The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1907-02-08
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Salaried Lobby Is Absent
sions Are Quiet.
Bill to Provide Means for Alaska
Yukon Pacific Exposition
Passes Both Houses.


Tenth Washington legislature finds that
Dody IN excellent working order in both
its branches, much work on hand and
the prospect that much legislation will
be accomplished. The only measures
passed by both houses up to Saturday
are the bills appropriating $4,000 for
expenses OF the session, the bill! apprO-
prlatlng money from the penitentiary
revolving fund for the purchase of lutte
Tor the lute mill, the Alaska-YukoD-Pa.
cltic exposition bills providiag for sale oI
shore lands OF Lakes Union and Wash.
ington IN Seattle and appropriation
from the money received of 5000, 900 for
the State University and 100000 for
the exposition, and few minor meas
ures.
Saiaried Lobby Absent.
The absence OF the salaried lobby has
rendered the session unusually quiet.
From day to day, as particular meas
ures have come up for consideration.
persons interested in them have gone to
Olympia in some numbers and there are
lew regular representatives of labor
organizations and other associations
there most OF the time, but these men
have no 'easy money" to spend in en-
tertaining and influencing members OF
the legislature. Another phenomenon
Is the absence of free railroad passes
Rldlrg from Tacoma to Olympia by rail
nowadays, one sees every passenger pre-
sent card ticket for his passage instead
OF pink trip slips or round-cornered an
nuals OF former sessions
Indefinitely Postponed.
q fol
nitely postponed by the house,
EIghty-four, providing for examina-
ton OF Instruments for recording; 12l,
providing that counties pay attorneys
assigned to defend INDECENT defendants;
122, authorizing official superior court
reporters; l35, making carelessnpss or
neglect which results in death man
slaughter,
Senate Bills Passed.
Ihe senate passed senate bill No 63
by Graves Of Spokane, establishing an
insane ward at the Denitentiary.
5. B. No. II, by Reed-Amending the
education code.
S. B. No. 81, by Graves-Permitting
the supreme court to prescribe it's rules
and dates of sessions.
5. b. No. IA, by Poson-Increasing
the state highway fund levy to half q
mill.
The senate passed house bill II, by
CarlyOn, providing for consolidation OF
all but irreducible and permanent funds
into the state general fund; also house
bill los, by Abrams. giving those who
haul logs and lumber liens on the
material.
s. B. No. 81, by McGregor-Allowing
one OF joint owners OF fence to put up
special hog fencing.
S. B. No. 73, by Rosenhaupt-Appro
priating $1,000 for work of special com
mission for the blind.
s. b. No 12S, by appropriation COM
mittee-Appropriating $3.50 to pay ex-
penses OF land commissioner office.
The senate passed Monday Knicker-
bocker's senate bill providing for interest
on state deposits, CarIyon's house bill
43 Tor Investment of state permanent
funds, Ruth's bill appropriating $35,
OOO to build an executive mansion at
Olympia, Presby's bill for the distribu-
tion OF penitentiary sacks pro rata
among counties, on the basis of wheat
production, and two fish hatchery bills.
House Bills Passed.
House BilrNo. 1873, by Coles-Autbor-
izlng cities and towns to dispose OF
street railway systems upon the vote of
electors.
H. B. No. 40, by Hogan-Giving sec
ond class cities representation on county
equalization boards
h. b. No. 6, by Dickson-To punish
owners of bitches who permit noxious
weeds to grow along bitches.
n II No 2H-DofniDn
OF police justices in cities of the third
class.
II. B. No. 1872, by Miller-Appropri-
ating 100000 for legislative printing.
House Bills 7S, 76, 162, the latter
prohibiting the employment of children
under 19 as public messengers.
II. B. 35, by Gaches-Defining the
duties OF police judges in third-cIass
cities
Bills by Whitman's Representatives
No. 1913, by McGregor-Covering live
stock registration.
No. "a, by Boone-Making maximum
passenger rates two cents.
No. 241, by Whitlow-To protect pur-
chasers of registered live stock.
S. B. No. $50. by Boone-Providing
that state college graduates be entitled
to life teachers certificates.
S. B. No. Isl, by Boone-Anti-trus
bill; makes restraint of trade a felony;
person shall testify whether testimony
will incriminate or not.
a. B. 267. by Connell-Providing for
the appointment of rural school super
visors.
Fl B. 26S, by Connell-R quiring each
county superintendent to be provided
with a volume of plans and specifica
tions of modern school buildings.
New Bills.
No. 229, by Beebe-Amending law al
lowing railroads 200 foot wide right OF
way over state lands (now limited to
100 feet wide
No. 230, by Beebe-Allowing railway
and canal companies to condemn prop
erty necessary to change course of high
ways and streams.
No. 232. by Notwithstanding fish
law to provide new closed season on the
Columbia river.
No 233, by Rice-Creating Office state
law librarian, salary $500, under di-
rection of supreme court.
No 237, by Weber-Prohibiting hunt
ing prairie chickens in Walla Walla
oonptv hafore Auousf 15 1900