Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-03-03

Commissioners the power to grant
certain public utility franchises on
county roads.
The Senate resolution providing for
memorial services for the late Senator
Sharp, to be held next Sunday after.
| noon, was concurred in by the House
Wednesday. Speaker Megler ap.
appointed ~ the House committee
Representatives Dickson, Gleason and
Aver.
The footifgs Of the Joint Appropria.
ton Committee for the general fund for
the ensuing two years aggregate $2S26,
145, from April LIST, and the estimated
revenue for the like period to the general
fund will not exceed $2,291 900.
The appropriations bill for the two in
situations under the charge of the State
Board of Control has passed both bodies
of the Legislature. As amended the
| figures show the following: For the
Western Washington Hospital for the
Insane, $34S, 200; Eastern Washington
Hospital for Insane, $30S- ZOO; State
added to the original sum to pay the
salary Of the prison chaplain; State Re-
form School, $5l 200; Soldiers Home,
500, 700; School for Detective Youthi
| $83. 200, the sum of $35, 900 having been
added to the amount originally appro-
priated for the new school at Medical
Lake; Board of Control, 10000 inciden
tails, $1,1S2.95; total from the general
fund. 1894, 1925; penitentiary, revolv-
ing fund, $4,000 deficiencies, and judg.
ments of last fiscal period amounting to
$l5,45Q.
| The Legislature succeeded in passing
the Railroad Commission bill, Wednes.
day, and it only needs the Governor g
| signature to become q law. 1t passed
the Senate by vote of 36 to 4. The bill
as passed. reduces the contemplated
salaries Of Commissioners from 5000 to
$4,000, and makes some other minor
amendments. The result was an agree
ment in which our local members par
ticipated and involves favorable action
upon about all our people need, includ-
ing defeat of the resolution to vote on
capital location. Lumbermen will like
wise get what they want.
| The vote on final passage stood unani-
nous, excepting Clapp, Hendrick, Kin.
near and Rands-with Earles and Van
de Vanter absent.
A lively warfare was developed
Wednesday on the Falconer Depository
bill, which provides that all State funds
Shall be deposited among the banks of
the State. none to accept more than its
capital stock and pay 21s per cent.
interest on the same. A surety or mu-
nicipal bond shall be given and the
Governor, Secretary of State and the
Treasurer shall determine what banks
are to receive the funds.
! The principal opponent is Q. J. Lord
OF the Capital National Bank, who has
so long enjoyed monopoly of the State
funds, and Wednesday he was successful
in voting down a proposition to take the
bill from the committee, where it slum-
bers all too soundly TO please its friends.
The vote stood 10 to 10, with II absent
or not voting.
The Senate yesterday yesterday over
rode the Joint Appropriation Committee,
bill appropriating $4,000 for the Puyal-
lup experimental station and passed it.
Senator Reid's bill making veterans
OF the Civil and Spanish-American. wars
englble for appointment as Ad]utant
General, passed.
| Also Senator Russell's bill making the
county pay costs in cases where habitual
drunkenness is proved.
And Ruth's bill permitting complaints
Tor habitual drunkenness to be made
before and heard by Justices OF the
Peace.
The House bill providing for the nam
ing Of State repositories for public funds
was defeated yesterday by indefinite
postponement. Clapp's bill, having the
same object, was likewise defeated.
The Capitol maintenance fund was
yesterday cut to SIC, 900 for the next two
years. 1t cost $4,000 for the last bien-
NAL period. Every improvement, except
painting of the roof and installing a
transformer, was eliminated.
The anti-scalping railroad ticket bill
will probably pass to-day, as it will come
before the Legislature with a recon-
incubation for its passage.