, 1888-01-19
And Only Awaits the Governors
Signature.
Other Work OF Both Legislative
Branches.
HOUSE..
Speclal 70 the REvIaW.l

port on nllwuman suffrage
bills and presented su st tute that
the question he submitted To legally
qualified vo ers t. decide. The report
was lengthy and contained pg ar.
gum mt against granting woman saff-
rage.
Forest and L ompson, women suH
rage memb rs Of tn judiciary COM
mittee, protest, d against acceptance II
the repor. ard said they had not been
uw re that the committee was co sid
ering the woman suffrage question.
A long and exci,iag dircussi II fol-
| lowed. Wurman's fish preservation
bill had been made tho special order
| for this morning, but on Narmal's
motion IL had been postponed.
The education committee reported
f,vorably on council bill granting
suffrage to w;men, Payne making u
minority uniavorable report.
Reed moved the report Of the judici-
AIRY committee be adopt, d.
This gave the members an oppOrtu-
| ity to define their losiio.s and
ve.y discussion followed Reeds
motion was lost tyn vote of 8 to IA
! and the report OF the education COM
mittee WAS adopted 16 to z.
A motion by Thompson that the
rules be suspended and the hills read
the third time was carried by vote
of TT.
Humes and FellOwes made vigor-
ous vequ,st that Busey's name be re-
corded mo-" per his telegraphic re-
qu It but the speaker decided that it
could not be done without suspending
the rules, and n motion by GLOVES to
so suspcrI the rules WAS lost 8 to- 13.
The bill then passed by the follow
ing vote and goes to the governor.
Ayes-Arrasmilh, Baker, Case. Eek.
Ter, Elder, Forrest, Helm, Irwin, Keane,
Preston, Stevenson, Thompson, War
man and Speaker Clarke; IA.
Nays-Clark Of Yakima, Fellowes,
Hunes, Knapp, McElroy. Mcmillan.
Payne, Reed aud Stewart; 8.
A motion by Humes that the
words "and exemptipg women
from jury service" be added to the title
was lost by vote of 7 to ii.
The amendment would have sent
the bill back to the council for con.
currence. and probably invalidate it.
Buceys bill providing for sinking
nrtesian wells in Franklin and Adams
counties, disapproved by the governor,
was referred to the education commit
tee for changes us recommended by
the governor.
The committee that visited Wnlla
Walla penitentiary made u hattering
report and recommended an appropri-
alton of $l73,590.
A bill legalzing the acts of Douglas
county officers was passed.
Bills were introduced us follows:
BY Keane-Providing for relief of
union soldiers, sailors, mariners and
their INDECENT families,
BY Case-Relating to prosecuting
attorneys.
BY Preston-Reguloting the build
ing of barbed wire fences.
BY Speaker Clark-Providing that
grand juries may recommend either
the death penalty or life sentence in
trials for murder in the first degree.
BY Eckler. punishment for exhibi-
ton of obscene pictures in schools.
BY Humes--Authorizing telegraph
companies To exercise the right Of en-
inent domain.
BY mpson--Providing for the
creation of assessment districts in in
corporated cities for the purpose of
| city improvements.
Helm presented petition asking
| that the salaries of county road and
precinct officers be reduced, the grand
| Jury reduced to seven members and
fees of jurors diminished to ~ daily.
A memorial was presented from a
mass meeting Of w ALA Walla citizens
as ing the passage Of Sharpstein's
railroad bills.
Adjourned until tomorrow.
COUNCIL.
Council bills were introduced as fol-
| lows:
BY Sharpstein-Providing that tele-
graph companies may have the right
of way between the terminal Of their
lines and along railro DIS to construct
! lines.
BY White-Providing for the cleo
ton of school directors.
BY Thompson-Auth incor--
po aied towns and cities to incur IN
debtedness not exceeding four per
cent Of their taxable property; also a
bill providing for pui ishment of va
grancy; also providing for filling va
cant Office Of justice OF the peace; also
bill defining the duties OF constable !;
also bin relating to fees and costs
BY Gowcy-Providing for IAyment
OF the balance Of the salary due Thos.
H,acock, coal mine inspector.
BY ompson--Regulating the IL
cense and sale OF Intoxicating liquors
Bills passed; Sharpstein's bill pro-
vidiug ( the formation Of corpora
tions; Sharpstein's bill providingefor