The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-15
COMMISSION
BILL REPORT
Railroad Attorneys will State
Objections Tonight.
EAST SIDE MEMBERS CAUCUS
Graves Anti.Pass Bill FavorabIy Re-
ported by Judiciary Commit
tee Of the Senate.
EAST SIDE MEMBERS CAUCUS

Special to the Evening Statesman.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 15.-The railroad
commission bill is taking much of the
time of the Legislature this week. The
night and tonight the full committee
and both houses will meet to give rail-
road officials another opportunity to
be heard in opposition, especially to
the clauses giving the commission the
right to initiate rates and to regulate
joint rates.
The east side members will caucus
this afternoon or before the commit
tee meeting tonight.
The house today passed senate bills
Sc, "a, 10. 36, SO, 81.
Senate bill No. S6 is an act relating
to the employment, of special counsel
by county commissioners and declar-
ing an emergency.
Bill No. "a provides for the suspen-
sion and withholding of sentence Of
persons under the age of 81 years who
have been convicted of a misdemanOr
Or felony in the superior courts.
Bill No 10 is Hutsons jury bill, pro-
viding for the selection of jurors in
the superior court and creating jury
commission. This applicable to the
superior court of Walla Walla.
Bill No. SO is the act introduced By
Senator Christian which permits any
corporation to subscribe or purchase
stock in another corporation.
Bill No. so makes it a demanor and
provides punishment for any man or
woman to abandon their children.
Bill No. 81 is an act providing for
the introduction of testimony given in
In the house Ceate this morning in
troduced n bill modifying the horti-
cultural law.
Dawes introduced in the house bill
providing for the inspection of cattle,
sheep ana hogs in cities.
Senator Will Graves. democrat OF
Spokane. signalized his return to
Olympia and his meeting with the Ju-
dietary committee by securing favor
able action from that committee on his
bill prohibiting the giving of passes to
any state or municipal officials. Tie
majority report favors passage Of tae
bill as printed, with the fourth section
stricken.
Senator Moore will submit a minor
ity report, which will favor passage,
but proposes an amendment exempting
city employees other than elective who.
bv charter or otherwise, are given free
transportation upon street railways.
The bill not only covers passes, but
provides that no telegraph or telephone
companies or transportation companies
shall grant any privileges of any kind
to a state. county or city official that
is not granted to the public in general.
Both the persons who extend the SER
vice and the official wno accepts il
guilty of a misdemeanor under the bill
and may be fined from 500 to $500
and imprisoned not exceeding ninety
days. In addition, it provides that any
official convicted under the act shall
forfeit his office.
The house committee on Judiciary
will submit two reports on the bill by
Senator Potts making it felony TO
utter a check or draft without having
funds in the bank with which to meet
same. The majority report will rec
ommend indefinite postponement and
the minority report will favor the pas
sage of the bill amended to read with
intent to defraud.' The bill has passed
the senate.