Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-02-01

years, fine OF 500, or order defendant
to contribute weekly support; by the
same, bill providing life imprison-
ment for persons who commit murder.
The Senate Wednesday, adopted 3
resolution providing that no new bills
be introduced after February 20. That
measure in Territorial days, was very
easily evsded by introduction OF "skel-
cton bills" generally for some i'm.
aginary object. When called mp the
bill desired was substituted and the
title amended to conform to it, leaving
nothing of the original bill but its
number and the enactment clause.
1t required under those easy-going
days only majority vote for substitu'
ton and amendment, which was much
more effective than two-third vote
for suspension Of rule.
Among the new Senate bills intro
duced Wednesday, we're: To give
electri; companies right Of eminent
domain; creating State Banking
Board to create a State Food Com.
mission and provide against adultera.
ton OF foods; limiting garnishment OF
wages to a period OF four weeks; pen.
sious for firemen and care Of their
dependents when disabled; requiring
com mission merchants to give bonds
of $1,000 to State; for Constitutional
amendment to separate State from
local taxation; making appropriation
to town OF Kalama for surveying, plat
ing and appraising shore lands; to
raise the salaries of Commissioners of
fifth. class counties from $500 to ST..
500 and TO limit railroad fare to two
cents q mile.
John S. McMillin, who has been
drawing a salary of $4,000 per annum,
as Railroad Commissioner, for sixteen
days service, admits practically all
that has been charged against him, of
drawing large salary with little or no
service in return, but declares that the
Governor is to blame for it; that he
had declined the appointment aud the
Governor insisted upon its acceptance,
and had agreed with him that he need
not come to Olympia and could reside
at Seattle, and not give up his usual
attention to the business of manufac-
turing of and dealing in lime. Nc.
Millin has offered to return to the
State Treasury the money improperly
drawn, but this seems to look very
much like compromising . felony, and
some members of the investigating
committee refuse to be parties to the
compromise.
Rsilroad Commissioners Fairchild
and Lawrence appeared before joint
session of the Legislature, Wednes.
day afternoon by attempt to convince
that body their big salaried cog had
. right to remain in the political
wheel. It had received such . back.
set BY tho discovery that one of ito
members had regarded il only as .
method OF dispensing partisan favor,
that it badly needed propping up TO
get another round at . salary haul.
and an insurgent plan Of joint cen.
vention seemed to be the best way for
arousing . harmonious spirit that
might reclaim lost ground. It is quite
evident, however, that the sinecure
member has accomplished quite %
much in his seventeen days OF service,
As the two others have by probably two
or three times that much effort, in
which they have been persistently
worsted.
Among bills introduced in the House
Tuesday afternoon, ono by Tibbets,
providing for removal of the Soldiers
Homo to some 40-acre tract on Puget
Sound, 10 be purchased by the State;
one by Strowbridge. providing for cleo.
ton Of State Insurance Commission.
er, At salary OF 5000 per annum;
by Blackman, placing the salaries Of
Justices Of the Peace ct from $500 to
81 600, and Of Constables from $3.50 to
$72O, in cities, respectively, of less
than, and more than, ten thousand in.
hsbitants; by Whitlow, sppropriating
$4,000 for conducting farmers insti.
tutes; by Sherfey, appropriating $780,.
QUO for library and Assembly build.
ing at the State college; by Reeve, for
organization of county farmers insti.
tutes, and State aid to the amount
Of 500 per year; and by Rayser,
exempting church parsonsges from
tsxation.
Among the bills introduced this
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pirate $4,000 for . cemetery at Soldiers
Home; one that election districts be
20 apportioned as that none shall have
more than 300 voters; appropriating
81, 900 for . State Reformatory; one
making it misdemeanor to allow
children of school age to play billiards
or pool in public halls; one amending
ocean clam. closing season (to be from
June Let to Aug. 3lst); providing that
none but attorneys be elected Justices
Of the Peace in any precinct of more
than 5000 inhabitants; giving Board
OF Control financial management Of
State University, State college, normal
schools and capitol, 10 addition to
present duties; creating Office of In.
spector of Bees; adding County As.
SCISSOR and County Treasurer TO Boards