Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-29

ton from Skamania, and the bill
proposes likewise to dismember tha,
county. The movement had bsen
sprung on the Assembly without no.
tice. He did not dream of such a
thing when he came here. The Rep.
resentative from Cowlitz, another
county to be dismembered, was like.
wise in the dark. The remonstrance
presented this morning embodied
the sentiment of the people on tie
question. Other remonstrances were
being signed, but had not yet
reached him. Clarke was one of
the smallest counties, containing
only 16 townships, it is bounded on
two sides by the Columbia, on an
other by Lewis river. Its bounda-
lies are natural ones. 1t is in com
pact form, almost square. The
county seat is only about 30 miles
from the most remote part of county.
In Klickitat it was 80 miles from the
remote parts of the county, in Yak
ina GO miles. There was no county
whose seat was more centrally and
conveniently situated. The remon-
strances number about l 800, against
the 400 or 500 petitioners asking for
this division. There was another
reason why the old settlers do not
want to give up that part of Clarke
to any other county. 1t embraced
the historic battle-ground" where
Judge VIM. Strong fought a men,
orable battle with Yakima Indians,
and every patriotic impulse protests
against its loss. He submitted a
statement from the county officers
showing the proportion of revenue
paid by the respective districts of
the county, claiming that the " "re-
voting" section paid but small
proportion of taxes in proportion 10
its population.
Mr.. Teft said his county was taken
by surprise by this movement, and
asked the clerk to read letters from
p. S. Rees, Auditor, Jos. Smith and
others of Cowiitz county on the sub
ject. In reply to query from Judge
Dennison asking, Do you oppose
this measure? he replied 81 do,
most emphatically."
Mr.. Goodell said lie represented
Cowli,z likewise. He had received
no information that his constituents
favored this measure, and he was
therefore opposed to it.
The bill passed. Ayes II. hoes 8.
H. B. 202, to authorize Whatcom
county to, bond its credit for money
to build roads, was indefinitely post
poned.
II. 3. 191, exempting smelling
works, nail works. ETC., from taxa
ton for five years.
After u long discussion pro and
con, participated in by several MEM
bers, Judge Lewis introduced an
amendment to include all coal mines
distilleries and breweries, erected
within two years. The amendment
was lost.
Mr.. Dewar submitted ono exempt
ing flour mills. Lost.
DR.. Ostrander one to limit tho ex-
emption till such works are ready
for operation. Amendment adopted
and on motion the bill was inde6.
nitely postponed.
The mortgage tax law was dis
cussed at great length and indef-
nitely postponed.
The following bills were intro
duced and referred:
House bill 2O9, by Kinnear,
amending the Code relating to the
practice in the Probate Court.
2l0, by Manly, to appropriate
s35, 900 to defray the expenses of
the hospital for the insane.
211. by Manly, to prescribe the
manner of selling sulphate and other
preparations of morphine.
212, by Dennison, to amend the
Code relative to the inspection and
measurment of logs and the forma-
ton of lumber districts.
2l3, by Mccall, making it mis-
demeanor for minors to freqnent sa-
looms.
PA, by Fem, providing for the
appointment of commission to Sc.
lect q location for a hospital for the
insane in Eastern Washington.
2l5, by Perkins, fixing salary OF
Probate Judge of Assotin county.
ZIG, by Hill, for registration OF
voters of Port Townsend.
217, by Hill, to incorporate Port
Townsend.
21S, by Cooke, to change the
boundary line between Kittitas and
Yakima counties.
219, by Byrd, to provide for the
distribution in Pierce county of the
fund arising from the gross earnings
law.
220, by Byrd, requiring the re-
cording of a certificate showing the
names and places of residence of all
persons doing business under a
name other than that of an individ'
ual and providing penalty for q
failure to have such certificate re-
corded.
22l, by Brewer, amending the
Code relating to roads.
800. by Brewer, to establish uni
form standard of measurement foI
surveys, and to provide for the erec.
ton and maintenance of official
standards in each of the counties Of
Washington Territory.
223, by Kinnear, an act to au.
thorize the printing of 1900 copies
of the Governors report of 1885,
and maps. Passed under suspen-
sion of rules.
224, by Lewis (by request, relat.
ing to the compensation of judges OF
the Probate Court.
225, by Byrd (by request), to pro-
vide for the payment OF the outstand
ing Indebtedness of the city of New
Tacoma and to levy q tax therefor
upon taxable property within the