Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-01

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OLYMPIA. Nov. y. 1873.
An act authorizing the city Of Seattle
to borrow money to build school house.
Passed.
III. IL. 81, notary bill. authorizing no.
tarles TO act Rs such outside of the coun-
ties for which they are appointed.
Passed,
G. h. u, relating TO possessory rights
on school lands. Passed.
G. Is. -, an act tn preserve school
lands. Passed.
&. Il. "a, prohibiting the sale of pis-
tolls and tobacco to children. Passed.
II. Il. l3l. relative to weights and
measures. Killed.
II. Il. AZ. relative to distribution of
the laws. Passed.
&. Is. lef, to regulate tbs Walla Walla
fire department. Passed.
&. Is. no, to enable school district No
~, Clarke County. to borrow money.
Passed.
C. n. 8, relating to school lands.
Passed.
G. b. 80, authorizing King County
commissioners to build a court house
and jail. Passed.
II. B. l33, to provide for printing i'm
migration pamphlet. indefinitely post
poned.
II. b. l23, relative TO Seattle. Passed.
&. NJ. relating to Survivors Of Yakima
war. Passed.
Ill. b. rs, assessing mortgages. Passed.
IL. B. l3l, for assessing and collecting
Territorial and county revenue, exempt
ing church property, etc. Passed.
II. Il. IA, for relief of William Pix
for clearing capitol grounds, 500. Passed.
&. Il. ~, relating to duties of County
Commissioners. Passed.
T.. B. III, in relation to costs in cases
Of felony. Passed.
e.. Il. lOj, to organize the Territorial
militia. indefinitely postponed.
IL. b. l40 introduced, to print and dis
tribute the school laws.
&. Is. 10, the dyke law. Passed.
&. B 65, to amend the road law. Passed.
&. Il. 1870, relative TO term of court at
Whatsom. Passed.
II. Il. 40, to LislncorpOrats tine city Of
Goldendale. The House refused to pass
to a third reading. From what | can
learn, the object of the bill WAS to dis
incorporate In the interest of saloons,
as the present charter allows the City
Council to prohibit by high license the
sale of whisky, etc. Brooks made a
strong rgument against disincOrpOrat
ing and succeeded in carrying his point.
&. h. ~, providing for registration of
vo,es in Washington Territory, Indeti-
nitely postpoa aed.
G. B. ll5, for the relief of J. ii. Wool
cry. Passed.
G. B. l26, amending Colfax charter
Passed.
II. b. 1873, amending Port Tow lsend
charter Passed.
Shoudy introduced H. b. li6, to ro-
locate the capital at Ellensburg.
Coming in at this late date, ohe bill is
evidently intended az a burlesque, and
have no doubt will fail to pass.
IL. Il. lob, the old fashioned Snoqual-
mic road bill, met with its usual fate
AID was killed for the next two years.
g. b. 133. to provide for the registra
ton of voters in Walla Walla aud Col
fax. Passed.
G. B. ll9, to provide for the construc-
ton of bitches and water courses. L.
Passed.
G. B. l2i, appropriatine 800 for the
luilding of a road In Ciallam county,
was indefinitely postponed.
g. Nj. IL, praying for the appoint
ment of fourth Judge III this Terri
tory. Passed.
G. b. l16, to increase the salary of
Territorial Treasurer to SlleO per au-
mum, was indefinitely postponed.
The same action took place on &. Il.
l2i. allowing $1,000 to be appropriated
for the printing of pamphlet on the re-
sources of the Territory.
The bill appropriatlng 200 for the
erection OF hospital for insane In
Eastern Washington passed.
II. B. li7, appropriating the sum of
$500 for expenses of Executive office.
Passed.
=. Il. ii3. making an appropriation of
$3.50 for repairs to the capitol. Passed.
G. Il. J2S, submitting the question of
taxing church property to the voters.
Passed.
q. Il. I22, relating to damages sus-
tanned by grading streets. Passed.
COUNCIL.
The following charters were passed:
Snohomi-h, Ellie sburg, Sprague. Spo-
kane Falls
A petition was presented by Cation
from convict now confined IN the
REM eutlaTy ~ HetlCp, Haiutu ocoiSc
W. France, certified To by Judge Win
gard. relative To his confinement, aud
asking for an Investigation of his case.
committee. consisting of Cation, Ed
miston and Smith. was appointed to OK
anime into the matter and report.
smith introduced G. B. Us. submit
ting To the electors of Washington Ter
ritory the question of taxing church
property. Passed. the President voting
no.
&. B. l30, by Power, to create Dis
trict Court for Whatcom County. Passed.
9. B. lis, relative to licenses. moved
by Cation TO indefinitely postpone. Lost.
Bill then weat 20 final passage with the
| following result: Ayes-Burk. Edmis-
ton. Hale, Houghton. Power. President
-6. Noes-Caton. Collins, Kerr. Smith
| Whitehouse--.5 So the bill passed. Ca
ton asked tn have his vote recorded
AYE" and then gave notice of recon
sideration.
G. b. IA. to provide for pilotage on
the Columbia River. Passed.
| &. B. ll9, relative to bitches. Passed.
q. NJ. IL. asking for the appointment
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