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

Cascades, thence to North Yakima
and appropriating $4,000.
In the Senate, Wednesday, q test
vote on the anti-pass bill came up
when the railroads, as usual and
as was expected, won.
The Judiciary Committee recon-.
mended the passage of the Graves
anti-pass bill, which prohibits State
employees from receiving or corpora.
tiOns from giving free transportation
Au amendment was recommended
that the law shall not apply to city
officials and employees, who, by charter
provisions. are furnished with free
transportation by street railway com.
panies.
A motion was made that the bill,
with the amendment, be referred to
the Railroad and Transportation Com.
mittee for further consideration.
Tolman (Dem.), of Spokane, de.
manded roll call, which resulted in
the bill going to the Railroad Commit.
tee. The railroad votes OF the Senate
lined up in favor of the motion, and
the anti.railroad people and the Dem.
ocrats opposed it. The vote was 26 To
16. The railroad managers figure tina,
they will defeat the commission bill in
the Senate by from seven to ten votes
The Hamilton bill, prohibiting the
employment of.girls in the messenger
service and fixing the age limit of boys
who shall be so employed at IA years
was recommended favorably by the
Judiciary Committee. The committee
struck out the reference to age limit
relating to boys, the effect OF which
would be to permit the employment
of boys by the messenger service re.
gardless of age. Senator Hamilton
objected to the proposed change, and
Senator Crow. Chairman of the Judi.
ciAry Committee. suggested that the
bill be returned to his committee in
order that it could be 90 changed as to
meet Senator Hsmilton's approval.
This was done. The bill was prepared
at the instance OF State Labor Com.
missioner Blackmau.
Gov. Mcbride, through his Private
Secretary, notified the Senate that he
had signed the bill for the relief OF the
widow of the late Gov. Rogers; also
the bill appropriating $4,000 for the
expenses Of the present Legislature.
In the House, Fletcher of Pierce
endeavored to ridicule the Navy De
partment for prescribing rules of NOR
atty at the Bremerton navy yard, BY
introduction OF q memorial intended
as Artemus Ward would say, to bt
"biting sarkasm." The Senate wa.
evidently 10 the condition of the mar
who drew the elephant in q lottery
and did not know what TO do with it
Finally the President, like the Judges
when they want to see clear way out
announced he would take the matter
"under advisement."
Speaker Hare called attention to III,
condition of the House, relative L
poor light and ventilation, and directed
the House Committee on Arrange
ments to make necessary improve
ments, sparing neither expense mol
the building. He was applauded b!
the House.
Bills introduced we're:
MISUNDERSTANDING fish hatch
cry on the Big Quilcene; apprOpriat
ing $1,000.
Dunn -Appropriating $4,000 Il
complete construction Of State road
Pogue-Prohibiting the grazing D
eheep upon the lands of another.
Gunderson-Creating Offices OF Com
missioner and two assistant Commits
sioners Of Taxation, to be appointed
by the Governor, to direct the assess
ment of taxes in this State.
Calculating eight hours . day
work on public work.
Dix-Creating an appointive Rail
road Commissions copy OF Tolmar
bill OF last session.
Raine - Providing that proceed
from the lease or sale of the old Uni
versity grounds shall be placed in thu
University Fund"
Raine-Requiring the Land Com
missioner to select 100000 acres o
State University lands and giving thu
Board Of Regents control of them.
Easterday-Creating State Board o
Tax Commissioners, consisting of Sec
rotary Of State, Treasurer, Attorne,
General and Land Commissioner, EN-
powered to employ three attorneys ia
maliar with revenue laws, to be EN-
ployed at q salary OF $40 per day TO
actual services. First meeting to b
held not later than July l, 1903.
Misunderstanding the State int
Congressional districts. The bill diff
fers from the Jones measure in that
places Clallam and Jefferson countie
in the fret or King county district
taking them from the southwest.
Lindsley-Fixing limit of taxatio,
in this State, graduated upon til
valuation OF property.
Dickson-A general banking aci
providing no foreign corporation othe
than a national bank shall keep an,
office for the purpose OF receiving
deposits or discounting notes or bills