Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-23

ANO. W., Oy boliiSoI. vi
To punish the malicious destruction
of personal property, and providing ,
fine of not more than 500 or 80 days
in Jail.
No. 67, by Mccoy, of Skagit-Relat
ing to the collection and assessment
of road poll taxes.
No. 6S, by Frostad, of Island-Anti
cigarette law. The bill makes it I'M
lawful to barter, sell, or give away
cigarettes and provides for a fine o.
800 and imprisonment in the county
Jail for one year may be added.
Tuesday the Senate transacted bust
ness for full hour before taking the
Senatorial vote. The report on mile
age was received. Senator Hurley
draws pay for travelling $50 miles tc
reach the State capital.
The Appropriations committee re.
ported favorably the bill appropriating
5000 for defraying the expenses oil
the State Grain Inspector, and later
it was passed.
The Senate grouping committee
reported fixing the salaries of com.
mittee clerks at 81 a day, except the
Clerk of the Judiciary Committee
who shall receive S. day, the pay in
each case to date from the beginning
OF the session.
Governor Mcbride presented COM
munication assuming joint RESPONSE
bility with the Board of Regents for
the Agricultural College deficiency by
reason of having advised keeping the
institution open. The communication
was referred to the Appropriation
Committee.
On Tuesday, the day appointed by
law for first vote in either house for
U. S. Senator, at high noon the order
was called.
AS usual the lobbies and hall ways
were crowded with pushing, surging,
grumbling mass of humanity, striv-
ing by eye or ear to get some knowl-
edge OF acts Of grave importance that
were only visible or audible to small
circle within the inner court.
In the Senate Levi Ankeny was
placed in nomination by Senator
Cornwell.
Senator Crow nominated John L.
Wilson.
Senator Tucker named Harold
Preston in brief speech of the King
county mans qualifications and hon.
esty.
Senator Turner was nominated by
Senator Graves. who dwelt upon his
work in the Senate in the States
interests.
Mr.. Ankeny's nomination was sec.
onded by Senators Hamilton, Rands,
Sumner and Clapp.
Preston was seconded by Warbur.
ton.
Senator s. T. Smith seconded Will
sons name in brief speech.
In the House the name of the
Walla Walla candidate was present.
ed by Representative KEGS of Walla
Walls.
Jones. OF King, named Preston.
Lindsey, of Spokane, nominated
John L. Wilson, and Quinn named
Senator Turner. Ranck put forward
John B. Aliens name and Dunn that
OF Englehart.
The vote in detail was cast as
follows in the Senate:
For Ankeny- Baker, Baumeister
Clapp, Cornwell, Davis. HALEY, Ham.
ilton, Hurley. LeCrone, O'Donnell
Rands, Ruth, Stansell, Stewart, Sum
ner, Welsh, Welty-17.
For Preston-Angle, Hammer, Hem.
rich, Kinnear, McKenney, Moultray
Potts, Palmer, Tucker, Van de Vanter
Warburton, j. Smith-12.
For Wilson-Crow, s. T. Smith,.
For Alleu-Wilson-1.
For Turner-Earles, CARRIER, Graves,
Hallett, Moore, Rasher, Rcser, Splawn,
Tolman-9.
The vote in the House was as
follows:
For Ankeny-Allis, Bassett, Brewer,
Craigue, Coate, Crandall. Denton
Durham, yesterday, Eidemiller, Flet.
cher, Hastings. Haynes, Hopp, Hun.
ter, KEGS, King, Knobloch, Lingerman,
McNicol, Palmer, Stark, Stevenson,
Thacker, Vaness, Wells, Whitem,
Whitney, Wilson, J. B. York-31.
For Preston-Benn, Brown, Butler,
earle, Clark, Cole. Collins. Comstock,
Dilling, Emery, Frostad, Field, Gun.
derson. Gleason, Jeffries, Jones, Levy,
Lewis, Lyons, Megler. Molstad, Nor.
rill, Parcel, Pogue, Raine, Tibbetts,
Weir, Williams, R. B. Wilson-29.
For Wilson - Delanty, Ferguson,
Griffin, Henry, Lindsey, Merrill,
Morgan, Roberts, Roth, Thompson
10.
In the House, Tuesday, q resolution
by Roth authorizing the employment
OF a messenger to carry the mail to
the hotel in the afternoon and dis
tribute it to the members raised q
storm of objection from members who
could not see how the postmaster of
the House and his assistants could be
so busy that they could not attend to
this business themselves. The reso.
luton was referred to the COMMITTEES
on Employees.
A resolution authorizing the Ser.
geant-at-Arms to construct a cloak
room and place Captain John Sherry
in charge, brought out moro protests
and was Indefinitely postponed.
The following bills were introduced
No. 60, by McNicol, defining who
may be construed to be fellow servants.
No. 70, by Gunderson, by request,
for the compulsory attendance OF
children at school, between the ages
of 8 and Is years.
No. 70, by Lingermsn, to regulate
the employment OF children.
No. "A, by w. R. Wilson, to provide
for the construction Of storage reser.
voirs, appropriations OF water, and
water therefor.
No. Is, by York, of Pierce-Amend.
ing law of 1897 relating to assessment
of bank stock.
No. rs. by York, of Pierce-Amend.
ing law relating to revenue and taxa.
ton by allowing an appeal from deci.
sion OF Board OF Equalization to the
courts.
No. II, by York, Of Pierce-Amend.
ing law relating to punishment.