Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-03-08

II. B. 211, to enable counties, cities
and towns to validate certain war
rants issued in excess of their legal
authority, was passed.
No. 136, provides for boards of
county school examiners, prescribing
their duties and their compensations,
passed.
No. -, to create special fund for
compensation OF owners of domestic
animals killed by dogs, was defeated.
New bills introduced:
5. B. y, by Hamilton, for the es-
tablishment of a nautical training
school and appropriating $4,000.
No. PIT, an act for the relief of G..
M. Hoad and J. Al. DeHuff.
No. 279, by Stewart, an act to pro-
vide for completion of State capitol
and appropriating $50, 900 therefor.
II. B. SO, an act providing that
three copies OF the biennial reports of
all State officers and all pamphlets
published by the State shall be sent
to each Of the educational institutions,
five to the State library, fifty to IL
brary commission, was passed.
S. b. 223. giving county commits.
sioners power to lease county property,
passed.
No. 173, an act to regulate the
practice in superior courts, passed.
No. 1877, amending revenue and tax
alton law, doing away with dcscrip-
tions of property in certain counties
by metes and bounds, passed.
No. SO, an act relating to vacation
of streets, alleys, etc. passed.
At the afternoon session the vote
by which s. B. 80 was defeated on
Thursday, was reconsidered.
On motion of Wiltshire the Cover
nor's veto of S. b. 8, the reapsortion-
ment measure, was taken up. The
veto was over-ridden by vote of % to
6, 5 absent.
The Governor notified the Senate
that he had approved S. B. A, the
Thurston county court house bill and
that he had vetoed the reapportion-
ment bill.
s. B. lit, granting the Fish Com
missioner two permanent deputies,
passed the House.
These bills passed:
S. B. 210, Garber's blanket ballot
bill.
No. 1877, giving the Commissioners
OF dyking districts the right to assess
property not heretofore included in
their respective districts.
No. 13S, gives the same powers to
commissioners of drainage districts.
No. 225, providing for the escheat-
ing to the State of real and personal
property.
No. 1872, permitting corporations to
become executors of estates, failed to
pass.
H. B. 40, granting Fish Commits.
sioner two permanent deputies, passed.
New bills introduced:
No. 269, by Judiciary committee.
This bill intends 10 put the peniten-
tiary on self-sustaining basis.
No. 200, an act granting divorces in
cases of insanity.
No. 264, by Committee on Approp-
riations. This is the general appro.
priations bill.
No. 265, by Tolman, an act that
defines the rights of persons engaged
in occupation of floating products of
forests and mines on navigable waters.
No. 266, by Wiltshire, an act relat-
ing to distribution of estates of de.
ceased persons.
No. 26S, by same, an act relating to
appointment of administrators.
No. 27O, by Baker. an act for the
relief of Klickitat county.
Resolution by Megler, relative to
Portland's Lewis and Clark centennial.
The Governor is appointed commit.
tee to investigate the proposition of
this State making an exhibit at the
exposition and to report to the next
Legislature.
Megler introduced q memorial to
Congress representing that Oregon is
making extensive preparations for
Lewis and Clarke centennial and that
the State and city of Portland have
made liberal appropriations for such
centennial; that said fair will be of
valuable benefit to the whole country,
and particularly to the Pacific North
west. Its importance to the United
States is urged and Congress is asked
to enact such legislation as will en-
sure its success and to invite foreign
nations to participate.
Governor Rogers yesterday returned
to the Senate without his approval
the legislative reapportionment bill,
the measure which a Republican eau
Gus agreed to pass over the veto should
such a contingency occur. The Sem
a.e at once took the matter up and by
a vote of 90 to the bill was passed
over the executives disapproval.
Yesterday was the last day for the
introduction of new bills, and here
after unless both houses consent there
will be no bills introduced.
Rosenhaupt introduced resolution
conveying to President Mckinley con-
gratulations on the beginning of his
second term and the resolution was
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