Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-10-14
MONnAY. Oct. 10.

MoNnAY, Oct. 10.
Council met at IL \. u Pr. sident
III the chair.
Y lemonStrance, pre- 'ented by clt-
liens of Fort Coiville, against aban-
doninS that place as a military post
and urging its continuance rs de-
Tense against Indians, was referred
To committee on Indian Affairs.
c. Is. No. II, by Hoover, relative
TO assault by words aud gestures,
was referred to committee on Judi
ciarv.
G. j. r. No. II, by Hoover, re-
lative to joint action of the Council
and House III the matter of Terri
torial printing was passed.
G. J. r. No. II, by Hoover to
appoint Il joint committee to appor-
ton the Legislative Assembly and
Council of Washington Territory
passed.
II. }. II. No. 6, relating to print
ing passed.
Mr.. Evans. of Pierce, obtained
permission to report from the special
committee appointed to act upon
that part of the Governor 5 message
relative to the death of President
Garfield. Complete silence pre-
vailed throughout the Council Cham
ber during the reading of the report
and resolutions, the members being
vislbly affected thereby. One hun
dred copies of the report were order
ed printed fer use OF the Council.
G. B. No. 5, being the special
order for to day was then taken up.
This is u relief bill for A. Weir's ex-
penses from Port Townsend to or
game the Legislature.
Mr. Evans was in favor of this
bill provided that no future appro-
priations of this nature were allowed.
Considerable discussion took place
on the merits of the bill, AMI a mo-
ton by Evans to recommit it to the
Ways and Means committee was
lost The bill was then on motion
laid on the table, after which the
Council took q recess till 2r. NJ.
IN the afternoon session, on mo-
ton, Council met i'll committee OF
the whole Mr.. Evans III the chair.
Rev. =. 5. Knight of the Oregon
school for deaf mutes, on invitation,
addressed the members on the OBJ
ject of the school, calling attention.
to tho fact that through defect il
the law in 1877, which appropriated
81 GOO for this object, only $6S7 81
was collected, leaving a balance OF
$3.50 now applied for. The bills
prepared by Mr.. Knight were al
lowed to be introduced, and the com
mittee proceeded to consider the
matter Of visiting the public institu.
tons of the Territory as u body.
The Council on reassembling, dc.
signated Wednesday as the day fol
visiting the public buildings and ap
pointed Mr.. Miller on The Joint com
mittee to make arrangements with
steamers.
G. Il. No. Is was introduced, to
amend an act relative to training in,
digent mutes and blind children.
G.. b. No. 1G, for the relief of the
Oregon school for deal mutes.
Both bills were referred to the
committee on Public Buildings.
c. A. No. II, by Mr.. Miller, to
allow the Country Commissioners OF
King county to appropriate 81 900
of county funds for the improvement
of public roads, bridges and river
banks in King county, was referred
to committee on Roads and High
ways.
c. b. No. 10, to prohibit hogs
from running at large in Spoksn,
Pierce and CIallam counties, was
passed.
c. b. No 3, for the better protec-
ton of game and fish. and to pro:
hibit the putting of sawdust and
shavinSs in the streams of Washing
ton Territory, was read, the third
time and passed.
Council then adjourned to 10
o'clock tomorrow.
House met at 10 A. NJ, Hon. J. A.
Kuhn in the chair,
II. III. No. 7, introduced on Satur-
day by Smith. of King, making an
appropriation for the Territorial Uni
versity, was referred to committee
on Ways and Means.
H. Il. No. 8, by MIR. Holcomb, an
act to amend an act relating to and
defining rights of husband and wife,
was referred to judiciary.
II. 3. No. 10, by Mr.. Smith of
Whitman, to repeal an act entitled
an act III relating to the reorganiza-
ton of new counties and change of
county lines, was referred to the
committee on Counties.
II. b. No. IL, by Van Eaton, for
the relief of A Fl. Chambers, was
referred to the committee on Ways
and Means and Claims. Bill appro-
PIRATES $40 for removing snow from
the roof of the Capitol in 1879.
II. Il. No. II, by Van Eaton, for
relief Of Billings and Olsen; referred
to committee on Ways, Means and
Claims. Bill appropriates $3.50 for
clearing Il acres of land near the
Capitol.
II. Il. No. 13, by Freeman, to
close business houses and prevent
the sale of intoxic ltipg liquors on
Sunday, was referred to committee
on Judiciary.
H. b. No. II, by Steen, to incor-
porate the City Ct Dayton, and II. J.
II. No. 6, by Kuhn, in relation to
Territorial printing, were passed.
Ii. j. II. No. T, authorizing q
joint committee on Public Grounds
and Buildings to visit the Territorial
University and Insane Hospital, was
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