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

Inc senate thursday, tEe otn lnst.
transacted but little business. Before
the calendar had been completed at
the morning session, the Senate re-
ceived the news of the death of Col.
N. II. Owings, a former member of
that body. Out of respect for his
memory the Senate adjourned. The
House took similar action in the
afternoon.
The House passed Senator Palmer's
bill providing for fifth judge OF the
King county Superior Court. The
House also passed a memorial by
Lewis protesting against the proposed
ratification of the treaty with Great
Britain concerning the Alaskan boun-
Diary. The memorial at great length
went into the merits of the controversy
and the interests of the United States
now at stake.
Among the new bills introduced were
two by the Whitman county Senators,
Wilson and HALEY. The Wilson bill
provides for the creation of Palouse
county out of the southeastern part of
Whitman. The HALEY bill provides
for the creation of Steptoe county out
of the northern portion of Whitman,
Pullman will be the county seat of
Palouse county and Oakesdale OF Step
toe should the two measures pass.
This means that there will be three
counties where there is now one, pro.
viding both bills pass, which is very
doubtful.
The Senate committee on Railroads
reported Senate bill No. l, by Tolman,
providing for the creation OF railroad
commission. The bill has been freely
discussed in the newspapers and is we'll
understood. 1t is backed by the ad-
ministration and will have the support
OF the Preston Nc Bride forces in both
House and Senate.
The Senate committee split on the
issue. Seven members OF the commit
tee voted to report the bill with rec.
ommendation that it be indefinitely
postponed. Four voted for q report in
favor of the bill.
For indefinite postponement-Ba-
ker, chairman; Heinrich; Sumner,
Potts, Hamilton, Clapp and Rands.
Against indefinite postponement-
Reser and Tolman (Dem. and HALEY
and Sharp (Reps). The report OF the
committee was received without com.
ment.
In the House, Lewis introduced a
memorial protesting to the authorities
at Washington against the proposed
ratification of the agreement regarding
the Alaska boundary dispute.
Philbrick introduced q memorial
asking for the promotion of Second
Lieut.. o. P. NJ. Hazard to be first
Lieutenant to take effect February /,
1901.
The railroad commission bill was
made the special order in the Senate
for Wednesday, the 18th.
The committee on Privileges and
Elections met Friday, afternoon to
consider the measure. After an ex.
tended argument, the committee eplit
on the bill, Haynes being absent. The
vote was five in favor and five against
the bill as follows:
For the measure-Cole, Jones, How
ard, Allis and Draham.
Against the bill-McNichol, Thomp.
son, Wells, Gray and KEGS.
Representative Wells, of Spokane,
AYERS his intention OF introducing q
bill compelling railroad companies to
issue free transportation to State Off.
cials.
The House passed the nickle-in-
the slot machine bill, by q vote of So
70 Is, there being % absentees or mem.
bers not voting. The bill makes it q
misdemeanor to own or operate such
machines whether Of the money or
trade paying variety.
In the Senate, three appropriations
bills we're considered. All were passed
as follows:
BY Tolman, appropriating $4,000
to pay bounty on beet sugar manu-
featured the last year by the Washing
ton Beet Sugar company of Spokane.
By Cornwell, appropriating $4,000
for deficiency in the State Peniten-
tiary.
BY Sumner, appropriating $4,000
for the survey or State timber lands.
Senator Van De Vanter introduced
a memorial asking Congress to appro.
pirate money to dredge the Duwamish,
Black and White rivers, Senator Tol.
mans bill, No. 40. prohibiting the de-
struction Of the nests and eggs or
game birds. was passed.
The House held q short afternoon
session. The Senate adjourned till
Monday. In the Senate q committee
OF three members was appointed to CO.
operate with the G. A. R., in the fu-
neral rites Of the late Col. Owings.
The Senate passed two OF its own
bills Monday.
One was Senate bill No. IS, which
changes the time for holding the
State Fair at North Yakima to not
earlier than September 3, nor later
than the second Monday in October,
and fixing the salary of the Secretary
of the Fair Association at $1,000 per
year. The other was . committee
substitute bill which takes Mason
county out OF judicial district COM
posed of Mason and Chehalis and
places it in district with Thurston.
| A petition from residents of Enum.
claw. King county, asking for the
passage OF the bill appropriating S..
600 for farmers institutes was re.
ceived.
The committee on Agriculture re-.
ported on Senate bill No. LOG, by
Tolman. recommending its indefinite
postponement. The bill provides
against the DETACHMENT OF natural
scenery by the painting of advertise
ments thereon.
! These new bills were introduced,
numbered from 1879:
! By Splawn, amends law so that
United States Court Commissioners
are qualified to take acknowledgements.
By Hurley, an act taking Stevens