Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-12
LEGISLATIVE PRoCEEDISCs.
OLYMPIA, Jan. IL.


cLinflAy stu IL.
THE COUNCIL.
Mr.. Ferguson introduced petitions
from citizens of Snohomish asd skaqit
counties in favor Of local option.
Mr.. Reasis also introduced a number
OF petitions relative to the same matter.
Mr.. Ferguson introduced G. b. So. to
amend section 1852 Of the Code BY
striking therefrom Snohomish County
Passed.
Mr.. Young O. b. go. to incorporate the
city OF Tscom,.
Mr.. Resvis in reduced @. B. 81, to
authorize the legal voters OF DougI.s
County TO vote on the location of their
county seat.
Also G. 2. 81, relative TO manner of
commencing civil actions.
O. b 63. by Mr.. McRsavy, to amend
section 2t2l relative 10 formation Of
corporations.
House memorials 6 and 7. to improve
the North and south Forks of Lewis
River, were adopted.
@. B. 81, relsting to Prosecuting At
tornsys, passed.
The Penitentiary bill was taken up
and discussed.
A petition was read, praying that the
Legislature may make arrangements
for keeping the oonvicts so as not TO in
tsrfsre with honest labor on the out
side, a. the contract for keeping the
olnviots intsrferss with the working
interests Of the Territory.
Mr.. Crosby moved to strike out Sec
sion Is Of the bill, authorizing the Gov
ernor to contract with Billings. Sbead
and others for the care of conviets. Mo-
ton lost.
Mr.. Ferguson rose to q question of
order, and called attention 20 the organ
10 act, which refuses to allow more than
one subject to be treated in any one bill.
Tbs title Of the present bill 10 to Build
q Penitentiary," and new section is
included to make contract with GER
tain persons
Section IL was strickes out and the
bill passed.
Counoili adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bills passed we're as follows
Mr.. Rinnear's bill allowing religious
corp Iratious to form supplemental
| charters.
Vancouver charter amended.
Bills Of ladiuR and ware house receipts.
All wing homestead settlers to petit
| ton for roads.
Bill relating to breeding animals.
Goldendale and Ainsworth charters.
The bounty for scslps Of animals bill
was tabled.
II. b. No. l5s, by Mr.. kinnear, for
formation Of corporations.
Mr.. Ostrander. h. b. No. l59, 10 ex-
smpt women from jury duty when
reasonable excuse 10 gwen.
a II
survey of roads.
Mr.. tMundsy, Of King. called the at
tention of the House 70 the fact that
House memorial No. 9, which had pass
| ed both Houses. was nothing more nor
| less than she petition which had been
presented by the people OF Ciallam,
praying for military road.
Mr.. Deanison considered this to be
one Of the results Of hasty Legislation.
several members had suggestions TO
offer on the sabjsct, and fnally the
| whole subject VAS tuned over TO the
Oomnittee on Memorials.
Mr.. Wells art sian well bill passed,
| appropriatins $tOU0 for boring wells In
franklin and Adams ooantics.
II. b. No. -, which died . few days
ago, vas resufreoted tod,y. Thus Che
| hs ,s SCHOOL Districs No. I Gill be able
to borrow money after all.
House then adjourned.
Az Il appears thai either thel appro-
pristion for printing bills has ruu cut,
| or the nuubes of copies furnished the
| II ,use aud Council has been reduced. 10
10 90 be regretted that hereafter the
| reporters of the press will only receive
oas eopy of all bills. instead of the SIX
copies furnisheA % all former sessions.
| rhe press has been ignored and sup
plies cot dovn in every possible way
curing the present session. They have
peen refused stationery. reports, etc.,
and with difficulty succeeded in aotain
| inc tables within the bar. when 10 ~
considered that 10 10 through the preos
that the news Of the doinas OF the
| Legislature are made known TO the
world, and through its means the con-
stitpeuts Of each honorable gentleman
are posted - 10 his record In the LeRis-
lasivc Assembly, 10 10 sincerely 20 De
regretted thAt the members cannot az
ford to zee that the representatives OF
the press are treated With az least %
much consideration as daring prsv,oas
tfrms. The Office Of reporter, especially
of the legislature, 10 no sinesure, and
| II in worthy of some slight appreciation
At the hands Of ths memoera 1ee
reporters are unable 20 say where the
blame rests, bus they are uaanitnous IN
dsuunciation Of the manner In which
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