Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-01-15

II. b. 60, in re;ati n to corpora
tons. passed.
Bill to amend Sec. 2,GS3, relative
to raising money for public build
lng., tail. 4 SUI ect to call.
II y. - authorizing School Dl-
rect, RS If District No. 1, Chehalis
county, 10 borrow money. passed.
Bill am' nd'ng Goldendale charter
tabled subject to call.
{ u -, 4men ling school law,
ordered p''nted.
/. lrn,lurg charter made the spe
clal order for Mpn,;ay.
The Committee on Ways and
Means reported the local option act
back thcut recommendation.
On motion of MIR. McReavv, the
bill was made the special order for
tom ROW at ii A NJ.
G.. Is. II, substitute for H. B. 142
TO PRINT 20 900 copies of Governor S
Message. was consider ed. After
eonsid' Fable wrangling, without any
apparcni cause, the substitute was
adopted and bill passed. 1t pro-
vides for printing on 4S,pound pa
per and names j. NJ. Murphy. W.
II. Roberts and L. NJ. Reed as audit
ing committee. Those voting nay
were Messrs. Ferguson, jacob,
Neal aud Reavis.
Seyeral bills were refarred
HOUSE.
The Neah Bay memorial and an
act relating to Assessors, passed.
The bill to repeal gross earnings
act made special order for Monday
G. b 81, authorizing location of
the county seat of Douglas, by vote,
passed.
Ii. Il. 1G4, Substitute for 95) re-
lating to the compensation of certain
officers of Garfield county, passed.
II. b. 157. providing for the relo-
cation of the county seat of Cowlitz,
passed..
H. b. Is, providing for taking for
public use the property of railroads,
telegraphs or other corporations re-
ceiving the benefits of eminent do
main, upon making adequate COM
pen alton. came up in regular order.
Mr.. Kinuear spoke in favor of the
bill. 1t was designed to place the
property of corporations on the
same footing rs private property !;
that when al enterprise or Il corpor-
alton is suspended or becomes de.
structives Of the public good, there
be some lheans Of relief, upon pay
ment Of just compensation.
Judge Dennison saw in this bill a
provision which he believed might
be fraught with great evil. It. would
he thought, enable the larger monop-
olies to absorb tho enterprises of
small corporations, who might be
laborins under temporary embarrass-
ment. lie would ask for postpone
ment of vote on the bill until he
could ascertain its purport.
The House refused to acceed to
this request, and the bill passed.
Under the head of propositions
and motions, the following bills
were introduced:
No. 165, by Judge Lewis, an act
to provide for assessment and collec-
ton of taxes on the equitable interest
of the Northern Pacific Railroad, in
certain lands; was referred to the
Committee on Corporations.
No. 166, Mr.. Dunbar, to assess a
tax on migratory stock; Committee
on Agriculture.
No. 167, Mr.. Crutcher, to regulate
fees on promisory notes and other
instruments in writing; referred.
No. 16S. Mr.. Ostrander, (by re-
quest to appropriate money for an
Orphans Home; Ways, Means and
Claims.
No. 100, Mr.. Cooke, regulating
irrigation and water rights in Yaki-
ma and Kittitas counties.
Also No. ITO, to authorize the
Commissioners of Kittitas to pur-
chase or build certain bridges; Com
mittee on Roads and Highways.
No. III, Aarasmith, amendments
relating to revenue, exempting
church property, etc. referred.
No. 172, Mr.. Munday, amendment
relating to certain aliens.
No. 173, an act to confer upon in
corporated cities the authority to
regulate laundries.
No. LA, relating to contracts of
municipal authorities for public
work. Leaves without recourse
those who employ Chinese Oh same.
No. It's. prohibiting the employ
msnt by corporations of certain
classes OF alien population.
These four bills were referred to
the Special Committee on Chinese.
The University bin was taken
from the table.
Mr.. Wells moved to amend the
free scholarship section so as to ad-
NIT that class of students to the full
course OF instruction, instead of lin
iting Them to the literary course.
The King county delegation CD.
posed the amendment, apparently
not SO much because they were hos.
tile to the proposition as to avoid the
risks Of letting the bill 60 back to
the Council.
DR.. Ostrander favored the bill.
He understood its purport. 1t was
a good bill and should pass.
Judge Lewis supported the bill by
a long speech and took occasion to
deal out liberal supplies of taffy to
Messrs. Wells and Ostrander. The
amendment was voted down.
MIR. Dewar wished to provide some
safeguards for the Treasury, in the
drawing of money, appropriated by
the bill.
This likewise brought the King |
county members to their feet in pro. |
test, and it too was rejected by the