The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-02-26
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.


No 25, authorizing boards of county
commissioners to build and maintain
wharves and landings on the shores of
nayigable waters within or bordering
upon the state, and for that purpose to
institute and prosecute proceedings to
acquire right of way therefor under
the statutes of eminent domain of the
state. Tide lands of the first-class are
exempt from such authority of the
county commissioners, under this act.
Senate bill for the relief of Edison Ger
ry, carrying an appropriation of 1920
was also passed. House memorial No.
5, petltionlng for the promotion of
Lieut.. Hazard to be first lieutenant OF
United States cavalry, was passed after
considerable discussion.
The time of the house was devoted to
the railroad commission bill.
Wednesday.
Senate - Representative Lindsley's
bill, relating to selling, leasing or
making contracts concerning its real
estate, or granting or renewing fran
chises or special privileges by incor-
porated cities, and providing for sub
hitting such question or measure to
the voters of such cities, was passed.
In it's original form it provided that Is
per cent of the qualified voters, based
on the vote cast at the last preceding
election, should be empowered to de-
mand by petition that the ordinance,
resolution or other legislative act con-
templa tied should be submitted to a d.
rect vote of the people before becoming
valid. The bill was amended by the
senate to make the number of signers
to petition % instead of Is per cent,
and the party making application for
franchise or privilege to defray the cost
of the election. several measures of
minor Importance were passed.
House The house spent some time
in Strengthening out the journal for the
previous day in relation to the railroad
commission bill. Several new bills
were introduced, one providing for pen
alties for boycotting.
Thursday.
Senate-Heimrich' labor arbitration
bill passed. The Graves fellow servant
liability bill was practically killed by
reference to the committee on manufac-
lures. Other bills passed we're: Re-
lating to the practice in justice courts
and amending the statutes. Changing
the corporate name of the town of Sid
ney, in kitsap county, to the town of
Port Orchard, and the name of Port
Orchard to Charleston.
House-The house passed the East
erday antitrust bill, known officially
as house bill No. So. The measure
was approved by vote of 55 to 10.
Twenty members were absent or failed
to vote. The yesterday bill is drafted
along the lines OF the Sherman anti
trust act, though a number of slight
changes had to be made in order to
make it conform to the state constitu.
ton. Bills were passed providing that
the permanent school fund of the state
may be invested in national, state,
county, municipal or school district
bonds, bearing not less than ga per
cent interest, paying not more than
par therefor. Authorizing a deputy
commissioner of public lands Provid-
ing bounty for coyote scalps. Authoriz-
ing any citizen of the state to serve gar
nishment papers.
Friday.
Senate-The senate, by vote of %
to Is, indefinitely postponed Represen-
tative Lindslev's bill compelling mu-
nicipal corporations to submit to ref
erendum all propositions looking to the
selling, leasing or making contracts
concerning its real estate, or granting
or renewing franchises or special priv
ileges.
Huose-Roth of Whatcom succeeded
in securing reconsideration of the
vote by which the yesterday antitrust
bill was passed. There was not much
opposition shown to the bill, though
it's friends announced there was no
change in sentiment relative to the
measure.
Jones' bill authorizing cities of more
than 10000 inhabitants to establish
truancy schools was passed, as was also
Senator Hallett's bill appropriating
$500 to defray expenses of the celebra-
ton of the organization of Washington
as territory. Most of the day was
spent in the second reading of bills.
Saturday.
House-The opposition to Comstock's
bill licensing and regulating life insur-
ance agents of the state made hard
fight against the bill. 1t was not at
tempted to defeat it outright, but the
oposition endeavored to amend thu mea-
sure so as to destroy its force. Senate
memorial urging United States senate
to so amend the general appropriation