Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-02-13

to the Engrossing clerks without ma
terial amendment.
The same action was had in regard
to Senate memorial No. 4, relating to
the election of United States Senators
by popular vote.
The Senate consented to the intro.
duction out of regular order of Senate
bill 145, by Moultray, amending pres
ant laws increasing veto powers of
Mayors of cities of the third and
fourth classes and giving power to
Mayors of appointing Marshal. Police
Judge and police officers and other
minor city officers.
In the House, Monday, the 300
mark was passed in the numbering Of
bills introduced in that branch of the
Legislature and the House also estab.
lished new record for the session by
passing seven bills and defeating the
passage of another. The railroad com.
mission bill, which was at the head Of
the calendar, was made special order
for 2 o'clock Wednesday, thus carrying
out the programme for giving the SEN
ate the first chance at the bill.
The House met at 2 o'clock and
after routine preliminaries Gleason of
King moved for a reconsideration Of
the vote on the emergency clause to
his street assessment bill, which was
passed last Friday. 1t carried to-day
by practically unanimous vote.
A House joint resolution by Linds-
ley of Spokane inviting President
Roosevelt to visit the State OF Washing
ton on his projected Western tour was
adopted.
Roth OF Whatcom introduced res
resolution stating that the question OF
a railroad and tax commission having
for its object the equal and just impo-
sition of taxes on railroad and other
corporate property, was now pending
before the Legislature, and that as the
power of the Legislature to impose
taxes was limited, it is desirable that
an opinion OF the Attorney General on
the matter be secured. The resolution
asks that the Attorney General furnish
at his earliest convenience q written
opinion as to the power of the Legisla-
ture respecting such taxation. First,
whether a railroad or tax commission
can be clothed with any greater power
than the fixing OF the valuation OF
property for the purposes of assess.
ments in regard TO taxation.
Second, whether or not the prescrib.
ing of fixed valuation by State
commission upon such corporate prop
erty to the local authorities as basis
for the levy for local revenue would be
in violation of Article il, Section II,
or Article 9, Section OF the State
Constitution, and whether such valua-
ton could be made mandatory upon
the local assessment districts for local
taxing purposes. The resolution was
adopted.
Committee reports on q number of
bills were received, among the more
important ones being that on the anti
pass bill. The committee on Priv.
leges and Elections split even regard
ing its merits, one of their members
being absent. The report recommend
ing indefinite postponement was signed
by McNicol, Gray, KEGS, Wells and
Thompson and its passage was recon-.
mended by Jones, Howard, Allis, Dur
ham and Haines.
The following bills were introduced.
numbered from 2S4:
H. B. 2S4, Gray OF Spokane-Provid-
ing for acceptance by the Superintend.
ents OF the different insane asylums of
the State OF money donated for benefit
of ssylums and for payment of such
money into the State treasury.
By Mackenzie of Whitman-Regu-
lating the selection of jurors in the
superior courts and providing for the
appointment of jury commissioners.
Roth Of Misunderstanding for
appointment by the Mayor of Marshal.
Police Justice and policemen in third
and fourth-c!ass cities.
BY KEGS of Walla Walla-Amending
code relating to appeals to the Su.
preme Court.
BY Molestad OF Skagit-Repealing
certain sections OF the session laws of
1899 relating to mutual fire insurance
companies.
By Wilson of Kittitas-Providing
for the condemnation Of property for
storage reservoirs, canals, bitches, etc..
and limiting the right of diversion
therefrom.
By Field and Pogue of Chelan and
Okanogan-Appropriating $1,000 for
for road improvement and building a
across Okanogan river.
By Ranck of Clark-To amend the
code relating to attachments andigar-
By Lindsley OF Spokane-Establish.
ing institution for defective youth
near Medical Lake, appropriating $62,-
500 therefor.
BY Hopp OF MISUNDERSTANDING
the State Capitol Commissioners to
lay on cement walks and other i'm
provements on the capitol building
grounds.
BY Field of Chelan-Providing for
of Lake Chelan for navi.
CATION purposes by means OF dam to
raise the water in the lake two feet.
By Johnson OF Ferry-Providing for
the settlement Of taxes against mining
property for years 1899, 1900. 1901 and
1902, and authorizing compromise of
disputed suits relating thereto.
BY Allis OF Lewis-Providing for the
summoning and examination of wit
nesses by prosecuting attorneys.
By Dix OF Misunderstanding to
classification OF cities and towns.
By Dix of Whitman - Regulating
the allotment and expenditure OF the
road and bridge fund in second and
third-class cities.
By Hunter OF Whatcom-Repealing
an act providing for setting aside OF
certain school lands for the benefit OF
the American Patriotic Memorial Col
lege.
By johnson OF Snohomish-To pre-.
vent the duplication of corporate en-
titlements.
BY Wells OF Spokane-Creating the
county of Mckinley.
After the introduction of bills the
House skipped the bills on the calen.
dar for second reading and went on TO