The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-10-08
JOTTINGS FROM THE CAP
ITAL.
OLYMPIA. Oct. eth. 1877.

OLYMP1A, Ocf. Itb, 1871.
ED INTELLIGENCER For the first
time since the assembled wisdom of
the Territory has convened. we have a
. day of sunshine with the clouds broken
and drifting away, and it is obvious
that for q time at least, Jupiter Pluvius
is upon committee duty. This guar
antees clear weather for next week, and
a large attendance at the Territorial
Fair. which begins Tomorrow morning
Till that is ended, in my opinion, no
important legislation will be accom-
plished.
THE REASON OF THIS
Is that the country members ali meet
their families during fair time, and
convene for couple Of hours in the
morning and then adjourn i'll time to go
the races in the evening They assemble
at the pavilion with the fairer portion
of humanity, to view the agricultural,
mechanical and artistic products of the
Territory. You may ask, but why do
this at the expense Of the people?
will satisfy you before we get through
with it, that it is best it should be this
way. To begin with the members get
SOME DEFINITE IDEA
of the industrial products of sections of
the Territory which they do not in
person represent. This enables them
to leg,slats understandiDgly upon ques-
tions of local legislation required by
counties other than their own, and the
early adjournment consequent upon the
Fair guarantees that no bill shall be
passed during a sparse attendance In
either branch Of the Legislature. In
every experience of nine sessions as n
Legislative clerk, all the bad bills
have ever seen passed have been done
while there was barely a working
quorum.
WHEN THE FAIR is OVER.
There will be an adjournment of two
days to enable the appropriate commit
tees to visit the Insane Asylum, the
Penitentiary aud other public institu-
tions, aud to report intelligently upon
the result of their examinations. On
assembling after such adjournment the
work of Legislation will commence III
good earnest. Most of the members
have prepared their most important
bulls, aud several have already been in
troduced in each house. Eleven bills
nov $500 .--ss =. 49,
Council and eighteen IN the House.
Tur aAJMoN r,sIIIprra
So far as Puget Sound is concerned,
have already attracted the attention OF
that sterling practical gentleman.
COUNCILMAN FERGUSON. Of Snoho-
mish. lie is the author of a bill. the
main objects of which are to prevent
wanton destruction of fish in our rivers
by the explosion Of dynamite. The bill
further provides for the proper labelling
of cans aud branding OF boxes and bar
rels so that Oregon will not get the
credit of the products of Washington
Territory in future. The bill should be-
come law.
COUNCILMAN HANFORD
Has 30 far occupied himself mainly with
legislation for the immediate needs of
King county. His bills for the eauali.
cation of taxes and for the government
Of assessments in your county have al
ready passed through both houses and
only awaits the Governors signature.
He has also presented two memorials.
drawn and prepared with great care
Hon. j. j. McGilvra, who is here and
working like . beaver. The memoir.
ais have already passed to print and by
tomorrow will be on every members
desk.
MY OWN CHOICE
In the matter Of selecting q special dele
gate to represent Seattls's interests at
Washington would have been Hen. C.
II. LarrAbee, for the reason that he has
been q member Of Congress, and as
such would be entitled to the entire of
both Houses Of Congress 1T all times.
But from the persistent way in which
Mr.. McGilvra is working here for your
interests. l am satisfied he is the right
man in the right place. and that a
better selection could not have been
made. NJ.