, 1883-11-10
Legislative rroee.dings.
fCoRRssPoSDENCE OF IHR sra-EsNAy.l
OLYMPIA. Oct. 20, 1883.
HCCSE CT REPREyTlIIygs.

asking Tor appropriations for wagon :, aG.
across Tue SnoIlaiamie Pass, cnd Others ask.
! iug for Terrirorisi aid for Whitman College.
The an,an. asked for Whitman College BY
". Besserer WIS three Thousand dollars,
~hieh Wac amended ny Books 10 two thou
SIND i've Ldnd.ed, which was about TO he
;2Insd when mr Copiey Rep from Whit
uau couCty, observing a tne opening to
! Ike Of his o7atoricsl Mi.traleuse and pose as
the watch dog Of the Treasury. relieved
/ nin=el; a;t.r tbs fssaior:
! MI. Speaker, Should feel rec.eant %
my trGs. were l ~ vote tor this bill. Why,
sir. to 20 On passing bills cslling ior mosey
out OF the T7easury as we have of late Will
soon resglt IN bankruptcy. believe, sir,
ge eshc1id call upon the Governor to order
out the militia TO surround .he Treasury be-
lore the safe il depleted. / said last week
ths. the Uni.er-ity appropriation bill was
wrong, oecsu;e Il Is only private iastitu.
.!Or. / doa't believe i. IS to the be.: inter
| ests Ct the country to pass the bill. | lie.
i:ese 1t becomes US as gentlemen TO stand
ie.s ami gnard isaiously the funds Of the
Treasury. Why appropriate money for pri-
| rate iastitu 1ons. Why Lot gre i to the
| comG-on schools: A commoa school educa
+, ;ion makes the men of rhe couDtry; the soiii
, mn OF the country. We have University
way should We tsse upon rs another? Ii
*e s,se the moley Of the Treasury In this
Inst.ice, every county N the Territory will
Van. All, aud wo Will 10 on Until the peo-
pies money ,s ali goue. We are here to re.
| dncs trx1s; but If We q, On II this fashion
We Will have to raise the Assessment roll 10
torr Eliis 90 the dollar instead Of two"
Ir. h m: Il ain glad the Opposition
10 TINS bal Il coming iTnm els. OF tae noun
tai,s. Before TINS We of the west were ac-
cased OF wanting 10 take the money out of
the Treasury, but now We know where the
oppJsiiioD Is II this matter of education.
ne lie rs drawn IL IS a sectional one"
Mr.. Miles: i" l an fully prepared t. ve.e
for tins BIZ. Ii Ioreshadvws a aisposiIicp
| OF Western Washington to do justice by
Eastern Washington.
MIR Copiey: Il wish to be understood
rs IN favor OF education !; Dat stand here TO
iao:sct Washington Territory. Not any
far'icaiar portion OF the Territory. And
sly sgs'', # you iass this bill. svery mem
her IL tho houee will feel as though ne lad
'isat 20 pnsh has bill through IN matter
o, apn-ol r,atoA"
81 Th Antony lBriningl. thon arose with
&c in h.s eye, as though he wouia say
Nov, ~ my kingdom, III see this house in
Geheraa, Or the defamation. fo- which ]
an aU.ef. shall take precedence Of the aar-
ang1es vi ;'',cse minor satellites with ple-
siau eanstiiue ats"
&" 1: 10 rLaIaed thlt the University Bill is
sectional .eea-cre. 1 deny the aliaga-
t'nn ara deiY the alligator. Gentlemen,
believe tha. Ii v.u cren the dools to these
appropriations, the Territory will soon be
bankrupt. Already We h.ye bills before us
asaing for appropriations amounting TO
siSG GO, i.nd notwithstanding .hir l would
i'ko 10 see tae appropriation 90 through,
as these necple are my friends. love the
iost'tu.,ea. :ha monry Ia asked FOR, but |
cannot sustain the bill. BY a peculiar pro-
cess 0; voting. manipulation, GId exchange
are lose oiiis pushed through, AID hy TINS
Droccss ,ou &c attempting 70 ges this ap-
profriat;oa-
II ycu gentlemen will say .hs. th's is to
he the i-st b.ll toI their appropris,i n for
Univers:.y purposes. will sustain 1t, 20.
