Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-11-13

A bill prescribing the fees of certain
Territorial offices.
A bill relating to logger's liscense.
A memorial praying for mail service
between Kimilche ard Elma was adopt
ed.
After which Council adjourned.
THURSDAY, Nov. 8, 1876.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment,
During the usual order OF business.
Mr.. Shaw intr oduced bill relating
to the care and keeping of insane per-
sons.
Upon this measure lengthy discus
sion ensued.
Mr.. Blinn said he acquiesced in all
that had been said against the present
system. The blood of Mitchell was
upon the head of The people of the Ter
ritory. The Democratic party, which
had advocated reform was now sus-
tanning damnsble system. He pound
ed the desk, and gave tie most Won
derful contortions to his features, as if
seeming something unpleasant to the
smell. This is as internal an outrage
as was the infamous salary grab"
headed by Grant himself. Corruption
was rife in both parties. - 49,.
Mr.. Pickering crossed the floor to
shake hands with Blinn. He had been
system and he knew that money had
changed hands to secure favorable ac-
ton on the measure. ....
Blinn again, sawed the air declaring
that corrupt influences had been used.
He had been approached in similar
manner. He stigmatizea Gov. Ferry
as belonging to o clique, and quoted
from his Message TO show that he was
in league with Harmon and the Devil.
MIR. Bradshaw said that he had never
been approached in any manner, and
he voted for the bill on its merits. II
was principle of parliamentary usage
that one member should not impugn
the motives of another. The question
was presented rs party measure. 1t
had never occurred before in that man.
ner to his mind. There had not been
O single argument adduced here to show
that the system proposed was any bet
ter than the one which now exists.
He had not known before that there
was so much feeling on the subject.
The bill now pending proposes to cure
what defects their were in the present
system, still the other side oppose it,
1t provides that the Resident Physician
shall have the control of the inmates of
the Asylum, and the Contractor alb
solutely has no authority under it to
abuse the trust. The system proposed
| by the gentleman from Thurston has no
advantages over this measure.
| Mr.. Pickering said that lunatic
goes into the Asylum with good clothes,
but came out poorly clad. A lunatic
Mayhem, formerly in the Asylum was
working in the woods supporting him
self, and still the Territory was paying
his expenses, 81 cents per day, from
its treasury. AS long as tho Governor
derives. the means from the Asylum to
run a political newspaper, he was bound
to denounce the system. Fr.
| Mr.. Pickering is mistaken. May
hew was dropped from the payroll o
few days after his escape from the in
stitution.
Blinn said that in the months of
May, June and July, the inmates of the
Asylum were kept SO low down in food
that the Night Watchman revolted and
secured better rations for the poor
creatures. He presumed that every
member, Of course, was acting conscien-
tiously. Oh yes! But their votes would
show just how much conscience there
was in there acts. srs,
| Mr.. Bradshaw said that the gentle
man by their opposition to the bill
would, if it failed, leave tho system
still defective. If they were sincere
they would endeayor to perfect the law.
Blinn censured Mr.. Harmon because
he bought his supplies out of the TER
ritory. ".tsg.3ta .I'
Mr.. Hoover said that he had been in
formed that some of the wealthiest citir
zens. of Olympia; representing even the
Changers in Legislation, bought every
pound of b,ater used in their families in
California The petitions, prescribed
for change in the contract system,
from their wording indicated that there
had been a concert of action among the
I ex-departed, physicians who had been
engaged the past two years in. working
up the subject. 81 sar.i; syG a9sg5t: I
/ There were residents Of his county
| who had relatives in the Asylum, who
( visited it weekly, but none of their
names We're. on the petition for q
change. ,sasgita4 aF. EgE aait!s add ds,sl
4 BIinn acknowledged that he bought
his butter in San Francisco. He did it
because he could get better article
and get it cheaper there. "a a,s4i .fgls
j Several motions were made, with o
\ view. of defeating the bill, which were
lost. s, Uo4 sfissa, e5;a.s
Finally motion to adjourn to 2 PM,
prevailed. II 35E8,i7f .Etg7'
Il AFTERNOON SESSION. III,
i House bill relating to proceedings
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