The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-14
WAsHlNGToN's LEGISLATURE.
A Summary of Work Accomplished v,
to Gate.

| - summary or work Accomplished Vi
| TO Gate.
Olympia. Wash.-saturday ende
| Practically the first half OF the leKlsis
we session The legislature has a.
emphasized the election OF a Unite,
'tates senator and the passage Of nil,
ibis. Toe bills passed are as TO-
| Ows:
Senate bill No. Is. by Hamilton
ppropriating $4,000 to cover dencisl
| y In state grain inspectors once
NpproVed by the governor.
Senate bill No. 80. by Wllson-Ap
1ropriatins $4,000 to cover dedciancS
n maintenance fund Of state agricu
.ural college at Pullman. Approved
oy the governor.
Senate bill No. 20. by Tolman-Ap
propriating money to pay the funera.
expenses Of the late Governor Rogers
Approved by the governor.
Senate bill No. 81. by Hamllton-Ap
oropriatins $4,000 to pay the expenses
II this session OF the legislature. AID
proved by the governor.
Senate bill No. 80, by Palmer-Al
owing prosecuting attorneys to ap
point as many deputies as the county
commissioners are willing to pay sal
aries for.
House bill No. IL. by Carle-Reiat
ing to conditional sales and leases OF
personal property.
House bill No. 81. by Lewis-Fixins
penalty for highway robbery. This bill
raises the minimum and maximum
penalty for highway robbery from l to
IA years to to 20 years.
Senate bill No. II. by Tolman-An
act prohibiting the payment OF witness
Tees to public officers testifyinE from
| official knowledge OF the case, except
where they are subpenaed to appear as
witness in courts of counties other
than the one in which they reside, and
also excepting police officers testify
ing when of duty.
An act authorizing tho Increase OF
the superior bench Of King county to
i've judges.
In the senate 1873 new bills have
been introduced and In the house 2s3
The charge Of jobbery has been
freely INDUCED in. In relation to con.
tract for the state printing.
Senator Hallett Of Spokane IA con.
Quoting a wide range OF correspon.
dence with all the municipal officers
In the state relative to his bill. which
proposes to make the minimum liquor
license fee $1,000 and the maximum fee
$500. The present minimum is $500
and the maximum $1,000.
State institutions and official ma.
chinery believe they will require So.
100000 to continue business for the
next two years. The revenues Of the
state during that period will not ex
coed $2,lOO000. according to Chair.
man Hamilton. The question now Ia,
what will be done for the st. Loula
and Lewis and Clarke expositionsf
MONDAY.
In the Senate.
Olympia.-The senate passed two
Of Its own bills. One was senate bill
No. so. which changes the time for
holding the state fair at North Yaki.
ma not earlier than September . nor
later than the second Monday in o. |
.ober. and fixing the salary Of the sec |
-etary Of the fair association at 1920 |
per year. The other was a commit. |
zee substitute bill which takes Ma.
ION county out Of a judicial district
composed Of Mason and ChehAlis
counties and places IT in q district
With Thurston county.
In the House.
The railroad forces in the house
,ained a victory over the commission
nen by securing postponement OF &C.
ion on the commission bill till Wed.
iesday.
The construction and maintenance
II new state institution to be deslE.
iated a school for feeble minded is
he object Of bill introduced In the
louse by Lindsey OF Spokane county.
An old bill under a new title made
Is appearance in the house in a meas
ire introduced by Wells Of Spokane,
which provides for the creation OF n
lew county out OF Kllckltat and Yaki.
ma counties, under the designation OF
Mckinley" county.
The following bills were passed:
No. 81. by King Of Thurston-Ap.
ropriatIng 5000 for the relief Of II
!. Percival for indexing session laws.
Senate bill No. g. By Ruth Of