Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-13

| 'J' AS why ohC VI blC JILL
which provokes much discussion wa
the local option bill. As amended
and passed, it requires so per cent. o
the residents to petition for an election
to grant liquor-selling privileges. Thi
amendment is believed to render tn,
act worthless and imperative, bu
when it came up for discussion ther,
was plenty of talk about it. Martir
Maloney expressed regret that hi
could not have the opportunity tt
vote for q bill that would prohibi
liquor selling altogether, but said tha
such bills as the one under discussion
were OF no service in stopping the
liquor traffic, and it was wasting thu
time OF the State to discuss them
Levy made a motion to indefinitely
postpone and on rollcall it failed.
Senate bill 1877, prohibiting throw
ing OF sawdust in streams where fish
spawn, was defeated, and H. B. 334,
making it felony for graders or con
tractors to damage property in blast
ing, met a similar fate.
Easterday's fee bill was defeated BY
q small margin, and the author gave
notice that he would ask for a recon
sideration of the vote tomorrow.
Senator Crows bill, making the un.
known heirs Of deceased persons de
PENDANTS in actions pertaining to rea
estate, was defeated.
The Senate resolution which de
nounces church raffles as the worst
form of gambling came from the
House and was indefinitely postponed
The following bills were passed.:
H. B. distinguishing tho opera
tion of abstract companies.
S. B. 81, Earles-For relief of Edi.
son Gerry; aPpropriatiug $l2O refund
of money enormously paid for State
lands.
H. B. 261, ]. B. Wilson-Authoriz
ing the board OF directors of school
districts to maintain day schools fol
the deaf.
H. B. 373, Gleason-Amending code
relating to procedure in the appro.
priation of private property by corpora
tions.
H. B. 302, Peaslee-Providiug fol
special elections to determine the
matter of annexing certain county
territory to neighboring county.
H. B. 145, ,Lewis-Relating to grant
ing Of liquor licenses Qocal optior
billy.
s. B. "a, Palmer-Defning offenss
OF barratry; making penalty $50(
fine and disbarment.
H. B. 2S1-Authorizing Board ol
State Land Commissioners to vacats
plats covering State lands.
H. B. los, Ferguson-Providing fol
collection of road and poll tax.
s. B. 80, Tucker-Amending law &C
that county property can be leased fol
school purposes for SO years instead
of ten years, as now permitted.
s. B. 33, O'Donnell-Providing fol
incorporation OF subordinate lodges o.
fraternal societies.
In the Senate, Saturday, by recon-
mendation of the committee on Com
merce. Hastings pilotage bill was in
definitely postponed.
A bill passed repeating all laws re
lating to public printing, and author
izing the several departments of the
State government to order such worl
IS they may require, on an estimate
prepared by the printing expert
aggregating $3S, 900 for the next two
years.
A bill providing for Poor Commits
sioner was indefinitely postponed.
The Senate by . vote of q to
passed House bill No. POI, by Mr.. Cam
eron. providing for election OF Sena
tors by direct vote Of the people. The
vote stood: Ayes. q; nays, 3; absen,
or not voting, IL. Those voting in the
negative were Senators Kinnear, Ruth
and Sumner.
Substitute Senate bill No. "a, relat
ing to the taxation of foreign banks
was ON motion of Senator Davis indie
finitely postponed.
The following bills were passed:
Senate bill No. 134, by Moultray-
An act to amend section 6, 7 and Il o
an act entitled can act providing fol
the protection and propagation of thu
food fishes in the waters OF the Stat.
of Washington" etc.
House bill No. 233, by Carle-Ar
act for the relief of George A. Brooke.
House bill No. 233, by Rains-Ar
act appropriating money for the pay
ment of certain judgments against tht
State of Washington amounting Il
$4,561.84.
House bill No. 126, by King-An ac1
making an appropriation for certain
deficiencies for fiscal periods prior tt
March 81, 1903, and for other purposes
House bill No. Is, by York-An &C
amending section 81 of chapter LXXl
of the laws of 1879, relating to owner
and taxation, etc.
House bill No. 80, by Lindsley-Ar
act amending sections 1451 and 145:
of Ballinger's codes and statutes o
Washington, relating to the registra
ton of voters.
| House bill No. 157, by Craigue-Ar
act to amend section two Of an act On