Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-16

From. and Oaher Items OF Iaierest.
From our own Correspondent.
OLYMPIA. Oct. II.
Instead Of dolling out stationery to
the members each day or two IN small
quantities, Secretary Owings, at the
commencement Of the session, gave
each member of the Assembly Al
abundant supply of paper, envelopes
penholders, pencils, letter heads, tab
let's, erasers, mucilage, ssaling-wax, red
tape. etc., which proved much more sat
isfactory than the old practice formerly
in vogue.
La the Council today Mr.. Burke in
troduced q. b. IL, appropriating $4,000
for the purpose OF building bridge
across the kalama River in Cowlitz
County, which was read and referred.
Mr.. Hale introduced q. j X. No. Z,
for the appointment of joint commit
tee to examine the Offices and accounts
of the Territorial Auditor and Treasur-
or. Passed. b m
Council Bill No. IA, authorizing the
Commissioners of King County to bor-
row money to build roads. Passed.
Council Memorial No. z, for the sup
port and maintenance Of q snag boat
for the rivers Of Puget Sound, was pass
I'd and enrolled.
CT 16, liking the salrry of Che Pro-
bate Judge Of Wslla Walla County at
$1,000 per annum aud allowing him cer-
tain fees, passed.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Kuhn introduced Houss Memoir
al M. z, praying for the establishment
Of a land Office at Port Townsend.
Adopted.
The W0man's Suffrage bill passed to
it's third reading, aud was laid on the
table,. unless Mrs. Duneway, who mr.
rived Ia the evening, can arouse a suffi
cient interest on the part OF the mem
bers to resent u.
Mr.. Kuhn introduced II. J. Il. No. 8,
providing for an adjournment sine die
on November 10th. II this passes, the
session will be cut down to forty days
instead Of sixty, as allowed by Law.
Mr.. Landrum introdaced h. b. No
Is, an act in relation to judgments aud
dscrees in the District courts.
Mr.. Clark introduced bill to estab-
iish court in Garfield county.
Mr.. Clark introduced H. h. 26, an 'aes
10 create tue county Of AssStin out of .
portion Of Garfield county. The com.
mittee, to whom this bill was referred,
decided to report in favor Of tue pas
Lincoln instead Of Assotin. Thiss step
WAS taken in compliance with very
long petition, asking that the name
given be Liaooln county.
Hrp Besserer introducedlH. B. q, an
cot in relation to ferries.
Mr.. G0odell introduced II. b. %, an
cot providing for the distributing of GER.
tain counties for the election Of county
commissioners.
Mr.. Blackwell. member of the House
from Pierce county, Is reported danger
ousIy III at his residences ia New Taco
ma. Mr.. Warner, of the House, has
also been quite sick At his lodgings in
this city, but this evening Is much be-
ter.
The poetoffice here will be moved into
its new quarters on Nov. lat.
The Chinese Free Mssons Of this city
= celebrated one Of the annual holidays
Of that organization this week.
Some Of tho papers here are going At
ter the ssnaaai- voioed street pesldisr,'
Who is raking in cash here. Seattle
found remedy for such evils by high
license. Would il not be well for the
people Of the Capital City 20 adopt the
The psopls here are still clsmorina
for good hotel. An institution of this
kind would be paying Investment
judging from the indications. Mr.. Es-
efett, Of New Tacoma, 70 here looking
into the matter, and IL Is not unlikely
that he viii decide to take hold OF 1t.
Tho Transcript tomorrow will say:
On Wednesday evening, at meeting
Of th, board, the city council ordered \
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