, 1869-11-20


eighteen hours travelling tine This
road, take its entire length, b the
worst In the world, sa0d nnndsr all
the circumstances, it is wonderful
how the stages get through in such
good time, and with comparatively
few accidents. Il is due thu driS
vers to say that they are unusually
careful, aud if passengers fail to
make the trip comfortably, it is not
the fault Of the proprietors or en-
PlOyes Of the stage line. a
oLYMPIAALEaIsLATIoN.i
On arriving at Olympia We found
that the Legislature bad adjourned
over for aweek, to enable tAeonem-
bers to visit places of interest on the
Sound. Messrs. Psge and 0Bry.
ant, Of the Walla Walia delegation,
had remained behind, and from both
these gentlemen received a. cor.
dial welcome. On Wednesday morn>
ing, Notwithstanding our rough trip,
| was up and around, and noticed
that Olympia has greatly improved
within the past two years New
buildings meet the eye II every
turn, aud everything wears the air
of thrift and prosperity. After
Walla Walla, Olympia is the live.
liest town we know Of, and this
prosperity appears to be entirely
substantial and free from speeula>
tion. Delightfully."- situated, we have
little doubt that Olympia is destined
to be one of the largest and most
prosperous towns on the Sound.
In conversing with the few mem
bers of the Legislature that are
here, find that but little legisla-
ton of a general character has been
attended to. The bill for a special
term of our District Court was re-
pealed as soon as the members
learned that the people of Walla
Walla were opposed to it. In this
matter the members acted gracefully,
and in correcting their mistake are
entitled to credit. A joint conven.
tion of the two Houses was held on
Saturday, October 3Oth, when ]. G~
Sparks, formerly of Walla .Walla,
was elected Auditor, and Hill Har.
mon, Treasurer. Both the new off.
cials arc radicals, and regard Gar
6elde as the apostle of their faith.
The dumping" Of Josselyn into
seat in the Council, without the for,
mality of an election, has caused
great excitement in political circles.
With the reassembling of the mem.
bers an effort will be made to expel
Jos<elyn from the seat he wrong.
fully holds, but whe ther the move,
ment will succeed, remains to, be
seen. A more high.handed piece of
political rascality l have never
known, and the perpetrators cannot
be too severely rebuked. The plan
for the division of Walla Walla
county had been cleverly arranged.
and one of our members who is
distinguished more for bis ambition
than his ability was in the plot, ,'but
now that the scheme is exploded, is
anxious to conceal his connection
with the affair. His position, how.
ever, is we'll understood and 1.-the
odium will cling to him as long as
the tabled shirt stuck 10 its wearer.
The division" scheme may now be
regarded as a dead duck, but no
thanks to the political ingrates with
whom it originated. Of the Walla p
Walla delegation, l find that Messrs.
Page and O'Bryant are greatly re>
spected by their fellow members,
and are considered two of the most
useful men in the House. j. D.
Mix is the acknowledged democratic
leader in the House, and when he
speaks the closest attention is paid
to every word that comes from his
lips. Lasater has proved what was
expected great failure, and when
he rises to speak the lobby thinS
out and the members hurry of to
the library; some of the members
say that nasal twang of his will set
them crazy. Lasater should remem'
Der tie lines 10 Burns .as
t"ob wad some power the giftie gle US,
TO see oursels as others zee u.s."
The balance of the WalIa Walla
members, exclusive Of Van, have
not attained any prominence in leg
islation, and as in their case obliv>
ion is charity, 1 silently pass them
by. On Monday next, it is expect
ed that both Houses will earnestly
get to work, and Of the proceed
ings 1 will keep the readers of the
STATESMAN duly posted.
Yours truly, ". Il. n.