, 1888-01-19
Railroad Com mission Bills
Passes the Council.
Another Pernici0us Piece Ot
Legislation.
New Bills Still Being Intro
duced Daily.
Special to tho REVIEW.

COUNClL.
OLYMPIA, w. IT,, Jan. 1S.-Memo-
rials were introduced in the council
this morning praying congress to inn
prove Reception pass and urging the
construction Of Notifications on Puget
6oupd.
Bills were introduced:
By Sha-pstein--Making two years
the length Of u term for territorial OH.
GERS; also u bi providing for filling
vacancies in territorial offices.
BY Gowey-Amending the code re-.
Iating to ( Lract ceOf medicine.
Bv Lewis--Appropriating money
for the ex, eusrs nf Sheriff Cochrane,
Tor Transporting prisoners to the Walla
Walla penitentiary; also bill prohib.
iting Judges Of district and municipal
courts from rendering Judgments OF
non suits.
Lewis bill. providing for tho ap-
pointnert Of IL commission to regulate
the operations and rates Of railroads,
had been made special order for this
morning.
G,wey offered his bill as a substi-
tute. 1t creates the governor, terri
tcrinl secretary and auditor u railroad
commission aud provides for
the assessment ct prop
erty actually used rs impli d
by the gross earnings system all other
railroad property to be taxed Ms IL that
Of individuals, and makes distinctions
a. to the manner Of taxing logging,
street and other small railroads.
Lewis declared tho introduction of
kh. bill u scheme to kill his bill. He
nude lengthy and vigorous argu-
ment and attempted to prove the sub
stitute unconstitutional
Convey disproved Lewis argument
lin an nble speech. Thompson mdvo.
.ste,l the substitute and Gabel made u
Vigorous attack upon it, and stated
that the Lewis bill was what was
wanted in the eastern country. Sharp.
stein and White followed in the same
strain and the substitute WAS lost by
the following vote Ayes, Barker
Foster, Convey and Thompson. Noes,
Gabel, Hawley, and Lewis, Sharp
STEMS and Whites vote was reversed
on the original bill and i; was carried.
A bill creati- q a district court in
Douglas county was passed. Adjoui ned
TO attend II grand reception ut Column
bia hall, ON Friday afternoon 10y the
citizens OF Olympia, was accepted By
both houses.
HOUSE.
Thompson, in the house, presented
another petition from residents of the
southern portion Of King county, ask
ing annexation to Pierce county.
Bills were introduced by thompson
providing for the payment by the ter
Fit Dry of the expenses Of the judges of
the supreme court while holding
court.
BY Clark, Of Yakima, for the relief
OF John w. Arthur, $469 expenses
and services in capturing prisoners.
BY Case-Amending the code relat-.
ing to changes Of venue in Justices
courts: also bill amending the jury
laws.
BY McElroy-Pr Providing that sheriff q
shall receive 81 daily for board Of
prisoners.
BY Speaker Clark-Providing that
ones mortgage debts and debts in
good faith shall be deduct, d
from the gross amount of ones PR perty
assessment. The latter bill WAS passed
Forests bill concerning convey.
Ances of real estate u d Preston's bill
relating to taking the census Of school
children wee pissed
Eckler's bill providing that school
districts may levy tax without holding
IN election, was lost.
House adjourned.
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