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

House adjourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. %.
COUNCIL.
Mr.. Day introduced G.. B. "a, to
amend the act i'll relation to prosecu-
ting attorney, defining their duties
and fixing their compensation.
Ais" c. &. 30, to incorporate the
city of Pomeroy.
Mr.. Carson, G. b. SO, in relation
TO pubic schools in incorporated
towns aud cities.
Mr.. Isaacs, G. B. 81, providing
for permanent location of Territorial
Penitentiary at Walla Walla.
Mr.. Reavis, G. b. 3S, to amend
Chapter 155 of Code, relating to
courts aid fixing time of holding
terms.
Mr.. Carson, C. B. 80, in relation
to highways.
Also c. b. 40, protection of fish
and game; passed.
Also G. b. IL, amending Section
1 ,1S4 of Code.
II. b. Providing for teaching ply
sioloGy AMI hygiene in public
schools, passed.
III. Il. :" amend criminal practice
act 1e!r..o 10 crime OF larcencv
passed.
Mes age from Governor transmit.
ting rtno:t OF atatutory visitors tx
Insane Hospital read and referred
Flag ordered to be hoisted and
lowered each day Oh capital.
III. D. IS, relating to Offences
against public peace, passed.
IL. 3. 50, providing what sha!
constitute seal, passed.
Council then adjourned.
Mr.. Cooke presented u petition
for the removal Of the county seat
of Yakima signed by IT'S names, also
Il remonS!rance thereto with 32l
namos.
Judge Lewis presented petition
from citizsns Of Kitsap protesting
against repeal Of the special road
law.
Judge Dennison, petition of the
Spor.men' Club, suggesting amend
ments TO the game law; to the pro.
visions relating to bounties Oh wild
animals, and for legislation to pro-
tect hunting dogs.
Mr.. Fem, petition from Schoo
District IL, Spokane county, for au
thority TO borrow money.
Mr.. Perkins. n petition relating to
compensation of officers III Garfield
county.
Mr.. kinnear, of the Joint Commit.
tee on Printing, submitted repor,
recommending that 10000 copies Of
Governor message with statistics
be printed, and that bids be invited
for tho work, up to January ID, ac'
companied by resolution, which
was referred.
Committee on judiciary reported
substitute for the habitual drunk
ard bill which had been referred tc
it.
A discussion ensued on motion
of Mr.. Byrd to lrike out the re.
quirement for tho Probate Judge tc
furnish copies of the act to liquo,
sellers, for posting.
Mr.. Dowar said he was opposed
10 all such legislation. He was not
in favor OF posting either the drunk
ards names or the act, or authoriz-
ing any act which will humiliate the
drunkard or his family.
DR.. Hill thought it was intended
to save rather than humiliate the
t,runkard. 1t was to prevent the
sale of intoxicants to men who could
not restrain their own. nppetites.
Amendment adopted.
DR.. Ostrander moved to amend by
requiring the names of habitual
drunkards to be posted " in some
conspicuous place." Carried.
Mr.. Lindsey moved to amend by
making it n misdemeanor for any
person adjudscd an habitual drunk.
ard to become intoxicated.
Judge Lewis opposed the amend
ment. Drunkenness was q disease
and should not be punished for a
mania they could not control.
Mr.. Perkins thought that prohib.
ition was the only relief from the
disease.
Mr., Mccall believed that in some
cases stimulants were beneficial, and
that the act would tend to humilia:e
the drunkard and his family.
Mr.. Fudge thought that there was
enough law now on the statute book
to restrain the evil.
Amendment was then put to vote
and lost, and the bill was sent tc
the Engrossing Committee.
II. d. 81. amending Sec. 2,7Gs
of Code, relating to duties of deputy
sheriffs, passed.
The Speaker gave notice of sign.
ing an act relating to divorces; al
act changing the name of Marx
Twain Kinder to Mark Twain Selby,
and one changing the name of Mrs
Delay to Harlow.
H. B. IS, to re. establish lost
boundaries OF land; Engrossine
Committee.
II. Il. IL, relating to the admission
of attorneys-at-law came up on its
second reading.
Mr.. Dunbar offered an amend
ment that the bill should not go into
effect until July, 1886, and support
ed the proposition by an earnest ap,
peal. 1t proscribes longer course
OF preparation than the present law
and it would result in hardship and
disappointment to applicants who
were making effort for admission a,
the approaching terms of Court
Amendment was adopted.
A discussion then ensued on the
merits of the bill, the expression be.