Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-02-21
Fourteen Bills Passed.

Olympia, Wash, Feb. 16.--The legis
lature has been working since Janu
airy 1913 days. 1t has q days NOR,
to run. In the 3S days Ia bills hav,
been sent to the governor, an aver
age of less than one every two days
The legislature also elected q United
States senator.
Following is a complete list Of bill!
that have passed both houses at THU
session of the legislature:
Senate bill No. IL, by Hamilton
Appropriating $4,000 to cover deficiency
in state grain inspectors office. APP
proved by the governor.
Senate bill No. 30, by Wilson-Ap
propriating $4,000 to cover deficiency
in maintenance fund of state agricul
tural college at Pullman. Approved by
the governor.
Senate bill No. 20, by Tolman-Ap
propriating money to pay the funeral
expenses of the late Governor Rogers
Approved by the governor.
Senate bill No. 81, by Hamilton
Appropriating $4,000 to pay the ex
penses of this session of the legisla.
ture. Approved by the governor.
Senate bill No. SO, by Palmer-Al.
lowing prosecuting attorneys to ap.
point as many deputies as the county
commissioners are willing to pay sal
aries for. Approved by the governor.
House bill No. II, by Carle-Relat-
ing to conditional sales and leases of
personal property. Approved by the
governor
House bill No. q, by Lewis-Fixing
penalty for highway robbery. This bill
raises the minimum and maximum pen
atty for highway robbery from l to IA
years TO and 20 years. Approved by
the governor.
Senate bill No. II, by Tolman-An
act prohibiting the payment of witness
fees to public officers testifying from
official knowledge of the case, except
ing where they are subpoenaed to ap-
pear as witness in courts of counties
other than the one in which they re-
side, and also excepting police officers
when off duty.
Senate bill NO. 8, by Palmer-Creat-
ing an additional superior judgeship
for King county. .....
Senate bill No. 81, by Ruth-Appro-
priating $3.50 for the relief Of the Olym-
pia Light & Water Power company.
House bill No. 66, by Johnston of
Snohomish-To punish unlawful in
jury to or destruction of personal prop
erty.
House bill No. go, by King of Thurs
larceny of fixtures from
real estate.
House bill No. ITO, by King of Thur
ston-Relating to official seals for
county treasurers and to cure legal err
rors arising from a failure hereto
fore to provide for such official seals.
Senate bill No. 6S, by Hammer
Making an emergency appropriation
of $4,000 for land cruising under the
direction of the commissioner Of pub
lie lands.
State Tax Commissioner.
Senator Warburton of Pierce county
has introduced bill creating state
tax commissioner modelled after the
famous Indiana law. The bill has been
prepared after consultation with Gov
ernor Mcbride and other commission
leaders and is in line with the argu-
ments and writings of Senator War
burton on the commission question.
1t has Governor McBride's approval
and is strictly an administration meas
ure. Senator Warburton has spent
several weeks in preparing the meas
ure.
The bill provides for a tax commits
sion to be composed of three members
to be appointed by the governor. This
commission shall have full power to
examine all books, papers, ETC., of rail
road, telephone, telegraph, express and
sleeping car companies, for the pur.
pose of arriving at fair valuation OF
their property in the state.
Instead, however, of the commission
having the power to personally levy
and assess the tax of these companies
it is made its duty to certify its find
ings of valuation to the county as
SCISSORS.
The house and senate joint appro
priation committee have unanimously
agreed upon an omnibus appropriation
bill for the five higher educational in
situations of the state. The amounts
recommended for appropriation for thu
various institutions for the next tive
years are as follows:
For the state university at Seattle
Maintenance. $1S0,0O0; for improving