Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-12-25

other instruments OF writing, failed
to pass; ayes 10, noes IA.
G. B. 16, in relation to the re-
demption of lands sold for taxes,
passed.
The memorial relating to Alaskan
furs fisheries was indefinitely post
posted.
c. B. II, amending act incorpor-
ating the city of Sprague, after con.
siderable discussion, was laid on tho
table.
H. B. 50, repeating incorporation
act of LaConner, passed.
Judge Lewis introduced II. b.
SO, for an act to license and regu-
late the traffic in Intoxicating liquors
Mr.. Perkins, H. B. 95. relating to
compensation OF certain officers OF
Garfield county.
MIR. Cooke introduced bill (91,
to remove the county seat Of Yaki-
ma from Yakima City to North Yaki.
ma.
Mr.. Fem, a bill authorizing Di
rectors of School District AZ to boz
row money.
MIR. Goodell called up the Monte
sano charter. 1t being very volum
inous, the members began leaving
the hall, when a motion was mad,
to suspend the reading and place i,
on its final passage.
Motion carried and bill passed.
Mr.. Wells, Fem, Dennison, Hill
Adams, Arrasmith, Lindsey and
Terry asked to be excused from ut
tendance tomorrow. The gentle
men were excused.
House adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. %.
COUNCIL.
Four members absent, excused.
II. B. SO, to appropriate funds fo
payment of hoard and tuition o
deaf-mutes, passed.
House bill for relief of J. H. Nc
Graw, Sheriff OF King county
passed.
II. B. 30, fixing the time and ten
ure of office, passed.
The Pomeroy charter was thcI
taken up and passed.
G. b. %, all act relating to assess
ment and collection Of taxes, OK
tending time for payment Of take
to March l, 1856. House amend
ments concurred in.
\ number of House bills were 10
ferred to appropriate committees.
A recess was taken to enable tn,
Printing Committee. to report OF
II. j. resolution authorizing bids fol
printing Governors Message. Or
reassembiing, the report was adopt
cd, amending the resolution by
striking out 90, 600" as tho numboi
of copies to be forwarded to NeSOr
leans and substituting 1000,
and one half the edition authorize
GO ,O0O) have covers attached.
Council then ijourned to Janu
airy "a.
After the usual order, of openin,
the session,
On motion OF Mr.. Byrd, ii. Il. 9
making an appropriation of = 800 70
securing an exhibit ut the New Or
leans Exhibition, was taken up
I Eill PASSED; Mcssfs. Perkins an,
Tefft voting no.
G.. b. %, was taken from the table
1t is an act relating to the assesmen
and collection of taxes, and dosicnc,
to make the times of assessing AM
collecting of revenue uniform Will
those of the Eastern district.
a proposition to amend, was mad,
by Mr.. kinnear, providing that NJ
penalty shall be added TO delinquen
taxes of 1855 in the Western DIS
trict until March LIST, 1889, thus
making the postponement temper
airy measure. Amendment carried
Bill then passed; MessIs. Byrd
Knowles, Lewis, Ostrauder, Perkins
and Teflt voting no.
Mr.. GoodeIl presented II petition
from citizens Of Chehalis county
praying for local option; referred.
II. b. 81, removing tho county
seat of Yakima county from Yakima
city to North Yakima, was ON motion
made the order of the hour.
Mr.. Dunbar (Mr. Cooke in tho
chair) urger delay in action upon
this bill. There was some oppos.
ition to the movement and he wanted
to have both sides of the question to
have q fair hearing. If the measure
was forced through. no would be
compelled to vote against it.
Messrs. Kinnear, Ostrander, Good
ell and others oppose considcrati ion
OF the bill out of its regular order
Several members had been excused
from attendance at this session, and
it might not DO acting in good faith
to act during their absence
Mr.. Cooke, the Representative,
from the county Interested, said Ia
was willing for tho bill to take il,
regular course.
A vote was then taken, and the
House refused to pass the bill to {
third reading.
House bill authorizing tho clerl
to receive bids for 20, 900 copies OF
the Governors message, passed.
House proceeded TO the selection
of a Journal Clerk-Mrs. Manly
was elected.
Mr.. Munday introduced II. H.
80, repeating Sections 2,0G7 to 2,O7
Of the Code; referred to Educa,iona
Committee.
Mr.. Cooke II. Il. 100, to incoipor
ate the town of EllensburS Re
ferred to Committee on Counties.
DR.. Ostrandcr III. Is. l0l, amend
ing an act for protection of fish ant
game; referred to Committee on Az
riculture.
House adjourned to Jan. ID.