Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
A Brief Summary Of the Proceedings Of the
Seventh Biennial Session.

A Brief Summary Of the Proceedings Of the
Seventh Biennial Session.
In the Senate Monday, Preston gave
notice that at the proper time he
would move to reconsider the vote by
which his railway commission bill was
defeated.
A letter was read from Secretary
Long OF the navy, acknowledging re-
ceipt OF the memorial asking that the
battleship to be built at Seattle be
named in honor of the State.
Governor Rogers submitted the APP
pointment of DR.. James r. Yokum, of
Tacoma, as member of the State
Board of Health, to succeed J. r. Lee,
term expired. The appointment was
confirmed.
The following bills were introduced !:
No. 16O, by Davis, authorizing TAX
ing of dispositions by defendants in
felony cases to be used in the Superior
Court.
No. 16l, by Tolman, amending the
law relative TO assessments for local
improvements.
No. 1852, by Grow, OF Spokane, rela.
tive to entry OF judgments.
No. 1853, by Land, an act to protect
fruit growers in the State of Washing
ton.
No. 164, by Hamilton, an act to
amend revenue law.
No. 165, by same, to amend law re-
lsting to roads and bridges.
In the House Monday, the bill Gre
ating q new judicial district in north
western Washington passed. The bill
provides for the division of two exist.
ing districts into three a. follows:
/. Lincoln, Adams and Franklin
counties, to be presided over by Judge
Neal.
2. Okanogan, Ferry and Douglas,
to be presided over by a new Judge to
be appointed by the Governor to serve
until the next election.
3. Chelan, Kittitas and Yakima, to
be presided over by Judge Rudkin.
The bill passed by vote OF 81 to 7.
Several bills were given their second
reading, and the following new ones
were introduced:
No. 293, by Gunderson, to provide
for State teachers examinations in the
State normal schools.
No. 29i, by DAVIS, to protect game
animals and song birds.
No. 295, by Howell, relating to fees
Of prosecuting attorneys.
No. 296, by Badger, repeating Sec
tions of code relating to justices Of the
peace.
No. 297, by Ingraham, compelling
boom owners to account for all logs
RATED by them.
No. 298, by Moore, to provide for in
corporation of cooperative institu.
lions.
No. 299, by Miles, to provide for a
herd law.
No. 300, by Ulmer, defining man.
slaughter. This bill creates four de.
grees of granddaughter, and fixes the
penalty at from county Jail imprison-
ment for the lesser offense to ten
years in the penitentiary for the
graver one.
No. 30l, by Ulmer. providing for the
protection of game flesh.
No. 800. by Chalmers, TO prevent
stations, bulls end rams from running
1T large. E
No. 303, by Brown OF Spokane, to
protect natural scenery of the State.
This bill was referred to the Public
Morals committee.
No. 304, by La Wall, for propaga-
ton of game and game fish.
No. 305, by Fsirchild, for relief OF
Captain Henry Reder.
No. 3O6, by same, changing name
Of New Whatcom to Whatcom.
No. 3O7, by same. to permit cities Of
the third and fourth class to regulate
and care for animals running at large.
No. 308, by same, for the relief OF
certain kinds OF citizens of New What
com.
No. 800, by Cameron, defining the
crime against legislative power.
No. 30. by York, to amend the law
relative to sale of school warrants.
No. 31l, by Stocking, making it a
misdemeanor to elope with girl I'M
der eighteen years of age. .r
No. 3l2. by Barron, providing for
State deputy game wardens.
Both Houses adjourned TO Wednes-
day.
In the Senate, Wednesday, Senator
Preston made his motion to reconsider
the vote whereby his railway commits
sion bill was defeated, he having
changed his vote in order to move such
consideration. The motion to recon-
slider was defeated by a vote of - to
Is, each Senator recording himself in
exactly the same manner as he did
upon the final passage of the bill.
Immediately after the defeat Of the
motion for reconsideration, Senator
Preston, on behalf of the railroad COM
mittee, reported fsvorably upon the
Tolman railway commission bill, with
such amendments as made it identi-
cal in its provisions with the Preston
bill, excep. that the Governor is given
power to appoint the commission.
The report Of the committee, as =
matter of form. was adopted. The
bill was not made q special order for