Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-11-25

sthm SYSTEM.
Mr.. Ping introduced an net To provide for n
new seal OF Washington Territory.
Mr.. Coupe introduced an act to further do.
fine the duties OF Judges Of election. luiyes
women the ballot
Mr.. Ninans-An act to amend an net f,Y
provide for assessing and collecting county
and territorial revenue
Mr.. Winans introduced Joint rcsolu,io,
relating to the publication and distribution
OF certain laws in pamphlet form.
MT lfarstow-An act creating Board of
Pilot Commissioners and pilots on Columbia
river bar
Mr.. w hetstOne-An act to amend an net to-
provide for assessing and collecting territorial
revenue. passed ut session of 1864.
Mr. Whetstone-An act to amend an net
to provide for assessing and collecting terrific
rial revenue, passed in 1869.
Mr. Moore-A memorial, praying for tran
sportation of certain mails by way of rail-
road.
Substitute for Council bill relating to the
establishment of gates on certain public roads.
Passed.
Substitute bill authorizing the county COM
missioners to borrow money. Authorizes t q
county commissioners to borrow the sum Of
$4,000 mt a rate of interest not exceeding one
and one half per cent. per month
The act relating to the keeping of territorial
convicts came from the Council with amend.
ments. House concurred in said amendments.
The act relating to poisons came from the
Council, with an amendment striking out the
section providing that the act shall not apply
70 persons putting out poison for wild animals
House refused to concur, and a COMMITTEES Of
conference was appointed consisting Of Mcssrs
Campbell, Coupe. Cock. Kcrns and Lloyd
An act ts confirm titles to real estate i'm
Walla Walla city passed
On motion, House adjourned.
November 2lst-Mr MILESTONE introduced
an act to repeal section Is of an net establish
ing common school system for the Territory
OF Washington, passed January 20. 1861
MIR. Brace introduced an net to repeal an
act for the relief of Whatcom county
MIR. Judson-An act in relation to fees and
COSTS
After considerable time spent in Committee
OF the Whole in discussion upon the bill pro-
viding common school system for Washing.
ton Territory, Committee rose, reported pro
grcss, and
House adjourned.
~
November 22d.--Mr. McConnha introduc
n memorial asking Congress to donate the lido
flats fronting Seattle to said city. Read three
times. under suspension of the rules. and
passed.
Mr.. McConaha-An act to amen nm act to
prevent hogs from trespassing in certain coun-
ties. includes the county Of King in tho
operation of the said laws. Passed under u
suspension of the rules.
MIR. Noyes intr"dnced m act in relation 10
road tax in Kitsap county. Passed under IL
usIension Of the rules.
Mr.. MaXon-An act to pay the expenses Of
the committee appointed to visit the Univer-
sity. Appropriates SO for that purpose.J
Mr.. Maxon-.tn act to prevent the sale of
spirituous. tcrmentcd and malt liquors
al 81, q.
man Suffrage Convention was in session.
which he addressed. and it had been reported
that he was drunk. lie would state that hr
had not drank half gallon of spirits in ,hir
ty-tivc years. lie had been oppos .d all his
life 10 prohibition, hut MS it was apparent that
the ladies would hold up the evils OF intern,
per .ncc rs means of advancing their cause.
he would now vote to remove that club from
their hands
AYEs-Messrs Brace BiGclow. Brewer.
Cock, Campbell. Coupe. Gray. krrns. l.assatcr,
Maxwell. Maxon. Ping. Sncair--l3
NOES Mcssrs. Abbott Barstow, Cine.
Finkbonncr, Gosncll. Ilovey. llnklcy, judi
son. Lloyd, Moore. Met onana. Noycs. Scott,
Winans, MILESTONE, President 10.
So the bill was lost.
An net for the relief of Henry l.. Sutton
appropra,cs $l3 for printing Thanksgiving
proclamation.
Mr.. Lassater introduced an net to divorce
VIM. Chelson and Virginia Chelson. lis wife.
The school bill reported back by the Com
mittee of the Whole yesterday, came up on its
third reading.
Mr.. Judson moved to strike out the provis
ion making it compulsory to send children TO
school. Some parents preferred to teach their
children at home, yet il they did So. or sent
their children to school one day less than
three months they were subject to fine Of
$lGO The bill was II bill of penalties. the
relict of despotism and if it should pass he
would move to amend the bill to read q bill
of pains and penalties
Mr. Lassater slt kc ut considerable length in
opposition to the amendment.
Mr.. Cock did not think the penalty was
high enough. He was in favor of increasing
it to $3.50
Mr.. Bigclow touched the subject gingcrly.
evidently wishing to be committed on both
sides of the question. If rs how the effect
of the bill would be beneficial he was in favor
Of it, and if Us how it was not beneficial he
was opposed to it," His hnrrangue was about
rs luminous us Jack Bunsbys opinion Of the
weather.
The vote being taken the amendment was
lost.
Many other amendments were proposed and
| considerable debate ensucd.
The vote upon the passage Of tho bill stood:
Ayes. % noes,5.
Mr.. Judson moved to amend tho bill by
substituting: IAN act imposing fine Of $lOO
upon parents who fail to send their children to
school three months in the year"
On motion, adjourned to y. NJ.
November 22d Afternoon Session. Mr..
Kerns, from Committee of Clarke county del
egation, reported n substitute bill, enti led m
act to amend an act entitled An act author
| izing special tax for the county of Clarke to
| pay the Indebtedness of said county, approved
October 30. 1869" Bill passed by unanl
| nous vote.
An act in relation to Territorial Treasurer
passed.
The Pilot bill wns made the special order
| for tomorrow, ut IL O'Clock.
| Memorial relating to mail service from
Seattle to Bcllingham Bay passed.
Also, memorial relating to lighthouses.
The act to amend an act entitled An act
authorizing the settlement of estates OF per
sons dying intestate without administrator
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