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


The resolution of the board follows:
WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. II, regu
lating the hours of labor of railway EN-
ployes, introduced by Senator Pauly, is
covered by agreements between railway
companies and their employees; there
fore,
"Be it Res0lced, that this Legislative
board respectfully request Senator Pauly
to withdraw his bill and leave the ques-
tion of hours of service to be adjusted
and agreed upon by the railway COM
panies and their employees"
The resolution has been transmitted
to Senator Pauly on behalf OF the
board by President James A. Forster
and Secretary H. A. Moore.
Following bills were then intro.
duced in the House Friday:
No. 70, by McGregor of Whitman,
changing the salary of State Veteri.
marian to $500 per year.
No. so. by Rstcliffe of Spokane,
regulating the sale OF intoxicating liq.
uors in incorporated cities and towns
and providing for a license fee and the
distribution thereof. Bill makes min
imum license fee $500.
No. 81, by Blaker OF Clarke, empow.
ering boards of County Commissioners
to appropriate money and make ex-
hibits at the Lewis and Clark fair.
No. 50, by Smith of Whitman, to
change the name of the Washington
Agricultural Experiment Station and
School of Science to the State College
OF Washington.
No. SO. by Stillson OF Whitman, pre-.
venting the sale of land set apart for
the use, support, establishment, main.
tenance and endowment of the State
Agricultural college, without the con.
sent of the Board of Regents OF the
College.
No. "a. by Rudio Of Walla Walla, re.
quiring holders OF delinquent tax Ger.
tificates to make, in proceedings for
the foreclosure of such certificates, the
holders of municipal improvement
bonds parties defendant, and serve
them with notice of such foreclosure
proceedings in certain cases.
No. S5, by Bassett of Adams (by re-
quest), local option bill.
No. sc. by Kenoyer of Whitman,
amending the act regulating the sale
Of liquor and requiring that before
granting license for the sale OF liq.
uors the applicant shall publish in q
newspaper and post for thirty days
three notices within one mile OF the
location OF the saloon, and stating
the hours of opening and closing.
No. 81, by Lindsey, J. B., of Spo-
kane. regulating insurance companies,
forbidding the payment of rebates or
com missions to other than authorized
agents.
No. 8S, by Lindsley Of Spokane,
amending eods ssl"A;~s 70 appe.i..A.
Superior Court. The act provides that
no appeal shall he allowed unless the
principal sum involved, exclusive Of
costs, shall exceed the sum of $50.
No. SO. by Melcher of Lincoln,
amending act for the protection Of
bass, pickerel and pike in the lakes Of
the State. No such fish shall be
caught between April l and May Is.
No. 80, by Hughes OF Douglas, relief
OF John H. Williams.
No. 81, by Todd OF King, providing
for the publication and sale OF the re-
ports Of the Supreme Court Of Wash-
ington.
No. 80, by Minard of Chehalis,
amending certain sections and repeal
ing parts of the present school code.
Under this act the State Board OF Ed
ucation is recognized.
No. SO, by Minard of Chehalis, for
the relief of examiners OF teachers pa
pers for certificates in the State Su-
perintendent's Office.
No. "a, by Reid OF Pierce, for the
relief of B. F. Houston, trustee, and
appropriating sos, 400 to pay principal
and interest on Normal School Fund
warrant held by him.
Very little business was transacted
Saturday other than taking . ballot
for U. 8. Senator, in consequence oi
the absence Of 90 many members on
the weekly junket to n.Sound
places. The 9th ballot stood: Fos.
ter 20, Piles "a, Sweeny "a, Wilson IA,
Jones Z and Voorhees, Z. Total voting
105; others paired or absent; changes,
Earles from Piles to Voorhees,; Harper
from Foster to Voorhees,.
The entire session of the Senate
occupied just two minutes. A con.
current resolution introduced by Rus.
sell. which passed without dissenting
voice, provides that q railroad com.
mission bill shall be taken up within
short time; that q months delay,
which Chairman Van de Vanter oil
the Senate Railroad Committee had
said would be necessary, would not be
tolerated.
In the House, Saturday, by q vote
Of 81 to the appropriation Of $780,.
600 made in the Rands bill by the
Senate for the Lewis and Clark Ex.
position, was cut down to ST., 900.
If . ruling made by Speaker Megler
stands, the members of the House
J will not be allowed to pair on the vote