Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-11-04
THURSDAY, Nov. 3

THURSDAY, Nov. 3.
Council met as usual.
c. c. %, was taken up, an act re.
lating to County Treasurers, passed.
Under til. bill, county warrants
are to be received fo- taxes, chang.
ing the policy which has caused war.
rants to pass dollar for dollar, in
most of the counties and has resulted
in benefit to the financial credit in
all.
The question IT making warrants
receivable sur iaXcs was discussed at
considerable length. The honorable
gentleman from Lewis and Thurston
again took accession to remind the
Council that lie had beaten Mr..
Judson i'll the contest for the seat
he occupies. He seems to feel as
elated over it as old lady Grant
was when Ulysses was elected Presi-
dend, and she wrote, "Dear boy:
feel as if l had given birth to an
elephant
Mr.. Sharpstein, from the Code
Committee, introduced G. B. 81, the
Probate Practice Act, which passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
G. B. IS, for the relief of G.. W. L.
Alien, passed.
Dir. Hoover introduced G. B.. SO,
to amend an act establishing Courts
in the First and Second Districts.
II. 3. 81, the New Tacoma chart.
er, passed.
Council then adjourned.
In the House.
Mr.. Judson presented a resolution
to appoint q committee to examine
fiscal accounts of the Hospital for
the Insane.
Resolution was adopted, and
Messrs. Judson, Smith of Whitman,
and Alexander, were appointed said
committee.
c. B. 81, to legalize roads and
highways, passed.
II. b IS, the local option bill, was
indefinitely postponed.
II. L. 10, for relief of certain
clerks and employees, passed;
Messrs. Holcomb and Catlin voting
no.
C. B. sc, authorizing Chairman Of
committees to administer oaths,
passed.
House took recess till p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Messrs. Preston and Cornwall were
granted an indefinite leave of ab.
sence.
c. B. 10, defining the rights Of
married persons, passed.
H. NJ. 8, introduced by Mr.. Kin
caid, to remove distractions in rivers
empting into Puget Sound, passed.
II. B. SO, by the same gentleman.
to prohibit hogs from running at
large on Fidalgo Island, was re-
ferred. .-
The following bills passed.
III. 3. 1G, relating to elections. <
! H. B. 81, New Tacoma city char
ter.
c. B. so, relating to Justices Of
the Peace.
H. B. 2G, relating to Probats
Judges.
H. 3. IS, amending the Criminal
Practice Act, was defeated.
H. B. 20, comforting the right OF
suffrage Oh women, passed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Messrs. Allen, Clarke, Hol.
comb. Kincaid, Kuhn, O'Neil, Pres
ton, Rees, Raymond, Smith of King,
Smith of Whitman, Steen and Tay-
lor-13.
Noes: Alexander, Catlin, Corn
wall, Dillon, Freeman, Judson,
Karr, Smith of Kickitat, Van Eaton,
Warman and Mr.. Speaker-11.
The announcement of the passage
of the bill was received with long
continued applause, and
The House then adjourned.
The following acts have len APP
proved by the Governor since our
last report:
An act removing the District Court
from Spokan to Cheney.
An act defining the Jurisdiction
of Probate Courts.
An act for the relief of NJ. 3.
Tilley.
An act regulating practice in Civil
Actions.
An act authorizing the Directors
of School District No l., in Whit
man county, to convey certain real
property.
Resolution relating to printing
| contracts.