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

W. tht appointment W an AttoiHtN
General.
II. b. 81, amending section 2,7GS
of tie Code, i'll relation tothc duties
of Sheriff.
Ii. Is. IS. by Lewis, to provide
for re- establishment of lost and un-
certain land boundaries.
The bill relating to mortgage Oh
personal property failed to pass on
final vote.
House Adjourned to IL \. NJ. Mon
day.
MONDAY, Dec. 81.
Having met pursuant to adjourn
ment,
Mr.. McReavy, by request, pre-
scented u large number OF petitions
for local option, and Mr.. Gable sub
mitted others on tie same subject.
The petitions were REFER ed.
Mr.. Renvis introduced &. B. 81
(by request of the W. G. L. U.) to
prohibit the sale OF intoxicating
liquors, 10 take effect from aud after
January /, 1887; referred to Educa-
tionai Committee.
G. Is. 30 was also introduced to
incorporate city OF North Yakima.
\ number of House bills were
then referred to appropriate COM
mitiees.
\ communication from the Cover
nor was read transmitting letter from
Secretary of the Treasury.
The order of tho day being the
location of u county seat in Spokane
county, the matter was thoroughly
discussed by Messrs. Jacobs, Reavis.
McReavy. Ferguson and Isaacs, after
which it was passed by the following
vote: Ayes. Messrs. Bowen, Car
son, Crosby, Ferguson, Isaacs,
Reavis, Young and Mr.. President
S. Noes, Messrs. Gabel, Jacobs,
McReavy-3.
The Council then took a recess,
and on reassembling concurred in
House amendments to resolution OH
adjournment.
After which, the Council ad-
journed.
1let pursuant to ad
Committee on Ways Means and
Claims reported bill appropriatins
$500 for board and tuition of deaf
mutes, which passed.
The bill amending the Cole in re-
lation to bounty for killing wild ami
mails, was laid on the table for future
consideration in connection with
Judge Donnison's bill for the same
object.
The bill appropriating $500 for
expenses of experimenting Bush and
Alullan, indicted for abstracting Ger.
tain papers from the office of the
District Court n. Seattle, at Red
Bluff, California, in favor of j. II.
McGrath, Sheriff of King county.
This bill was incurred to fee M at.
torney at Red Bluff, who sue
ceeded by extraordinary effort in
holding the prisoners until the re.
QUESTION was obtained from the
Governor. They were. however, re-
leased on a writ of habeas corpus,
while en- route for Seattle, at Veto.
ria. Considerable discussion en-.
sued on this bill but it finallypassed
by an almost unanimous vote.
The bill authorizing q school dis.
trict in Tacoma to appropriate Ger.
tain moneys for erection of school
house passed.
MIR. Lewis introduced, by reques,
of the Executive, bill fixing tho
term OF Territorial officers. Makes
the terms commence on the ID Mon
day OF February of alternate wears.
MIR. Munday moved to amend by
substituting % Monday in March.
The motion was lost, and bill passed
under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. Lindsey, a bill to prevent de
ceptions in sale of dairy products;
referred to Committee on Agricul-
ture and ordered printed with the
bill introduced by Mr.. Munday on
the same subject.
MIR. Munday (92) a bill relating
to assault and battery; referred.
G. j. r. 3, relating to adjourn.
ment for the holidays was taken up.
Resolution providing that adjourn
ment be from Thursday Dec. oath,
to Monday, Jan. 4th. Amended by
changing the first date to the 23d
and the last the ID.
DR.. Ostrander a bill exempting
from road tax such persons as shall