Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-15
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Uu,ier the first order of business
this morning, Lewis In'rotucel a
resolution asking Of the Auditor
some Information as to how many
copies of tue reports ordered and re-
qulred of the Public Printer had
been delivered, as he had not re-
ceived as many of the same as he re-
quired. 1t was adopted.
Manly introduced House memo
rial No. 10, setting forth that the
commerce of Puget Sound was in
creasinS rapidly; that the islands i'll
the same were becoming thickly
populated; the mails We're carried
between them on daily boats; that
many of said islands were rock
bound and dangerous; and asking
that lights and fog bells be erected
at different points through the San
Juan archipelago. Referred.
Munday's House memorial IL,
asking for the forfeiture of all the
unearned lands of the Northern Pa
citic Railroad, introduced yesterday,
WAS read and referred.
Arrasmith introduced House me
mortal II, praying Congress to pass
an act returning to the public do
main all the lands of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, not earned, and
providing that persons who have
taken up these lands may be given
perfect title.
Kinnear introduced q joint-rosolu-
ton that the committee on Peniten-
tiary be instructed to visit that in
stitution at Seatco, the expense being
provided for by the powers that be.
Adopted.
The general court bill was recon-.
mended to pass as amended by the
conference committee, which cut
out the Ritzville court.
Wells, of Adams, argued against
the amendment. He said that he
had been promised that Douglas
county should be joined to Adams
for judicial purposes; that the ma
jority of the people Of that county
wanted it SO, and that the whole
scheme by which the bill had been
changed was a sly move to de.eat
that object.
The report of the committee was
adopted and the bill passed as
amended.
Munday introduced House me.
mortal 13, setting forth the need of
further provisions and restrictions
against the Chinese. Referred to
special committee on Chinese.
Upon motion, Ostrander was added
to that committee.
Dennison presented a series of
resolutions adopted at meeting of
tue Patrons of Husbandry, setting
forth that the high salaries of county
officers were responsible for much of
the taxation of the people, and re-
comending reduction in these of
% per cent, excepting those of
County Commissioners; that the fee
of the Sheriff for collection of delin-
quent taxes be reduced to 5 per
cent; that the general assessment
i'll counties containing q property
valuation of above two millions
should not exceed two per cent; one
million three per cent; and less
than one million four per cent. The
resolution was referred.
Mr.. Kinnear, from the committee
on Printing, reported q bill in &C.
cordance with the provisions of the
specifications upon which bids had
been asked aud in acceptance of the
bid of the Ledger. \ communica-
ton was read from the Ledger set.
ting forth that inasmuch as the time
in the specifications had been limited
and the bid offered with the under
standing that, if accepted, notice
would be givea at once and that had
not been done, the time would have
to be extended or the bid would be
withdrawn.
MIR. Lewis offered amendment TO
extend the time until March 1st.
Adopted.
Mr.. Kinnear stated that the com
mittee on Printing from the Council
wanted to insert in the bill a stipu-
lation for 4S-pound paper, and as
that had not been part of the
specifications, tho House committee
had opposed this. and the chairman
of the Council committee being
chairman of the joint committee lad
not called meeting since the dis
agreement, AMI hence the delay in
the matter.
MIR. Byrd enquired if tho chair
man of the Council committee by
this neglect could defeat the pur-
pose of resolution adopted in both
houses.
MIR. Lewis spoke strongly on this
subject. The printers of the Terri
tory had been asked to bid for work
to be done according to u sample
furnished. Several bids had been
returned in good faith and it was
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the lowest bidder, and it was mani
festly wrong to require more than
had been called for. 1t had been
said there were two kinds of paper
in the sample. Then so much worse
for the Public Printer, who had been
required to furnish but one kind.
The public printer had been directed
to furnish $50 copies, aud they were
due long since, but so far only 6
sample bad been placed before them
The bill should pass as prepared.
Mr.. Manly wanted immediate &C
ton on the bill. More time had
been consumed through au attempt
to beat printer out of $50 thar
would have made up the difference
between the bids. The bill should
go to its final passage at once.
1t went, and passed rs amended
and was sent to theiCouncil for con
currence.
The bill amending the charter o
Spokane Falls, passed.
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