Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-12-02
HOUSE.


| adjourned sine die.
HOUSE
November 24th.-House joint resolution
relative to distribution Of certain laws in pam
phlct form passed.
Mr.. Moves introduced an act in relation to
female suffrage. Denies to females the cleo
tive franchise
An act to assign the District Judges to the
several judicial Districts passed by the follow
ing vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Abbott, Brace. Bigelow
Cock, Coupe, Cline, Gosnell, Hinckley. kerns.
Iasater. Maxwell, Maxon, Ping, Scott, Wi.
mans and Whetstone-1G.
NoEs-Messrs. Barstow, Prewer. Campbell.
Finkhonner. Gray. Hovey, Judson, Moore.
Mct'onaha. Noycs, Sinclair and Mr.. Speaker
ne.
Absent-Messrs Aslbaugh and Lloyd-2
Third District and Kennedy to First District. ]
An act to protect the Territorial Capitol
| from fire passed.
On motion. adjourned to 2 p. NJ.
Afternoon Scssion.-The act to regulate fees
and costs in the counties of Kitsap and Jeffer-
son passed-ayes. 10; noes.9
The act to enable towns and cities to appro-
pirate lands for the construction of streets,
roads and alleys. passed.
Chilson was lost.
Council bill, an act in relation to Commits
sioncrs of Deeds. passed.
November 25.-Mr. Finkbonner introduced
| bill entitled an act to authorize the Terrific
| rial Auditor to cancel certain delinquent taxes
due from Whatcom county.
Mr.. Noyes, an act for the relief of S. S.
Moore.
~, k<gAv No
Territory was lost Ayes ia; Noes, IA.
The act changing the boundaries Of Clarke
and COwlitz county passed.
AYEs-Barstow. Brewer, Cock, Campbell,
Coupe, Cline, Finkbonner, Gray. Gosnell, Jud-
son, Maxwell. Moore, McCOnaha, NOyes,
Ping. Scott, MILESTONE, aud Mr.. Speaker-l8
NoEs-Abbott. Brazee. Mgelow. Hovey,
llinckley. kcrns, Lasatsr, Maxon, Sinclair and
Winans-S.
| So the bill passed.
House adjourned to2P. NJ.
Afternoon Scssion.-Mr. Maxwell intro
duced an act relating to the county seat Of
| Cowlitz county. Passed under q suspension
of the rules Ayes. 81 noes. 3.
A substitute entitled An act for the relief of
Giles Ford and others passed. This is an
omnibus bill of small appropriations for scrvi-
ces in behalf of the Territory
| An act for the relief of Hill Harmon passed.
Hc HVt TcHltlnp VI private Scuis IiiSScu.
Mr.. Mctonaha introduced IAN act to incor.
| Iorate the town of knlama.
Mr. Maxwell an act to remove the Territorial
Capital to Kalama.
The act fixing compensation of Prosecuting
Attorneys was lost. Ayes, 12; noes. ~.
November 27.-Council bill-"An act to en-
courage shipbuilling' was lassed-aycs, 10
| noes, q.
MIR Coupe introduced an act for the protec
ton Of sheep in Island county, which passed
| under a suspension of tho rules.
| Also. al act for the protection of deer, and
to prevent trespassing, passed.
Mr.. Ninans-An act to locate Territorial
road from Fort Colvile to Walla Walla passed
The act to provide for assessing and collect
ing Territorial revenue passed.
| Adjourned to 2P. NJ.
| Afternoon Scssion.-On motion of Mr. Coupe
the vote by which Council bill relating Il
rights of persons and property as affected by
marriage, was passed, was reconsidered-ayes
| 1J noes 10.
So the bill was reconsdcrcd. and finally
passed. The bill makes the marriage rcla
ton, as affecting real property, a limited CO
partnership
The Council bill regulating taxes upon rail
roads passed by vote Of II to 8. ['rhc bill
excmpts the property of railroads from taxa
ton until said roads are put in operation.
The Council bill to amend an act entitled al
act relating to county assessors, passed Nov
"a. 1860, passed. Makes the sheriff er o6ici1
assessor in all the counties of the Territory
except Walla Walla, Lewis, Clarke, Chehalis
and Cowlitz.
The act authorizing the Territorial Auditor
to cancel certain delinquent taxes charged
against Mason county passed.
An act introduced by Mr.. Cline entitled or
act in relation to hogs in La Conner precinct
WhatcCm county, passed.
An act in relation to licenses reported by
the Committee on Education, passed by . vote
OF IA to II. The act does not apply to the
counties of Pierce Walla Walia King
Clarke. Claim and Cowlitz.
The act In relation to female suffrage came
up on it's third reading. whereupon Mr.. Bigo
low moved to amend by striking out portion
of Section 1, and insert females shall have
the right of ballot" Ayes, 8; noes, l6.
The vote upon the final passage Of the bill
was as follows:
| AYEs-Messrs Barstow, Brewer, Cock
Campbell, Cline, Fnkb0nncr. Gray. Gosnell
JudsOu. Lasatcr. Maxwell. Moore, McC ona Ia
NOyee. Ping and WhetstOne--16
| NOE-MessN. Abbott Brazee, Bigelow
Coupe, Kerns, Maxon, Sinclair, Winaus and
Mr.. President-0.
House adjourned.
| November % - Mr.. VsnBokkelen Intro.
duced q I'LL to prevent the increase of crime