Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-02-05

2 973 to 2 976 of the code.
Council bill III, to amend the
amendment to section 2,6l5, chapter
2U4, OF tho code.
COUNCIL.
WEDNESDAY, Feb 3.
II. b. g., to prevent deception in
the manufacture and sale of butter
and cheese, passed.
Mr.. Reavls, by leave, introduced
c. b. 1873. changing the name of As
sotin to Aso'in.
II i. 30, appropriating $500 fol-
incidental expenses of Governors of
fee came up.
Judge jacobs objected to this ap.
preparation. The United States was
the proper source for such funds to
emanate from, and he would not
place at the disposal of the Governor,
or any other officer, such an amount
of money without knowing what OBJ
jects it was intended to subserve.
Mr.. Ferguson said the fund was
intended to pay express charges on
books, etc.
On motion the bin was laid on the
table till tomorrow.
The House bill to regulate the
management of railroads, was re.
ported back by the committee, with
recommendation for indefinite post
ponement.
Mr.. Bowen moved that the bill be
indefinitely postponed.
This called Judge Jacobs to his
feet and his usual argument against
corporate power, delivered on so
many occasions the present session
was rehashed.
Mr.. Isaacs favored the bill, with
some notifications. He came here
to protect corporations as we'll as the
people.
Mr.. Reavis said that the people OF
Eastern Washington, of all parties
and all classes, imperatively demand
the enactment of this law. He stated
as a lawyer that there were state
ments made in the report of the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means, which
with adjudication of the
involved. He declared
that the regulation of freight and
charges. of erection of ele-
vators. of discrimination for or
against certain communities, are le-
ultimate subjects of legislation. If
you refuse to pass this bill there will
be no Democrat or Republican in
Eastern Washington next Fall. We
are this morning considering bill
that has been more anxiously dis.
cussed than any other bill presented
this session.
Mr.. Neal said if he thought the
statement of the committee was true
that it would retard the building of
he would oppose the bill.
But he did not believe it. The ar
gument was not new. It had been
tried in the State he lived in in 1880,
and Notwithstanding the same state
ment was made in the interest of
corporate power, it resulted quite
differently, and the institution OF q
Board OF Commissioners to regulate
traffic was the means of great benefit
to the people.
The vote was then taken on the
motion to indefinitely postpone, re-
sulting rs follows:
Ayes - Messrs. Bowen, Carson,
Crosby, Gabel, McReavy, Young and
Mr.. President-7.
Noes--Messrs. Ferguson, Isaacs,
Jacobs. Neal and Reavis-5.
So this remnent of the "Seattle
Idea" went by the board.
G. B. 1873, relating to duties of Lii
brarian, requiring that the Library
be kept open daily, and Librarian
have care and custody of the Capitol
building. Makes the salary 81 900.
Mr.. Neal said the sole object of
this Legislature seemed to be to ap-
propriate money or raise the salaries
Of office-holders. The object of this
bill seemed to be to farm out soft
thing for some political favorite.
The present salary of $500 is suffi-
cient for the amount of service re-
quired.
Motion to insert $500 instead of
81 900 was lost. Also one to insert
$3.50.
Bill then passed: Messrs. Gabel,
Jacobs. Neal and Reavis voting no.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following passed:
G. B. 121, registration of voters in
Spokane county.
H. M. 1G, praying amendment of
homestead laws.
H. B. 218, to change boundary
line of Kittitas and Yakima counties.
H. B. 100, irrigation of Yakima
county.
H. L. 256, relief of clerks.
H. NJ. 2, for admission to state.
hood.
H. B. 24S. building scboolhouse
at LaCentre, Clarke county.
G. M. z, for restoration of I'M
earned lands, lost.
H. NJ. 20, for issuance of patents,
postponed.
H. M. IL, relative to unearn.d
lands, lost.
The following nominations were
confirmed.
Board of Education
First Judicial District, r. C. Kerr.
Second l.. f. FOllansbec.
Third d" II. J. Swim.
Fourth l.. II. Prather.
Coal Mine Inspector-James ii. Wat
son.
Penitcntiary COmmissioners-H. f.
johnson, o. &. White and nj. NJ. Bane.
Trustee Hospital for the Insane-Geo.
ID. Shannon.
HOUSE.
House resolution was introduced
by MIR. Lewis, praying the enactment
by Congress of laws against extortion