Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-01-20
THE LEGISLATURE.

endorsing President Roosevelt's efforts
to induce Congress to enlarge and
strengthen the powers of the Inter.
state Commerce Commission. That
introduced in the Senate by Boone, OF
Whitman, was adopted and that in the
House by Radcliffe. of Spokane, went
over under the rules.
The Senate. Monday, passed two bills
over the veto of Gov. Mcbride, being
measures that received the veto OF the
former Governor after the adjournment
of the last Legislature. One of the bills
appropriated the some of $1,000 for
the relief of E. g. Bickerton, a Seattle
auctioneer, for services rendered in the
sale Of State school lands, and the other
appropriated $450.39 for the relief of
the Puget Sound Sawmill & Single
company, that sum having been paid
by the company as part of the consid-
Grafton for certain State lands to which
the State could not furnish title.
The Governor veoted the first of the
bills on the ground that the State was
not legally obligated to pay the claim.
Senator Kinnear of King stated that
the service Of the auctioneer had been
engaged by the Com missioners of King
county for the purpose OF selling lands,
and that after the services had been per.
formed it had been discovered that the
Commissioners bad NO right to enter
into such contract. Senator Graves
spoke in favor OF sustaining the veto and.
suggested that the claim be referred to
the Attorney General for an opinion as
to its legality. The bill, on roll call, was
passsd by . vote of "a to 8, Senators
Graves, Sharp and Wilson voting in
the negative.
The second bill was urged for pas.
sage over the veto by Senator Welsh,
who explained the basis OF the claim.
Senator Graves Was tho only vote
against its passage.
The following changes in commit.
tees were announced: That Senator
Palmer would be chairman of the
committee on Claims and Auditing,
and also be a member of the com nit
tee on Senate employees Other Than
Regular. Senator Potts was substi.
tuted for Senator Clapp on the Fish.
cries committee, and Senator Henry
for Senator Potts on the Dairy and
Livestock committee.
What is said to be almost q perfect
duplication of the Pennsylvania libel
law Is. B. AZ Was introduced in the
Senate Monday afternoon by Baker, OF
Klickitat. The bill covers the publ
cation of newspapers, daily, weekly,
semi.weekly or monthly, and when
presented in the Pennsylvsnia Legisla.
ture was the subject OF national discus.
sion.
The following bills were introduced
in the Senate Monday:
No. 40, by Reed, fixing the follow.
ing bounties for killing of wild ami.
mails: Cougars or panthers, IS each |;
wildcats. catamounts, wolves and CO.
votes, 81 each.
No. Al, by Graves, to prohibit any
company engaged in transportation,
telephone or telegraph business from
furnishing passes or franks to State,
county or municipal officers. This is
Graves's anti-pass bill, which was
killed last session.
No. AZ, by Graves, Tax Commission
bill.
No. 43,,by Ruth, appropriating $3.50
for legal services rendered State Treas.
urer by Attorney F. G. Owings, Of
Olympia.
The following bills were introduced
in the House Monday:
No. 81, by Irving, King-Providing
for an amendment 70 section Is,
article l. Of the Constitution, relative
TO the condemnation of private prop
erty for public snd private uses by
charging such power OF condemns.
ton 20 - to include thu taking Of
private property for drains, fumes,
bitches or rights of way, etc.
No. 50. by Henderson, Walla Walla
Amending the act making provis-
ions for the incorporation OF cemetery
associations. The change provides
that the plans or plats Of the Gene.
tories shall be recorded by the County
Auditor for . fee not 70 exceed 10
cents per lot.
No. 90, ny Mcvay. kIug-To enable
counties, cities and towns 10 validate
certain warrants and other obligations
and evidence of Indebtedness issued 10
excess Of their legal authority.
No. "a, by Frostad, Island-Amend.
ing the act providing . penalty for the
adulteration Of food, compelling the
marking OF all foodssuff packages In .
conspicuous manner with the name o!
the purported contents.
No. IS. by Lindsey, Spokane-Pro-
vidine>a game fish hatchery on the
Little Spokane river. and appropriat.
ing 800.
No. Sc. by job nson. Yakima-Pso.
viding bounty for the destruction o.
wild animals: Cougars or panthers, IS
each; wildcats, catamounts, wolves
and coyotes, g each.
No. 81. by Roth, Whatcom-Makiug
. deficiency appropriation for the
State oyster board. amounting TO
$625.65.
A resolution was introduced on be.
half Of the East Columbia conference,
Methodist Episcopal church, request.
ing the Legislature Of this State, and
also the Legislature Of Oregon, In
making an appropriation for The Lewis
and Clark exposition to urge Sunday
closing. The resolution Was adopted
by the conference last Septic mber while
in session 1t South Spokane.
A motion was made to add two
stenographers to the House Army OF
Employees, at . salary Of $3.50 per
day. Il, OF course, carried.
In both branches Of the Legislature
Tuesday, vote was taken for U. 8.
Senator.
In the Senate the name of John L.
Wilson was presented by Senator A. 8.
Ruth OF Thurston county, Senator
o. A. Tucker nominated Sam H. Piles,
Senator Walter A. Henry proposed
the name OF Charles Sweeney, and
Senator Walter Christian named Addi-
son G. Foster.
The detailed vote in the Senate fol.
10wa.