, 1888-02-02
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Rpsciai 70 tho REvikw.i

lowing bills were passed t,-niyht:
House bill providing hat the terri
torih auditor shall irves,ipai. the
claims of VIM. Billings. J. X Smith
and Oliver Shead for $l793 for ruppli-s
Furnished the penitentiary aud draw
warrants for amount due.
Council bill authorizing school dis
tricts in counties, cities and incor. o.
ystcd towns to incur Indebtedness not
to exceed four per cent. Of the amount
Of assessable property.
House bill tO prevent animals kept
for breeding purposes from running
q large.
Council bill amending code relating
70 veritication Of pleadings.
HOure bill providing punishment
for exhibiting obscene pictures in
schools.
House bill for protection Of fisL ann
game.
House bill for relief If Harriet Nj.
johnson, governors messenger, $2l2.
Council bill establishing u price for
public printing.
House bill declaring dogs personal
property, and making owners rcspon-
sible for what they do.
House bill amending the code reln-
tive to change Of venue from justices
courts.
House bill defining the crime OF ar.
con and punishment therefor.
House bill providing punishment
for obstructing highways with stock.
Special Correspondenc,o Z the Review,
OLYMPIA. jan. 26.-rhe vote on the
question Of the removal Of the capital
TO North Yakima, was complete sur
prise to the friends Of the bill Mr..
Clark, Of Y,kima, called the bill up
out Ol it's order ON the calendar with
the firm impression that there were
votes enough to pass it. But the tally
showed ii votes f,g to IL against. Mr..
Payne Of Poit Townsend, early in the
session voluntarily pledged himself for
the hill. Ever since, the friends of the
measure assert he has continued firm,
and they say that not half an hour be-
fore the vote WIS taken lie reiterated
his statement that he would vote for it,
The vote rather uampened the ardor of
the North Yakima people. Tbey
Thoughts Of reconsidering the vote on
Tuesday. but evidently determined
and lot the opportunity pass. There
IL now some talk Of Introducing the
bill again, as it il asserted there is no
provision in the rules against such a
pr6ceeJing, and 1t is believed that il
would now have better fate. II il
highly improbable, though, that by any
possibility the bill could become u law
at this session, AS it could not get
through the council.
RAILROAD TAXATION.
The railroad taxation bill, which |
passed the council Tuesday afternoon,
will probably pass the lower house and !
be adopted, to replace the gross earns
ings system, which has already been
repealed. The bill was drawn by Mr..
Garfield OF Whatconi, AN exte nsive
lsnd owner and protector of the Brit
ish Columbia and Bellingham Bay
ysilroad. Mr.. Garfield was formerly u
member of the Illinois senate, and has
paid great deal of attention to tn
matter Of railroad taxation. The bill
provides that all logging railroads and
other small roads which are not in fact
common carriers, shall be taxed AS is
the property of individuals. All prop
erty of railroads which are common
carriers, and which is not necessary to
the operation of the roads shall also be
taxed as is that of indivi.
duals' and it is provided that
property Of such roads as is
used In the operation Of the lines shall
be taxed on the gross earnings system
Although this provision is made Mr..
Csnfield informs the REVIEW represen-
tive that he does not believe that such
property can be $eached w any
Dystem, as it is exempt by law.
Perhaps this measure is the best that
can be secured under the circum-
stances.
DIVISION OF STEVENS COUNTY.
Mr.. Fellowes introduced in the
'onse Tuesday u bill creating the
county of Okanogan out df Stevens
county. The bill is identical with the
me introduced by Colonel Barker in
he council. 1t provides that the
line of Okanogan county
hall commence at the intersection OF
he 49th parallel with the range line,
'etween range 81 and 32 east, and
hence following the range line in
Ou'herly direction to its intersection
With the Columbia river. 1t follows
hel Columbia river to the confluence
nth the Winatchie. 1t follows up
long the latter stream and along the
PRESENT western boundaries of Stevens
county to the 40 parallel, and along |.
he latter line to the place of begin
ling. The bill is principally in the q
interest Of the Salmon river mining q
district, 80 as To get the county seat I.
oInewhere within range. DR.. Higbee
md Hon, g. +. Loughton, of Tacoma.