The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-03-13
STATE CAPITAL NEWS.

sioner Calvert has requested an opinion
from the attorney general as to how
much school land one individual may
| hold by lease from the state. The law
provides that the state cannot lease
more than one section or $40 acres to
each person or corporation, but Attorney
General Stratton holds that there is moth
ing to prevent any one holding more
than that amount of school lands
through the assignment of lease from
other persons, providing the action ia
bona fide.
at the Western Washington hospital for
all of the mild type. All of the patients
Gently completed, but which had not
yet been occupied.
Olympia, March 8.-Because the ap-
pellant's brief in the case of Fred Sow
dey, appellant, VS.. Spokane Falls &
Northern Railway Company, refers to
the action of the superior court of
Spokane county az San uncommon ex-
ample of judicial ignorance and extra
judicial assumption of power and usurp
alton of the function of the jury" the
supreme court has ordered the objection
able brief stricken from the records, and
held the case for trial on its merits, pro-
vided the appellant shall file new brief
within 80 days. The supreme court held
that such language was not within the
bounds of propriety, and did not main
tain the respect due the courts of the
state.
In response to the request of Gov. Nc
Bride, Attorney General Stratton has
prepared an opinion as to whether or
not prisoners in the state penitentiary
can be permitted to break rock for ma
terial for roads in Walla Walla county,
adjacent to the penitentiary. The de-
cislon is unfavorable to the proposition
of the Walla Walla people. Prisoners
can neither b. taken out of the peniten-
tiary for the purpose. nor be employed
at that labor within it, under the present
statutes, in the opinion of the attorney
general. The matter was brought to the
attention of the governor on the occasion
of his recent visit at Walla Walla by q
committee from the good roads conven-
ton, then in session there.
Olympia, March Especial orders No.
IL issued by Adjutant General Drain,
details the following officers as board
to examine candidates for promotion:
Co. A. First infantry. Maj. A. L. Dehuff,
Maj. and Surgeon B. Nj. Brown and
Lieut.. Arthur j. Weisbach. The board
met in the armory in Tacoma yesterday.
Special order No. 10, ordering compa
MES to parade at their respective home
stations for inspection by Col. George B.
Lamping, commanding First infantry,
bears the signature of ]. Howard Wat
son, major and adjutant general. 1t is
Mr.. Warson's first official order since re-
ceiving his commission.
Olympia, March THE formal an
nouncement of the acceptance of the
resignation of State Librarian J. p. Cal
lison and the appointment of John Gabel,
of Chehalis, was made from the govern
or's Office yesterday. Mr.. Gabel will
assume the Office on APRIL.
Olympia, March 7.-Attorney General
Stratton will 60 to Spokane early next
week to represent the state in the case
brought to test the inheritance tax law
passed by the last legislature. The title
of the case in question is the State of
Washington, respondent, vs. Charlotte
Clark, trustee: defendant, and involves
the states claim to a percentage or tax
upon the estate valued at about $3.50 900,
left by James Clark. who died in
Spokane in August, 1901.