, 1863-01-24
Editorial Correspondence.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 10, 1868.

bers in proper condition to resume their
seats in the Legislature, and accordingly
both bodies were full, although but little
business had been performed before the ad-
journment. The respite of ten days has
had an excellent excellent effect, as since
that time members have evinced DISPOSE
ton to proceed to business, and it is being
patched with commendable promptness
Numerous bills have been introduced into
both houses, consisting in charters for fer
ries, bridges, roads, trails, ditch and quartz
companies, various amendments regulating
county funds, licenses, school funds, &c.
&c; also bills for raising a revenue; con-
ferring jurisdiction on probate courts gen
eral incorporation; safe keeping and medi
cal treatment of the insane, and several di-
vorce bills, two of which have already
passed the house. Almost every conceiv-
able object has been met by the introduc-
ton of bills into one house or the other
and if they all pass and become laws, will
furnish the country legislation sufh cient in
all conscience to satisfy even the insane ra-
wings of Don Scrantio" himself upon this
subject A bill to prevent the deprecia-
ton of legal tender notes passed both
houses this week 1t provides that they
shall be taken at their face, and afixes as
penalty for violation fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars and imprisonment not
more than one hundred days. The law
would doubtless be evaded if it were per-
fec:ly framed, but there are defects in it as
it passed which will render its operations
a nullity. An apportionment bill, basing
the representation upon the last vote of the
Territory, was introduced this week, and
vas referred to the committee on elections
after an unsuccessful attempt on the part of
its opponents to table it. 1t will be re-
ported early next week, when the test vote
will be taken. l think we can pass it in
the House, although the opposition will be
strenuous. Many of the Sound members
oppose any apportionment this year, and
give as an ostensible reason for so doing
the opinion that the settlements in the up
per country ate of an entirely floating char
acter, and they prefer to wait until they are
fully assured to the contrary. The secret
Of their opposition to the bill is the simple
fact that the upper country outvotes them,
even without depositing half its real vote,
aud a new aPportionment consequently
takes the balance of power out of their
hands. 1t has been the practice Of the
Legislature to make an apportionment ev-
cry year since its first session; and opposi-
ton to the measure from the Sound men,
bers comes with exceedingly ill grace JUST
at time when it will disfranchise the up
per country, and thereby perpetrate gross
injustice. They gave US an apportionment
last year, when the objections they now
urge had ten times the force they now
have, if indeed they had any at all. Their
arguments are utterly groundless, and they
know it; and they are raised only as finn
sy palliation of conduct entirely unwar-
rantable on the score of fairness and JUS
tice. In this struggle we miss the recre-
ant members, as with their aid we could
pass the bill without controversy; and
certainly hope that in future elections
throughout the upper country the question
as TO whether a candidate will attend or
not, will be determined beyond peradven-
ture. The introduction of several import
ant measures has been delayed until late
period with the hope that the absent Sho-
shone representative would drop in upon
US and help US out, but we have not yet
had the pleasure of celebrating his arrival.
Horace Howe, jr., the man who shot B.
F. Kendall, had preliminary examination
to-day, and was committed to Jail to appear
for trial at the next term of court, on the
charge of murder in the first degree.
The remains of the deceased were in
tered yesterday, large concourse of citi
zEns following them to the grave. Both
houses adjourned to attend the funeral
The House passed series ofre,Olutions la
menting his early and violent death, with
expressions of sympatby with the relatives
Of the deceased.