, 1885-12-24
The Legislature.
COUNCIL.

OLYAPIA, Dec. i. "A message was re
ceiyed from the Governor transmitting
the report of Ezra Meeker, Commits
sioner to the New Orleans Exposition,
informing the Executive of his arrival
in New Orleans. The report states that
The exhibit of Washington Territory,
while not rs large as it might be, is yet
quite fair, comprising 4C0 cases, weigh
ing 80 tons. The Commissioner asks
for an appropriation OF $4,000, and III
forms the Governor that new and more
commodious space has been obtained.
The message and report were referred TO
Committee on Federal Relations, with
instructions to report by bill.
Mr.. Jacobs INTRODUCED y. B. No. .,
for the assessment and collection o! taxes,
making taxes delinquent March Isl, 1856.
Rqfei.ed.
Byr. Young, c. Is. &c, authorizing the
Directors of West Tacoma Scho.: Dis
trict to borrow $500 for buildila pur
poses.
Substitute for &. Is. %, for purchase OF
postage stamps, was read and ge-referred
for amendment.
Bill to amend Sprague City charter.
Passed.
c. B. 20, relating to mortgages on per-
sonal property. Passed.
O.B. ., to amend Code 0i 1881, Sec
ton 3l7, and to repeal Section 349, in Ee-
lation to exemptions, was laid on The
table.
{. 3. 10, to fix i,oation OF certain
county seats, was tabled.
HOUSE.
December 15.-Various petitions were
read and referred.
Mr.. Lindsey introduced a memorial,
pra ing for Gn appropriation to improve
the south fork OF Lewis river.
House bill amending the charter OF
Vancouver was taken up and re-reterred
to the Committee on Corporations.
House bill, substitute FOR Council bill
amending section % OF this CodJs, relat-
ing to the time commencing aa:iona,
passed.
House bill, 10 suppress and punish
prize fighting, ordered engrossed.
Ir Dunbar introduced a bill to amend
section 2747 Of the code, relative to
redemption of county orders.
Mr.. Munday introduced resolution
creating a special committee 10 consider
ali petitions relating to the Chinese
grievance.
Mr. Kinnear introduced bill in rela-
ton TO false weights and measures.
Mr.. Munday also introduced 3 bill on
the same subject.
Gir, Ostrander introduced bin to
amend section $50 of the code, to anaend
the criminal practice act relative to
larceny.
Dir. KinneGr introduced a bill to
protect telegraph companies. Also
amending the code in the act relative to
interpretations.
MIR. Manly introduced a bill for the
relief of James O'Laugh!1n.
4 bill was introduced to change the
name of Mark Twain to Mark Twain
Sel5y.
The resolution to adjourn over the
holidays was made the special order for
Monday.
COUNCIL.
OLYMPIA, Dec. 1G-Fergusep moved
to furnish the Governor aud Secretary
with copies ot printed bills. Adopted.
Tacoma Hall reading room was adopted
as committee room.
II. 3. 6, to remove the county seat OF
Franklin county to Pasco, was reported
by the committee. Objection weg made
that the biI! was not full enough to make
it effective. Objection withdrawn and
bill passed.
&C. B. 26-Bil allowed the West Taco
ma School Directors to borrow money.
Passed.
The postage stamp appropriation bill,
after flying around from post to pillar.
Judge JGcobs in the ncauwhile "haageg-
ing and thiTsting for postage stamps"
was al last brought to a iocua, and every
member seemed relieved when 1t came TO
4 final passage. It was passed., the
Democrats delegation all voting No.
c. 3. II, to amend section 1858, to