Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-01-20

build School for Defective Youth at
Vancouver; appropriating $4,000 for
support of the School for Defective
Youth.
The joint committee on School for
Defective Youth reported that the land
selected by the commissioners could
be exchanged for more desirable To-
cation, in view of the Columbia and
nearer Vancouver.
HOUSE.
Speaker Clark presented strongly
worded protest against the passage of
a woman suffrage law, signed by about
500 inhabitants of Walla Walla, in
cluding most of the leading citizens.
Mr.. Elder, presented q remonstrance
against woman suffrage, signed by
nearly 1000 citizens Of Seattle, includ
ing most of the prominent citizens
and business men.
The House having had under con-
sideration in committee of the whole
the various bills for the taxation of
railroads and the committee after hav-
ing had House bill No. 65, substitute
for Council bill No. l, under consider
alton, on motion, the committee rose
and reported no progress, and asked
to be discharged from further consid-
Grafton OF the matter. On the adop-
ton of that report Mr. Knapp, of
Clarke, said: Mr.. Speaker, the
House will bear me out in the asser-
ton that l have not consumed the
time of this House either by dilatory
motions or long-winded speeches; but,
sir, / should consider myself recreant
to the great and holy trusts, confident
to my keeping if l should permit this
opportunity to pass without raising
my voice against the manner that this
vital question has been treated by this
House. This question of railroad tax
alton has been the question that has
occupied the attention of the people
to greater extent than any other for
the last six years, and the last Legis-
lature was elected under a solemn
pledge to the people that they would
repeal the infamous gross earnings
law, but they were false to the people,
false to their solemn pledges, and now
this session is three-fourths gone and
what progress has been made in this
matter? None whatever; and now,
to-day, after sitting in committee of
the whole for one hour, this committee
has rose, reported nothing done and l
wish it distinctly understood that the
minority, or this side of the House,
are ready and desirous to afford the
relief that the people demand, when
ever the majority will allow it to be
done, and it is my intention to be
placed upon the record as against this
method of delaying this matter from
day to day when the session is so near
at an end, therefore / shall vote I" no."
Mr.. Humes, introduced bill to ap-
propriate 81 1890 to the heirs of J.
M. Van Syckle, to pay them for
money paid quarter of u century
ago by the deceased to the university
commissioners, who never decided the
land nor returned the money.
Mr.. Clark, (Yakima) appropriating
$1,000 to sink an artesian well in the
Horse Heaven country, in Yakima
county. Also, to amend section 2,516
in relation to construction of bitches,
drains OF water courses, SO that they
shall not apply to the counties of
Walla Walla, Whitman and Stevens.
Also, to make it misdemeanor to
drive stock along or near a public
highway, SO as to cause the same to be
obstructed with stones, earth or other
debris, and leaving the same to re-
main for more than twenty-four hours,
with a penalty of not exceeding 5000.
Governor Semple sent a message
vetoing the bills to amend the act pro-
viding for sinking artesian wells, be-
cause neither the original act nor the
amendment provides for qualification
of the commissioners by being sworn.
He deems it proper for disbursing Of
ficers to be sworn.
The House passed Council memo
rial praying relief for Indian war veter-
ans.
The bill appropriating 100000 to
construct an insane hospital at Medi-
cal Lake amended by making the
amount $4,000, and then passed.
Negative votes, 3. ..
After more skirmishing the house at
half-past 3 adjourned to 6 O'Clock.
At the evening session of the House,
January 18th, the House having under
consideration the Corporation law,
IL. b. No. 81, motion WAS made to
postpone further consideration and
make the bill the special order for
Tuesday at IL o'clock
Mr.. Knapp, CDem.) said he hoped
the motion would not prevail He
came from town of ten or fifteen
hundred inhabitants and all such and
even smaller towns needed some
means of government. The law of
Congress forbid special legislation and
he had been looking for the passage
of this or some similar law. We have
been this whole session working lit
tie upon this and then little on that
and the work of the House was in
dire confusion and nothing done,
while work is constantly accumulating
upon us ana THIS prOcrastlnatlng
shilly-shally way was not business,
and he hoped the House would
proceed and consider the bill now and
get it out of the way, SO it can pro-
ceed with other business. The motion
did not prevail.
At 10 o'clock House adjourned.
SATURDAY, Jan. IA.
COUNCIL.
President Thompson had the bill
appropriating $4,000 to build school
for defective youth reconsidered, and
the amount raised to $4,000. The
bill passed. Ayes-Barker, Foster,
Convey, Hawley, Sharpstein and
Thompson. Noes-Gabel Lewis and
White. Absent-Cook, Roeder and
Steele.
The bill by Mr.. Lewis, to prohibit