, 1888-02-09
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COUNCIL.
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. OLyMpiA, W. r., Feb. 9 The last scenes
OF the legislature were pretty lively IN The
way OF grinding out laws. Tie following
bills were passed IN the council: Home
bill providing puuishnen, for giving wrong
pedigree Of animals kept for breeding pur-
poses.
House bill relating to recording quartz
claims.
House bill providing that names Of grand
and petit jurors shall he drawn from IA box.
Council bill prohibiting. ATTORNEYS from
appearing as counsel In civil action tint
may have grown out ofa criminal action
In which he appeared Ms attorney.
House bill exempting women from jury
service.
House bill creating district court in
kitsnp county.
House bi u providing for printing and dis
tribntIng session laws.
House bill creating a territ orial board of
health.
House bill declaring dogs to be personal
property.
House bill authorizing counties to issue
bonds for outstanding Indebtedness.
Adjourned till this afternoon.
HOUSE.
In the house the following bills passed:
House bill regarding running, driving and
booming OF logs. and authorizing private
corporations to engage In such business
Council bill amending the code III rea-
tion 10 taking do 'ositions.
Council bill amending numerous sections
OF the code relating to revenue.
House bill providing for the establish.
ment oi municipal courts was vetoed Ly the
'Goverenor, and the house failed to pass 1t
over The veto by IL vote OF 10 tO ~.
Council bill making liquor licens - 1900
70 $1,000 in the country aud $500 To 5000
in cities, came up and motion To indelin-
itely postpone was lost by vote Oi 10 %.
An amendment by Fellowes that city
l,..r a..
carried
House adjourned until this afternoon
without disposing Of the bill.
This afternoon the Governor returned
house bill amending code relative to EN-
bezzlement and larceny, and the house re-
fused to pass 1t over the veto.
The amendment by Fellowes to reduce
the maximum Of county license to $500,
WIS lost
Speaker Clark's amendment that 90 per
cent. 20 to city fund and 10 DER cent. to ter
ritory, was adopted The bill as amended
passed by the following vote: Ayes-Baker,
--Case, Eckler, Elder, Fellow.s, Forrest,
Helm, Humes, Irwin, McElroy, Preston,
Reed. Stewart, Thompson aud the speaker
i5. M Niys-Arrasn,ith, Clark, Keane. Nc.
MILAN, Tdyne, Stevenson and Warman, 7.
Speiker CLARK made "A futile effort to
have the vote re-considerci by which coun.
--cil bill liking maximum passenger rates ut
. four cents per mile. The motion was lost
Oy vote OI ten tO twelve.
Thompson moved TO re consider vote by
which the bill to create the county Of
OknnOgan out of Stevens county. was lost
Motion by Fellowes to lay Thompsou's
motion ON the table was lost by vote of
eight To fourteen.
Another hllibustering motion by Eel
lowes to strike oui enuctiDg clause, lost by
five to seventeen. The bill passed by the
following vote; Ayes Baker, Clark,
Eckler Helm, Irwin. Keane. Payne. Pres.
ton. Reed. Stewart, Tnompson and War
MAJ, II Nays-Arrasnith, Feilowes Case,
IL er. Huines, McElroy, Mcmillan, Steven
eOn and the speaker, o.
The following bills passed:
C"uncil bill authorizing conveyances of
real estate from husband To wife and vice
versa, and providing that such transfers
shall extinguish community interests
Council bill providing ior organization Of
school districts in cities OF more than 5000
inhabitants.
House bill abolishing use of private seals.
Council bill providing that when IA pro-
bate judge is unable to attend to his duties
q justice of the peace may examine persons
regarding their sanity.
coU1oiL-AFrERNooN.
A discussion arose this afterooon as to
the question of at what time council was
prorugued by the statute ot limitations. IL
was the opinion Of the attorneys in the
body, and cuncurred in by the governor,
that inasiuuch as the council did not con-
vene until 2:20 p. III. December 3, 1887. the
sixty days wonid not expire until 2:3O u,
M. February 3, 1888.
Bills passed:
Providing for protection and preservation
--Ol game.
For the relief Of extra clerks of the coun-
Gil.
Relative to assessments in incorporated
cities Tor street improvements.
Relief OF Harriet NJ. Johnson.
Thompson moved To take from the table
substitute for house bill 100. all act to reg
ulate hre aud marine insurance companies
Substitute provides for Il deposit Oi $25 600
cash or equivalent for protection OF ilsur
ers and pay a tax oi 500 year each
On motion of Convey, alter deal of dis
cnssion the bill was laid ON the table.
Messr,. Convey and Sharpsten received
teleSraplic renIOnst rance from Sprague
against removing the United States court to
Colvilte inasmuch AS the people of Sprague
were unrepresrnted.
House bill 1l3 relating 20 trespass by
sheep running at large, which was made
the special order for IL II. IN. to-day was
tabled
Authorizing Pacific county to offer $1,000
reward Tor murderer passed.
Authorizing county commissioners to |
offer preiiiums-tabled.
The lJcal option law passed with amend |
ments reducing tax.
Amending the code relating to appropria-
&ing money Tor bridges, passed.
HOUSE EVENING.
The lobby was packed and the members |
pretty disorderly during the closing scenes !
OF the legislature Tonight. The following !
bills were passed: Council bill appropriat. |
ing $3.50 for the relief OF Ross G. O'Ijren, |
Council bill to prevent the spread OF con-
tigioDs anung sheep.
COUNCIL EVENING.
House bill i6i, sinking ariesian wells in |
Yakima county. This called for a deal of |
die sn sion and upon vote, Messrs. Hawley, |