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

city government on Tacoma.
II. Is. 81, Mr.. Warman, to repeal
the act of 1878 prohibiting hogs and
sheep from iunning ut large in Paci-
tic county, passed.
il. b. L, the pilot law was consid-
cred and passed.
Mrs. Duniway, by unanimous con
sent, was rendered the use of the
Representatives Hall for P. NJ. to-
morrow.
House thou adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. =.
Council met is usual.
Mr.. Miller, from special committee
to investigate charges against the
Hospital .or the Insane, submitted
a re, or, which shows the most ex-
trlva@ant expenditures for supplies
furnished the Institution for the past
Year. Among the items for which
the Territory has paid We're: 900
barrels Of flour, 5000 pounds oat ,
coin, rye and other meals, IL barrels
of syrup, SOB cords of wood, etc,
aggregating cost of So $50 20
Mr.. Evans spoke at considerable
length in support of the Institution
and thought that there had been no
misappropriation Of funds.
Mr.. Long followed i'll the same
strain.
Mr.. Hoover did not know how
much of the annual supplies still re-
mI;,iucl on hand, until full facts wcrC
;;scei'ainel he did not want any ac-
ton taken by the Council.
Mr.. Hunter favored thorough
investigation, and moved that the
Special committee he required to
make 4 full examination of all the
facts rela,in" thereto. Motion car.
riel.
Tie following were introduced:
c. i. 63, By 'Tr. Hoover, an act
in relation to taking up saw logs in
Snake river.
c. L. 81, by ]Ir. kerns, an act 10
give certain persons q right to vote.
Referred to Committee on Educa-
ton.
Substitute for c. b. 76, amending
the act to punish gambling, reported
by committee Oh Elections.
GA motion TO amend by fixing
the penalty ut not more than $500
nor less than $50,
Nlr. Hunter said that the present
law was not enforced; that profess
siDnal gam 5lers found means of eyad.
IN the Law. Those who want to
gamble, will gamble, those who want
to drink will drink. He was in ia
vor Of licensing those who keep gam
bling houses and gamblers. You dc
nothing FOR the benefit OF the masses
by trying 10 prohibit such things,
he affirmed, and the time will come
when gambling will be licensed by
law
Mr.. Miller said that the law Of the
last session was framed for the ex.
press purpose of aifording oppor un-
lily for evasion; that when its author
returned to his constituents he had
boosted Of the means used by which
it would be q dead letter on the
statute book.
Mr.. Hoover said that the act under
consideration was an expression Of
the Assembly against gambling; but
that it was in effect a license act. II
a prosecution was successful, under
it, the amount paid as fine, was the
cost Of the license to do an act pre-.
scribed by law.
The amendment was lost, and one
adopted prescribing horse racing.
The bill Was placed upon the fina'
passage, and the vote stood:
Ayes: Messrs. Calhoun, Evans
Hunter. kerns, Long, Sharpstein
Wallace and Mr.. Presidents.
Noes: Messrs. Graden, Hoover
Hovey and Miller.
So the bill passed.
Ii. Is. 80, relating to the quarantine
of vessels, passed.
H. b. So, by Mr.. Evans, amending
an act relating to foreign corpora
tons, passed. Permits the use OF
certificate of incorporation in evi
dence.
c. B. Sc, substitute for H. J. r
II, authorizing the Chairman of Leg.
islatiye Committees to administer
oaths in Legislative Investigations
passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Fl. b. 50, an act to amending the
Probate Act, passed.
H. b. SIS, in relation to Notaries
Public, passed.
C.B. 6, an act relating to Justices,
of the Peace was indefinitely post
poned, the subject-matter being en-
braced in the code.
II. Nj. s, praying an appropriation
for clearing the Cathlapoodle river,
passed.
H. NJ. 8, relative to increased mai
service to Alaska, pas,el.
II. b. 60, an act for the relief OF
Allen Weir.
A motion to strike out " Allen
Weir" and insert "Jos. Kuhn" was
ruled out of order.
Mr.. Evans moved to amend by in
sorting q provision that the appro'
priation shall not be a precedent
for future claims of this sort
Amendment lost.
The bill was then placed on its
final passage, with the following
result:
Ayes: Messrs. Calhoun, Evans
Gradcn, Hoover, Hovey, Kerns and