Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-04
WAsHiNeToN's LEGISLATURE.
Many Bills Passed and Several Are
Killed.
SATURDAY.

Saturday.
Senator Hemrich's bill providing for
the arbiti alton Of. disputes between
capital and labor passed the house
this morning under suspension of
rules. without q dissenting vote. The
bill carries an emergency clause. but
the somewhat unusual proceeding was
.aken of postponing the vote on the
emergency clause until Tuesday. The
reason given for postponement was
that the two thirds majority necessary
to carry the emergency was not pres
ent. The bill has already passed the
senate.
The house considered II bills all
told, Of which two we're passed and
two indefinitely postponed. The bills
passed were4 the Heinrich bill. which
is senate bill No. 90. and senate bill
No. 152. providing for the survey Of
Hoquiam tide lands. and senate joint
memorial No. 7 by Van Devanter.
praying congress to provide for the
improvement of channels Of Duwam.
ish, White and Black rivers In west.
ern Washington.
The two bills indefinitely postponed
were house bill No. 9 by Cole Of King.
regulating the practice Of architect
ire, and house bill No. "a by Wilson
Of Kittitas. relating to irrigation.
The joint banking committees sub.
stitute for the foreign banking bill
vas on calendar for second reading In
che house this morning. The senate
mas already acted on the bill and in
definitely postponed it. The bill con
sidered in the house this morning is
Of course duplicate of the one killed
IN the senate, but the action this morn.
ing showed that the friends of the
DILL will endeavor to send 1t up to the
senate again without amendments.
Senator Graves of Spokane Is still
seriously Ill in the hospital with the
grip. and will probably return to Spo.
ZANE as soon as he can leave his bed.
1t is not thought he can resume his
duties in the senate this session. He
can not speak above a whisper.
OIympins ooH', NAOhuhy uc Bull
at" WAS In session only O few mo-
ments. but that was long enough 10
put to sleep Senator Warburton's biii
creating q state tax commission.
This was the last day to introduce
bills, and l3 were introduced in the
senate. OF these the most important
was one by Warburton which provides
for the submission to the people of a
constitutional amendment creating a
railroad commission. The amendmen,
Is drafted along the lines Of the Tol.
man bill.
Senator Warburton also introduced
lii appropriating $4,000 for the en-
tertainment Of President Roosevelt
when he shall visit the state. the
money to be spent under the direction
of the governor.
The anti-gambling bill will come up
in the senate tomorrow and its fate Is
dorbtful. That there will be recon.
sideration seems likely. 1t is also
PROBABLE that the bill will be passed
again after eliminating the clause
which makes 1t q felony for man t0
rent his property for gambling pur
poses.
The house was in session only about
half an hour today. Twelve bills we're
intr oduced. the most important being
one by Gunderson to return to the oio
Zee system of state printing and ra-
established the office Of state printer
A similar bill was introduced In the
senate.
lewis introduced a bill giving the
board Of control a sort Of advisory
supervision over the financial end OF
the state educational institutions. This
was the last day for introduction oi
bills in the house, as in the senate.