Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-26
CAPITAL NOTES.
Introduction OF Memorial Asking
for the Restoration or rnsuvyeyed
Railroad Lands 10 the Public Do
main. Deings OF the Day, etc

From Our Own Correspondent.
OLYMPIA, Oct. "a, SO.
Last night the rain came down in tol
rents, but greater portion of the da
has been pleasant, although before neo
one or two light showers visited this sec
tion.
Both branches of the l. ,gislature me,
and transacted business: the Council
held both morning and afternoon ses
sions, while the House did not conven,
until afternoon.
Quite an exciting time took place i,
the latter body over what is known a
the High License law. which was fin
ally referred. Those who have can
vassed the matter think the bill vii
pass the House by majority.
Mr.. Landrum, member of the Hous,
from klickitat county, has introduced
the following memorial:
To the Ser ate and House of Repre-
sentatiyes of the United States in Con
| gress Assembled; Your memorialists
the Legislative Assembly of the Terri
tory of Washington, do hereby respect
fully represent that,
| WHEREAS, From the town of Aims
worth to Puget Sound, in the Territory
OF Washington, there was set aside and
withdrawn from the public domain, by
yOur honorable bodies, vast areas OF
land, for the purpose Of donating the
Same to the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company;
This donation by you was cOndi-
toned upon the building and operating
of a railroad, within given number of
years, through said land, by the North
orn Pacific Railroad Company;
The time allowed the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company, by said land
grant Act and by subsequent Acts grant
ing said company further time, expired
some years ago, and the railroad both
from AinswOrth, over the Cascade
Mountains to Puget Sound, and Aims
worth down the north bank of the
Columbia river to Portland, Oregon, re-
mains unbuilt;
The continuation of Withholding this
large area of country from settlement
and improvement by the immigrant, in
the interest of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company, q monopoly whose
freight and passenger rates in our Ter
ritory are most extortionate, is greatly
retarding the growth and prosperity of
Washington Territory;
We hereby pray your honorable bod
les that you do, at your earliest oppOr
tunity have said withdrawn lands
opened up to the immigrant as public
lands.
COUNCIL.
Mr.. Smith presented petition from
citizens of Vancouver Oh the subject of
suff rage. Referred.
Mr. Power presented petition from 70
citizens of Fidalgo Island, praying for
protection of deer on said island. Re-
ferred to Mr.. Power.
Mr.. Houghton presented petition
from 146 citizens, praying for the pas
sage of an act exempting church prop
erty throughout the Territory from tax
alton. Referred.
Mr. Houghton introduced G. b. 81, an
act TO amend chapter XII. of the Code.
Referred.
c. Is. 80, by the same gentleman, an
act to amend section 2448 of the Code.
Report of A. s. Miller, Lumber In
spector of District No. 5, read and re-
ferred to Committee on Commerce.
II. b. IL, an act to distribute the Code.
Lost, and committee instructed to sub
NIT substitute for the bill.
@. B. 30, an act to repeal an act in re-
lation to election of officers in newly
organized counties. Bill passed.
The President signed G. B. IL, an act
to incorporate the town of Tumwater
also an act fixing the rates to be paid
for public printing, aud providing for
auditing the accounts.
II. B. q, an act relating to ferries.
Lost.
In the afternoon the Council again
resolved itself into committee of the
whole on the proposed new school law,
and considered that document by SEQ
tions, which were one by one amended
and accepted. This required the whole
afternoon. Quite a number of import
ant changes have been made in the old
law.
Mr.. Besserer presented petition
from numerous citizens, praying for
the repeal of the law taxing church
property.
The high license law was referred to
the Committee on Judiciary, with in
structions to print.
On motion of Mr.. Brooks, Mr.. Miles
was given an opportunity to apologies
for his conduct on last Friday, which
apology WAS made and accepted.
Mr.. Warner introduced II. Is. No. Al,
an act to authorize majority of the
Directors of School District No. l, in
Whitman county, to mortgage certain
real estate belonging to said district.
Referred.
Mr. Miles introduced acts fixing the
compensation of the Auditor and Treas
urer of Lewis county and amending
certain sections of the Code relative 10
the duties of the Prosecuting Attorney
in the Second District.
Mr.. Goodell introduced II. NJ. No. 3,
praying for an appropriation for Gray's
Harbor.
Mr.. Shaw introduced H. NJ. No. 8,
prayinp for the improvement of the Co
iumbis River between the Willamette
an "a the Lower Cascades. Referred.
Mr.. Shaw introduced II. NJ. No. 10,
prayinQ for certain rights and privileges
to b. granted TO Henry L. Pittosk, VIM.
McFall and ID. H. Stearns. Referred.
Also H. NJ. No. IL, for the reinstate-
ment of Fred III. Sparlipg to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Referred to
the Committee on Military Affairs.
NOTES.
Ex-Governor Phelps and Ex-senator
Armstrong, of Missouri, are expected
here next Saturday.
I was shown a small box of ripe straw
berries and large box Of ripe black
berries today, which had just been pick
ed from the vines in Mr.. McClellan's
garden in West Olympia.
The other day while out in Lewis
County noticed ten sacks Of potatoes
Loaded on a wagon at Centerville, and
marked, "Lincoln Creek, Lewis Coun-
ty." On inquiry ! learned that the
spuds had been raised on the HiRhwar.
den ranch, ON WILDLY Island. and sold
TO Mr.. Clothier, Of SkaRit. From him
thew were purchased by Lewis County
man, and shipped to Seattle by boat;
from there to Tacoma by steamer. and
from Tacoma to Centeryille by the cars,
and then hauled in wagon ten miles
into the interior Of one OF the best aeri-
cultural counties in Western Washing
tom for consumption, and cost the pur'
chaser, delivered at his farm on Lincoln
creek, 50 cents per bushel. These Pota
toes were Of the most common variety
and were not intended for ssed, but fol
consumption. Carrying coal TO New
castle il nov eclipsed by shipping poea
toes from Whidby Island TO Levi,
County, On making further inquiry
l..,uad that the unprecedented Or