Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-09
LEGIsLATIvE PReCEEDIseS


EHR E0Csg.
OLIxTrA, January 7th, 1855.
Il. B. No IS. providing for appoint
Dent OF Attorney General, being
brought op for final passage, vas lost.
h. B. No. l25. to amend section 213l
Of Code, vas passed
Il. h. No. "a, relative 10 deeds and
mortgages. vas tabled.
RssoiutloEs adopted BY the Board OF
Trade and Common Counc;l of Van
souver were referred TO appropriate
con mittees.
A message was received frem the
Governor approving the bill extending
tse time for paving taxes.
II. b. No. 81, for construction Of barb
ed wire fences Passed.
A resolution Of thanks to W. a. Rob
erts, for cards of reference presented TO
the Legislature, Was unanimously
adopted.
II. B. No. -, motion TO reconsider
vote BY which The House refused TO pass
the bi |. was made the special order for
tomorrow.
The House refused to reconsider the
vCte BY which the Attorney General bill
had been lost. Mr.. klnuear gave notice
that 10 a few DAYS he would present.
another bill for the creation of the office
Of Attorney General.
Mr.. Goodell introduced II. B. No. 80,
to amend act creating a District Court
| IN Chekalis county.
nanser of petitions for passage OF
local option law; also res o utions adopt
| ed AZ q mass meeting held in Seattle
relative to the same, were presented
Mr.. Byrd introduced II. b. No. l3l, to
| apportion the Territory into CousciI
and Representative Districts.
Mr.. Knowles, II. b. No. 1872, to amend
the fish and game Law.
Mr.. Wells. II. B No. 1873, TO repeal act
Incorporating the city Of Ainsworth.
Mr.. Wells, II. B. No. 1874, to amend
section 3O34 Of chapter 23S Of the Code,
relating to bridges.
Mr.. Fem, h. b. No. 1855, to amend
act Incorporating the city Of Spokane
Falls.
Mr.. Munday. II. B. No. 1876, in rela-
ton to bills Of lading and warehouse
receipts.
Mr.. Brewer, II. b. No. 1877, amending
act Incorporating the city of walla
Walla.
Mr.. Manly, Il. B. lbs, for permanent
location of q hospital for insane at
O1t oAa w RuAShoco lOsRitdl
farm.
MIR. Fem, II. b. 1879, authorizing
Directors of School District No. 70, at
Spokane Falls, to borrow money.
Mr.. MCCALL, II. b. 40, to incorporate
the cily-of Dayton.
d. b. 100. for distributing Supreme
Court reports, was passed.
telegram was received asking the
House TO take immediate actien on the
bill fixing time of holding courts, but
the House refused to take up the bill.
At this time the lobby was literally
nDed With ladies and gentlemen anxious
to ascertain the fate of the Local Option
law. Amongst those present were no
ticed Mr.. Brown. Mrs. Ford. Miss Mar
oissa White, Miss Carrie White, Mrs
Switzer tPresid bt of the W. G. T. q. of
Washington Territory. Mrs. Campbell, |
Mrs. Gabel, Mrs. Sparks, Mrs Foster, |
Mrs. C. W. Young. Mrs. G. II. Parker, |
Mrs. Williams. Mrs. Turner. Miss Der
tina Piper. Miss Stouehton, Mrs. Milroy, |
Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Cosper. |
Mrs. Bigelow, Mrs. Monson. Mrs. Il. q. |
OBrien, Miss Blsckler, Rev. ]. r.
bompson, Gen. Milroy. Rev. G. n.
Greer, Prof. Powell. Hon. L. NJ. Reed,
Or. wauRhop, Judge Sparks, Hon. W.
H. White and about one hundred others,
whose names could not be obtained |
After able and spirited remarks had
been made by Messrs. Lewis, Dennison,
Mccall, Ostrander and others, who were
all loudly applauded. the bill was put on |
Its final passage, and passed without q |
dissenting vote, amid cheers and unani- |
nous applause.
In honor Of the great event the House |
imme diately adjourned.
THE COUNCIL.
Mr.. Jacobs introduced G. b. so, to |
amend Section 1854 Of the Code, relat- |
inc to roads.
Mr.. Bowen introd need G. b. 81, to ap,
propriate $500 for the relief of Cowlitz
County.
G. B. 4s, to authorize the Commits
sioners of Whitman County to reim-
burse Sheriff Marsh, passed.
@. b. IS, to amend Section g a. to |
ofienses AGAINST property. passed.
II. b. 30, to amend Section S25 Of
Code. passed.
G. b. 80. relative to Prosecuting At
toraeys, was laid on the table.
II. b. 81, to amend Section 276S of the
Csde, was passed.
Bill to establish Board of Equaliza-
ton was made the special order for
tomorrow.
MIR. Jacobs introduced @. b. So, to
amend lection 2097 Of the Code.
The Csuncil then vent into Commit
tee Of the Whole on the penitentiary
bill and reported progress.
@. b. -, for relief of the University,
passed; Messrs. Bowen and Carson
voting no, Messrs. Crosby and Neal be-
ing absent.
A humber Of House bills we're then |
referred, after which the Council ad- |
iourned.
OLYMPIA, j an. 8, 1886.
THE COUNCIL.
A remonstrance from 6l0 citizens OF |
Skagit County against removing court |
from Laconner to Mount Vernon Was |