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

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demeanor for any dealer to sell any
explosive unless the vial or other con-
tainer of the explosive is plainly |
labeled.
Senator Moore, of King, moved that
Senator Graves, OF Spokane, be ex-
cused for the balance of the session,
which was adopted. Senator Graves
was present for the first time in sew
eral days. He introduced several bills
Since coming to Olympia he has been
i'll with tonsilitis, and was unable to
speak above whisper.
BY vote of % to 20 the Senate
adopted the minority report of the
printing committee, which gave to the
Capital Printing company, of Olympia,
known as the L" combine" the contract
for the printing of bills and resolutions
aud letterheads, which, had the nisjor-
ity report been adopted, would have
been awarded to Vaughan & Morrill,,
of Tacoma. Senators Bronson and
Davis, of Tacoma, voted in favor Of
the minority report.
The printing combine has leased the
old Gwin Hicks plant in Olympia, and
at the beginning of the session cap.
captured the House printing. The
" combine" is composed of the Inland
Printing company, of Spokane; the
Metropolitan Press, of Seattle, and the
Pioneer Printing & Binding company,
of Tacoma. The fight on the floor of
the Senate was expected, as the bid OF
the combine" on stationery was lower
than that of Vaughan & Morrill,. and
there WAS dispute as to the bids for
bills and resolutions.
On Tuesday two Of the House bills
of last session and five items in the
general appropriation bill vetoed by
Gov. Mcbride, were passed notwith.
standing that disapproval.
One was the omnibus road bill pro.
viding for the construction, mainte.
nance and repair of ten trunk lines of
State roads at cost of 100000 and
also providing for the appointment of
Highway Commissioner, and appro-
priating $4,000 for the payment OF
his expenses and salary.
Only two members spoke concerning
the road bill. Representative Roth OF
Whatcom, who was a member of the
Legislature of 1903, said that road
bills aggregating in proposed expendi-
lures $3.50 600 had been presented and
that the omnibus bill was the outcome
of careful examination into the mer.
its OF the several roads provided for.
He believed the passage of the bill
notwithstanding the Governors veto
would be happy solution of the prob.
lem OF road Legislation that would con-
front the Legislature.
Maloney (Dem.) of Stevens also fav.
ored the passage of tho bill.
The bill received 70 ayes, IL noes
3 absent or not voting.
There are ten roads provided for in
the measure as follows: Completing
the Nachez Pass road in King county,
$4,000; building road from New
port, Stevens county, to Orient, Ferry
county, $4,000; for building a road
from the Chiwak river in Chelan eeun-
ty over the Cascade mountains 70
connect with the Sank Darlington
road in Skagit county, $4,000; for
building and repairing the road from
the mouth of Sans Peur creek, Ferry
county, via Republic to Loomis in
Okanogan county, 5000; for building
a road from Napavine, Lewis county,
over the Cowlitz Pass TO q point in
Yakima county, $4,000; for building
q road around the base of Chuckanut
mountain in Whatcom aud Skagit
counties, $1,000; for rebuilding and
repairing the old Snoqualmie Pass road
from North Bend, King county, to
Easton, Kittitas county, $1,000; for
building a road from Lyle, in Klicki-
tat county, along the north bank of
the Columbia to Washougal, Clark
county, $4,000; for building wagon
road from Montesano through Che
halls, Clallam and Jefferson counties
to point where connection by comfy
road can be made with Port Angeles,
$4,000; for repairing and improving
the State road from the Wenatchee
river in Chelsn county to the mouth
Of johnson creek, Okanogan county,
5000.
The House also passed over the Gov
ernor' veto. House bill 122 OF the last
session fixing State bounty Of 81 for
the killing of each cayote or wolf, and
appropriating $4,000 or as much
thereof AS is needed. Ayes IS, noes 0.
The following five items in the gen.
eral appropriation bill were also passed:
For relief of franklin county, IS, 1874;
Spokane county. $5,337; Kittitas
county, $3,765; Thurston county, ST.
SAL; Yakima county, $500. All
these items were to reimburse the
counties for the overpayment to the
State Treasurer of,taxes.
The Governors veto was sustained
on the following bills:
House bill 1872, appropriating SIC. 900
for the maintenance of branch Sol
diers' Home; No. 1853, compelling
counties to bear the expense of trans
porting defective youth to the State
School at Vancouver; appropriating
$500 for the framing of Photographic |
groups of all the Legislatures OF the
State; No. 305, relating to the com.
mitment and working of persons for
non.psyment of fines and costs; No.
$50, appropriating 100000 for the
payment of sugar bounties; No. AS
local option liquor license bill; No. 43.
providing for the assessment and tax
alton of mining claims; No. 80, Tax
Commission bill; No. 372. relating to
the procedure in the appropriation OF
private property by corporations, and
all the items in the general appropria.
zion bill that were disapprovsd with
the exception OF the county relief bills
mentioned. These items include the
appropriations for the Fire Marshal's
Office; the Scientific Experiment Sta.
ton at Puyallup; Crescent Lake Trout
Hatchery appropriation and appropri.
atoms for the free travelling library,
salaries OF Superior Judges pro tenn,
Geological Survey, for White Shield
Home, Tacoma, for State Historical
Society.
The 10th and 18th ballots were
taken Wednesday. The first stood.
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