Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-17
TERRITORIALaSsEmBLl
The Woman Suffrage RsHI
Passed In the Mouse.
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! 61afpatsin presented 3 pesitioa todn,
from the karmef1 Union, of WALL
Walia souniy. uERina the paanane ~
NJ. ShaFpstein's bin for tks reQala-
tiun o. fFeiqht rates, and also refsxFfne
30 Mg. Lewia's railroad commission kiII
favuFabiy. Mr. Lswis presented 4 psti.
ton from citizan1 residing "a snaho-
miah eCnmfy. pfayina tha1 4 Iaw b en-
acled pygyf9inR for tha equal saxsffnn
Of Ell property within ths tarritory.
Mr.. SharpaleSn iutrcdaoed 9 bill raa-
alasing the condemnation Of rights 81
wag and providing compensation thaFe.
for for telegraph oonpaniss. The BIN
b grim afily In the interests Of ths Pos
tsi Telegraph Company ID vas re-.
feFred % the Judiciary COMMITTEES.
MK. white intro 5uced 3 bill aunend-
ina the common school law regulating
tbe eieekian Of sstool diRectors, axiue
lhs length of terms. Referred 20 the
committee 90 eduoation.
Mr.. Thompaon introdzes3, By rsauess,
the following bills; Lin itinR ths in.
de6tedneas Of cities and towns 20 an
aRaraRate 0f fogF per cent. OF the as
asessd v4iuatton Of propsEiy; referred
10 eommiftse on corporations. Relasina
20 she vagrancy law; referred 10 the
COMMITTEES en- military affairs. Relating
% the duties Of o3nstsbles, and also {
bill relating 20 costs and feea; botk re-
fmFFad 10 the iadteiaRy COMMITTEES. Mr..
Thompson also introduced q bill sutbor.
izing the flline Of the ofilos Of iussioe
Of the peaae when vacancies occur.
Boue Of the reasons for declaring Va
o8noiea are - follows; s'negleci Of Office,
drunkenness, OF absence from bis pre-
cinot tor thirty consecutive days.H Tne
bill uas referred 10 the Judiciary COM
mit4ee.
Au0Ihes volume vas added 10 The pro
posed legislation for the licensing and
sale Of Intoxicating liquors, IN the Snaps
Of bill introduced By SIR. Thompson
for that purpose. II IL veFy bulky, and
les moral character is uuQuestioned.
Mr.. GeVey introduced q bill appro.
pFiating &56s n for the ra.ief Of Thou-
as Heac0ak, late inspector OF coal mines;
referred 20 the committee on claims.
MF. shapatein's bill Amending sec
tion 2A54 Of the code, relating 10 tne
formation Of corporations, introduced
JaanaFy 18th, vas passed iinaiiy.
The bin introduced by MR. Foster for
the condemnation Of rights OF way for
loRQlue roads and ehnlea and PROVIDING
compensation therefor, which has bsen
twice reported by the Judiciary com
mittee With reoonmendation tnat Il
pass, was again referred - the same
committee this morning. Mr.. Convey
said the committee had some doubts
moreover, some members desired 10 ex-
a. a. A.
af length IN smother ooluDa OF the
POsT- this morning.
Mr.. LeWis's bill, appFopEiatinR &iO,-
000 for tbe maintenance OF Territorial
University, which sam was increased By
the committee on education 10 $1,000
and than referred TO the ways and
menns committee, was repofted from
the last named COMMITTEES this morn
ing. The report is not agreed to by Mr..
White, and ts therefore the report of
only q majority Of tke oommittee-
namely, Meesrg. Convey end Sharpatein.
The committee reported In favor OF the
sum named Ia the original bili-name
~, $1,000.
Qaits . lively breeze arose over the
bill, and Mr.. 0sbel, supported BY Mr..
White, opposed il, while Messrz. Lewis
and Convey favored II. The bill passed.
however, Measrs. Gabei, Steele and
While voting in the negative; absent.
Cock and RosdeF.
The ways and means committee is
formulating aameasure authorizing the
territory TO incaF an Indebtedness at
least sufficient 10 meet the present de-
hcit in the treasury and estimated de-
Hcit 10 result from the appropriations
in contemplation by the present leeisle-
ture. Jast what form the measure will
take has not yet been definitely agreed.
A printed circnlaF signed by Mr.. T. ].
Y. Clark, member of the houss from
Yakima, vas distributed In the council
today. 10 contains q paragraph which
appeared In the Posi- -IHTKLLEoEscER
some time RQs, which intimaked that q
member Of the council vas approached
In q way which, II favoEably received,
would have added 10 bis bank account.
Mr.. Clark distinctly announces that the
intimalion Il g lie. AZ no time has It
been charged that Mr.. Clark did the
ssapproachinQ, !" bat IL Mr.. CLARK mani
tests too great an anxiety to keep the
capital question free from suoh refiac-
tious, he should be careful that oeiy
discreet aRenta work for bis bill.
Den Cogbetl, ESQ.,. OF Seattle. appeared
before the judiciary committee today 10
explain the bill regulating the oondem-
nation of land BY pFivate corporations,
ana the committee will report 10 the
council fagorabiy tomoEr0V.
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