Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-02-13
THE LEGISLATURE.
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! of the State.
Senate bill 10 amends laws relatin
to manner OF sale of State lands, anC
is intended to facilitate work in til
State Land Commissioners Office.
Senate bill 30 Judiciary COMMITTEE
substitute) gives the Secretary of Stat
one assistant with equal powers to hi
own, and one auditor, at $500 pc
year each; three recording clerks a
5000 per year each, and one stenog
rapher as 1920.
No. "a, making it a misdemeano
for attorneys to solicit employment,
or incite litigation where there exist
no cause for it, and fixing penalties.
No. 81 provides for an immediate
entry of judgment after verdict ha.
been rendered and its vacation if {
new trial is granted.
The Senate also passed joint me-
mortal asking Congress to submit 6
Constitutional amendment providing
for the election OF United States Sena
tors by popular vote.
These bills were introduced, mum
bered from LAG:
By Sumner OF Snohomish, pro
viding for the redemption of scrip
issued by the Washington Commits
sioners to the Omaha exposition and
appropriating $13,312 therefor.
By Tucker of King, prohibits sale
of cigarettes.
BY Graves OF Spokane, providing
that Mayors and Councilmen in cities
of the third class shall receive SO TO,
every Council meeting attended.
By Angle of Mason, amends revenue
and taxation laws so as to cut out :
per cent. rebate on taxes paid before
March Is.
By Hurley of Okanogan, provides
for the settlement of taxes assessed
against mining claims for the years
1899 TO 1902, inclusive.
The bill introduced by PARCEL Of
Clarke, providing for collection oil
delinquent taxes by the Sheriff, was
indefinitely postponed at Tuesdays
session OF the House.
A resolution by Knoblock that a
committee of three be appointed to
visit the State Penitentiary was lost
Cameron OF Lincoln making vigorous
protest against what he termed a
junketing trip.
Resolutions OF respect for John w.
Pratt, a former member of the House,
we're adopted. Mr.. Pratt died in Sc.
attic, Monday.
The following new bills were intro.
duced, numbered from 302:
By Peaslee of Asotin, amending the
code providing for annexation of GER
tain county territory to a neighboring
county.
BY billing Of King, making il a
misdemeanor for any person to offer
for sale or rent real estate without
having written authority.
By Whitney of Spokane, approp-
rating $2,697 for relief of Peter
Hughes for loss caused by clerical
error in bid for constructing wing to
Eastern Washington Hospital for the
Insane.
By Kees of Walla Walla, amending
code relating to commitment of per.
sons for nonpayment of fines and
costs.
By Crandall OF Pierce, regulating
the making Of food packages and the
weights and measures thereof.
BY same. relating to attachments
and garnishments.
By Brewer of Chehalis, providing
that in any action in Superior Courts
the prevailing party shall be entitled
to costs and disbursements.
BY King of Thurston. providing 10,
punishment Of husbands who connive
at prostitution of their wives.
BY Raine of King, making approp.
ration OF $273, 500 for maintenance
and improvement of State University.
BY Palmer OF Clallam. appropriate.
ing $1,000 for trout hatchery on Lake
Crescent.
BY Stark OF Spokane, to restric,
running at large OF livestock.
BY Hopp of Thnrston, providing fol
framing OF photographs of several
legislative groups.
Committee reports were received or
about 20 bills over half Of which were
scheduled for indefinite postponement
Among the lot was House bill No. 60
defining who may be construed to be
fellow-servants. It had previously
been favorably reported.
At the afternoon session, York o.
Pierce, called for reconsideration oil
yesterdays vote on House bill No. 102
and it scratched through by q margin
of three votes. The bill provides To-
the enforcement of liens for loca
assessments by including them in thu
delinquency certificate issued for tn,
general tax.
House bill No. IL, by Quinn o
Spokane, which had been made
special order for 2 o'clock, was take,
up for discussion, but after consider
able discussion the committee repor
(three were submitted) iavoring pass
age, was adopted. It takes the cleo
ton of Supreme and Superior Judge
out of partisan control.
About . dozen other bills wer
rushed along to third reading withou
much discussion, except in the case @
the Raire bill prohibiting the sal
Of liquor within two miles of q school
house. The distance line was amende,
down to 1900 feet. but even this wa
unsatisfactory, and the bill was finall
re-referred.
The following memorials were the
passed:
Allis. urging Congress to promot
to q First Lieutenancy o. P. NJ
Hazard.
Molstad, asking government aid il
dredging and improving Skagit river.
Raine, of respect to the late Presi
dent Mckinley.
CARRIER, urging Congress to open TO
settlement the south half of tn
Colville reservation in accordanc
with the bill OF Representative Jones
A concurrent resolution was intro
duced by Megler of Wahkiakum askin
for the appointment of a committe
OF three from the House and the sam
number from the Senate TO meet
committee from the Oregon Legisls
ture, and discuss the matter OF fishin,
| and Di1OtaOe lava for tho ColnD,h hi