! "-asrwi.e"
Mr. Eesaerer sustained the oil. by q care
LILY ant we'll matursd array of facts. Said
re: ".of years tae people OF Eastern
| Vas n rt"n, have charged The people OF
"as.~-n FsshiRg,2J with ciaun;sh selfish.
! ne15. Snog to day, by your act On tai; bill
that .he charge Ia laiiaoious. These frw
dollars We ssk for noble Institution, will
at lac Ill upon the .routled w.ter. it!is
| cha.gtd that King county pays one fifth OF
tic taxes The following EXHIBIT taken from
the ir.s 5urer's report shows that IN 1857
Ire -OlrrV of Arg Paid S7,2S4 5U. Wslia
| Ws!i. in the ssme yeas paid 50 oii 10
kirg county IN 1855 pard s. $50 81 Wal!a
Wa.ia, sl1.4lS So. Gentlemen, ! ak OF
! you smai' appropriation for q grea. aad
| sorious :lstitatiol. ana l hope snsll not
ave 20 ask IL vsin" Bill referred to the
eas'e.n deiegs,ion.
| ,.phn a Sherjy, representing the county
! 0t Yakima, IL sr old representative and dc
aer,irg the confidence o: his constituents.
| Mo Shoudy Was born in Rock Island, u,
! il 1912, ard c.u.e 70 this territory IL 1900
| Hs has held several position OF trust. having
! been postmaster at E.leasburg for eight
| wears. He vas ona O. the first men TO a.
/ teinp. tae construction OF 3 road through the
! Saoaaa,mie Pass in ISL. He also served
| hororah,v 10 the iste woT, eniisting IN io62,
, IT tn4 .3th Iuirntry, Illinois. his .Ist er-
! s..eme..l oeinS at the battle of Perry vile.
| KENTUCKY, uuder Gen. Mitchell; wa also
! 4. Srons rIyer under Ros sscrsr, and was ali
tnrou-a tie canrsiGn to the capture o:
! Chat.sn5ogA. Was On. of he advance
| guards al the cspturs o. Lookoat Mountain; ;
f, was siso N tie olt.ie II Missionary E'dge.
! and III evs-v battle til ths capture rf AT.
| laata ty Gen Sherman. After the fIu OF
| Atlanta re returned 70 the protection OF
! Nashville, Tenn, snd was engaged II the
battle ct Frs1klin wss also IN front o:
/ Nashville s,.n Hood received his defeat.
5Jr. Shouiy is a Republican. IS married,
and is the father of seven children Mr.
Shouiy IS & qaist. unob.rusive gentleman.
| r,lk;ag Oily ut such umee when be believes
ne e.una., Is needed and Of service to his
| gor-.itrenos-
cmo.y c. Ferguson, the speaker Of tie
| nou,e, Is, VS..-ape, as remarkable genls
-r-u both = habits AID malrerIs.ns OF lie
| IS any LhSs VII. pioO-Diy eNet htSi 80 -
cincts. IS presiding officer lie is An eF.
| cJpiarv character Il every sense, tall and
y,i Iereioyei, with an Intellectual hssf
set upon F. cplendi 4 pair Of shonldsrs, he
lo.ts Tie commander in every particeiar
Emc-y c. Ferguson ~.s bern in New York,
Gestcf.st.r ooar.y, in 1888, TIE son OF
y y EnS.and .srm.er. He cane to Cantor
nis IN 1884 where ne learned and worked st
tue carp arter trade 70. shOr. period, .utse-
suen.iy removing IN this territory aud set
tiing on farm wnere the ;owr of Sn"ho.
mish nc-s s;srds. which torn @ss founded
By him Mr.. Ferguson can recount nan!
scenes Of .r,a.s ,na hsIdships witc tie Soo
ri.ipe, VIE. IN those days, delighted to
.rcl,c With me capillary attraction OF ms
! reIte brother, prt who soneaow never
reached tina. respectable nesrness to ana
vhs; lay beneath his (Fergnscn) scalp. For
tunst, for Ferguson perhaps more fortunate
fog the Indian. IS the eagle and ever watcn'
tn eye OF the Soeakrr denote. Mr. tereu'
, son "a highly esteemed by his neigh cors a
hi, e,ec.ion to the legislative assembly sll
.:nes vii attest FoI: times he has repre-
ssnteG his district in the Council. and twlcs
in the House. of which body he Il now
r Speaker. He has held all the county ofncss