Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-11-30
COUNCIL.

Territorial convicts, passed.
CB 1877, by Mr.. Hale, to amend
Section 35 of Olympia charter,
passed.
GIBBS. by Mr.. Smith. for relief
of Tacoma Lodge Library Associa-
ton. passed.
H B VI, to amend Section 2,S51
OF Code, and H B III, to provide
for assessment and collection of
taxes ON certain Interest in land
were both indefinitely postponed.
CB IS, providing for taking Ter
ritorial census for 1885, passed.
CB 1S9, by Mr.. Hale, to appro-
pirate money for irdexing the session
laws, passed.
H B lao, by Mr.. Hale, relative to
printing and distributing school law,
was referred.
C B 127. making appropriation for
clearing Capitol grounds, passed.
II B G5, in relation to roads,
was defeated.
H B 1873, amending Port Town
send charter, passed.
H B 143, appropriation for Terri
torial purposes, failed to pass.
Recess.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SESSION.
HJR II, relative to thanks Of
the Assembly, passed.
Aloo tho fOllOminU.
H B lat, appropriation for Incl
dental expenses.
H B 65, relating to roads and
highways, was reconsidered and
passed.
CD 14O. relating 10 printing laws.
passed.
H B 1877, for erecting Insane Hos
pital in Eastern Washington, was
indefinitely postponed.
The Council confirmed as Terri
torial Board of Health, Messrs. D..
H. Hill and F. w. Pettygrove, Jr.,
of Port Townsend.
The Governor was invited within
the bar and made . brief " Farewell
Address" in which he complimented
the Legislature quite as effusively as
that body had piled the taffy on him
few moments before.
At a few minutes after IL the roll
was called, to enable the members
to draw per diem for the day they
woul l not serve as legislators, and the
gavel fell upon the tail end of the
Ninth Biennial session of the Wash
ington Territory Legislature. Re-
quiescat IN pace.
House met at 8 A. N. pursuant to
adjournment.
@ B &c, relating to Prosecuting
Attorneys. defining their duties aud
fixing their compensation, passed.
H B ITO. to disincorporate the
city Of Goldendale, was lost, ayes 10,
noes IL.
LC b 6S, taxing railroad property.
The bill bases the tax upon the gross
earnings of the companies.
| Mr.. Stitzel read a lengthy essay in
support Of the system involved.
Mr.. Warner followed in an earnest
appeal for the representatives to
consider we'll the provisions of the
bill. It was in violation of our Or.
ganic Act, whichrequires that all
species Of property shall be taxed
uniformly.
Mr.. Brining had gave doubts as
to tie best mode Of collecting rail-
road taxes. The other plan having
been Intellectual, he was willing to
try the one suggested.
Mr.. Miles said the bill should he
entitled, An act to sustain the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
against the people OF Washington
Territory. He read from the Revised
Statutes to show that it was in con-
fict with prescribed legislative duty
It was the old question between the
people and corporations. Gentle
men must take sides for or against.
He was elected ON this issue in q
county largely of the opposite pc.
litical faith, because it was we'll
known that he and his opponent en-
tertained precisely opposite views on
this question.
Mr.. Mcknight (attorney of the
railroad) was invited within the bar
and made q lengthy argument in
support of the bill.
Mr.. Goodell wished to say q few
words in defense Of tho people. The
lands of the railroad company re-
main free from taxation until they
pass to the honest tiller of the soil
and just that moment the tax-col-
lectOr begins to exact his dues. He
lived in a county forty miles from