Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-13
ASSEMBLY At 0LYmPll
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frgm Ihe paEli11iaF nets of tha inii-
vldanl memheEa ot the esunnil inai-
caItnn thaiE eympaxhiea for a. knnIuN|
~ eqnaAbis a9I11fmsnt of Ne Ealignz
pxubiema now before tina ieRiaInfnre frI
selnstons on1 fae. becouas mora and
more sppaEent. II oue were . eiTi8l
ths council impersnnAllr aud then net1
lhe chafNstsF q ths hallway leaislatfon
favored by one division nnd thai favored
bI The other ths zeal aYmpaihiea eunld
- dslermined with qafsa az munh
aeeuracy - II 9 person ea11ally knsN
what aoma Of tbs members Of che
dlsflions ueEa thinking abouk Hrou
ore division lhs pE1posed Iegisiation i
nlminG lu1alllaan1iy ngd with manifeaI
sincerity e securing dedniis and eauita,
bic results. TIE conduct Of The o3hal
indicates beysnd q question Tho desirl
% neutrallza Or eefeat s1oh leeislalion.
By npplying thiB cFitsrinn 80 tie con.
duet Of tha mambesA he whn
rams may Rad thsis tntentionl
and have ne difnnnIky h as.
lermininR the tgne stats Of adaifs.
Nsg shat she counail hes reacAed thai
point where these railroad peobisms
must be met, Il is worth Wills 10 nete
she efforts Of cash member and 10 ob-
aarve tbe direction they take. Some of
them take the position that The divls
ions sheuld Be DESIGNATED as railroad
ers snd anti-FaiiE0sdeEs, and sheg en-
phasize this view Just enough 10 afford
them apparent standing room for ap-
peaiing 20 certain members AGAINST an
alleged disposition on the part Of the
other membeEs 20 antagonizs railroads.
in general and the Northern Pacific In
paFticnlar. They then ettempt 10 iusti-
~ their extreme railroad sFmpathfos hy
claiming that there Is nothinn left for
them to do and aat fairly; bat the
truth of the matter Is. thoss Who are
struggling for q safe and eQuita5is So
lation Of the railway questions have no
desire 70 do other than equal justice 70
both the people aud the companies. In
praof Of this u will readily be aean that
certain proposed legislation L frank,
peLsptsaana 10 expression and definite
both a. 70 pGfpos9 Ena tata..1. ana -.
tain other proposed lsqisiation g ioss
the opposite and IL In sympashy with
references 10 the previous efforts made
10 The ssme direction By Others. This
will Be sufheient 10 enable any One 10
interpret the real sienincanoe Of much
thaa ia done in the council from nov
until these problems are disposed Of.
when the council opened this morn
iBg Mf. 0abel swept up the remnants ok
the W0nan'e suffrage struggle u tbs
shsps Of petitions which had bsen pre-
sented aud moved that thsy nil be trans
ported to the hoass a. ammunition for
the struggle there. Then the business
moved on With much equaaimity, mag
nanlmity and unanimity.
Nc. ShaxpateIn introduced q blll 10
regulate che moda Of condemnation Of
lands By private corporations for Ger
poFate purposes, Of aseeRtaining and
securing compensation thereof. As the
law ncw stands Justices Of the peace
are vested With Jurisdiction 10 appoint
to assess damages where
land is appropriated By private corpora
tinns, and they repert 10 the justice,
Who In turn Ales she report with the
clerk Of the district court, and unless
something is done By one or both Of the
parties interested, the report Of the
commissioners Is confirmed, as Of
course. II obisotion il made the case
goes on the liss fer jury trial The bill
introduced takes away Jurisdiction from
Justices OF the peace and eonfers on the
distKict coaFt, the proceedings In that
ceurt are substantially the same e. he
fcrs the justices.
MF. HhaFpsiein also introduced O bill
relating 20 the powers Of private cor
peretions and 20 amend chapter 1S7 Of
the code. amending section 2lb5.
A bill was also introduced bylMf.
ShaTpsiein relating 10 the formation OF
corporations, Amending section 2f34 OF
the code, By adding proviao thai .'the
provisions OF this section shall not ap
ply 10 the debenture OF bonds OF any
company duly incorporated under she
provisions Of this chapter, the payment
o. which debentnres or bonds shall be
secured by an actual transfer Of real
estate securities for the benefit and gro
section Of purchasers Of said deben-
tuFes or bonds, sush securities TO be 81
least coal in amount TO the par value OF
such bonds or debentuEes, and 10 be
first liens upon the uneneumbefed real
estate, worth at least twice the amount
loaned theFton, provided further, how
ever, that ench issue OF dahentuFes OF
bends shall 10 no case exceed ten times
the capital stock Of the issuing corpora
tion. The bill wes referred 20 the 10
dietary committee.
Mr.. Lewis, By request. introduced q
bill, this being council bill No. S5, 10
promote open nomination 10 once and
provide greater security for the secrecy
Of tbe faliots referred 20 the iudloiers
committee. The bill provides that reg
lstration shall take place on the second
and third Tuesday or the month next
preceding the month 10 which said cleo
tioBs takes place; she registering ofhceEs
shall receive and point &c least ave
deya before the dsy of registration, the
nefnas Of all eliRitle persons Who, after
ehe flrst Say Of the month 10 which the
registration shall take place, and BE-
fcre the first Tuesday In The month,
NAV be recommended es atted at she
ensninQ election. 1hs Fecommenda-
tion 4 70 be signed By q least (blsukl
Vosers Of the dlstrica OF precinct, Who
voted at the last election; as tlme OF
registration each citizen shall be re.
qnssted 20 designate such Of the per.
| ans 90 recommended as te nav wish
70 pnt in nomination for the oflces q
be hIled; Il any person shall be tnsl
| DESIGNATED BY oee- tenth Of the persons
| reoisteFed at the LIST election his nams
shall be placed upcn the list OF candi
/ ONttas WU0t6 GAHG4444 A1A E-4sN4sN -
q Be bsrne By the county los city, q
the ease may bel % hereinafses men
TONED"
This gives fair idea Of the parpor
and intent Of the biii. As u % 20
lcne 10 give In detail. IL may Be prope
10 essnre such as may be tneliaed 3
FEEL nervous about snch . measure tia
Il 4 belisved Il does not require Of eAn
aidatss certificates % good neral char
aotsR. The bill wes referred 20 70
conmiitse on election.
Mr.. Gogey intr01soed o bill provtd
Inc for the proper oonhneme1t Of tern
SoFial convicis from the coanties Q
Clarke. Ekamania. Cowiifz, WaktAkuu
Paeifc, Lewis, fhuFstoB, O5ehaiii
Pierce, Mason. EknR. Ktfssps Js1ersoE
Island, SaOhomish. Ciallam, san 5uaE
skaRfl and Whateom. The Roveruu
Il authorised TO snteF into contEal
wish william Billings, ETC.. for tee COZ
dnemena, castody and mainte1&1ee q
an eonvio3s senfenced from thoss eoae
taes. The oonsFan1 shall be for teri
az six years. Tbs bill. bEie1y, Il q
tha hiring Of oonTiet labeE By snnlrae
Il wns referred - TIE waya and mean
committee.
MF. Isgis's bil for NE payment {
wsRsa in lsWfui neaeY, Gas reporse
frem the iudioiaFy committee with0I
anY reooumEn6at1ou.
The bill intFodaesd By Mr.. k1stei
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