Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-01-27
THE LEGISLATURE.

for Piles, and Keyes who had support
ed Piles changed to Foster, leaving his
total same as before at A. Piles re
ceived 33, Sweeny 26, Wilson l6. Jones
s, Goldman
On the second ballot, Earles and
Harper changed from Goldman TO Fos
ter and Long from Jones to Sweeny
making the totals Foster 46, Piles 33
Sweeny q, Wilson l6, Jones 7, God
man 5.
On the third ballot, Davis changed
to Wilson and Earles from Foster tC
Piles, leaving the result: Foster a.
Piles "a, Wilson II, Sweeny 27, Jones
and Goldman
In the Senate Friday, the following
bills were introduced:
No. SO, by Clapp, providing for the
incorporation of associations, societies
and clubs.
No. GO, by Tucker, donating to city
OF Seattle lands along the borders OF
Green lake.
No. 81, by Kinnear, creating State
Board of Plumbing Examiners, to be
appointed by Governor, and requiring
all persons desiring to work at plumb.
ing to take examination. This bill, il
passed would deprive cities of the first
class of power to examine plumbers,
and vest such power in the State. The
board is TO consist of shree practical
plumbers, to be appointed by the Gov.
ernor.
No. 62, by Kinnear, giving the regi-
mental commander of the State militia
a salary of 81 500 per annum.
No. 63, by Kinnear. relating to liza
bility for trespass by animals.
Pogue, Of Okanogan, introduced a
lengthy memorial, asking the reclaim.
alton department OF the government
to take favorable action on the nam.
moth irrigation project in Okanogan
county, which has been held up for
the submission of further evidence.
The Okanogan project is one of the
matters which Senator Foster has been
actively identified, and is said to be
one of the most extensive irrigation
schemes ever formulated.
Senate passed the Rands bill Great
ing Lewis and Clark Exposition
Commission and appropriating $780,
600 for State exhibit. In committee
Of the whole the expected opposition
to the appropriation developed and
was thoroughly threshed out. Sena.
tors Boone Of Whitman and Christian
OF Pierce speaking on the negative side
OF the question. They urged the re-
duction of the appropriation to $75,.
600, but on q standing vote the mo.
tion, which was made by Boone, was
defeated by vote OF twenty.one to
eleven. -----
A bill introduced in the House by
Rudene OF Skagit is aimed at the trad
ing check evil. The measure proposes
to abolish the circulation of such
checks by prohibiting the making. ut
tersnce or distribu ton q misdemeanor,
punishable by fine or imprisonment,
or both.
It is claimed by those behind the
bill that the trading check which, by
the way, must not be confused with
the trading stamp system; it encourages
extravagance. particularly in men
The argument is advanced that man
will 60 into saloon or cigar store and
pay for what he orders and accept his
change in the brass currency, which is
redeemable only at the particular
store where he trades. In this way be
spends more than he originally intends
to spend and invariably more than he
can afford to spend, and, incidentally,
the country becomes flooded with what
represent the expenditure and waste OF
thousands OF dollars.
Business men have waited on Mr..
Rudene and advised him of their op.
position to the trading check system,
saying that it is q detriment rather
than aid to legitimate business.
The first Of the bills introduced Fri
day makes the law OF eminent domain
applicable to cities of the second and
third class, as we'll as those of the first
class. Under the existing law, all
cities, with the exception of cities oil
the first class, have to bear the burden
of the cost of all local improvements
out OF the general fund, as it unlawful
to assess the improvement against the
abutting property owners. This, it is
held, retards the development of q
community, and the amendment Ia
the law Of eminent domain, Is intro.
dnced. eliminates this objection.
The other bill introduced by Linds.
ley exempts cities from liability fol
accidents or damage to person or prop.
erty arising from accidents on streets
alleys or other public places which
have not been improved and opened to
public travel.
The legislative board of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engineers, which
has been in session in Olympia for sev'
eral days, has adopted resolution, re-
questing Senator Pauly to withdraw
his bill regulating the hours of labor
Of conductors, engineers, motormen
firemen and brakemen and providing