, 1888-01-26
From Olympia.
by Special Dispatch.

house bill approprmtng 10000 fur
an insane asylu II at Medical Lake.
The council rad previously passed
bill appropriatins 100000 for this
same purpose, but MS tn, house had
cut IL down to $600 il was necessary
tocuncur.
Bar er's bill, providing for the pro-
lection uf game birds was passed.
House bill provi ing Tor establishing
municipal courts in AL cities OF 5000
inhabitants and over was passed.
A message was received from the
governor announcing his approval
OF The woman suffrage bill.
The following bills were passed:
House b II defining CRIME and burg
larry.
House bill relating to liens.
Council bill providing for the spread
OF contagious disease among sheep.
Council bill relating To the powers OF
corporations.
A bill for the relief of Skamanii
county in the sum Of 1890
Hous bill authorizing Clark county
to levya tax for school PURPOSES.
Council bill providing for the cleo
tion OF school directors
Council blll relating to executions
on Judgments.
Council bill providing for taking ac-
acknowledgements in foreign countries
Council bill providing for purchas
ing IL complete SET OF territorial and
session laws.
House memorial PRAYING congress to
remove distractions III Snake river.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house, Thompson presented
several more petitions from residents
OF the southern part of King county,
asking AN cxa,ion to Pierce county
A lengthy communication from the
Spokane Falls board of trade was read
demonstrating againt the passage Of
any bill now before the legislature cal
culated to oppose railroad companies.
The remonstrance recites that such
bills are inimical to the best interests
of the territory and would leave the
commonwealth ut the merry OF one
powerful corporation.
The public buildings committee 1e-
ported adversely on the bills ior the
removal of the capital to Waitsburg
and Wal n Wulla.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for
the es nbliShment Of a school for de-
fective youth at Vancouver was pass d
and another bill providing $l2 900 for
the ipport of the institution was also
passed.
Forrest presented a telegram from
the city Of Chehalis offering ten acres
of land and $4,000 for the location OF
the capital there, aud a telegram w >
received from Ellensburg offeriug 70. ty
acres OF land and $4,000.
The following bills were introduced :
BY Cuse- To repeal the section of
the code relating to sales of persona
property in probate courts ut private
sale.
BY McElroy--ro amend the code |
relating to appropriations for roads |
and bridges 10y county commissioners.
BY Reed-Providing for locating |
county seats by special elections when
no county seat has been provided.
BY Clark, of Yakima-To prevent
spread OF ihis,les.
Tn following bills were passed:
Arrasmitl's bill making it mis-
dimeanor to discharge firearms near
dwellings or in incorporated towns. |
Council bill creating the Office OF !
attorney general.
Helms bill providing for the man
ner for computing time in which an
act is to be done.
Speaker CIark's bill providing that
applicants for admission shall be ex
amined in open court by supreme |
court judges.
Bakers bill relating to the special
mileage act Tor the sh riff Of What
com county.
Helms bill to regulate fees of attor-
neys in Judgments on promissory
notes.
Hume's bill appropriating $4,000
for territorial university at Seattle.
Adjourned.
COUNCIL.
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