, 1888-02-09

a synopsis Of tho work done by tl.-
legislature:
THE COUNCIL.
Tho following council bills became
laws.
ny MR.. LEWIS.
Bill providing that wages must he
paid in cash or equivalent and abolish.
ing time checks; bill appropriating z
$l0,600 for the territorial university
bill auO horizing the conveyance OF
real estate from husband to wife and
vice versa and providing that such
transfers shall extinguish community
of interests bill in relation to arrests
and bail bill providing fines for ma
lciously destroying dykes and dams ;
bill providing for pilots and pilot reg
ulations in Straits of Fuca bill provid.
ing for the organization of school dis
tricts ia cities of 5000 population; bill
defining the duties of prosecuting ut
torneys and fixing their com pensation.
Total 8.
BY MR.. GABEL.
Bill repeating the gross earnings
law; bill defining the crime of arson
viding for insuring the capitol; bill
providing for tho printing of the code {;
bill relating to locating and opening Of
roads in Adams county; bill making
breac ches of trust in certain cases lar
ceny; bill proving $l73,49O for the
territorial penitertiary. Total Z.
BY MIR. sHARPsTEfN.
Bill regulating executions on judg-
ments bill changing the manner Of
commencing civil action; bill for the
relief Of f. j. Parker, $306; high Ii
cense bill bill relating to the election
OF justices of the peace bill for the re-
lief OF F. w. Payne, $S6; bill regulat-
ing the mode of procedure to appro-
pirate land by railroads and other cor
porations bill relating TO the power
Of corporations in crossing navigablc
streams, etc. ; bill relating to the for.
nation of corporations; bill defining
how telegraph companies may eXer-
else the right OF eminent domain bill
providing for the prevention, Of con.
tageous dsluses among sheep. Total
IL.
BY MIR. THOMPSON.
Bill appropriating $4,000 for the
Vancouver School of Defective::Y Y outh
bill for the relief of Henry Landes, Il.
l.. Sharpstein and S. w. Brown; bill
Amending the act establishing the
Vancouver School OF Defective Youth.
Total 3.
by MR.. STEELE.
Bill relative to sale of decedent
property; bill authorizing acknowl-
edgment in foreign countries; bill
amending the code in relation to veri-
fcation of pleadings; bil' TO provide for
the relief of union soldiers, sailors and
marines and their INDECENT families.
Total 4
by MIR. WHITE.
Bill comforting suffrage on women;
bill authorizing cities and counties to
incur an Indebtedness not exceeding
4 per cent of assessed properly; bill
appropriating funds for tho payment
OF attaches of the legislature; bill cree
ating the office of encouragement;
bill providing for the election of school
directors; bill for the more Efficient or
ganization and discipline of the mill
tia; bill regulating the public printing
and establishing the price. Total 7.
by MIR. CONVEY.
Bill authorizing certain surveys of |
the federal government; bill providing |
for the purchase of supreme court fix |
lures; bill amending the code relative |
TO theinventory OF decedcnts property;
bill appropriating $4,000 for the |
Steilacoom insane asylum; bill provid
ing for the publication of the supreme
court reports; bill appropriating $3.50 |
for the purchase of postage stamps;
bill regulating the practice of dem
tistry; bill for the relief of Adjutant |
Ross G. O'Brien, $3.50; bill regulating
the practice of dentistry; bill |
relative to the collection OF
revenue; bill providingt that
when the probate judge is unable
to attend to his duties the nearest pro-
bate judge may examine persons as to
.heir sanity; bill appropriating $2,24O
for the expenses of the legislature;
bill for the relief OF Miss Cowles and |
Miss Henry, $50; bill amending the
code relative to the sale of property by
executors and administrators; bill for
the relief of John Detiere, $1S. Total
10.
by MIR. BAKER.
Bill for the relief of III. G. Paige, $65;
bill providing the manner OF making
motions for new trials; bill to create
and organize the county of Okanogan;
bill amending the code relative to dep
ositions. Total 4.
by MIR. HAwLEY.
Bill appropriating $4,000 for the
Vancouver School OF Defective Youth.
Total 1.
BY YR. FOSTER.
Bill providing for opening and
maintaining lopging roads. Total ]