The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-18

The announcement CO Thursday At
ten oon, tina. House ELMO. 100 vas or
third reading crestet little stir among
the members Of the House. Mr. White
offered amendments. 10 which Nr Say =
der, the author e the bill objected III a
short bat pointed speech in which lie
called Mr. White 70 account for want Of
caador BE had introduced the bill $.
Mr. Whites earnest request. and his
unsolicited promise to support it Just
as it was" After soEe sparring. the
bill was referred to a special committee
consisting OF Messrs Snyder and White
AZ o'clock the committee reported
back with slight amendments ss,isfsc-
tory 10 b5th gentlemen. Mr. White
spike 81 some length in favor Of the
bill Mr. Snyder stated in rrply TO the
i1qSry Of member whether the b:l!
suited him as amended, that the bill
renamed esseatially the sam as intro
ducei. and lie hoped i; wo1ld pass. Mr.
Dewar was anxious TO know what con-
stitu'e1 drunkard. thought the bill
dangerous and would vote agaius. it.
Mr. DeJorup said de did 10. agree with
his friend Dewa-. be had been liquor
seller for the las. fifteen years and be-
lievtd il was right to punish aHy one
for selling to man tia: he knew would
neglect or abuse his family; he believed
the bill good one. ard would vote for
it. His remarks elected applause. Mr.
Taylor said this was the first bill he
had ever heard Of that imposed punish
meus upon the drinker, he thought the
bill good one and would vote for it.
l. passed with only two dissenting
votes.
The civil damage" bill came up "n
third reading, on Friday afternoon. the
committee having reported in favor Of
its passage.
Mr. White took the floor in opposition
to the bill and spoke at some length. He
said they had the day before passed an
act which rendered any other legislation
on that subject unnecessary. aid eulo-
gissd Mr. Snydsr's habitual drunkard
bill as the best tina, had ever been en-
acted, referring to it as copy Of al
act passed by the grand old common
wealth of Massachusetts Mr. Snyder
corrected him by saying that the bill
then under consideration was the Mas
sachu.etts civil damage act pure and
simple; that the bill passed the day
before was his own except the 9th sec
tion, which was partly copied from this.
lie fit tlattered by the reception his
bill had met, sbelieved i, good
thing. but that this bill vas broader in
lis operation. and reached all damages
arising from drunkenness. He believed
it would conduCe to better civiliz ,tion
to which we ere surely tending, al.
hoped the bill would pass. Mr. Ward
made some pertinent remarks in favor
of the bill; when the q esti II wss called
and tie bill passed.
About II o'clock refreshments were
served in the Library by Mrs Ferry
and daughter to which the members
and officers OF both houses were kindly
invited. and for which resolutions OF
thanks were passed by both houses
Mrs Packard obtained leave of the
House 20 address that body. which she
did for about an hour, at the end of
which time only about three members
remained in thei. seats. the balance
having retired to the entry where they
struck up I'VE are Going Home" en-
t,rely drowning the voice of the speak
er. who retired, quite as much disgust.
ed as her audience.
Tae business Of the session b,iug
C, mpleted, q message from the Council
WAS received announcing tha, that body
was about to adjourn. Col. O~iugs, the
Secretary. was called on AMI in . few
we'll chosen words, complim -nted the
Legislative body, AID closed with an
eitqueLt perrora,ion which brough
down the house. Gov Ferry coming
in was loudly called for. and came for
ward with some reluctance. but spoke
for about ten minutes in his happiest
vein, and was loudly applsuded Mr.
White being called On made q very
brief but feeling speech. remark
ing ut the beginning that be
was too full for uttersnce.' the
closing With q happy sllusion to and
time when Eastern and Western sec
TORS should be united by rail and tie
''cr;cket and the clam should lie down
to,ei her.
Mr. Stewart expressed in q feeling
manner his thanks for the uniform
kindness lie had received from every
member en- the floor. and ct abou,
twenty minutes of,wo o'clock the 1av.l
tell AID the mem b,rs left the Hall amid
tbs bet q good feeling aud With hearty
hand shsk'ng and good hyes.