Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-23

por.te the city Of LaConner
{. b. IS, by Mr.. Kerr, to provide
fur registration of voters.
{. Is -. Ivy Mr. Collins, TO au-
thnrI4 commissioners of k'nG cOun-
" to hnld annNal session as Equal
zltiun + ard. also G. b 80, author
ing Commission rs of King county
10 bl.ll jai! ami court1oure.
fl NJ IL, to rein,tafe Fred ".
span N. passed.
&. Is. G2. to amend Section 2,474
Of C,dc, passed.
II. b. 50, fixing compensation of
Aut:nr of Stevens county, passed.
II b So, fixing compensation of
Treasurer OF Stevens county, passed.
{ 3. -, relative to purchase of
s,f'- for Territorial officers, passed.
Il b. 90, amending act in relation
10 compensation of officers Of Gar
fed county, passed.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
H b. 81, to organize county of
IL ttlias, passed.
ii. b. 81, relative to filing vacan-
ces i'll board of County Commission
ers, passed.
II. B. IS, authorizing County Com
mIsloners 10 build bridges and con-
s,ruct roads in Chehalis county,
passed.
C. B. 50, formation of law H.
brdr"S, PASSED.
II. b. 56, to amend Section l 1S4
of the Code, passed.
{. Is. 81, to amend Section l 253
of Code, relative to gambling houses.
Lost.
H. B. S., fixing compensation of
Treasurer of King county, passed.
&. b. IS, relative to assessors,
passed.
Adjourned.
House met at TO- NJ, Mr.. Shaw
in the Chair.
. The following bills were intro
duced:
H. b. LOG, authorizing the Com
missiOners of Whitman county to
pay onehalf the license money into
the city treasury of Colfax, which
passed.
, H. b. 107, to change the name of
Centerville, Lewis county, 10 Cen
tralia.
H. B. 100, to appropriate money
for support Of the Hospital for the
Insane.
H. B. ITO, to disincorporate the
city of 'Goldendale.
II. B. Ill. to prevent the erection
OF fish wheels in the Columoia river.
ID. B. 112. relating to drift saw
logs and timber.
8 All of which were appropriately
referred.
A communication was received
from the Governor suggesting the
propriety OF an appropriation to
enable him to publish an Immigration
pamphlet, pay postage on the same
to repair the Capitol building, pay
insurance on the Territorial library,
and perform various other self i'm
posed duties. Referred to Commit.
> tee on Claims.
Il. B. 80, an act relating to coal
; mines.
MIR. Brining thought that the tax
upon the output of coal should be
enough to pay the inspector the ST.
500 per year contemplated by the
bill.
MIR. Stitzel thought that the In
spector should be in position to
act independently of the owners of
, the mines, and shall be paid from
the public treasury.
Bill then passed.
II. B. 40, came from the commit.
tee with q majority and minority re-.
port. This is the bill to regulate
the granting of licenses, known as
the "high license bill" A dis.
cussion ensued participated in by
Messrs. Copely, Stitzel, Brooks and
Lsndrum in favor of the bill, and
Kuhn and Kincaid against. The
majority report recommended the in
sertion of 81 900 in place of $500,
for vending ardent spirits in cities
of over 5000 population; and to
strike out $500 for malt liquors and
insert $500.
Report adopted.
Mr.. Kuhn moved to strike out the
word malt" wherever it occurs in
:: the bill.
Motion lost, Ayes 5; noes 1G.
Recess to 2B.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed consideration
, of the license bill.
The amendment to allow liouo,
to be sold on the prescription Of a
e physician was lost. Ayes 8, moss II
After considerable discussion, and
many motions to amend which were
voted down, the bill was sent to the
EnSrossing Committee with in
structions to report tomorrow.
. ID. b 30, substitute for IA, amend
a ing the section of law providing
for the formation of lumber dis.
tricts, passed
Another begging communication
was read from his Excellency asking
for further appropriation for contin
gent expenses.
A communication from the Wo-
! man Suffrage Association was read
inviting the members to be present
. at the Jubilee in Columbia Hall, this
l Monday evening.
On motion of Mr.. Stizel inyit-
elton was accepted.
, Adjourned.
l COUNCIL.
TUESDAY, Nov. 20, 1888.
q. b. II, to amend Section 2 OOO
8 OF Code, relative to gambling devices