Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-11-25
THE LEGISLATURE.
FRIDAY, Nov. Is

called 10 order as uSual-aDSeut
Mes,rf. Hoover and Sharpstein.
Mr.. Siratton introduced c. 3.
Us, authorizing the building of
pest-hoascs i'll Whitman county.
Mr.. Lorg c. y. 127, to iucor-
porate the city OF Olympia.
Mr.. Evans, G. b. l29, to submit
the question of woman suffrage 10 II
vote of the women of the Territory
Bill lost, the vote standing:
Ayes-MessrS. Calhoun, Evans,
kelns and Sir. President.
Noes: Messrs Graden, Hunter,
Hovey, Long, Miller AMI Wallace
g.
The following passed:
q. b. 1870, authorizing the Com
missioners of Island county to pay a
bounty on killing wild animals.
II. Il: 81, Goldendale charter.
H. b. 1O7, relief of l.. Z. Berry.
At the afternoon session tho only
business of importance was the pas
sage of the election law.
In the House, the following bills
passed:
c. Il. 50, Colfax city charter.
H. B. 81 the Suoqualmie road
bill, which passed Thursday the vote
being reconsidered, was amended 81
as to allow King and Yakima coun
ties to appropriate $4,000 each for
the same purpose and passed.
G. B. 12S, to authorize Whitman
county to build pest-houses.
H. b. GS, the revenue bill.
II. b. 26, relating to Probate
Judges, and G. j. r. relating to
school laws, were indefinitely post.
poned.
H. B. II, ior relief of the Terri.
torial University, cause from tie
Council with amendments, which
were concurred in, and the bill was
then amended by the House SO as tc
appropriate 81 900 per annum to
every high school in the Territory.
II. NJ. Is, introduced by Mr.
Steen, relating to lands held by the
Northern Pacific Railroad, was
adopted.
Also H. NJ. 10, by Mr.. Alexander
praying for construction Of the
branch railroad across the Cascade
mountains.
H. b. 112, was introduced by Mr.
Dillon, authorizing Clarke county tc
borrow money.
II. b. 113, by Mr.. Warman, re.
la:ing- to fowl running at large.
H. b. III, by Mr.. Kuhn, defining
judicial days.
H. b. lis, by Mr.. Kuhn, regul
ating decent of real estate. Passed
II. b. 11G, by Mr.. Rees, relating
to graded schools.
II. b. III, by Mr.. Smith oil
Klickitat, submitting the question OF
prohibition to the legal voters OF
the Territory.
ii. b. us, by Mr.. Kuhn, in re
lation to mortgages on certain kinds
of property. Passed.
House then adjourned.
SATURDAY, Nov. 10.
Council met as usual.
H. b. l6, election law, passed.
G. Il. 13l, Miller. defining fisca1
year, passed.
C. b. 1872, Miller, amending ar
act relating to commissioners Of
deeds, approved 1877.
c. b. 1873, Miller, in relation to
University lands.
c. b. 1874, relating to Territorial
Treasurer.
C. b. 1856, by Hunter, TO close
business houses and prohibit sale
of liquors on Sunday; referred.
II. B. 105, Joshua Brown. school
fund, passed.
c. b. 1877, by Evans, to repccl
act providing for in incorporation OF
cities. approved 1877; passed.
c. B. 1873, to repeal act providing
for incorporating towns; passed.
G.. b. us, acknowledgements oil
instruments in writing; passed.
Adjourned to Monday.
The following bills introduced by
the Code Committee, passed under a
suspension of the rules, being main
ly the old laws on the same subjects
H. B. 119, relating to estrays.
H. Is. 12O, to provide for tho cleo
ton of County Commissioners.
H. Il. 121, regulating support OF
the poor.
H. B. 122, for protection of stock.
raisers.
H. b. 1913, relating to Constables
H. B. 124, relating to County
Surveyors.
H. B. 125, relating to County
Treasurers.
H. B. 126, to protect the inmates
of the Hospital for the Insane.
H. B. 12S, relating to Coroners,
was referred.
Mr.. Kuhn introduced II. B. 129
in relation to foreign corporations
holding property.
Also II. B. 100, to create the of
fee of Wreckmaster. The latter
bill passed.
Also H. B. 131, to provide for the
formation of corporations.
H. B. 1872, introduced by Mr.
Holcomb, emitting women to hold
Office, was indefinitely postponed.
H. B. 1873, by the same gentle
man, an act in relation to licenses
was likewise indefinitely postponed.
H. B. 1874, by the same, relating
to witnesses to Acknowledgements in
writing, was referred.
H. B. 55, to incorporate Por'
Townsend, passed.
At the afternoon session:
Mr.. Taylor introduced H. Il. 1876,
to reimburse Yakima county foi
arms and ammunition procured dur
ipu tho Indian NOR