, 1886-01-30
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CoCCNIL.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 27.-The bill for
the repealing OF the gross earnings
tax law consumed the whole day in
the council Jacobs delivered long
argument in favor Of the bill. 1t
was defeated by the following vote:
Ayes-Ferguson Gdbel, Isaacs, Neal,
Jacobs and ReaviS. Noes-BOwen,
Carson, Crosby, McReavy, Young
and Day.
Young introduced a memorial ask
ing for the extension Of the land
grant of the CASCADE division Of the
Northern Pacific railroad to another
congress aud grant certain rights.
Day introduced a bill fixing and
locating county seats.
Carson introduced bill exempt
ing invalils from poll tax.
Young introduced a bill to provide
for a railroad commission.
Crosby introduced bill providing
for the collection Of certain debts.
Crosby introduced n bill permitting
the school district Of Lewis county
to issue bonds aud borrow money.
Bowen introduced a bill providing
for the distribution Of the laws Of the
present legislative session.
Also a bill requiring the registra-
tiOn of voters who vote on the lOca-
lion Of county seats.
Rpavis intrOducrd n bill to remove
the capital Of the territory to north
Yakima.
Reavis introduced a bill per-
mttting the school district Of
Yak ina county to borrow money.
MCRedVy introduced bill appro-
priating $1,000 for territorial
library,
HOUSE.
The following bills were passed:
Fixing the liquor license as fol-
lows: For wholesale houses, $3.50;
wholesale malt liquors, 500; retail
liquor, $500; retail malt liquor, $500;
druggist, 800.
The bill granting mining cOmpan-
les the right Of eminent domain.
This IS the last day for the intro
duCtiOn Of bills in the, house. COun-
ril bills 70 the number Of l26 have
been introduced.
Wells introduced bill fixing two
mills as the territorial tax.
Hill introduced II bill making the
assessor an independent officer in
jefferson county.
Wells introduced II bill to provide
for the location Of roads in Adams
county.
Lyf-,..o. f.t-o.l,,.,I d, BsIN ., ,,o,,,
late the formation Of corporations.
Mccall introduced a bill for the
relief Of the Tacoma lodge literary
association.
Lewis introduced a bill 10 Eegu-
late the license Of travelling agents.
Lewis introduced a bill tn license
insurance companies.
GDOdell Introduced bill pr1Vid
ing for the publication Of the laws Of
the territory.
Lindsey introduced hill author
izing clerks ofcOun;y school districts
to borrow money.
Mccall introduced memorial
authorizing Columbia county to bor-
row money.
Mundny introduced n memorial
for the improvement Of the Nam
sock river.
Lewis introduced u bill to npprO-
pirate money for the incidental eX-
penses Of the session.
COUNCIL.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 2S.-The commit |
tee reported against the bill taxing |
the equitable claims of the Northern |
Pacific railroad lands,
Mundny's bill prohibiting public
cOrpnrOTi0nS from employing Chi
nese failed to pass, the vote stood,
ayes, Ferguson, Jacobs, McRenvy, |
Mel and RpaYis. Noes, Bowen, |
Carson, Gabel, Isaacs, Young and
Day.
The bill to provide for the printing
Of the governors report, passed.
The bill apprnpriating $1,000 to
bore artesian wells in Adams county, |
passed.
The bill Incorporating Pomeroy,
passed.
The bill for the appointment by the |
governor Of an attorney general Of
the territory passed.
The bill to memOTialiZe congress to |
pension the survivors Of the Indian |
war Of 1855, passed.
A bill authorizing Lewis county to
issue bonds to build public roads was
introduced.
A bill to incorporate Centralia was
intn1duced.
A hill tn levy and for the collection
Of taxes on railroad property was in
troducPd.
The report Of the joint committee |
on the charter Of Seattle was adopt |
ed. The charter as passed exempts |
Improvements on property and street
assessments.
A memorial asking for the fortifi-
cation Of Puget sound passed.
HOUSE.
Manley's bill, that commissioners
be allowed to levy a special road
tax in WhatcOm county not TO ex-
eeed ten mills, was indefinitely post
poned.
Wells hill providing for the open
ing Of roads in Adams county passed.
Kinnpar's bill providing for a mtii=
tary code was indefinitely postponed.
HOUSE.
OLYMPIA, Jan. ga bill allow
ing the county commissioners To
pay bounties for killing wild ami
mails, with an amendment that
Clarke county he allowed to pay
double the stipulated amount for the
same purpose passed.
Fenn's bill TO allow the school dis
trict Of Spokane county to borrow
money to build school houses pas.
sed.
The bill requiring the publica-
tion Of public notices in official pa
perS passed.
The hill to incorporate Whatcom,