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

was defeated.
No. 2O9, by Gorham, providing for
the licensing of stationery engineers,
was indefinitely postponed.
Nos. 235, 236 and 237, by Britton,
all providing that mechanics liens
shall be superior to mortgages on real
estate, were indefinitely postponed.
House Joint Memorial, requesting
Congress to establish a soldiers home
at Fort Sherman, Idaho, for volunteer
veterans OF the United States, was
adopted.
No. 234, by Gunderson, making the
office of clerk and marshal elective in
stead of appointive in cities and towns
OF the fourth class, passed.
No. 214, by Comstock, allowing the
Prosecuting Attorney Of King county
to appoint third deputy, passed.
No. 337, by Comstock, defining the
crime of larceny or theft of salmon,
passed.
At the evening session OF the House
the Speaker announced the appoint.
ment Of the following committee on
conference on appropriations: Wilson
OF Kittitas, Falknor of Thurston,
Tucker of King, Harrison of Skagit
and DR.. Brown of Spokane.
The following House bills passed:
No. 305, by Fairchild, for relief of
Captain Henry Yoder.
No. 45S, by committee on Fisheries,
appropriating money for State fish.
hatcheries as follows: Big or Little
Skookum bays, 5000; Grand Ronde
river. $4,000; Big Quilcene, $1,000 /;
Skagit river, $1,000; Ten Mile Creek,
$1,000; Little Skookum river, 81 2,C00 ;
Improvements on Kalama hatchery,
1900; eyeing station of Humptulips
river, $500; cycling station on Sko-
komish river, 81 800. In addition to
the $4,000 provided for the construc-
ton of each new hatchery, the sum OF
$4,000 is appropriated for the main
tenance of each.
No. 32S, by Philbrick, relating to
local improvements in cities Of the
first class.
In the Senate, Saturday, S. B. 229,
exempting vessels engaged in coast
wise and interstate trade between the
United States or any of its Terrific
ries, islands or districts from personal
property tax within his State, passed.
The Judiciary committee reported
back the libel repeal law. The ma
jority of the committee made no rec
ommendation further than the bill he
placed on file. Senators Crow OF Spo-
kane, and Preston, minority of the
committee, recommended that the
bill be indefinitely postponed. The
bill went on the calendar.
Tie following Senate bills passed:
No. 80, by Hall, authorizing regents
of the Agricultural college to withdraw
certain lands from sale.
No. 236, by Hamilton, amending
the law relative to replatting.
No. pa, by Preston, amending the
act relative to condemnation proceed
ings.
| In the House rules were amended
to limit speeches to five minutes and
no member to give his time to an
other.
A resolution to allow q number Of
committee clerks compensation from
the beginning OF the session caused
considerable discussion. The com.
mittee clerks were not sworn in until
three days after the beginning of the
session and the resolution aimed to
pay the clerks for the same number of
days as the other House employees.
The resolution was finally adopted.
The Governor informed the House
that he had approved H. B. 26, relat-
ing to the venue OF justices of the
peace, and H. B. POS, relating to the
construction of dikes and bitches.
The following House bills were con-
sidered:
No. 377, by Jones, providing fer
surveying and plating OF irregular
tracts of land, and providing that such
plating shall be paid for by the owner
of such land, passed.
No. 376, BY same, providing for no.
tices of assessment to owners of per-
sonal property. passed.
No. 33l, by Buck, providing for
liens upon horses and other animals
for cost of shoeing same, was indefi.
nitely postponed.
No. 27O, by Rawson, providing for
a recovery of damages for trespass Of
animals, failed to pass.
No. $50, by Gorham, for protection
of trees and shrubs in public places,
passed.
No. $40, by same, amending statute
relative to false pretense. making the
law apply to checks, passed.
No. 242, by Burch, repeating the
territorial law of 1881 and abolishing
the Office OF quarantine inspector,
passed.
No. 304, by La Wall, amending the
law for the protection of game ami
mails and birds, was indefinitely post
poued on motion of its author.
No. 129, by Ehrlich. providing for a
State building at the Pan-American
exposition the coming summer
passed. The bill provides for com.