, 1883-10-13

News from our eiynPis Correspondent
lCoRRESfcSDEScE OF TEE sTxrxsxAS.l
OLyupIk " T ONS 4 ISSy

OLYMPIA, ". T.. Oet 4. ISSa
Permanent organization Of both Houses O
the territorial legislature, ate, much wr,ng
ling over the division of the petty offices, il
at last effected. Owing to the fierce ant
partisan strife displayed by some candidate.
over this secondary labor OF conscientiou,
representative, the whole business was nau
seating in the eyes OF disinterested spec.a
tors; and now Is the time approaches for
earnest active work, seeming anxiety man.
lsesss itself upon the oountenanees CT differ
ent members, begotsen no doubt Of fear FOR
| the safety Of some pet scheme incubated
We might reply, not always IN the interest
of the whole people. To lesisla:e Absolutely
in the interest OF the people; discsriing
every profered advancement OF merce-
nary and selfish lobby, whose occupation
like Othello's is lost only with the dissoiu-
ton OF the institution on which 1t feeds.
would be ; departure from the accepted rule
Of modern politics tbat Washington Terri
toTv can III afford 10 be the first 70 set the
| example of
We are not as yet IN Possession OF facts to
justify Us in charging that uyshing irrele-
want from the general good will be attempt,
ed in the form Of legislation nevertheless,
We believe that several fat jobs will come to
the surface before the session is ended
The lobby has not yet appeared in full
iOree; but the harbingers of divers bills for
franchises and sundry other public impror-
moats, all, Of course, for the public good,
have already appeared upon the scene OF
these future labors. Ten Thousand dollars
viii be asked FOR a railroad across the Sno-
qualmie. A railroad franchise will be asked
for running along the line Of the Skasit
river, and other grants snd privileges OF
whieh We viii hereafter speak; considering
it .mprudent al the present time
The newspaper element is well represented
IN the subordinate offices ot 10th Houses.
"A party by the name of Jobnson," hAiling
from Waila Waila. was successful IN secur
ing the clerkship of the council Thrice did
he essay to sseuge the coveted prize. both in
the upper and lower Houses. before he WIS
successful but by patient boring aug
rented by inbricatcr, and supplemented
by the announcement in the Seattle Post
Iatelligencer, "tha. the slate wss al agreed
upon, and Ike Abu Ben Adh-m, JohnsoD's
name led all the rest He has been con-
solel.
4 gentleman named Crawford. who is re-
ported 10 belong to the Post-intehigeHoor in
some un3eriing capacity, VAS elected t. the
office 4 engrossing ele.k. How he will ELL
tn. place If IS difficult to understand, as he
is reported to be incapable of writing iesi-
bly,, and his spelling is said to evidence an
utter ignorance of NOah Webster; never
the!ess IT is rumOred that he boasted he
"owned the Republican delegation In the
council. He was placed in nomination by
Mr. Powers, a gentleman with al unmis-
taxable Irish brosuc, who is reputed to be
the editor Of an obscure paper published
somew here in the SwiniHlish Flats. al
together the journalistic fraternity nirdbas
dictH, are well represented.
TlC .ie,I Is the only other parsonage
lacking TO give tone to the assembiase OF
newspaper office holders.
Hi.lory Butler, the Sergeant at Arms OF
the House, is a pronounced Democrat, OF
fire eating proclirities, AMI notwithstanding
these supposed urcOmpromisins barriers to
political Advancement in Republican
House he vas elected unanimously.
1t Is charged that the Democrats sold out |
the chief clerk to secure the election Of But
Ter. He ia reputed TO be very rich. which |
may have had something to do with 1t IN q
remote way ; OF course VIC DO not assert that
such Is the case, but only as We hear Il
The governor delivered his message We'd
nesday before the Joint Houses Of the iegls- |
la.ure, which was well received and mighty
spoken Of as concise and argumentative
document, replete with facts and stat'stcs
OF an interesting character.