Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-01
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Brief Summary of the Proceedings of the
Seventh Biennial Session.

from the Spokane w. c. r. U. wa.
read asking for the passage OF bills t
abolish cigarettes and slot machine.
was received.
The following passed:
Senator Smiths pure food bill.
S. B. No. 205, making a deficienc,
appropriation of $3.50 for the State
Board OF Health.
No. 2O6, approprialing $4,000 fol-
stationary and desk supplies.
No. ISL, relative 10 granting of de
linquency certificates.
New bills introduced:
No. 2l5. by Tolman, providing fol-
submission to the voters of ordinance.
in cities of the first class on petition
OF 10 per cent of the voters.
No. PIG, by Hall, relative to the To-
eating and holding of placer claims.
No. 217, by Crow of Spokane, relat.
ing to commitment to the reform
school,
No. 2lS, by Preston. relating to gar.
nishments in justice courts.
No. 2l9, by same, relating to costs
for permanent Improvements in cities
of the first class.
No. 22O, by Ruth, relating to vaca.
ton of roads.
No. 22l, by Angle, providing that
State printing expert shall be a clerk
in the Secretary of States office at a
salary Of 81 200 ear.
M 900 hy pufk ral,.;,. ~ oa...
surveyors.
No. 223. by Smith, providing for
having county property.
House met Tuesday at 2P. NJ.
A veto message of II. B. 1OI, the
medical practice bill was read and
made the special order for next
Monday, at 2 is P. NJ.
State Printer Hicks explanation in
reply to complaints of the Legislature
regarding his work, was read, a. Cor
ham, of the Printing Committee, de-
clared that it did not meet the aues-
ton at Issue.
The Committee on Judiciary submit
ted a report recommending that Ul-
mer's bill abolishing tho board of
Audit and Control be indefinitely
postponed; also the bill creating an
executive council.
New bills were introduced as fol-
lows:
No. Alb, by Erich, to provide for
the location and construction of high
ways, and levying tax of 3.5 of
mill annually.
No. Ala, by same, to create a super
intendent Of highways; provides for
by the Governor of three
commissioners on salary.
No. 415, by Albertson, defining
limit of cost for local Improvements
in cities of the first class.
No. 4l6, by Ulmer, providing for the
preservation OF testimony in the event
of a re-trial.
No. AIT, by Stocking. relating to
cemeteries and burial places.
No. AIS, by Waters, amending the
mining laws relative TO the location of
elaine.
No. 4l9, by Davis, for relief of w.
A. Burden, appropriating $3.50.
No. 42O, by Shaw, amending free
text book law.
No. 42l, by same, relative to COM
mencing civil actions in the Superior
Court.
No. 422, by Rosenhaupt, amending
the gambling law.
No. 423, by same, amending the
code relating to recovering money lost
at gambling.
No. 425, by Browne of Spokane, re-
lating to roads.
No. 426. by same, relating to using
of public roads.
No. 427, by Gunderson, relating to
oyster beds.
No. 428, by same, relating to fish
hatcheries; increases size Of the pres.
ent State Fish Commission by adding
the Attorney General, Land Commits
sioner and Secretary OF State.
No. 429, by Milan, amending the
act relating to common carriers.
No. 400, by Philbrick, providing for
reducing limit of Indebtedness of mu-
nicipal corporations.
The Houss receded from its amend
ment to S. B. %, an act to provide for
hanging of all condemned murderers
at the penitentisry, the amendment
providing for death by electrocution.
The reason for receding was that an
plant would be very
costly.
In the Senate, Tuesday, these bills
were passed:
S. B. No. 105, providing for union
district schools.
H. B. 1S7. appropriating $680.75 for
the relief of State Fish Com missioner
Little. This is money which he per-
sonally expended for maintaining the
Baker Lake hatchery, just prior to re-
ceiving it from the United States gov
eminent.
No. 1917, amending the law relative
to liens on logs and timber. This is
purely corrective measure.
No. 254, to prevent malicious de.
struction or injury to any lawfully es-
tablished boom.
No. IoA, IetatinS W ileus upon
steamers, vessels, boats, their tackle,
apparel and furniture.
No. l4l, to prevent and punish the
defacing or destruction of sign boards,
etc., and to authorize the erection Of
such sign boards.
No. 81, giving Superior Courts the
power to compel the attendance OF
witnesses before notaries public, JUS
tees OF the peace and other officers
authorized to take dispositions; pen
atty for noncompliance is the same as
for contempt.
S. B. lS9, making 10 instead of 20
days the longest time necessary in
which to give notice, at either a gene
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