Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-15
THE UPPER HOUSE.
I've Days. RreceeaHngs sf
the Csuneli.


OLHaTRA. Jan IA-fHpeaiaI. IA erssl
deat Of talk h4s bean R5inR On 0vsF ta.
bll paaSsd b. The ea1naf1 Thuuaa,
ia1t. pFUgtdina knk the iocnainQ. nDsnfn1
and nlAlnfaluinR Of roads and nhatsa %
bs used fcF i1mhaEinQ and loazinn paF.
p0Mee, and pnovidina oompnnssfton foR
he usa of lands cunasmned for sncf
purposes. Tha bill is said 70 b primef
ily 10 Ne inteEEst of ,. O. EIlis. 81 OITm
pta. II was drawn b GeoeQs o. Israel,
iaWyer, faEmsFiy of Baker CItT. Ore.
Qon. fhe bill vas intrudncsd on Mna-
day, yanaAry 9. by Mr.. Foster; vas re-
ferxed 20 the iudieiafy COMMITTEES: r..
ported fayoEably Jannasy -, nnd, under
Suspension Of the rules, Was FailFoadeA
through Wifhout striking any asriou1
snaRa. SudRe HbaRpsszfn says The ias
viii be Of no value % IumbeFInen e tbev
cannot enforce 10. Mr.. white expresses
himself aa aereeing With Judge Sharp.
stein. Briefly, the bill provides for fke
condemnation Of . Finha Of way thirty
feet wids. substantially the sane an foI
TIE 0pening of 9 public read. II the
owners operate the Fosd or chute for
purposes other than for loRRina o. Inn
herring. proceedings may Be had 10 have
the road saeated. TIE bin vas printed
privately. session twelve is the center
Of Interest. 10 provides that when the
viewers shall have s-completea the looa-
tion Of said road oF chute 10 its proposed
terminus. they shall at such terminal
point vieu out and select Q spacs Of at
least ivs hundred fest frontage on said
water or railroad, and ssVenty-nve feet
IN width along ssid entire frontage, for
q roadway aud landing Of logs or lam
Der hauled 0F transported over said yEo-
posed road OF chute.o This land e to
be condemned and the owner oompsn-
sated b. the same proceedings By which
the FiRht of way Is condemued. Il IL
said Ellis will. II The bill becomes q Law,
opsn rosd from Olympia 10 Lake No.
Aliistef, about ten miles distant, which
In some respects is said 10 BE- tue most
remarkable body Of water In the tsrri
tory.
Mr.. Wbite Friday morning moved
thai TIE vote BY which the bill Was
passed be re-coDsidered, stating that
since the passage Of the bill be bad co
served some features Of the bill which
appears to him obtsefionablea and which
had escaped his notice. The bill had
been forwarded 10 the house and tse
clerk vas instructed 10 ash leave Of the
house for its retain. The particular
objection raised by Mr. White was the
section above quoted providing fer the
condemnation Of water frontage. TIE
bill Was re committed 10 the Judiciary
committee.
Another notable feature Of the bill 10
an ameDdment prepared BY the iudi.
oiaTg committee. Il provides that the
owner or person operating any sueh
road, when 30 requested and upon de-
livery 90 him at Q railway at any point
on sach road transport from any such
poiul to the terminus of said road any
logs, spaFs, or piles, delivered By any
person, for such Transportation,
and shall be q common carrier as TO
sueh property. The charges shall be
agreed upon, bat shall not exceed two
dcllaEn per thousand feet board meas
ure, and ten cents per thousand feet
board measure for each and every ad-
ditional miis over said ten miles on said
road. Considering the vast Numbering
interests In this territory the bill is Of
great importance.
Mr.. O0ok, through Mr.. Foster, intro.
ducud, on Friday, q bill creating and
confeFring Jurisdiction upon the district
court OF the county OF Douglas; re-
fesred 10 the Judiciary committee. The
bill simply adds another court 10 ths
fourth judicial district.
Mr.. Steele introduced q bill 10 pro-
vide for the relief Of INDECENT soldiers,
sailors and marines, and the families OF
those deceased, and TO defray funeral
expenses. TIE county commissioner
may make such prcvtaious, and the fund
crowded is 90 be drawn upon By the
commander and quarteEmast.F Of any
pest Of the Grand Army Of the Repub'
lis in any city OF town, and where there
10 no army post the nearest one shall
draw the orders. The bill was referred
10 the committee On military affairs.
Mr.. Lewis's bill for the protection OF
dykes and dams, after being amended
90 that the penalties be paid into the
county, instead of the proper school
distriot fund, was passed finally. This
bill, Mr.. Lewis says, has special refer.
ence nov TO ekaeit county needs.
Both Of Mr.. Sharpslein's relief bills,
one appropEiating S120 for Felief Of
Paine Bros OF WRlla wal Q, for rent ol
FoouS for armory purposes, and $s6 for
/ relief OF II. w. Paine, for expenses Ia.
II
| eartain prisoners, were passed hually.
The 6ill introduced by Mr.. Gowty
| auuFopristino SIS 600 for the msiDtsn
ance of the hospital fog the insane ~
/ steflaeoom, was reported faToraoiy
With some other appropriation bills
lTrom the ways and means committee,
and pessed finally. Tue appropriated
h about $4,000 IN excess OF past appro
4 nmaw nA n -
hV the increased number OF inmates.
Mr.. LeUis's bili regulating The paRist
uneut Of uss Of false weights and meas
urea, vas passed nnally-
Mr.. Th0mpson's bill. appropfiailDs
as coo fer the erection Of enildnl
fog the Washington school for defec
tive youth, excited q nice little var Q
lion 20 the heretofore very agree iol'
dispositions Of the c0nneslmen- Lhi
committee on education, - when %
oil vas ffst referred, cat the ptoposei
/ aprropriation down % S2b.O0o. ihe q
port Of the Vays end means coDDittes
10 which the ball vas spbeequensly 9.
ferfed, adopted the suD Of k15We
IRE amendments Of this committee :
the bill were indicated IN this morn
ipe's Posr INTKLIIoEEoKR. M. ThomT
son moved that tte aUoont OF toe ~
Precipitation be increased to $Sop0
The ayes ans nays uere called for, ST
the foIlo wing resal Ayes-bArkei
Foster, HaWley, eharpsteln, Thempsoi
Nsys-GabeI. Convey, Lewis. Steel
White. A tie vote, Cook and koeds
shsent. The motion vas therefore los
The bill then vas passed unanimonal,
Nf. Havley's btli appfopfiaiing VI
OOO for she maintsnanee OF toe Wasi
InQton school FOR defective yoote 20
foT the payment Of dencls amoanun
% between 500 and toOo toe sxA'
lanoast - rst kDown), vas pass
fnal n
O'clock on SaiardAy morning.
LAWFUL MoNET.