Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-18

re- r Chreuicle. Oct. 18th. |

rs. r. Chronicle, Oct. 1lth.
The Legislature Of Washington Terri
tory met ct Olympia, the capital, on the
Sd Inst. Az the sessions are biennial. u
urobably u, and surely ought 70 be, the
last meeting Of Territorial Legislature
In " ashiuQton. That Territory IL bet
ter qualified, by reason OF population,
uruperty and immediate future pros
peofs. fer the condition of Statehood
than several States now IN the Union,
and much better than Oregon, Nevada,
Florida, Colorado and Nebraska were
when they came into the Union OF states.
The message of Governor Newell to this
Iepislsturo IL at hand. A more interest
ine executive document il seldom seen.
II fairly opens with the not idle boast
that " For manifest reasons We are about
20 assume foremost position in the al.
fairso the world This is true beyond
q doubt.
In extent Washington Territory Is just
abont 1000 900 acres more than twice
the area of the State Of Indiana. VI
this area perhaps two-fifths, or 1000
O0O aorsa. are mountain, lake, salt water
and uncultivated land. The remainder,
NMO.OOO acres, or 100000 more than
Ohio contains. il land Of the very best
quality found on this continent Tor oats
wheat, barley, rye and most OF tne tep-
perate zone fruits and vegetables. Ine
latitude IL higher than New Engiano'
bot the climate of the valleys OF VT
GINA prevails. We learn from snis ON,
cial document that the total assessed
value Of property In the year ~ was
$32, 6G8 ,901; the taxes collected thereon
Isl, l15.78. The assessments Tor 1893
are wanting from four counties 70 be
complete. As far as returned they foot
M &35,674, O29. The four lacking coun-
ties we're assessed last year ut *o,9oo ,ao5.
Add this, and ve have . total for the
current year Of "a, 659,3S5 This com
pares with several States nov In the
Union Con the property valuation OF
l8S0) a. follows:
Colorado. ............ ga. or, 64s
Florida .................... As,tIt,SS.
Nevada. ........- ......s.'. SS,s 81 :
Warrington Territory, 1888. 4l,659,3sS
Tia "four lacking countie-" have
been heard from since the issue OF the
Governors message, and their assess
ment. added 70 that OF other counties
ureyiously heard from, carry the aggre-
oate up 10 "a, lO7 ,567; gain over lsb2
Of 91f, So, G66. - Ed. Posi- : lSrELLr-
0EMCKR. -,
The representative population OF Wash
ington Territory 10 1850 was returned at
1880. That Il has nearly II not quite
doubled sinoe that time there 10 every
reason 70 boIieve. IL has enough repre-
sentative population now 70 entitie y 20
one Representative In Congress. II has
all the natural resources 70 insure =
steady and rapid increase IN wealth.
Even its mountains are NOS wanting IN
sueh resources. They ere covered with
the most valuable timber forests on the
continent, and scanned with veins OF
coal. IRON and gold bearing quartz. All
along the great inland eea OF fuges
Sound II Ii strung With nourisninR towns
which are soon to take the rank OF great
commercial cities; while far eastward,
beyond the mountains, ON the line OF
the railway which will presently connect
the mouth Of Snake river with Tacoma
and Seattle, ara millions OF acres OF the
best wheat land In the world, rapidly
allinQ up with thrifty, industrious and
entefprising population from the old
States. Il will be the next thing to 9
miracle II, with all these advantages OF
location, soil, climate and vigorous blood
Washington does not within the next
five years reach representative popu-
lation Of SOC, 600 or total property val
uation Of 500. Coo, 600. Such q Territory
shOuld be admitted into the Union AZ q
State upon application. The Governor't
message urges admission, but on appli
cation, without presenting a constitu
ton. This will not and should not bt
granted. The people Of Washington
made q constitution several years age
and applied for admission, but failed
because the population was then too
small. They might this winter re- present
that constitution with largely improved
chances Of success. Every Pacific coas
member should and probably would ia
vor the movement. II In 0biected thai
this old constitution il cumbersome
Then let Il be remodeled by Congress
and adopted by the new State after ad
mission.
The Territory now contains all the
civil and political paraphernalia Of Al
enlightened State. Its asylum for the
insane supports liz inmates at cost o.
5000 d year. For the support Of con
victs Il requires $25, 600 year. Il hal
q university and an excellent system oI
public schools, 700 schoolhouses, Ga
regularly employed teachers, "a 900 pm
pills enrolled, and all ct cost Of $177.
600 for the year ending Aug. l, 1893. II
this connection the Governor suggesti
that an ACT Ut Congress may DO needed
= secure TO the State the 10th and 36tl
sections Of public lands, which, by Ok
iating law, arc only secured 10 the Ter
ritory. II such an Act Ia necessary
there will BE- no difficulty in passing IL
All other Territories, upon admission NJ
Htatea, have received this donation o.
tho 18th and 36th sections for schoo
purposes, and there IL no reason TO thiul
that Warrington will not BE- as vel
treated bv Congress. A recommends
ton Of moro importance than this re
later 10 Indiana and Indian reservation
IN the Territory. The number Of reser
walton Indians II stated by Gov. Newell
at $4,000, al ages and both sexes, ant
theoe occupy, a. hunting and hshinI
grounda, 100000 acres Of the best lant
on the Pacific coast, II cultivated II
wheat capable Of yielding 10000 co
buoholo . year. The average 10 cAcl
Indian man, woman and child 10 1881,
aoses. A. many whites (l3,00O) would
represent no more thar $3.50 families
and ct l60 acres 10 each family, no NOR,
than $4,000 acres. There ID no reason
Why thee 1890 Indians should hav,
{ moro. They should have that much
and The remainder Of the loo, 600 acre.
should b restored 70 the public domain
for the uae Of actual settlers and Guilt
vatogs. The Governor recommends tha
Con4reos b mom0rialixed 10 negotiate
With the txibss for this cad and 20 enac
. Law 10 Qivc them lands Ia severalty
the same g lnnds are secured to white
oottloEs. Tha success Of suoh Q sohem<
RnnA lhH0sw nr1en N nakflaunanf In fhx