Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-08
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Brief Summary Of the Proceedings Of the
Seventh Biennial Session.


In the Senate, Tuesday, the Sunday
theater bill was again beaten. ii
came upon a motion to reconsider the
vote by which it was defeated, some
time ago. On a final vote, it was
again put to sleep on a vote OF IL to
l3-not receiving = majority OF the
total membership.
S. B. 24O, making an appropriation
OF $1,000 for the Interstate fair at
Charleston, was indefinitely postponed.
The following bills passed:
H. B. 4l5, by Speaker Albertson,
was substituted, on motion OF Senator
Preston, for his bill, S. B. 2l9, and
passed. This is the measure favored
by the owners OF Highland drive prop.
erty in Seattle. 1t provides that
property may be assessed at so per
cent OF its value for improvements,
providing that three.fourtbs of the
owners of property along the street
favor it.
S. b. III, relating to the compensa-
ton of attorneys appointed by the Su.
perior Courts to defend persons
charged with crime.
No. 233, appropriating money for
Frank Bartholet.
S. B. 80, establishing a normal
school at Montesano in Chehalis
county.
H. Il. ll9, requiring railroad COM
panies to build and keep in repair
railway crossings, was defeated by a
vote of II to 13.
No. 227, providing for single rail-
way commissioner, was defeated, Is to
IL.
The Senate indefinitely postponed
II. B. 22O, creating q new county to
be called Riverside.
In the House, Tuesday, H. B. 357
amending the law providing for the
protection and propagation OF food
fishes, WAS taken up on special order
shortly after the House convened in
the forenoon, and after considerable
discussion and amendment, passed by
vote OF 65 to 5.
The vote by which Puckett's maxi
mum passenger rate bill was defeated
on Monday was reconsidered, and the
bill was passed: Yeas Al, nays "a.
H. B. 50, Gunderson's bill providing
for the selection and use of school
text books, was taken up on special
order At 4 o'clock. The bill was sent
to the Enrolling committee after q
short consideration OF the measure.
No. 357, providing for establishing
the Office of State Railroad Commits.
eioner, was indefinitely postponed,
after it became known that the Sen.
ate had killed q similar bill.
Gunderson's bill was again placed
before the House and read for the
third time and placed ON final passage.
The bill caused some discussion, but
was finally passed: Yeas At, nays %.
The Senate. Wednesday indefinite.
ly postponed joint memorial No. to
Congress relative to the election OF
Senators by popular vote. The me-
mortal asked Congress to call con-
vention to propose this.
The teachers of the Cheney Normal
School, who continued their work for
several months after Governor Rogers
had vetoed the bill appropriating
money for its maintenance, were paid
for their services by the Legislature
when the Senate passed the bill ap-
propriating $3,S33.50 for this purpose.
The House had already passed the
bill.
Senator Biggs introduced the fol-
lowing resolution as the result OF the
theft of typewriter. Tuesday night:
Whereas, There has recently been
stolen from the State Capitol building
various articles, including typewrit-
er machine, and,
Whereas, This Legislature has
provided night and day watchmen
whose duty it is to look after the CAPT.
toll building and all of its belongings
and protect the same; and,
Whereas, There is feeling of in
security relative to personal property
necessary for the proper accomplish
ment of legislative work; therefore be
il
Resolved, That the president ap-
point committee Of three members
to investigate said acts of peculation
and take whatever steps are deemed
necessary to protect the property OF
the State Of Washington aud the en-
ployes of the Legislature, kept and
used at the capitol building, and make
reports OF the same to this body"
The resolution, for some unknown
reason, was not pressed.
In the afternoon the Senate passed
Senate Memorial No. Is, asking Con-
Rress to make an appropriation for
Portland's Lewis and Clarke EXPOSE
ton.
Also. II. B. 26, fixing the venue OF
actions in justice courts.
And S. B. 224, an act authorizing
any county in the State to join with
any city of the first or second class in
paying for the construction of any
bridge, trestle or highway.
! And S. B. 1876, an act providing that