Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-14

LEK COUNCIL

IzR COUNCIL
OLIxPIA, Jan ID. 1885.
Ar. Neal prss-nted resolutions from
.ock breeders II klickitst County ia
feiafloe to wire fences
MT. tefzusou presented petition.
aeneo oy g Voters Of Pierce Coanty,
praying fer local op.lon-
Also local option resolutions from
Fidsigo Island.
Mr.. Jacobs presented King Comfy
petitioos on the local Option question.
MI. Bowen iatroinced G Il Go hriro
we rztes OF Pablo printing ami provid
ing Tor auditing the accoan,. therefor.
Mf u ioei fntroSace G. Il 60. su,hor-
izaaz the School Drsetors of Whitman
Passed.
Mr.. Csrson introduced G. h. 6. u
assess and tax ali dogs IN the TERRITORY.
M Neal Q. b. 60. 70 prevent hogs
IRON trespassinR IN Washington fern
tory.
Inc hosse memorial No. 4 for the
ressofauon 81 publio lands Withdrawn
tof osa OF Nortnera Pacific Railrsad.
asseo, AIR Rsavis voting no, although
ne Announced himself in favor of tne
| memorial.
ine Dill TO move c Jurs from Laccnnsr
TO Mooat Vernon, was taken ~. Ii
appearing tia. SIS voters had rem IN
strated against 563 pstitioning for the
passage ut the got, on motion the bill
was indefinitely postponed.
House Bills 10, 8 and l07. relating to
Aoditor and Treasurer of Steyens coun
ty. Passed.
Ii. B. No. 1873, for rspealius the Aims
worth charter. Passed
d. b NJ. s.. amending section 245l,
Relating 70 corporations. Passed.
To amend section 1853. r-l.ting to
manner OF raising money for public
oailclnas, VS. tabled, subj ct TO call OF
the Council.
II. b. NJ. 103. to amand Vaaoouver
| charter. Passed.
Bill aat lorlzgna Directors of School
DistEic, No. 4 OF Chshalis county to
sorrow money. Passed, Mr.. Neal voting
No"
The committee reported = bill to
amend the School Law. which vas Or
dered printed.
Tine EilensourR charter was made a
special order for Monday.
The COMMITTEE on WAYS and Means
returned tse Local Option Act without
Il du1 ou tuOttpu OI MI.
Moheavy the bill vas made the special
order for tomorrow At ii q IN.
U. b. IL being substitute for II. u.
li2. for printing 1000 copies Of the
Governors message and providing for
receiving the ga ne, provoked consider
able discussion, nearly all Of the MEM
oers taking part either for or against.
The bill provides that tbs work shall bs
done on " pound paper.
Mr.. Ferguson objected to the weight
being Specified, aud considered that the
| bill should conform ~ the bids received
for printing.
Mr.. Gabel explained the action Of the
| committee. He said that they had seen
the paper weighed and that IL WAS evi-
dent that It had been printed on ~
pound paper.
Mr. Ferguson oo1ieRded that the bill
should be IN exact accordance with the
original resolution passed by both
houses.
Mr.. Gabel also on the part of the
COMMITTEES presented the report of the
| experts. The gentleman further re-
marked that the committee had acted
| in good faith and for the benefit of the
Territory. and II the position of the
committee was liable to be attacked
hereafter, he for one should ask to be
excused from any such committee, and
| be believed this Was Q case of much
ado about nothing"
Mr.. McReavy moved to adopt the sub.
stitute. which was carried. The bill
nov reads that il shall be printed on 4S-
pound, sized and super oilsndrrsd pa
per. and that il shall be received and
examined by J. NJ. Murphy. w. Ii. Rob
erts and T. NJ. Rsed. The bill passed,
Messrs, Ferguson, Jacoss, Neal and
Reavis voting no.
The bill prohioi,iag treating remain
| ed on the table.
The famous barbed wire fence bill
passed usanimou-ly.
TIE HOUSE.
The bill to repeal the gross earninesact
was reported by committee. ACCOM-
panied by majority and minority re-
ports, and was made the special order
for Monday next.
O. b. 81. authorizing the location of
the county seat Of DoaRlas county,
passed.
Ii B. 1854. reistiag to the oonpensa-
ton of certain officers of Garfield eoun-
ty, passed.
H. b. l57, providing for the relocation
Of the county seat Of Cowlitz county,
passed.
II. b. Is. providing for the takiBe OF
the property Of franchises Of any rail-
road. telegraph or ether incorporated
company for public use on making just
compensation therefor, was taken up.
| A memorial for a road in Glallsm
county. and an act relating to assessors,
we're psssed.
The CossPIRAev CAsE.-Ns new de
vslopments in this case we're bro ught
out yesterday. A large number Of the
defendants and other witnesses we're
examined for defendants yeste rday.
Among the witnesses we're p. Wick
strom, Lou. K. Beach, A. ID. Dawson. X
Gottssein. Mr.. Barnard, James QuiQiey.
J. II. Locke. Charles Wilton. John j.
Nall. William Preston, A. W. Pincknev.
4. h. 0riswold, Jahn ksenen, A. W. Pi-
per, G. Hoesin9sou. Lyman Wood. Mr.
caldwell, John Williamson, x. Scott. A.
Amnnds. Mrs l.. Wood, Peter p. Good
and Walter Walker. Al ass o. %. Mr.
Haines notified the Judge that IL vas
nearly time 10 adjourn. and asked him
II another witness sooo'd DO called
q" II you have o short ons," replied the
Judge. Take the stand, Mr.. Waikcf."
said Mr.. Hainee, and turning to toe
lodge The attorney remarked. Walter
walker 10 the shortest witness have"
The gentleman In question 10 the small
est one Of the defendants, 90 far as
hight 10 concerned. The crowd saw she
joke. and q suppressed laugh went
through the house. Ga bis way to the
witness stand Mr.. Walker stopped in
front Of the Judges desk and stated
that be had conscientious sosuples
against taking Al oath, wherein on the
Court ordered the Clerk 10 administer
an sfisaatiou. which he did. ~ feilows:
/" You do soiemnly affirm that VOC vill
well and truly answer sach questions as
may be pot TO you BY and under direc
ton Of the Court, aud IN the case nov
on trial tell the truth, the Whole truth
and nothing bot the truth" The Wit
ne0 uodded his assent Ia alluoinR to
his remark in . speech that when they
eos rid OF the yellow thinameu they
voald make sos white Cinnamon 90,
be explained thai he alluded to maxine
kh>rn M in n r,<,Ittteai aaus~. thai V6k