Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-23
LEGISLATIVE PRoCEEDl,CA
OLYMPIA. January eOth. 1855.
THE OoUxCTI

d. b. le6. assessing migratory stock,
passed.
Mr.. Crosby introduced C. B. ss,
the act relating to oonine-
ment of Territorial convsets-
Z. B. 80. by Ar. Ferguson, for certain
porposes.
The Iseoma charter vas made the
special order for Jan. I'd.
ihe bill exempting mortgages from
TAXATION passed; Messrs. Carson, Jacobs
and Neal vsgipg No.
n. b. l5I, to relocate the county seat
OF Cowiuz. passed.
d. b LIZ, building hospitd u for insane,
passed; Msssrs. Carson, Gsbel, Isaacs
and Neal voting No.
.. b. ss, the sheep Law, passed.
II. b. =, to protest bunting dogs, and
the substitute to protect all dogs, was
inashniteiy postponed.
TIE HOUSE,
Mr.. Ostrander presented a petition
from citizens Of Thsrston country pray-
ing for the passage of the militia bill.
House Memorial concerning the evils
arising from the presence of Chinese on
the Pacific coast, and praying for suits-
bic Legislation. came up.
Mr.. Dennissn moved the following
which was lost:
That the erroneous anu unjust i'm
pressiops referred to in this memorial
have been created by statements and
comments published in newspapers out
side Of the Territory, by which eur peo-
pie have been misrepresented and ma
iiRned."
Memorial passed.
d. b. liz passed unanimously.
d. b. l73, relating to laundries, passed;
Mr.. FudQe voting No.
d. Is. l74, contracts With municipal
corporations, passed Messrs. Fudge,
hill, Perkins and Terry voting No.
ID. b. l75, prohibiting employment of
Chinese, passed; Messrs. Dennison, Hill,
Fudge, Knowles, Ostrahder, Perkins and
Wells voting No.
II. j. X. q, conmending the action of
the Governor in causing U. 3. troops to
be called ont during the anti Chinese
was adopted.
Mr.. Munday here stated, in justice to
himself and the Committee on Chinese
an airs, thst the statement made IN the
Tacoma Ledger to the effect that the
committee looked with displeasure and
oe1PtStoA va A<cWcP1PDto3 ocROoa1iA tu0
Portland Oregosfds, for having caused
erroneous impressions to be disseminat-
ed regarding the recent Chinese troubles
in seattle and Tacoma, was incorrect
and untrue, and that the Committee
had never intended to publish any such
At the afternoon session of the House
e. b. III, the revenue Law, was read,
ameAdsd and passed.
Mr.. Denuison introduced II. b. 2O3,
defining the rights Of claimants of real
estate.
Mr.. Ostrander II. b. 2O4. providing
for a term of the Supreme Court in
1886.
Also H. b. 2o5, for the relief of VIM.
Pix.
Mr.. Hill introduced II. J. X. y. au-
thsrizing the Governor to appoint an
agent at Washington. d. c., to collect
claims for the Territory.
The w. c. T. U. held a jubilee at Co
lumbia Hall last evening. in homer of
The passage Of the local option Law.
Short addresses were made By Messrs.
], X. Lewis, u. Jacobs, Miss N. White,
Mrs. Svitzer, Miss O. White, Rev. Messrs.
Campbell, Greer and Han
son, Mr.. Mccall. Mr.. Ferguson and
others.
A bill will be introduced tomorrow to
appropriate money for repairs to the
capitol and surrounding grounds. This
is something that should be done, as the
bsildinq begins TO look rough and the
fence surrounding IL 10 in a disgraceful
condition.
OLYMPIA w. T }, Jan. 22d.
COUNCIL.
Two OF Munday's Chinese bills, which
had already passed the House, (the bill
the licensing OF laundries
conducted by aliens incapable Of citi-
and that forbidding municipal
TO employ such aliens on
public works. we're defeated. Jacobs
made strong argument against the
bill.
kinpear's orphan railroad bill was
taken mp and defeated.
HOUSE,.
A petition vas presented from King
county praying for the passage Of the
militia bill.
The bill regulating railroads and Gre
ating . railroad commission vas passed,
ID unison, Fem. Manly, Perkins and
Wells voting against 1t.
kinnesr's bill providing for the print
ing of 1900 copies of the Governors
report, with map Of the Territory, vas
passed. IL provides that the wsrk shall
be done by the Government, and appro-
pirates tl400 for the purpose.
kinnear introduced bill amending
the probate practice act. Probate Judge
Wood. Of King county, aftervard ap-
peared before the committee and ex-
planned the bill.
Dennison introduoed bill providing
for the inspection Of logs.
Mccall introduced . bill to prevent
minors from visiting saloons.
A bill was introdneed appropriatinR
$500 TO cover the expense Of the com
mission to locate Q hospital for the in
sane In Eastern WashinRton.
Hill introduced Q bill providing reg
istry law for Port Townsend.
Also 9 bill amending the Port Town
send charter.
Cook introduced bill to change the
boundaries Of Yakima and Klickitat
counties
Byrd introduced bill 10 distriba to
eress earnings in Pierce county.
Also bill % enable the city Of TACO
ma to pay lee Indebtedness.
PAssESCERs Fo9 SOUND Po9rs.
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