Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-10-21
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After which adjourned.
WEDNE; DAY, Get. 10.
Council met at the usual hour,
aud session was opened with prayer.
On motion, the vote on H. B. No.
II, for relief of VIM. Pix, was re-
considered, and the bill placed on
its second reading.
The report Of joint committee of
conference on the resolution fixing
the compensation of certain clerks
was read and adopted. Recommends
fixing the per diem at IS.
c. j. r. No. 1G, relating to print
ing certain pamphlets. Authorizes
the Printing Committee to contract
for printing the reports of Regents
of the University and Trustees of the
Hospital for the Insane, was adopt
ed.
c. j. No. II, requiring joint Com
mittee in revision of the laws to ;e-
port revenue and road law, was
adopted.
c. b. No. IS, by Mr.. Sharps.ein,
amending an act relating to Grand
and Petit Jurors, passed.
H. B. No. 30; an act to allow
Stevens Post the use of Territorial
arms, passed. Ayes II, noes none.
H. j. M. No. 5, relative to FEEDER
al appointments, passed.
Recess till PIP. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill for the relief of NJ. r.
Tilley passed; Mr.. Long voting in
the negative.
The joint resolution for adjourn
ment from Thursday he Goth, to
Tuesday the 25th instants, to allow
the Assembly to visit the public in
situations, was adopted.
During the temporary absence OF
the President, the Council resolved
itself ia Committee of the Whole
with Mr.. Sharpstein in the chair.
While the reporters eyes were
turned away, q resolution found its
way on the table consuming the edi-
tor Of the Post Intelligencer, for some
criticisms passed on the action of
tho Assembly, regarding the dis
tribution of mileage, and for short
time q little game of Shinney"
ensued in which the editorial head
of our respected contemporary was
knocked about with surprising vigor.
We forbear reporting the many brief
but pointed speeches made, lest the
journal with the hair-triggered name
should send o boom into the august
assemblage which might result in
utter ruin. This action was, of
course, in marked contrast with the
usual gravity OF the grave Senators,
but it is said that Even Homer
sometimes nods," and this release
from restraint was marked with pre-
cisely the invigorating effect which
is said to have superseded the SOM
Violence of old-times savants.
House met and session opened as
usual.
Mr.. Dillon presented q petition
from the Sisters of Charity conduct
ing the " House of Prudence" hos
pital, at Vancouver asking aid in
their beneticient work which was
referred to the committee on Ways,
Means and Claims.
The committee of conference on
the resolution fixing the pay of GER
tain clerks, reported q recommended
ton that So per day be the allow
ance of said clerks while employed
in revision of the laws. Report
adopted.
H. B. No. 3S, relating to city and
town plats, and
H. B. No. 80, amending the act of
1871 relating to certain animals rum
ming at large, were passed to Sec
ond reading and referred.
H. B. No. 40, by Mr.. Taylor, to
organize Kittitas county, was re-
ferred.
H. B. No. Al, by Mr.. Kuhn, au-
thorizing the Commissioners of Clal-
lam county to borrow money, passed.
H. B. No. ID, by Mr.. Kuhn, for
the better preservation of the records
of the Supreme Court, was referred.
c. B. No. 30, relative to the cleo
ton of County Commissioners, came
from the committee with an adverse
report which was adopted, defeating
the bill.
C. j. r. No. 10, relative to re-
cognition of services of officers and
soldiers of the Nez Perces war came
up for consideration.
Mr.. Smith of Whitman alluded in
eloquent terms to the patriotic SER
vices of those gallant men, who will
doubtless hold him in grateful re-
membrance for his timely and merit
ed tribute to their valor and deter
mination.
The resolution was then adopted.
House took q recess till 2P.N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reassembling, G. B. No. s,