Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-17

CSmmeneewens OF she Third week OF
fhe LegfslasuFe-vfsif OF ex.viee.
President CelfAx and Parry 20 the
Capital CITY. etc.
From our own Correspondent.
OLYxPIA, Dot. Is, 's3.
The steamer Welcome arrived here
at an early hour this morning, having
on board vice-President Colfax and
party. IL was intended to give them a
reception at the Capitol in the after
noon. bat. owing to the desire of
the distinguished members of the par
~ 10 go riding after dinner, the
exercises took place in the Representa-
tive Chamber in the morning, and, as
little or no notice Was given of the
change of program, the attendance was
not large. Addresses were made by Mr..
Colfax and ex- Governor Bross on be-
half Of the party, and by Messrs. jos.
Kuhn. Stitzel, and Governor Newell on
behalf of the Territory. In the after
noon the party, accompanied by num-
ber of citizens of the Capital City, took
carriages and drove around "the block,
distance of fourteen miles. during
which drive, while on Chambers prai-
RE. they had an excellent view of Mt.
Rainier and the other mountain see
merry of Western Washington. After
remaining here until evening the party
returned TO Tacoma. and this morning
will proceed over the road and down
the Columbia river to Astoria. They
expressed themselves as delighted with
Puget Sound.
LEGISLATIVE DorsGs.
In the House today, the bill No. Is,
providing for the organization of Lin
coin county passed.
Mr.. Shaw introduced House Bill
q. to authorize the commissioners
of Clarke cpunty to borrow money for
certain purposes. Referred.
Jos. Kuhn introduced House Bill .,
to allow the Quimper manufacturing
| company to build a wharf at Port
Townsend. Referred.
A memorial was introduced for the
relief If private Robert Williams. pray
| ing Congress to compensate him fol-
gallant services rendered in defending
the Block House" at the Cascades
during the indian war in 1886.
COUNCIL.
Mr.. Edmiston, from the committee
on printing, submitted Council Bill,
No, 10, in relation thereto, fixing the
| rate for incidental printing to be paid
for by the Territory as follows: Re-
ports of Territorial officers, and like
| matter, GO cents per thousand ems for
composition; 30 cents per token of $50
sheets for each form of presswork; 10
cents per pound for paper. This work
TO DO done by G. b. Bagley, and as a
matter of fast it was nearly all cOni-
pleted before the Legislatures con-
/ vened.
The printing of the resolutions and
memorials has been let to j. Nj. Muir
ply, at the rate of 30 cents per thousand
| ems OF composition, and like figures as
l above for paper and presswork. The
bill also constituted VIM. Hughes, 4. L.
Gum and Il. M. Reed a board to audit
| the accounts of the said printers, the
| first two named gentlemen to receive
| five dollars each for said services. Bill
passed.
@. b. No. 20, an act to create the Office
of Port Warden at Port Townsend, was
referred to the Committee on Commerce
with instructions to print.
@. b. No. n was introduced. 1t ia en-
| titled an act to regulate gratuitous
transportation. Referred to Committee
| on Commerce.
q. B. No. Is, fixing the salary of the
Probate Judge of Walla Walla county,
passed.
Under tho head of special order of
the day, G. b. No. 8, an act to create
and provide for the organization of
Skagit county, came up. Quite an OPP
position to the bill was manifested by
some of the old settlers of Whatcon
county, and Mr.. Hale, of Thurston, will
champion their cause, while Mr.. Power,
Councilman from Whatcom, will work
for its passage in the Council. After
some discussion the bill was again made
the special order for next Wednesday
ut 2 O'Clock. From present indications,
il looks as though the bill would be-
come law, but hard fight will be
made against it by Capt. Roeder and
other old settlers.
After hard struggle the proposition
to vote special tax of five mills to pur-
chase piece of land on which to build
district school house in this city was
carried, but owing to certain alleged in
formalities about the notice of the cleo
ton, IL is stated that many of the heav-
lest property holders will refuse to pay
the tax. Many ladies voted, and many
Of them, be it said with a blush, cast
their ballots against the measure. But
for the efforts of a number Of young
men who worked hard for the measure
il would certainly have been showed
out. of sight" This town is worse off
for school facilities than Seattle ever
was before the new buildings there
were erected. One man, in speaking of
the matter, said to the writer: "Olym-
pia has got along for twenty years with
out school house, and guess she can
worry along twenty years more" An
other old settler said: Olympia is al
ways bucking aRin Swantown, and I'm
going to vote agin the tax" For the
benefit of the readers who are not &C.
quainted here, / will state that Swan
town il TO Olympia what Belltown is to
Seattle. It's all one municipality, but
divided by a small stream of water
over which there is bridge. Many OF
the old settlers voted and worked fol-
the measure, but il was really surpris-
ing to witness the vigor with which 9th
ers opposed it.
Thomas II. Brents. Our Delegate in
Congress, arrived here today.