Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-01-30

Moore declared that he did not want 8
mans ability to secure a hearing il
the court to be argued by his ability
to make a showing OF money before
the court. The bill was warmly cham
pioned by Grow, Welty and Colman.
The bill was defeated by vote OF "a
to 16. Crow gave notice to reconsider
The Appropriation committee re
ported on Senate bill by Wilson, max
ing deficiency appropriation of SIG.
coo for the relief of Pullman Agricult
ural College, and it passed.
Senate bill appropriating $120.75 fol
the relief Of the Olympia Light & Pow
er company for light service for the
State building passed.
The following new bills were pre-
sented, numbered from No. IA:
Angle of Mason, an act making Ma
son and Thurston counties q judicial
district and declaring an emergency
At present Mason county is in a judi
cial district with Chehalis county.
Sharp, amending an act providing
for the selection, survey, management
lease and disposition OF State. granted,
school, tide, oyster and other lands,
harbor areas, etc., and creating Board
of Appraisers and Board of Harbor
Line Commissioners, etc. This meas.
ure is one favored by the State Land
Commissioners and straightens out
tangles in the present law.
Davis, an act creating Board ol
Arbitration and Cancellation for the
settlement Of all labor disputes.
Moultray, amending section IL of an
act providing for the survey. lease and
disposition OF the State, granted
school, oyster and tide lands.
Earles, of Whatcom, an act amend.
ing what is commonly known as the
landlord Liability act. This act per-
mits recovery from those saloon keep.
ers who sell to persons already intoxi.
Gated and who afterwards become in.
injured by reason OF such intoxication,
Section 2 Of the bill rendering the
landlord OF the building in which the
saloon is situated liable is repealed, as
is also section 3, which permits the
landlord to recover whatever loss he
may sustain by reason OF this from the
tenant.
The House convened, as usual, and
the Speaker called T. A. Wells, oil
Walla Walla, to the chair.
On motion OF King, OF Thurston,
the salary OF Ed. Smith, lanitor OF the
committee room, was fixed at $3.50
per day.
The Committee on Revenues and
Taxation recommended indefinite post.
lonement OF House Bill No. 10, amend
ing laws relating to revenue and taxa.
ton and Q similar recommendation
was made as to House Bill No. 16
amending laws relating to assessment
and taxation. Reports on both bill.
were adopted.
The House suspended rules this
morning and passed Senate Memorial
by Moultray, which protests against
the placing of ninety one square miles
OF land in Whatcom and Skagit coun'
ties in the forest reserve. The memor'
ial was adopted after considerable dis
cussion over an attempt to include in
in the movement contemplated reser
vations in other counties. The sup
porters OF the memorial protested, or
the ground that immediate action wa,
necessary and offered to assist in pre-
pairing another resolution covering
lands in other counties. The vote By
roll call on the passage Of the memor
ial stood: Ayes, II; nays. 4. Absent
Is.
The following new bills were pre-
sented, beginning with No. 1877:
McNichol of Pierce, an act to pro
tect life and property against injur,
and damage resulting from the opera
ton of steam engines by incompeten,
engineers.
Megler of Wshkiakum, providing
for the payment Of one-dollar bounty
on common seals and $3.50 for sea
lions. The act limits the amount te
be paid in any one year to $4,000.
By the same, an act to more partic
ularly define the rights of riparian
owners on tidal bays.
Johnston of Snohomish. to amend
Section 943 Of Ballinger's Code relat
ing to assessments for local improve
ments so that the law will include the
planting and cultivation Of shade
trees.
By the same, an act amending th'
act relating to the powers Of county
surveyors, section 2, chapter II, law
OF 1895.
Jones Of King, an act appropriatini
$4,000 to defray the expenses of tn
Washington State Library Commis
sion.
Lewis Of King, providing for appre
hension and control of dependent ant
neglected children under the age OF II
years.
BY the same, an act providing for 81
election on the question OF granting
liquor licenses on the petition OF 2
per cent. of the legal voters.
Also an act providing that it shal
be the duty OF the Superior Court il
each county to order session of tn
Grand Jury at least once year.
And an act mailing IL N fe1Ony q