Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-28
LEGi>LATuSE PROCEEDING..
DLYMPIA. Nov. ,;


morning, the President nominated as
additional enrolling clerks for the re-
fnalAder Of the session, Miss Janet
Moore, Charles Scar and j. J. Hiszel,
and for assistant journal clerk Miss
Lucy Mun-on, all Of whom were con
firmed.
Hale then introduced &. Il. ll3. an act
relating to the construction of water
courses. etc.
Eiml-toN introduced G. H. 10. 70
amend SECTION Z;l3 Of the Code.
Houghton introduced e. Il. l2l, to
anieud chapter ~; of the Code in rela
tlon 10 hospitals for the insane. This
bill Was intended as an Offset 10 II. Is.
lNt on the same snsject, the latter max
ing an appropriation of So 90 per an
mum and paving the Salaries Of officers,
while the former allowed the approprla-
ton of SGJ,VJU for tue coming two
Years. the ,laries and all allowances
being placed IN the hand. Of the trus
tees OF the institution.
Smith introduced &. T. ~. in relation
to the prin Ell copies of the Code.
HUughton introduced G.. B. ~. to
provide for supplying deficiencies In the
fund for hospital for the insane. The
amount allowed at last session was not
sufficient to meet all the demands of
the hospital, az the number of inmates
il increasing rapidly, which, of course,
can be- traced to the large increase In
our population-an item which was en-
tirely overlooked by the honorable gen
tlemen who comprised tue last Legisla-
tive Assembly.
&. Il. to incorporate the city of What
com was read A third time and passed.
ii. Il. for the protection of fish and
game also passed.
ii. Is. IT, to consolidate the towns
known as Old and New Tacoma and
form the same INTO "A city called Ia
coma, passed.
&. Is. III, to amend sections 2lej and
2l01 of the code. relative to costs III GER
tam cases, passed.
Ii. Il. "a, to amend the code in the
matter of costs in civil actions, passed.
III. Il. llj, providing for the appoint
ment of "A detective to hunt up China
men who may happe, to steal into the
United States. The committee having
ascertained that IT would cost the Ter
ritory "a ,2bJ. $50 to carry the act INTO
effect, reported adversely. and the bill
was killed In the twiukling of an eye.
&. Il. lO6, to organize the militia, was
To whether women would be likely to
make good militiamen or not, and hay
ing been decided In the affirmative. the
bill WAS passed.
Quite a number of house bills were
then read and referred to appropriate
committees; after which III. Is. l2i, to
create and organize the county of Frank
I'm, and III. Is. 10, to organize the coun
ty of Adams, were read "A third time and
passed, after which the Council ad
Journod.
Kuhn presented petition from the
citlzeus of Port Townsend relative to
extending the city limits.
II. Is. ~, to organize county of Ska
git, was then reconsiered, and finally
passed by II ayes to noes.
The following bills were then intro
duced:
ii. IS. l32, t. establish standard of
weights and measures something that
will be decidedly benefit To the labor
ing man III this Territory If only prop
orly carried into effect.
ii. H. l;l3. To amend the charter of
Port Townsend.
H. B. ia, fixing the time for present
ing Territorial warrants for payment.
When such warrants are held for five
wears they shall be cancelled, and new
warrants may he issued to claimants on
their making proper application there
for.
H. Il. l3I. to incorporate the city of
Snohomish. Passed.
II. Il. l.G, to prohibit horse racing on
Sunday.
H. B. ll9, 10 incorporit ite the city of
Elensburg. WAS then taken up and
passed.
H. b. 81. to incorporate the city of
Ia Conner. Passed.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment OF Miss Kate Pearce and Miss Sa-
rah Sparks.ls additional engrossing and
enrollng clerks, and after being con
iirmed they were sworn III and entered
upnu their duties.
Kuhn. by leave, introduced IL. B. l3I.
providing for furnishing the office of the
Suprem. Court with means for lnsuring
the safety oi records.
IL. j. H. Ii WAS passed. fixing the time
of adjournment. OF the present legisla-
tive Assembly at a. m. Thursday morn
ing. the .s,th inst. This enables the
Legislature To work the prescribed 90
| da, =, and does not interfere with the
Presidents proclamation naming the
18th inst. rs Thanksgiving day.
| IA. H. lio was introduced, III relation
| te printing and distributing the school
| law.
| IL. Il. l2l was then taken up, To create
and organize the county of Ainsworth.
| The word Aiusworth was. on motion,
stricken out and the word Franklin
substituted, after which the bill passed.
| n Il ha
county of Adams. Passed.
And here is another, {. Il. -, to create
and organize the county OF Douglas.
This latter WAS referred.
From the number of new Counties
made during the present session, II
looks Ms If this Territory will be al
enormous State some time In the neal
future.
ii. Il. III, in relation To the assess
ment of certain interests in lands
Passed.
n. Il. l9. to repeal the Waitsburl
charter. Passed.
H. Is. I. amending the act In relation
10 habitual drunkards, and making II
effective. Passed.
The House then cnncurred IN tounci
amv ndments To the herd law And th'
law protecting game.
ii. Il. III, making appropriations 10
the Hospital for Insane, having beei
run Through its first, second and thir'
readings in a most incredibly shor
space of time, WAS finally lost.
c. Il. IL. to incorporate the city o.
Whatcom. Passed.
&. NJ, PRAYING for the abolition of In
dian reservations. Passed.
The memorial praying for an enahlin.
act admitting Washington TO the lnioi
passed unanimously.
Ii. Is. II, the Seattle charter, was takei
up. A remonstrance was presehte'
asking that the bill pe amended IN fe
gard to allowing the Legislative Counc'
10 appoint two of the City Council In
stead of their being elected by the peo
pie. Kuhn endeavored on three sep
arnte occasions To amend the bill. bo
did not succeed. and she bill passed, on
! as by the provisions of the act wome'