Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-02-01
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY /. is62.
The Le1islaturc.


This body adjourned sac die on Thursday
morning last, after the expiration of the usual
term Of sixty days. We have not been fur
nishcd with list Of the acts passed, and can,
therefore, only give our readers general idea
of what has been done by their representatives.
The most extraordinary feature Of the ses-
sion has been the remarkable good feeling
which has existed among the members ofboth
Houses. How much of this is attributable
to the presiding officers we are not able to
say, but judging from past experience we con-
clude that the unusual good feeling which
pervaded the House was more attributable to
a nesdtire than positire influence, on the
part of the Speaker. The House very wisely
put our friend "Ferg" in the chair, where he
had an opportunity Of working off the "steam"
in harmless way, whereas if he had been
left on the floor row would have been kicked
up, at least, every afternoon.
We are sorry that one other very distin-
guished gentleman could not have had an OPP
portunity furnished him of working Oft his
daily Accommodations of steam and thus have
avoided the war upon the University, anil
THINKS in general, which have resulted i'll
much strife and, we fear, more or less personal
ill-will, and how much permanent injury to
the machinery Of State time alone can deter
mine.
We think the people have great cause for
graduation that the Legislature have adjourned
without undo;ng the little good that was by
accident done last winter in establishing the
University; bit, on the contrary, have very
judicio,sly provided forthe sale of the remain
der of the land, and, what is best of all, have
retained the old board of commissioners, who
had been SO grossly slandercd by those who
have shown themselves to be entirely ignor-
ant of the facts bearing upon the subject, and
who are now venting their spleen upon us fol
refusing to endorse and defend their iniqui'
tous ISLANDERS. Some Of these men have an
advantage in the fact that we cannot alIude
to them without granting that they are entitled
to some degree Of respect.
In defending the interests Of the University
we have not consulted Our pecuniary interests
On the contrary, had we yielded to the prof
fered bribes, and even withheld our support
W. might have been relieved Of our present
pecuniary embarrassment
The most disreputable action Of the legls
laturc was their deliberate refusal to endorse
the Government, or the Administration, in
the efforts to put down rebellion. by rejecting
Mr.. Griswold's resolutions in the House. by q
vote Of siztees to eight, and in the Council
similar resolutions. by vote Of fire to three
We had supposed until this act that m~jori
,y. NJ esst, Of both houses were Union men
ready at any time to % place themselves uPo'
,he rscosds of shc country. Dat this vote
unAer q call Of Tie yeas and nays. must disPc
q 1subt Of their true character hereafter. aIad
nra who voted against the rssosnsioes will b
rveasded . dislcyal 1t hrass. and unSsss ma
jos;ty II their constituents synPafhise in thai
srss,eable eoar.~ win never again be trustee
% rPsssrai them
Ca d b. possible that . majority of tbs
pssp,e e nv one co..sy IN the Tenis~y en-
Be- i.Aups1 TO vua~ against thc svo SulSowiae
rvpnluaisms Il th~ sessesl
R~..prsf That all sectional div isiees can he bet
sse he.lel in the Cnioa skaa cot " IL; esd sss
n -r~sext. Ges dissslssioa VI the I nioa arc I'M
ssunA asd snwarrAntable
R..sir~S rhasthe alArrisv with which the mssse
NJ Az u>opl~ rush 20 the rescue Of the l ssos ee
,l.rr, them sesshy ef their lineage and btrshrgh'
ara r,kes ss the most distant its1b of the l mon
forever their debtor.
Nothing II q srty Character in thr foregoing
rcseluiions. and yss every nan in the Hons
esIliag himsrf . Descent voeed agains
~! We are Yseassd. however. 70 know
10 Councilnen Bilss and Burbank veted f.
s;nilar psso,u6oss in the Council with o.
ls.s Repsh6ea kisna. Mr.. websasr. sAI
yv sslsz Ds.srse sssa1 ssaisst tke@-
II tve sthrs sssaassisas asr equally ire
80 aything Il . passiaan Character. and n
~ UrIue nm cOsld refuse to vote Tor them
Here th<y ere:
Rssolss1. That the Union has become 50 ineor
,a--.ea;n 81 .ar institutions, and 9rr institution
wish Ne Usiea. that NE essses0''0a vi soe oa
would seriously endangsr the Pernsnenee Of TN
Other.