Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-06
THE LEGISLATURE.

contrary in any wise Notwithstanding
THE LEGISLATURE.
| A Brief Resume Of Legislative Acts for the
| Past Wsek
The Senate, Thursday, the Goth,
passed the CARRIER desert land bill,
whereby provision is made for accept
ance OF 100000 acres of arid lands
from the general government by the
State, on condition of reclamation OF
the same. Under this act, the selec-
tion, management and disposal of
the desert lands is vested in the Com.
missioner Of Public Lands. The bill
will enable the State to enter into
contracts for the construction of irri.
CATION works, and at the same time
abolishes the Office and attendant ex.
penses of a Commissioner of State
Arid Lands.
The following also passed:
A bill making the State Dairy and
Food Commissioner er oficio Oil In.
spectors, adding $500 to bis salary,
passed. He is empowered to appoint
deputies At salary OF So per day, the
allowance for deputies not to exceed
800 per year. The appropriation
carried by the bill is $500. There
was some discussion as to the test de-
gree to be adopted. The bill makes
the test 120 degrees.
Senator Ruth's bill relating to the
public schools, defining certain Of
fenses and prescribing penalties there.
for.
Palmer's bill, amending the act pro.
viding against the adulteration OF food
and fraud in the sale thereof, Was
passed. The amendment provides
that an article of confectionery shall
be deemed adulterated if it contains
terra alba, barytes, tale, chrome yellow,
or other material substances, or poi.
sonous colors or flsvors or other in.
gradients deleterious or detrimental
to health.
The Senate went into committee OF
the whole for the consideration Of
bills carrying appropriations, which
| vvapa poasoI as fo11o-..
Senator Rands moved that House
bill 404 be substituted for Senate bill
19O. providing for tho purchase of
forty acres Of additional land adjoin.
ing the ground upon which is located
the main building of the School for
Defective Youth. The motion car
ried and the bill passed. The sum of
200 is appropriated for the purpose.
The bill relating to the State His
torical Society was passed. The So
ciety is created trustee for the State
for the collection of all historical data,
books, papers, pamphlets and other
materials illustrative OF the progress
and development OF the State. An
appropriation of 5000 is made for the
purpose of aiding the Society in car
rying out the purpose and intent of
the act.
The bill introduced by the commit.
tee on Appropriations, transferring
the sum Of $23. 500 from the charitable.
educational, penal and reform fund
to the general fund, was passed.
Palmer's bill, authorizing Judges OF
Superior Courts to appoint special
Prosecuting Attorneys, WAS defeated
by a vote of IA yeas to 25 nays.
In the House, ON the 26th, two bills
providing for the assessment Of insur.
ance companies, on the basis OF mile.
age and gross earnings. we're discussed,
and as = compromise of advocates Of
each, both were allowed to go to third
reading.
Coles bill providing penalties for
any parent who neglects his children
and for husband deserting his wife,
! was indefinitely postponed BY a vote
of So to n.
A bill introduced by Maloney pro.
vides for the reduction of Stevens
county bonds held by the State from
6 to 4 per cent. The reduction of
interest runs from ten years.
Easterday introduced bill approp-
rating $1S3, 900 from the general fund
TO pay interest due the common school
fund upon bonds owned by the perma-
nent school fund.
The following House bills were
passed:
No. 140. by Johnston, of Snohomish
Providing that assessments for cross
street improvements shall be made
against the property included in half
the block. At present only the cor
ner lots bear the expense OF improv-
ing cross streets.
No. 223, by Parcel-Granting per-
mission for planting of shade trees
| and hedges on the public highways.
No. 251, by Thacker-Amending the
military code.
No. 1873, by Muse-Appropriating
S5.334.72 for the relief of franklin
county. The sum is alleged to be
due franklin on account OF overpay-
ment OF State taxes.