Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-03-01
LEGISLATIVE.

thirty cHurcIleS nave JOlIleu Ill pro
test, which induced that member tc
substitute an amended bill Monday,
permitting saloons to remain open
Sundays throughout the afternoon
and evening. 1t requires that sa-
looms close at O'Clock Sunday morn.
ing and may open at noon.
The substitute was placed on the file
In the Senate Monday, Kline
bill allowing physicians to testify in
damage cases, without the consent
of patient was indefinitely postponed.
Poison introduced bill requiring
formula of all patent medicines to be
included in the advertisements.
Piper fathered a bill authorizing
the sale of Lake Union and Lake
Washington shore lands in sections.
This is done to facilitate the sales for
the Alaska Y ukOn- Pacific exposition.
The Senate, Tuesday, passed a bill
appropriating $95, 900 for an armory
at Tacoma; $130, 900 for one at Seat
tie, and sos, 1863 to complete that at
Spokane, on which work was suspend
ed by the Supreme Court declaring
former appropriations uncOnstitu-
tional. The vote stood 26 to 10.
House bill for destruction of nox-
ious weeds passed the Senate Tues
day by a unanimous vote.
The following House bills passed
that body Tuesday:
An act to punish family desertion
and non -cnnrNOrf
An act providing drainage district
assessments must be based on bene-
fits received.
An act to punish short weight
sales of coal,
An act authorizing temporary APP
pOintment of additional superior
judge for Pierce county to serve
until 1908,
An act defining crime of assault
and battery.
An act fixing fees to be charged by
justices of the piece.
An act providing timber shall be
taxed as personal property and lum-
Der and logs assessed in county where
situated March l.
An act providing tax of q per
cent on insurance companies.
An act validating all acknowle dge-
ments to legal instruments.
An act allowing flooding of State
lands by reservoirs of power and
other companies.
An act requiring Tax Commission
to make annual inspection and report
of bookkeeping systems in all State
offices.
An act authorizing employment of
cOnvicts in the construction of State
roads.
An act establishing a fish hatchery
in Island county
An act providing for the sale of
unused school property in cities of
more than 10, 600 population.
The following Senate bills were de-
feated in the House:
An act allowing attorney fees in
eminent domain proceedings.
An act allowing two-third stock
holders to sell corporate property
and forcing minority to accept pro
rata price received.
An act requiring that none but
physicians may be elected as corO-
nerS.
Also House bill for an act taxing
dogs to pay for sheep-killing by
dogs, was defeated.
The following new bills were intro
duced in the Senate, numbered from
276 to 1856:
BY Cotterill, substitute for 160,
providing that the bond and sureties
companies must have capital stock of
not less than $3.50, 900, with 20 per
cent. paid up, and requiring guaran-
ty fund.
BY the same, an antitrust act.
BY Rosenhaupt, a new election law,
which provides that each ballot shall
be numbered, counted and strung as
it is taken from the ballot-box; if in
case of more ballots than there are of
registered voters then the excess
shall not be counted.
BY Allen, providing that realty
shall not be sold for any special as
sessment.
BY Presby, providing that actions
for foreclosure of leins on realty for
inheritance taxes must be commenced
within six months after final settle
ment of the estate.
BY Rands, repeating oil inspection
law and abolishing Oil Inspectors
Office.
BY Reed, request, providing for
the sterilization of feeble-minded, ep-
ileptic and insane and of convicts SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment or such
as have previously served sentences.
By Committee on Commerce and
Manufacture, repeating law of negli-
gance relating to metallic guards
for knot savers.
By Reed, appropriating $1,000 for
the purchase of the Cogswell painting
of President Lincoln, new hanging
in the rotunda of the capitol building.
The Governor signed the following
Tuesday:
An act relating to assessment and
collection of taxes in cities of the
second, third and forth class.
An act permitting cities to lease
mining claims acquired by by tax
foreclosure.
An act to permit the working OF
county Jail prisoners on roads.
An act establishing State DepOsi-
taries.
An act providing for an excess tax
on private car companies.
An act to punish family desertion
and non-support.
An act providing drainage district
assessments must be based on bene-
fits received.
An act to punish short weight sale
of coal.
An act authorizing temporary appoint.
ment of additional Superior Judge for
Pierce county to serve until 1908.
An act defining crime Of assault and
battery.
An act fixing fees to be charged by
justices OF the peace.
An act providing timber shall be
taxed as personal property and lumber
and logs assessed in county where stu.
ated March /.
An act providing tax of "a per cent.
on insurance companies.