Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-15

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The Chair ruled it out of order,
after the third reading.
Munday said the question was of
such importance that he hoped
discussion and his substitute would
not be choked off for technical lul-
ing, and he did not think the ruling
applied to substitutes, but to amend
utntS.
The chair maintained its position,
and Munday appealed.
The decision was sustained and
Munday then called for the yeas and
nays, but Manly and Kinnear called
Il point Of order, and it was not al
lowed.
Then Dunbar (the gentleman from
Clarke III the chair) entered upon a
defense of his memorial, saying that
it was sufficient for his county-the
one most interested lie was
sure broader one would be entirely
Ineffective.
Munday, in support of his meas
ure, said he didn't believe in m akine
two bites of cherry, and that me
mortal asking for the forfeiture of ell
unearned lands was thing to pass,
and that Dunbar was too good a
lawyer not to know that a part of it
could not be asked or granted.
Lewis went into long TRADE
against the railroad, and said he
would support both memorials il
Munday's was introduced, after the
passage of Dunbar's, and that if he
eA hot Introduce one, such as he
had intimated his to be, he (Lewis)
would, and much more to the same
effect.
The memorial passed, and then
Munday asked leave to introduce
his, which was granted, and the me-
mortal referred.
Kinnear called up his bill (54) pro-
viding n form for deeds, morts ages,
cic. i'll briefer shape than at pre-
sent. Such technical bill could
not have been expected to develop
such an interesting cross-fre as il
met. One of its provisions is that
:" it shall not be necessary to take
the separate acknowledgement OF
the wife, except as to mortgages OF
the homestead.
Lewis saw in this an encroachment
upon the rights o: women in that lie
thought the provisions of the law as
it stands that the officer taking the
acknowledgment shall fully apprise
her (the wife) of her rights and the
effects of her signing such mortgage
"shall be annulled by this act" II
the gentlemen will have the bill
cover that point he would favor it,
otherwise ho would not.
Kinnear said the present law on
that point was not changed by this
bill and he did not think Lewis had
stated his real objections to the
measure; that he had charged him
with incompetency in effect and that
if he (Lewis) objected to the bill he
should offer an amendment.
Lewis replied quite hotly at this.
His motives had been impusned, he
said, which was, to say the least,
unparliamentary and les lawyer
unprofessional. He (Lewis) had
been taught III the school of good
society better than to do such a
thing. He denied that he had
charged Kinnear with incompetency
and if he (Kinncar) would keep his
temper they would get along better.
Kinnear seplied that he had been
taken up in a wrong spirit. He had
said what he did say in perfect good
nature and he had not intended and
did not (and if Lewis thought differ
emily be was wrong, for he-Kin
near-knew that he did not) intend
to insult the gentleman; they were
good friends and he (Kinnear) liked
Lewis and thought highly of his
ability, etc. He moved that the bill
be recommitted to the committee,
and tho petition prevailed.
Lewis introduced bill requiring
that all railroads fence their road.
The committee having charge oi
that section of the Governors Mes
scge relating to insane, reported O
bill further providing for their care.
The act to amend the charter OF
Sprague, with sections allowing the
license of gambling houses and
houses Of i'll fame stricken out, was
reported and passed.
The bill to incorporate Ellensbure
passed.
A message from the Council an
nounced that the amendment of the
general court bill, changing the
court for certain time from Sprague
to Ritzville, had not been concurred
in, and that Messrs. Reavis and
Isaacs had been appointed com
mittee of conference. Lewis and
Manly were appointed from the
House.
Lewis, upon motion, was appoint
ell to confer with the Judiciary
Committee on kinnears bill.
Adjourned.
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