Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-06
ne licensing of physicians and sur.

the licensing Of physicians and sur
geons.
BY ]. B. MISUNDERSTANDING the fee!
in cases of unlawful retainer for non
payment Of rent.
By johnson of Ferry-Providing fol
the ventilation of quartz mines, anC
appointment of a Mine Inspector a,
81 200 per year. The bill is practically
q copy OF the Idaho law.
By King of MISUNDERSTANDING
the State Treasurer for the Superin
tendent of Public Instruction as q
member of the Board of State Land
Commissioners.
King of Misunderstanding that
accident insurance companies cannot
refuse to pay full liability of policies
in cases OF disability on the ground
that the insured's earnings per week OF
month were less than the rate of liza.
bility named in the policy.
BY Venness of Lewis-Relating to
insurance. Repeats sections 2 and 3
OF the amending act of March Is, 1897.
Eidemiller of Pierce-Appropriating
$15S.25 to pay E. H. Hoover & Co..
for furniture for the State Printer
Office.
By Jones Of King-Amending the
act extending the right OF eminent
domain to water companies.
BY Lewis of King-ExtendiDg du.
ties of State Board of Control.
By Megler of Wahkiakum (by re.
quest)-Appropriating $4,000 for de.
ficiency in State printing fund.
By Gunderson, to return to having
the printing done by a Public Printer
elected by the people, reducing the
fees and providing for Supervising
Printing Board composed of the Gov.
ernor, Secretary of State and State
Auditor.
Lewis of King presented new bill,
which is intended to alleviate the con-
troversies that arise each session over
the amount of appropriations needed
by the educational institutions OF the
State. The bill makes the State Board
of Control . supervisory board over
the Board OF Regents of the State Uni.
versity and the trustees of the other
State institutions, but in the matter OF
appropriations only. 1t provides for
tho inspection of the accounts of these
institutions by the accountant of the
Board of Control. and for an inspection
by the board, and q report to the Leg
islature of the needs of each institu-
ton.
In the Senate, Tuesday, the bill pro.
viding for q permanent increase of the
Judges of the Supreme Court from
five to seven, was defeated. The vote
stood 4 to 80.
The Senate passed Senator Hurley's
bill repeating the present newspaper
libel law. The law as it now stands
provides that where q newspaper
prints libelous statement, it has the
right to retract and that thereafter the
party offended is estopped from prov
ing malice, and can only prove actual
damages. There was no debate on the
bill and it passed by a vote of 26 ayes,
with Is noes, and three absent. Hur-
ley did not father the bill himself, but
had it marked "by request"
The bill forbidding barber shop to
open on Sunday passed the Senate by
. vote of n to IL. 1t has now passed
both houses. It does not carry an
emergency clause, and if signed by the
Governor will not 90 into effect until
80 days after the Legislature adjourns.
The Senate refused to reconsider the
defeat Of the bill making grain inspec-
ton optional, instead OF compulsory,
and that bill 10 now dead for this ses.
sion.
The Senate passed the following
other bills:
H. B. GO, Gundersen-Compelline
children between the ages of 8 and Ii
TO attend school four months in the
year.
H. B. 10. Raine-Providing that the
City Council. by . two-thirds vote,
may assess abutting property to the
amount Of so per cent OF its value for
local Improvements. This applies
only to Seattle, as Tacoma and Spo.
kane may now do 90 under their city
charters. There was strong opposition
to the bill, but it won.
H. B. pol, Easterday-Requiring
statements of fact and evidence to be
produced in support Of claims pending
before the Legislature.
H. B. SO, Cole-Defining criminal
anarchy.
H. B. A, Field-Providing closed
season for trout 10 Chelan county.
H. b. 80, Carle-Providing that on
public work eight hours shall cousii.
tute . days labor.
s. B. 137, Hsmmer-Prohibiling
casting OF sawdust and other lumber
waste in waters where fishes spawn.
H. B. lit, Tibbits-Providing for the
protecting OF orphans, homeless, neg
lected or abused children.
In the House, Tuesday, the entire
morning session was devoted to second
reading OF bills. but the Palmer bill,
correcting present defects of the law
regarding criminal assault, was passed
under suspension of the rules.
At the afternoon session third read.
ing of bills was taken up. Senator
Splawn's bill providing for q salaried
secretary for the State Fair was
passed. 1t provides salary of 81 200
per annum.
The following House bill passed:
No. 296, demonstrating for
the settlement of taxes assessed
against mining properties for years
1899, 1900, 1901 and 1902 by the pay.
ment of not less than IS per cent of
the taxes. interest. penalties and costs
charged against the property.
No. Is. York-Providing for taxa.
ton OF bank stock of non. residents and
exempting from taxation bank prop
erty on assets to the amount, If any,
invested in the capital stock of other
corporations assessed for taxes In
state.
No. 3l7, Gleason-Amending act
defining duties OF Secretary of State.
making him superintendent OF Capitol