Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-02-22

zens, praying for legislation in favor
OF artesian wells, was read and re.
ferred.
A petition from Whitman county,
praying for the passage of the Rosen-
haupt rate bill, was read and referred
to the Railroad committee.
In the Senate, Monday a petition
was presented from Walla Walla Wo-
mems Club asking the legislature to
pass bill providing for adding OF
manual training department to
schools.
Attorneys of Chelan county asked
that house bill putting them in the
same district with Yakima and Kit
titas counties be not passed. That in
stead they be placed in district with
Douglas and Okanogan. If necessary
Ferry county could be added.
A petition was presented by the
Spokane Floral association, asking
that legislation be enacted to prevent
the destruction Of forests.
The following were introduced:
No. 1913, by Baker, an act relating
to the prevention of spreading of dis.
ease among sheep. 1t amends present
law relative to quarantining those ami.
mails when afflicted with scab, so as
to make it effective.
No. 1874, by Wiltshire, an act to
amend the law relative to serving and
fling OF executions to statements OF
fact in the Superior Court.
No. 1876, by Tolman, an act relating
to payment of fees to judicial officers
for attendance upon court.
No. 1876, by Hallett, an act protect
ing bass.
A concurrent resolution relative to
adoption of ballot-counting machine.
1t provides for commission OF one
Senator and two Representatives to
look into the question and report to
the next legislature.
Senate memorial, asking Congress
to appropriate $4,000 for q light
house ut the entrance of Blaine har.
bor was adopted.
These bills were passed:
s. B. 81, making the seashore oil
Jefferson, Chehalis and Clallam
counties public highway forever.
S. B. 81. by Land, requiring street.
Car companies to operate their cars
and defining who are competent men,
and providing penalties for violation
af the act.
S. B. 8, amending an act relative to
State veterinary surgeons, passed.
S. B. AZ. relating to trespassing by
hunters.
s. B. ITO, transferring $3.50. 900 from
revolving fund of State Penitentiary to
the general fund.
When S. B. 12l, by Hallett, which
is intended to curtail the propagation
OF the criminal classes, was called,
ladies in the Senate lobby were ex.
cused. Senator Ruth wanted the
penalty inflicted upon second termers.
The amendment was lost. Welty
wanted the law to extend to insane
persons. The amendment was lost.
Wiltshire wanted the penalty whether
the two prior convictions occurred in
this or other States. The bill was
passed on third reading.
In the House, Monday, a petition
was received from business men and
farmers OF Whitman and Lincoln
counties requesting the passage of Ro-
senhaupt's maximum freight rate bill.
Attorneys of Chelan county petit
oned to be placed in Okanogan-Doug.
las judicial district.
The Commercial Club of Fairhaven
petitioned that San Juan county be
joined to Whatcom county for senate
rial purposes. Under the Wiltshire
Jones bill San Juan county is thrown
in with Clallam and Jefferson coun.
ties.
Raymer introduced resolution to
Congress asking that the provision in
the Dingley law providing a tariff on
grain bags be repealed.
A number of bills were read sec.
ond time and passed to third reading
and various committees reported on
bills they had considered.
New bills were introduced as fol.
lows:
No. 35S, by Comstock, TO prevent
and punish gambling.
No. 359, by Anderson, authorizing
counties to maintain bridges.
No. 360. by Wilson, relating to the
location and development OF mining
claims.
No. 36l, by Williams, to protect
natural oyster beds.
No. 1862, by Nesbitt, to give prose-
cutting attorneys more power in inves.
tigating criminal cases.
No. 1868, by Rines, pertaining to
salmon spawning grounds on Colum-
bia river.
No. 364, by Sims, appropriating
money to prevent damages to land in
Cowlitz county.
No. 365, by Sims, relative to pay of
county officers.
No. 366, by same, relative to trial in
Superior Courts.