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

termlnable litigation. Smith stated
that on account of the promise made BY
Mr.. Willard. which be had failed to
keep. he hoped the motion to indefinite
ly postpone would not carry. The mo-
tIon to postpone II. b. II resulted as
follows:
Ayes-Caton, Collins, Hale. Harper.
Houghton, Kerr. Power, Whitehouse-s
Soes-Butk, Edmiston, Smith, Presi-
Dent.
The vote TO postpone c. b. III was as
follows:
Ayes-Caton. Collins, Edmistou. Hale.
Harper. Hoagston. Kerr. Power, White
house-9. Noes-Burk. Smith. Presl-
d-nt-3
So beth bills were indefinitely post
poned.
G. b. 81, providing for taking the CEN
sus of lso5. Passed.
ii. B. li0, relative to printing and dis
trlbutioD of school laws. Passed.
{. Is. l21, appropriating 5000 for
clearing grounds of Capitol and repair
ing building. Amended To make the
amount 800. Passed.
II. b. 81, to amend section 2t,l, rels-
ting to roads. Passed.
II. Is. l33. to amend Port Tow nsend
cnarter. Passed.
II. b. l43, to appropriate $l5O for Ter
ritoriai purposes. Passed.
II. j. K. II, thanking the, ladies.
Unanimously adopted.
-Eamiston introduced a vote of thanks
to W. II. Roberts. Adopted.
Collins introduced resolutions of
thanks to President Truax, which were
adopted and pleasantly responded to by
that officer.
Har0 introduced a vote of thanks
to officers Of the Council. Adopted.
II. B. l47, appropriating money for
Territorial Incidental expenses. Passed.
II. b. III, to erect hospital for the
insane east of the mountains. ladeti-
nltely postponed.
c. b. l40, relative to printing the laws
of 1881 apd 1888. Passed.
II. J. X. Ii, relative to returning
original bills to Secretary's office.
Passed, Edmiston voting mo"
A message was received from the Gov
ernor announcing the appointment on
the Territorial Board of Health of
Messrs. Daniel II. Hill and Frank W..
Pettygrove, Jr. the Council, without
going into executive session, confirmed
the nominations.
Resolutions of thanks we're rendered
to his Exce.lency Governor Newell and
Secretary Owings.
A committee was appointed to wait
upoa the Governor to ascertain if he
had any further Communications for
The Council. His Excellency replied
that he had not, after which the Council
adjourned sine die.
G. b. SS, relating to prosecuting attOr
neys. Passed.
C.. B. 9S, relative to the taxation of
railroad property. Several excellent
speeches were delivered on the subject.
e pecially one by GoOdell, which was
attentively listened to throughout. Bill
passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Barlow, Blackwell, Brooks,
Clark, Foster. Kincaid, Kuhn, Landrum.
Martin, Shaw. Shoudy, Stitzel, Turpin,
Young. Speaker-l5. Noes-Besserer,
Briping, COPY, Goodell, Hnngate.
Lloyd, Miles, Ping. Warner-9.
G. b. l3S, for relief of Tacoma Lodge
Library Association. Passed with
amendments.
eH. j. X. II. returning thanks to the
ladies of Olympia for. the handsome
manner in which the members of the
Legislative body had been entertained
last evening. Adopted by rising vote.
c. b. l23, supplying deficiencies in ap-
propriation for insane hospital. Passed.
G. b. IS. amending the act III relation
to corporations. Failed to pass.
q. Is. %. relating to reports of Terri
torial officers and the printing of the
same Passed.
G. b. 129, relative to indexing laws.
Passed.
The following bills were lost: G. b. 80.
to provide for taking census; II. B.
lag. to relocate the capital ut EllensburR:
C. b. l24. the pilot bill, and ii. B. 1876, to
prohibit horse racing In Pierce county.
G. B. 81 was taken up, to incorporate
the city of Spokane Falls. Passed.
A res llution of thanks was rendered
to the Governor, Secretary, Speaker,
clerks and employees, and unanimously
adopted.
Resolutions of thanks to the woman
suffragists for the banquet on the eve
ming of November 10, were passed.
The same form having been gone
through rs in the Council, the House
adjourned sine die.