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

What would our orthodox brethren
say if the atheists and liberals
should build colossal structure and
ask to have it exempt from taxation
as a monument to the progressive
spirit of the age?
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Clark moved to amend e1-
empting church property to the
amount of S., 900, which was carried.
Mr.. Kuhn moved that the exemp-
ton shall apply to only county
taxes. Lost. ayes I, noes l3.
Bill was then sent to the Engross-
ing Committee.
Recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
H. B. ID, to provide for the pro-
per confinement of Territorial con-
victs, appoint commissioners and
take steps for building Peniten
tiary.
Mr.. Kuhn, on a motion to amend
the bill so as to make the Territory
pay the expense of physician, said
that it was an outrage. The con.
tractors (Messrs. VIM. Billings, j.
4. Smith and Oliver Shead) had
agreed to furnish call necessary
medicine and medical attendance"
at their own cost. They had done
it on the old contract, and should
do SO now. He was on this fool
when the contract Was awarded to
these gentlemen six years ago, at q
rate ten cents per day higher than
other responsible parties would have
taken it. There was Il job in it then,
whether there is now or not. He
then predicted that the contractors
at the end of their service would
have the Territory at their mercy,
and it is so. The committee has
had the bill before them during
nearly !he whole session, and now
bring it in on the eve of adjourn
ment, to enable the contractors to
exact such terms as they choose to
impose. II the contractors were not
disposed to take the contract as
agreed upon, he was in favor of au-
thorizing the Governor to advertise
for bids and inaugurate a new sys-
tenn.
A number Of gentlemen spoke pro
and con, after which vote was
taken on the motion to amend and
was declared lost.
The bill authorizes the Governor
to contract for period of two years
with the parties named, and is SUBJ
stantially in its terms a copy of the
old agreement. A board of Prison
Commissioners is provided, 20 con-
sist of the Governor, the Territorial
Auditor aud Treasurer, whose duty
it shall be to visit the institution at
least three times year to inspect
its condition. 1t also provides for a
board of three Penitentiary Commis-
sioners, to be appointed by the Gov
ernor to select suitable site for the
Territorial Penientiary, accessible
by railroad and water to consist of
16O acres of suitable land. The
Commissioners are to meet in Van
couver, on the first Tuesday of Janu-
airy, 1885, and organize by selecting
one of their number President and
one Secretary, their meetings there.
after to be designated by majority
Of the number. They shall receive
IS per day and ten cents a mile
travelling expenses. Bill likewise
provides for levy OF tax of one
fourth Of q mill to be designated as
the Penitent:ary fund.
The Commissioners are required
to report the result of their labors
to the next Legislative Assembly on
the second day of the session.
The question being. Shall the bill
pass? the vote stood ayes 16, noes
u; SO the bill passed.
H. 3. 127, to provide for build
ing an Insane Asylum in Eastern
Washington, was ordered engrcssed.
Provides for an appropriation OF
$40, 900 to pay for and improve the
lands to be selected by commission
and prepare the same for buildings.
It names as Commissioners: Messrs.
o. G. White of Columbia county, D.
B. Pettyjohn Of Assotin, B. f. STRAIT.
ton of Whitman, Frank Paine oil
Walla Walla, and G.. w. Range OF
Spokane.
Substitute for H. B. 80, requiring
q bond for costs 10 suits of attach.
ment, passed.
H. B. 10, regarding judgments
and DEGREES in District Court on
final passage was defeated.
81. B. 70, relating to trespass,
passed.
H. B. 125, Walla Walla charter,
passed.
G. B. 81, to exempt school and
certain other buildings from taxa
ton, w&s laid on the table.
c. B. As, exempting Whitman
College from taxation, passed by the
following vote:
Ayes: Messrs. Bssserer, Brooks
Clark, Copely, Foster, Goodell,
Hungate, Lloyd, Martin, Miles,
Stitzsl, Warner and Mr.. Speaker
Is.
Noes: Messrs. Barlow, Blackwell,
Brining, Kincaid, Kuhn, Landrum
Ping, Shaw, Shoudy and Young-lO.
II. B. 118, to authorize the Com.
missioners of Yakima county to
build certain roads, passed.
H. B. 30. repeating the Sunday
law, was defeated by the following
vote:
Ayes: Messrs. Barlow, Besserer
Clark, Foster, Kincaid, Landrum
Shaw and Young-8.
Noes: Messrs. Blackwell, Brining
Brooks, Copely, Goodell, Hungate
Landrum, Lloyd, Martin, Miles
Ping. Shoudy, Stitzel, Warner and