Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-02-03
Legislative Proceedings.
FRIDAY, Jan. q.

FRIDAY, Jan. q.
COUNCIL.
Mr.. Gabel introduced bill appro-
priating 81 600 to pay for printing 12,-
600 copies of the Governors message.
Also, for the relief of British Columbia
for expenses incurred in the arrest of
Thomas Pierre. The bill appropriates
$2,7OO.
Bills passed defining the crimes of
malicious mischief; bill by Mr..
Clark, of Yakima, providing rules for
towns established under the Congress
sional town-site law; relating to dupli-
cate warrants of the Territorial Treas
ury; requiring municipal corporations
to take bonds from contractors for
the payment of employees; repeating
the special road law for Kitsap county.
Mr.. Thompson's bill to prohibit
smoking was indefinitely postponed
The bill by Mr.. White, to require
both political parties to be represented
on all Territorial boards to be ap-
pointed, failed to pass. Ayes, Gabel,
Convey, White.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House to day the Council
memorial asking the passage of an en-
abling act to create a State out Of
Washington and North Idaho was
passed.
The Council bill regulating the
practice of dentistry was passed.
A substitute for the Council bill
regulating the time of holding court
in the First and Second Judicial Dis
trict was passed. In the First district
court is to be held at Dayton, on the
first Monday in February and June !;
Pomeroy, third Monday in October /;
Walla Walla, first Monday in May
and November; Colfax, third Monday
in June and second Monday in De-
cember; Asotin, first Monday in April
and third Monday in October. In the
Second Judicial District: At Chehalis,
first Monday in February and third
Monday in August; at Tacoma, fourth
Monday in June and September |;
Vancouver, first Monday in April and
second Monday in November; county
seat of Cowlitz county, fourth Monday
in October; Olympia, first Monday in
June and December; Oysterville, last
Monday in March aud August.
The House passed the bill by Mr..
Clark (Walla Walla) requiring railroad
property to be taxed as is the property
Of individuals. Ayes-Arrasmith, Ba-
ker, Case, Eckler, Elder, Fellows, For
rest, Humes, Irwin, Keane, Preston,
Stevenson, Stewart, Thompson, War
man, Speaker-16. Noes-Helm, Nc
Elroy, Payne, Reed. Absent
Busey, Clark OF Yakima, Knapp,
McMillan-.
A message from the Governor an
nounced his approval of an act to pro-
vide for the payment of Indebtedness
of school districts in certain cases !;
an act to amend section TAB of the
code, relating to the computation Of
the time in which an act is to be done |;
an act in relation to holidays; an act
regulating attorneys fees in judgments
on promissory notes and similar in
struments in writing; an act for the
relief of San Juan County; an act
making it a misdemeanor for any per-
son to ask or request for himself for
another to he placed on jury; an act
to amend sections 1875 and 1877 Of the
code, relating to liens, approved Jan.
81, 1886.
A recess was taken to 2 Pm.
On reassembling, Mr.. Keanc intro
duced memorial praying the removal
of the Chinese from the United States
Mr.. Clark, OF Yakima, introduced a
bill to amend section 884 of the code,
providing punishment for escaping
from county jails, SO as to punish all
prisoners who break out of Jail.
The bill-by Speaker Clark, to author
ize the letting OF convict labor, was in
definitely postponed.
A bill by Mr.. Clark, Of Yakima, to
amend the road law 50 that work can
be done in the spring, passed.
An act tu create fish commission
and provide for the propagation Of
foolish, offered by Mr.. Warman, was
indefinitely postponed.
A bill by Mr.. Case, to increase the
pay of prosecuting attorneys, was
amended by raising the pay of that
officer for Walla Walla to 81 500; for
Columbia to $1,000; for Spokane to
81 800; for Whitman to 81 800; for
Pierce to 81 500; and passed-ayes 10,
noes 3.
Mr.. Irwin's bill requiring persons
keeping breeding animals for hire to
pay license, was amended and
passed.
Council bill relative to motions for Il
new trial in district courts. and to re-
peal section 281 of the code, passed.
An net providing for the appoint
ment Of code commissioner, passed.
An act in relation to salaries and
fees of probate judges, was amended
and passed.
Adjourned