Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-22

II. ID. 80, 1toulDltiuS uc ciuploN
ment by private and public or quasi
rorporaliuns, of Cinnamon. Pro-
,idts oenally of $50 Der day
for violation of this act.
Judge Lewis thought. that under
he language of the act, one or two
ARE corpor,,ions were excepted by
,mplic,tl. II from the operation Of
he hill. He moved an amendment
making its provisions applicable
likewise to corporations organized
under the laws of the United States.
if there Was any doubt as to the
cons;i.u;ionaiiiy of such provision,
let It he maze and the courts decide
as to its legality.
Mr.. Munday was certain that the
provision could not be legally made.
This Was the opinion of the commit
tee and the matter had been we'll
DISCUSS Il.
MIR. Kinnear thought the Legis-
lature should make no discrimination
n framing the act. The object of
the bill SHOULD be to make its provi
sions uniform, to apply to all alike.
He had doubts of the constitutional
ity of any legislation Oh the subject.
He was in favor of passing COM
prehensive law and let the courts
decide as to its constitutionality.
This Legislature was not circum-
cumscribed by any constitutional
provisions, Congress alone being the
arbitrator of the justice and legality
of legislative acts. Selah.
DIR. Ostrander, at the beginning
of the debate, favored the bill; but
discussion had developed the fact
that there was much doubt of the le-
paity of the act. He would now
vote against the amendment and OPP
pose the bill ON final passage.
MIR. Wells doubted very much
whether even Congress could legal
izs the act. Treaty stipulation
might limit even the supreme legisla-
tive authority.
Judge Dennison wished to afford
every aid to labor possible. He
wanted to go to the verge of the au-
thority possessed by the Legislature.
He did not want to put any respon-
sibility upon the Courts, or openly
violate the Organic Act. He doubt.
ed the authority to pass law which
,, would apply to corporations hereto
fore Incorporated; it would be retro
active in it's effect. We have no au.
tbority to pass a law of this charac
ter, applying to corporations organ.
lied under the authority of Congress
, Mr.. Lewis said the debate was ap.
preaching the point no thought il
, was drifting toto establish elias.
;, legislation. There was q measure
r now before tho Assembly comforting
the power to regulate railroads, anc
- this debate developed in advance
wlat would be tho action of certair
+, gentlemen when that measure came
, up for consideration. The authority
a possessed by the Legislature was un
y limited, except as restricted by Con
gress. If there was any reasonable
!. doubt as to the constitutionalit,
!, Of this measure, the courts woul(
a Sustain it. Judge Sharpstein had
few days ago, declared that th'
people had an undoubted right t,
: regulate railroad traffic. and hi
. opinion was worthy of grave consid
alton. He had no doubt, whatever
n of the right of the Legislature It
! pass this act. King county, at pre-
q sent, has no such corporations with
), in its limit, but establish this class dis
, tinction, and the coal mines would
soon be operated by Chinese labor.
! Mr.. Dunbar (Lindsley in tn,
chair said he did not see wherei,
> this law should be unconstitutional
, He did not think it retro active.
10 would not affect contracts alread,
made. In many of the States an(
Territories, various acts were passet
regulating railroads. We may claim
that under police and sanitary regu
v lations, the Chinese population cal
be excluded whether employed b,
o railroad corporations or individuals
J. There would be very little left in tn
}. law, unless the amendment prevails
r. DR.. Hill believed the act uncon
:. stitutional and would vote agains
the bill.
o DR.. Manly was opposed to infict
ing any legislation on the Territory
}. upon which the lawyers disagreed
g 1t would only make fees fer tina
l. fraternity. If we must have elias
Legislation, he was in favor of pro
y tectiug the doctors as we'll. H
would favor an amendment to ALLOW
), the doctors to introduce an epidemi
d among tho Chinese, and thus sum
h marily settle the vexed question.
;, The amendment was adopted
K those voting no were Messrs. Den
+ nison, Fudge, Hill, Knowles. Manly
Ostrander, Perkins and Wells-8.
n The bill then passed, on the sam
vote, except Mr.. Manly not voting
n being temporarily absent.
:, II. j. r. 81, approving the actor
u of the Governor in calling GU
troops to pcrserve peace during tn
y Chinese excitemement, on the mis-
representations made to him.
Mr.. Dunbar was sorry that thi
l. resolution had been introduced.
J. was not within the province of the As
l. sembly to consider such matters
He moved its indefinite postpone
! ment.
Mr.. Munday said that the Legisla
/ ture had called for information O,
It the subject and that it was eminentl,
G proper.
e Mr.. Dunbar would under tho cir
8 cumstances withdraw his motion.
IS Resolution was adopted.
!, G. B. No. 80, providing for certai,
10 objects.
n The bill was doubtless intended O
1t joke. 1t was based upon an avow