Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-08


powering every peace officer to dis.
perss a noisy crowd and making it a
mlsdemeanor to discharge firearms
or to drive recklessly; 80. to extend
the time of Territorial officers.
Adjourned at 12M.
MONDAY, Jan. 4.
COUNCIL.
A petition was received from citi
zens of King county praying the
passage of an act to prevent stock
from running at large, and if that is
not deemed possible, to prevent
hogs from running at large; referred.
A recess was then taken, during
which the members were decorated
with bouquets by Miss Narcissa
White, in honor of the passage OF
the act relative to temperance teach
ing in the public schools.
ii. b. l, to prohibit prize fighting
was taken up and amended to pro-
hibit fighting with gloves under a
heavy penalty. Bill passed.
Bill repeating the incorporation
act of Laconner passed.
II. B. 81, appropriatins money
for expenses of Commissioner Meek
er at the New Orleans Exhibition in
making a proper exhibit, passed.
G. Il. SO, to amend Sec. 2,GS3,
relative to special election, was in
troduced by MIR. Jacobs.
Mr.. Neal was added to the Elu,
cational Committee, on motion of
Mr.. Jacobs.
Aad the Council then adjourned.
HOUSE.
House met ut the usual hour.
After the minutes had been read
and approved
Button-hole boIuets were laid on
tho desk of each member accom-
panied by cards inscribed with
these words, Compliments of the
National, Washington Territory and
Seattle W. G. L. U. for passage of
Scientific Temperance Law.
II. Nj. 8, i'll relation to a military
road i'll Jefferson county, passed
Substitute for Ii. B. 80, for publ
cation and distribution of Vol. , Of
Report of Decisions of the Supreme
Court of W. T., appropriatins 81 800
for 800 copies, came up on the third
reading.
Mr.. Munday asked that the bill
be laid on the table until the pub
fishers could be consulted rs TO
whether the volumes could be OBJ
tanned at the stipulated prico. The
House agreed to the suggestion.
Mr.. Munday introduced a bill
Q10) for the relief of tho Adjutant
General. Appropriales Sl64.9l for
expenses incurred i'll organizing the
militia. Referred to committee on
Military Affairs.
Also Ii. B. Ill, an act for the re
lief of 4. Farquhar. Appropliates
$l11.S0 for drayage and storage on
Territorial arms. Referred to the
same committee.
Also Ii. b. n2, to aid and on
courage the coal mining interests in
Washington Territory. Referred to
Committee on Mines.
The above bills, Mr.. Munday stat
ed, were introduced by request.
Also H. &. lib, to repeal certain
laws relating to attachments and
garnishments. Repeals sections of
Code from 1,726 to ,745 ard act to
amend Section -.
Mr.. Munday asked for q suspen-
sion of the rules and that the bill be
passed Oh it's final passage.
The Speaker inquired what would
be the recourse Of creditors If the bill
passed until another was enacted?
MIR. Munday admitted they would
have none, but that the present law
was SO Objectionable that it would
be the lesser of evils.
Mr.. Speaker (Mr. Lindsey in the
chair) earnestly protested against
this hasty form of enacting SO I'M
portant statute. We already had
one instance of such precipitation,
in the passage of the tax law,
and he did not propose to repeat
such u bunder.
Mr.. Wells took the same view OF
tha anhiant
Mr.. Kinnear favored the bill, de-
claring that we would be better of
without any attachment law than
the one now in force.
DR.. Ostrander favored the passage
of the law. If there was any means
of giving the debtor the advantage
of the creditor, even for three weeks,
he was in favor of it.
After considerable discussion the
House by vote of . ayes and Is
refused to suspend the rules.
II. b. ia, amending Code relat-
ting to duties of County Auditor,
was referred to Committee on judi
ciary.
H. 3. lis, to provide for the in
corporation of savings banks was re-
feried to Judiciary Committee with
instructions to print.
Mr.. Hill introduced III. B. ll6, to
authorize E. B. Mastic, Jr., to con-
struct wharf at Port Angeles; re-
ferIed to Corporations.
Mr.. Crutcher, Ii. B. III, relating
to attachments and garnishments;
referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Mccall, 11S, to prevent tho
spread of contagious diseases among
live stock; referred to Committee on
Agriculture.
Also 119, relating to keeping mi
mails for breeding purposes; referred
to Agriculture Committee.
Mr.. Fem, 120, to establish tho
Office of Territorial Inspector Of
Steam Engines, which was referred
to Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Dunbar III, amending. an