimous
vote.
Memorial by committee on Memoir
ais, petitioning Congress to appropri-
ate 100000 for construction of the
Dalles-Celilo canal, WAS passed unani-
mously.
No. II, by Land, an act for protcc.
ton of employees i'll factories, mills or
works where machinery is used and
providing penalty for violation.
No. -, by Heinrich. an act grant
ing the city of Seattle certain shore
lands on West Side of Lake Washing.
ton. This bill grants the shore lands
AS they are at present to the city of
Seattle for parks aud driveways.
Shortly after the Senate convened
at o'clock the Preston railway com.
mission bill was taken up on special
order.
The Railroads committee, which had
the bill under consideration, made a
majority and minority report. The
majority report recommended the pas
sage of the bill as referred, while the
minority report favored giving the
Governor the sole power to appoint
the commissioners.
Senator Preston spoke at some
length in favor of the bill as intro
duced and in favor of the adoption Of
the majority report, while Senator
Crow spoke for the minority report.
On the vote to substitute the minority
report for the majority the roll call
resulted as follows:
Yeas-Andrews, Biggs, Clapp, Crow
of Whitman, Davis, CARRIER, Hallet,
Land, LIE Crone, Mantz, Rands, Reser,
Ruth, Schofeld, Stewart, Tolman-16.
Nays-Apgle, Baker, Baumeister,
Cornwell, Crow of Spokane, Hall.
Hamilton, Hammer, Heinrich, Megler,
Moultray, Preston, Sharp, Smith,
Sumner, Warburton, Welty-17.
Absent-Wilshire.
The majority report was therefore
adopted and the bill was taken up and
read by subdivisions in committee of
the whole with Senator Megler in the
chair.
At 4:30 the Senate by vote agreed
to let further consideration Of the
measure 60 over until two weeks
hence.
In the House, Wednesday, Frank
Pierce, of Seattle, was employed as a
Briefer, at a compensation of $3.50 per
day.
New bills were introduced as follows:
No. So, by Copeland, providing that
certain corporations may act as exec
utors Of estates.
No. 81, by Jerrard, referring to arid
lands, and providing tor abolishing the
office of State Arid Land Commission
er.
No. 50, by same, to abolish the
Office of Horticultural Commissioner
a measure that will save the State,
$1,000 yearly.
No. SO, by johnson, providing for
the organization of an additional judi.
cial district in the northeastern part
of the State.
No. 100, by Brown of Spokane, for
the creation of home for crippled
and deformed persons, and appropriate
ing $1,000 annually.
No. 101, by Brown of Spokane, to
amend the medical practice act.
No. 102, by Rich, making an apprO-
priation of $4,000 for the Yakima
State Fair, and providing for holding
the fair in October instead Of Septein-
Der.
No. lob, by same, an act to provide
for wells in southeastern Washington
for stock, in the Horse Heaven cOun.
try. and making an appropriation of
$4,000.
No. l04, by Williams, to amend the
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food fishes and declaring an emer-
gency.
No. los, by Rawson, relating to gar
nishment and executions.
No. LOG, by same, amending the
assessment and taxation law of 1899.
No. 1O7, by Kimball, for State
road from Greenwater to Yakima, and
appropriating $4,000.
No. 1OS, by Cory, an act ior the re-
mission of penalty and interest on
taxes of 1897 and prior years, except
the usual 6 per cent.
No. 100, by Thompson, to amend
the code of public instruction, apply
ing to cities of 10000 and over.
No. ITO, by Dawes. relating to the
payment of expenses for construction
of dykes and dams and declaring an
emergency.
No. Ill, by Jones, State banking
act, and for the appointment of a
Bank Commissioner.
No 10 by Gins IN mou1 Rn1lipU-