Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-18
CAPITAL NOTES.

The ualversity Btii Passes the Conn
eli by a twe-shirds vote, amer
Warm saruxsie.
From our own Correspondent
OLYMPIA. Oct. l6.
| COUNCIL.
In the Council. after the passage o.
Council Bill No. Ia, Mr.. Edmiston pre-
sented petition to leave the selection
OF the county seat of Garfield County tt
vote of the citizens of that county.
Mr.. Barke presented petition ask
ing Tor charter for the building o,
| locks IN Lewis river. Referred.
Mr.. Edmiston presented petition fol
division OF Garfield County. Referred
to the delegation from that county.
Mr.. Collins introduced C1uhcil Bill
NO. ~, An Act to amend section 2II9 of
the Code, changing the time for holding
court IN the Third Judicial District
Referred.
A message was received from the Gov
ernor stating that he had approved
council Bill No. 2, an Act to authoriZs
the purchase of hag for the use of the
Capital.
Council Bill No. y. an Act to. fix the
fiscal year for the reports of Territorial
ofncers. Referred, with instructions to
print.
Mr.. Power introduced an Act defining
the term real property and land for
the purposes Of taxation. LAID on
table.
House Bill No. 3, an Act to incorpor-
ate the City of Vancouver. Passed.
Mr.. WhitehOuse presented a remon-
STRANGE against the division of Spokane
County. Referred to the Committee on
Counties.
House Joint Resolution No. 4, in rela-
tion to the appointment of messenger
Tor the Governor, passed.
House Joint Resolution authorizing
the printing of 1900 copies of the report
OF the superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, passed.
House Bill No. II, an Act providing
for the distribution of the Code of
Washington at 81 per copy. Referred.
House Bill No. a6, An Act to create the
County of Lincoln. Referred to the
delegation from Garfield County.
The President signed House Memorial
No. 2. ~
Delegate Brents appeared, and was
invited within the bar, and on invita-
tion made short speech. He spoke
warmly in favor of the admission of the
st tie of Washington into the Union,
and asked the Legis ature to aid him in
urging that admission in whatever man.
ner deemed advisable. He also stated
that he wO lid urge upon Congress the
establishnent of land Office at some
point on the Sound, and b Inded ware
house and custom house at Port Town
send.
Hon. Thos. Cation of Walla Walla
RESPONDED to Mr.. Breuts' speech, warm
ly favoring the admission.
Council Bill No. % WAS called up, au-
therizln2 the Farmers' Transportation
Company to build lock in the south
fork OF Lewis river, and referred.
A message from the Governor was
tnen read. announcing that he had
signed q. M. No. l, praying for AN ap-
preparation for the clearing of Lewis
river.
Under the head of special orders of
the day, Mr.. Collins bill to appropriate
5000 per year for the years 1894, for
the support of the Territorial Universi-
ty. came M.
Mr.. Houghton of Pierce county de-
sired pOstponement of the bill, for the
reason that the regents had made no re-
port to the Legislature, as required by
law.
Mr.. Smith opposed the bill for the
reason that, according to his Judgment,
the deed of the lands ON waich the
school is located, made by Denny and
others, was not an absolute title to the
Territory.
Mr.. Collins favored the bill for many
good and sufficient reasons.
Mr.. Power spoke warmly in favor of
the measure.
MIR. Hale was also in favor of the bill,
and all other measures that would ad-
vance the educational interests of the
Territory.
Mr.. Edmiston apposed the bill, on
account of the alleged defect in the
title to the lard on which the school
WAS located.
Mr. Kerr favored the Bill. He spoke
of the University as an orphan, and
stated that as the Regents had received
no aid from The Territory they could
have nothing to report.
Mr.. Cation, of Walla Walla. made his
browning speech in favor of the bills,
and regret my inability to give his re.
marks in full. He spoke in a clear,
forcible and impartial manner, and
hereafter every friend of the Territorial
University should associate Mr.. Caton's
name with those who warmly favor its
best interests.
Rev. ID. Bagley. who was present, was
invited within the bar, and gave what
information he possessed as tothe found
ing of the institution and the title of
the land on which il was located.
Mr.. Harper favored the Bill for vari-
GUS reasons. He thought If the LeQis-
latnre refused to assist in the support
of that institution very grave refiec-
tions would be cast upon its acts by the
people pf the Territory, in the refusal
to foster the education ! institutions of
the country.
Prof. Powell, President of the Uni
versity Was invited within the bar, and
gave clear and concise statement Of
the status of the University and the
work being done there.
Major Truax took the floor, and op-
posed the measure for the reason that
the University, as he alleged, was little
| if any higher than the common schools,
and to support his theory, read from an
old catalogue published during Prof.
Anderson's regime.
Messrs. Cation and Power again spoke
warmly in favor 81 the bill, and finally
| focus was reached when the President
said, The question is, shall the bill
pass The Clerk will call the roll.
Those who voted yes were Messrs.
Cation, Collins, Edmiston. Hale, Harper
Kerr, Power and Whitehouse-S.
Those Who voted against its passage
were Ne srs. Burke, Houghton, Smith
and Truax-4.
Bill passed and Council adjourned.
i Brooks introduced House Bill No. 81
An Act TO amend the revenue Law, and
providing for the exemption of certain
| property. Referred
Besserer, HouseBill No. 32 Herd Law
Referred.
House Bill No. 25-An Act fixing time
Of convening Legislature, and changing
the date 10 the first Monday in Decem
ber. Passed.
House Bill No. lin relation to th'
repeal Of the Sunday law. Lost. Mr.
Kuhn gave notice that he would call II
up again soon.
House Bill No. IAN act providing
for the registration Of voters in the Oft.
Of Seattle for the election Of CITY OH
GERS. Passed.
/ The Speaker signed Council Memoria
No. 2. for an appropriation from Con