The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-31

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Gray's HsrboF.
OLYMrIA, Jan. 3l-The Senate met at
III, Leutenant-tsovernor L.aughton in the
chair and twenty-six senators present,
Long announced that committees on
agriculture. roads and highways no longer
needed The services Of the clerk. No action
was taken by the Senate.
Snow presented q memorial from the
Douglas county board OF trade. protesting
against the creation Of q board Of railroad
commissioner or the enactment Of any
legislature that would retard the growth of
railroads or the investment OF capital in
railroads In this state; referred to the com
mite on corporations.
NEW BILLS.
4. b. No. III, by the Joint committee on
roads and high ways-To prevent the OBJ
s,ruction Of highways and sbste nuisances
thereon; referred to the committee on
roads and highways.
y. Is. No. las. by watt-To establish nor
NAL schools at Lynden. Cheney. Ellensberg
and Chehalis: referred to the committee on
education.
S. b. No. i4o. by Kinnear-Declaring
eight hours 10 constitute . legal days
work or state, county and municipal roads;
referred 10 the committee on labor and Ia
Dor statistics.
s =. No. $50. BY fayne-Tc project in
nocsnt purchasers Of community real prop
srty referred 10 The judiciary committee.
=. II. No. ISL. by Ciough-To pay for ma
terials and labor on school for defective
youth referred To the committee on school
for detective youth.
~ tao -. H. DAt-- a
liens Of mechanics. iaborers and material
men upon real property referred to the
committee on the judiciary.
rHIRn READING.
=. Il. No. Is. by Whalley-To create the
Office OF state printer: passed, ~ 10 3. The
emergency CLAUSE also passed. ~ to 9.
II. II. No. ~, by raintsr-To appropriate
s2s.oO for = iutc plant nj the state prison.
HouRhson moved to amend 80 as 70 make
the bill read. For the manufacture of
grain sacks Or for such other purpose As
may I've deemed best BY the commission
ers. !" adopted.
The hill was made a special order for to-
morrow at 2 - p. M.
s. II. No. rs. by Van Houten, relating 10
liquor license within one mile OF incorpor-
atcd towns.
kneeisnd's pending amendment that
county commissioners shall not grant a
license for any saloon within two miles of
an incorporated town was rejected.
Wood, Thompson of Walia Wall. Drum
and Others. debated the merits of the hill.
The present law prohibits the sale of liuior
within n mile OF ar incorporated own
The bill seeks 10 enable county commits
sioners to grant liquor licenses within this
one mile limit. The committee which con-
sideFed the bill proposed an amendment
that the license TO he charged be the same
as within the city. Drum proposed a fur
Their amendment that the consent If th.
city council he obtained before the county
commissioners shall issue the license.
Amendments were adopted and The bin
ordered ~engrosSed.
= II Me- !. hy kinnear- Relating to du.
tiesct the governor. passed.
:. H. No i0A. hs Hansaker. requiring
ali transportation companies 70 promptly
forward ali freight and making them liable
for damages where failing promptly to Tor.
ward the same ordered engrossea.
:. IL Ne. Ii. by kinnear-Powers and
duties OF tue superior courts. passed.
Ill I. No. r. Medical h.ll made xpecial
order Tor Monday at e.Sa
Jones Memorial No. =, ta improve the
mouth OF Columbia river and 10 establish .
port ut entry 81 Gray hay. asks xielan
seahorg sad there is only a farm there
nc town ~ village. referred TO eomm i,sss
OF memorials
H. T. Ne. Us, by EvanS-To compel EN-.
rsosefs Of fsnssgcs 10 furnish seats hos, 10
Ia IA.
) Il No, ri. BY Drum RslAtsar 10 alinr
o. Transcripts Of Judgments passed.
The president added Senators Van Hon.
ten and Wilson to the COMMITTEES ON nslxf.
leSes aud elections.
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