Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-01-25
SENATE hRRANCES
PUBLIC HEARING
Co,u,,lr q Discussion Favored b.!
Jpprd House Group Prevents
Immediate Passage.

Senate on Friday and carried out last
night and continued for tonight. The
motion was made by Senator Ryan
of Pierce county with only one wean
nay to prevent unanimity. Senator
Conan announced that he had re-
ceived communicat ons from some oi
his constituents stating that they
wished to be heard regarding the
code.
House bill No. IL, as the code Is
entitled, was received by the Senate
this morning, given first and second
reading by title, and made a special
order of business at 2:30 O'Clock next
Monday afternoon. Senator w. Lou
Johnson, representing extreme moth
eastern Washington, Joined Senator
Conan in urging opportunity full and
complete discussion of the code be-
fore final vote is taken. The pleas
of Senators Carlyon and Croft for i'm
mediate passage in order to accomO-
date the appropriations committees
had little effect.
The Senate passed House Joint
Resolution No 2 providing for COM
mittee of five members two from che
Senate and three from the House, to
investigate the acts and reports of
the state reclamation board upon the
unanimous requests of the boards
members who resent the charges pub
lished in the Spokane Spokesman
Review and the Tacoma News-Trib-
une. The chair appointed Senators
Loomis and McMillen to represent
the Senate.
House Joint Memorial No. 5, petit
ton Congress to continue federal aid
to state roads, passed unanimously.
The following bills were introduced
and given first reading in the Senate
this morning:
S. B. 43, by Judiciary Committee.
AN act relating to increasing the
number of justices of the Supreme
Court of the State of Washington,
providing for court en- banc and Sop
arate departments.
S. B. A, by Judiciary Committee.
An act making Pierce's Washing
ton code official.
s. B. As, by Judiciary Committee.
An act providing for the appoint
ment and prescribing the manner of
examination of official court report
ers in superior courts.
S. B. as, by Landon-An act re-
lating to cities and towns owning
and operating public utilities, pro-
viding for the extension of water
systems beyond the city limits, and
the operation of motor vehicles in
connection with street car systems.
S. B. AZ, by ~Cornwell-An act re-
lating to the amendment of Article
XI of the State Constitution, pro-
viding for commission government
for counties.
S. B. 48, by Landon--An act pro-
viding for regulation Of the issuance
of securities. Referred to judiciary
committed.
S. B. SO, by Hutchinson-An act
relating to registration Of land titles.
Referred to judiciary committee
Senate adjourned to 1 o'clock Mon-
day afternoon.
House Bills.
Bills introduced in the house
Wednesday:
H. B. "a, by ]. D. Bassett of Spo-
kane-Relating to general libel and
aiming to suppress libelOus express
sions to express reflections on people
"of any religious denomination or
sect"
H. B. So, by j. D. Basset Of Spo
kane-Authorizing cities of first, Sec
ond, third and fourth class under
commission form of government to
create fund to guarantee payment
of bonds issued against local i'm
provement districts.
H. B. SO, by Robert A. Triple Of
King-Relating to marriage and to
prohibit intermarriage between white
persons and negro mulatto or Mon
golian.
H. B. 81, by Thomas F. Murphine
and Paul w. Houser Of King-Relat
ing to challenges of jurors in damage
suits against municipalities and for
change of venue in such cases.
H. B. 80, by A. S. Cory of Lewis
Relating to insurance and requiring
solicitors for memberships in frater~
nal societies to comply with provi
sions of insurance code governing the
acts of agents for life insurance com
panies other than sfraternal benefit
societies.
H. B. 80, by Fred G. Remain of
Pierce-Amending the metropolitan
parks districts act and providing for
the sale of land held but not used for
park purposes when metropolitan
park districts by resolution declare
such land is useless for park pur-
poses.
IF. B. 40, by Anna X. Colwell of
Srohcmish-An act relating to mar
riage and fixing the age at which
women may marry 81 years anil
upwards.
II. r. Al, by Anna X. Colwell of
Snohomish-Fxing the age of major
| ity of women at q years.
II. Il. Az, by Paul Pearson of Skagit
providing three year terms for
commissioners of drainage districts,
their term Of Office to begin on the
first Monday in April and election to
be held the first Monday in March,