Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-29
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRT0RY FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY

there are some other beauties in this
L'l deserving notice. This bill re-
q1lte, al railroad companies to fur
portation over their roads free of
charge. This does not 90 far enough.
Why should it not require these
companies to furnish all Territorial
officers and other magnates with
transportation free of charge? Why
should it not require these com.
panies to furnish these commission
ers with decorated sleeping and din
ing cars free Of charge? Why not
require these companies to furnish
champagne and cigars free of
charge? and other Ictas? Why
not require them to furnish these
commissioners with regalias, like
those of the titled knights of old,
free of charge? Why not require
them to furnish servants in livery
swallow-tailed coats, brass buttons
and cockades all free of charge
This would make the provisions of
the bill consistent, and add new
beauties to it.
Mr.. Lewis answered briefly. He
denied that the power conferred by
the bill could compel any company
to build an inch of road. He de.
clared Judge Dennison's speech was
tho same argument that had been
made repeatedly in conrts of trial.
Mr.. Dewar's maiden speech was
called out by this bill and it had q
poetical turn hardly suggested by
the practical nature of the measure
itself. He dwelt upon the thought
that railroads, where they were mul-
tiplied regulated themselves by the
competition, but that here where a
rugged mountain range barred their
enhance an left one or two roads
which may have dared the pass, to
monopolize and oppress the people
who had come thither and turned
tho sage plains into fields of grain,
these needed some regulation.
The vote was called and resulted
as follows: Ayes-A,rasmitl, Brew
er, Byrd, Cooke, Crutcher, Dewer,
Fudge, Goodell, Kinnear, Knowles,
Lewis, Lindsley, Mccall, Munday,
Ostrander, Tefft, Terry-17; noes
Dennison, Fem, Manly, Perkins
4; Hill and speaker Dunbar absent.
SO the bill passed.
Mr.. Lewis bill, to tax the equita-
bic right and claim of the Northern
Pacific lands. passed.
SATURDAY, Jan. %.
COUNCIL.
Mr.. Crosby introduced joint res
olntion directing Chief Clerks OF both
houses to return all original papers
in their possession to the Secretary
of the Territory, passed. Messrs.
McReavy, Neal, Reavis and Young
voting no.
C. b. 1O5, Mr.. Crosby, amending
1851 of Code.
c. b. 107, Mr.. Carson, making
Justices court court of record aud
authorizing them to use seal.
C. b. 106, Mr.. Carson, amending
Section 1,7O5.
G. B. los, Mr.. Young, amending
Sections 2,479 and 2,4SO, regarding
foreign corporations.
II. B. 1G7, regulating attorneys
fees, passed.
C. b. G2, regulating commence
ment of civil actions, passed.
c. B. 83, regulating salary OF Au-
ditor of Klickitat county, passed.
The Council then went into Com
mittee of the Whole to consider the
School Law.
Speaker Dunbar being ill was ex-
cused for the day.
Mr.. Mccall elected speaker pro
ten.
Judge Dennison presented peti-
ton from Clarke against the dis.
memberment of the county.
Mr.. Perkins one from citizens cf
Garfield against building a jail.
The act to change the name of
Sarah A. Roseberry to Sarah A.
Bradley, passed.
H. B. 199, to amend Sec. 1908 of
the Code was indefinitely postponed.
II. b. 200, to appoint an agent at
Washington to collect claims due
the Territory, for expenses incurred
in Indian invasions, came up on its
third reading.
On a motion to indefinitely post
pone, considerable discussion en-
sued.
Mr.. Wells thought that as we
had Delegate at Washington, there
was no necessity for incurring the
expense of special agent.
Judge Lewis said he did not think
the Delegate was competent for
such task, and he was in favor of
appointing an agent. A joint reso-
luton on the same subject had been
referred to the committee on Ways,
Means and Claims, and he would
now report it, so that it might re-
ceive consideration with the bill.
On motion, the resolution (H. j.
II. 22) was substituted for the bill,
and adopted. Authorizes the Gov.
crnor to appoint claim agent.
ID. Il. lS0, to create and organize
the county of st. Helens, came up
in regular order.
MIR. Lindsey claimed that the in
crease of population of Clarke justi-
fled division. 1t was public ne
cessity to establish local government
whenever increasing numbers scat
tered over a wide area of country
made communication difficult. He
claimed that economy and the con-
venience Of the people appealed ior
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