The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-11-01
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE.
TwENTY-FoURTu DAY.
Council.

Rev. Mr.. Thompson.
Committee on Roads and High
ways reported back substitute for
House bill No. 9, read second time
and tabled.
House bill! No. 70, repeating act
authorizing collection of school taxes
in Clarke County. Read third time
and passed.
Mr.. Kuhn introduced Council bill
No. As, an act in relation to commits
sioners of deeds.
Mr.. Hoover presented petition
from the trustees of the city of Taco
ma praying for an order to be made
directing that all license money col
lected within the city be paid immed-
lately into the school fund. Tabled.
Mr.. Reed, Of Pacific County, in
troduced Council bill No. 40, an act
to equalize fees of certain county off,
GERS. Referred to committee on Ju-
dietary with instructions to report a
general fee bill.
Council bill No. &c, for relief of j.
c. Horr and others, passed.
Substitute for House memorial No.
s, asking for appropriation for Gus
tom House building ut Port Town
send, passed.
Substitute for House memorial No.
6, praying for the establishment of a
military post ut Spokane Falls. Mr..
Hoover moved to amend Ivy insert
ing the word "Chief" before the word
Joseph in respect to the noble ST.
wash. Mr.. Ferguson moved to amend
by cutting Joseph's head off, and Mr..
Stewart moved to stop all this nom
sense and proceed to get the bill be-
fore Congress, ETC., which advice was
followed and the bill was passed.
Substitute for House bill No. 20,
to amend mark and brand law OF 1875.
Referred to committee on counties.
House bill No. 40, to furnish Ter
ritorial Auditor and Treasurer with
books and safes. Referred to COM
mittee on Federal Relations.
House bill No. 30, relating to fish
in waters of Washington Territory.
Referred to committee on Commerce.
House bill No. 81, relating TO
weights and measures, returned to
House for insertion of enactment
clause.
House bill No. GS, relating to quartz
mining. Referred to committee on
mining and mining interests.
Council bill No. s, Council con-
Cured in House amendment.
Adjourned till 10 o'clock to-mor-
House met at lOA. NJ. Speaker in
the chair.
Prayer by Rev. j. r.. Thompson.
House bill Al being the special or.
der for IL A. NJ. On motion it was
made special order for Saturday at II
A. NJ.
Mr.. Kelly introduced House bill
So. amending criminal practice act.
Referred to judiciary committee.
Council bill AZ, substitute for
House bill "a, disincorporating Tum-
water. Referred to committee ON
Corporations.
Council bill IS, relating to justices.
Referred to committee on Counties.
Council bill As, relating to commits
sioners of deeds. Referred to COM
mittee ON Military affairs.
The petition OF Justice Chenoweth,
was, on motion, taken from the table
and referred to committee on Educa-
ton.
After which the House adjourned
until 10 tomorrow.
TWENTY-FIVE DAY.
Council.
The Council met 1t 10 o'clock this
morning, the president in the chair.
The roll was called aud . quorum
found present.
The journal of yesterdays proceed
ings was read and approved.
Hathaway presented petition Of
the Oregon and Washington Savings
Bank, asking the Council to mem.
oriaIize Congress for permission to
remove the restrictions on foreign
banking in the Territories; referred
to committee on memorials.
A message from the Governor, nom
mating Col. Wheat for the ONCE of
Territorial Auditor and r. Tarbell for
Treasurer, was read.