Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-15
Tue rERRIToRaaL CAPITAL.
The legislature Axaln In sessio n
oshes 1fe1s se Interest.
From our own Co-resoondent


From oar own Correspondent
| OLTxP1A. Nov. l3.
After several days recess, the Legis
iAsOrs have again assembled to finisl
up The work Of ieQislation. commsncee
several weeks ago. The various com
mittses have had time TO look into til.
various mastsrs referred to them, anc
are now prepared to report advisediy
upsu them.
The matter of the division of Spokane
| county 10 not by any means settled. Ii
6as amoaded ia the House, and thesS
amondmsuts must be concurred in bj
| the Council before the bill becomes q
law, and now there il very strong lob
b. here endeavorins TO defeat sne meas
b. I. Dsony is here TO look after the
bin introduced BY Mr.. Martin today, to
authorize tbs commissioners OF King
county 70 puscaass the partially con-
structed canal between Lakes Union
and Washington, and " complete the
sams a. . public highway. There is no
question that such canal would be of
great and lasting benef. to the country.
bat whether the people ars ready and
willing 20 take % great burden as the
expenses Of such In undertaking. ON
their shoulders OF not, ! am unable 70
state. A logger Who il thoroughly post
g With the country tributary to Lake
Wellington informs me that there is
timber alone enough there at a toll of
20 cents per thousand to build two or
three such canals. Tie bill has been
ordered printed, and the readers of the
POsT- -iSrELLIoESCxR shall be given its
full text IN few days.
met Hon. john p. Judson on the
street today. de 10 the gentleman re-
ferred to ~ having been arrested here
on q charge Of fraudulentiy collecting
pensions, in Q dispatch published in the
PosT. .INTKLLIoxNCKR yesterday. Mr..
Judson's statement of the case is about
a. follow: "Abeut three years ago a
man named VIM. Regan, seventy five
years old, came to me to attend to the
collection Of his pension, eight dollars
per month, due him from the Govern
msnt. consented to do 30, and per-
formed the duty for time. But every
time Began came to town he would get
drunk, and would have to pay his fine
and other bills contracted by him. I
finally sent him to my farm, where /
have since fed, clothed and supported
him, and let him live with any hired
man who looked after him, AZ he is very
old and feeble. The only compensa-
tiOn for this has been eight dollars per
month which at his solicitation have
collected for him. On looking over my
account, find have expended for him
one hundred and ninety dollars over
and above all have received from the
Government on his account. l admit
there was an irregularity in my collect
ing his pension without his being pres
snt In person, but his habit OF drinking
whenever he came to town was a source
Of annoyance and expense to me, and
hence went little out of the beaten
path, to keep him from temptation and
harm. Cal. McFadden, who was for
merly with me, has several times re-
ceiptsd for the Old mans pension, and
knew was 80 doing, and 1t was through
this agency that the frm of Ballard d
have dragged me iuto this
trouble. I am innocent of any bad
faith, much less any crime, and am
perfectly willing to stand or fall by
what have done. The worst feature
about the matter is tbs ingratitude
shown by the promoters of the prosscu
tion against mo-"
Sam Wiley, late purser of the Dakota,
has accepted position on the large |
wharf at Seattle, and in q |
lew days will we'd enc of the fairest |
OF tho metropolis. Sam is q |
ans young man, and Miss Lottie will |
make him splendid wife. Tue Coun-
I'll transacted no business today, az no |
quorum was present. However the
HOUaK
Net and the following is a synopsis of |
he work done by that body:
h. b. n, authorizing the Territorial |
Auditor to draw warrants for certain |
employees Of the Legislature. Passed. |
H. b. 70, introduced by Mr.. Kuhn,
axinQ time for h0lding court at Port |
commencing Thursday, Nov.
18th. Pasaad,
Mr.. Brooks introduced H. b. 70. in
,eference TO the proceedings cf County |
Referred.
Mr.. Martin introduced n. b. No. 30,
IN act TO enasl6 King county to pur-
,hAse the Washington canal and open |
{ as public highway. Referred and
,r1ered printed.
II. h. No. 81 was introduced by Mr.:
coply. Il provides for the manner of
3lliug vacancies of County Commits
Iiouers. Referred.
Nr. Htitxsl introduced House Bills 81 |
md s., fixing the compensation Of the
Auditor and Treasurer Of Stevens coun- |
" Passed.
Mr. 6titssl intrcdicsd II. B. "a, an
lot 70 locate temporarily the county seat
81 Stevens county at the new town OF |
Referred.