, 1883-10-20
IrcusIAlIvE CORRESPONDENCE
Times xrtiiax Iiveay--"WAsf arc We Here
fur .'---Wsman .uGFas- s---treafiaa NJ
kleest~as---Pas ~ Jeb.--.Ns Div i>ioa Of
CaraesA Ceaaty Necessary. aad a:ts-
.eiAer . very Interesting letter.
IcosarSroxDr~cs us rmE STATESMAN.

ing which time il msy lie truly "a {, th7 4
more basiu-ss ~a- sctasily dane than NJ any
| other time Of ih- session. The pIrcs ding
day. of the week were occupied in drafting
bills and caucusing among msubeIs re.A.is,
20 special bills, and such o,hrr things a
were essential 10 promote IN, ir passage. on
Friday Mr. Copley tRep.I from Whitman
county, i..troduced II. b. Ne. 10: An ACT
To amend Sec $3.50, Chapter -. at the
Code. relative to suffrage. Mr.. Copley is
in favor Of granting the franchise to ali
females msrri, d or single. over the age OF
eighteen yssrs. TIE b'll creates quite lit
tie breeze, and for once the chamber vas
alive with forensic utterances.
Ns. Kshn. Of J.H-rsaa, ir -peakine OF rhe
bill, rather commended its passage.
Said he, gentlemen, Shy shon!d You dis
| franchise q woman because she lives with a
man is she not as essential to the maIntsn-
arce Of the u:tion as he. hsid that with
oat her nations arc impossible TIE re
mark wss wrll received, especially by some
ladies wac were listening in The Lobby.
Mr.. Copl-y became enthused at this and
| arose 10 remark "that should he be living
| with 4 woman, she was ep'i-led t. her
rights. and ANY deprive h,r Of any privilege
| that man WAS entitled to- Mir. Kuhn
moved To mske it the special order fer Tues
day, and Mr. kineaid anticipating that
Kuha wanted to IngratIate himself With the
Women. snd hearirg that Mrs. Dupiway, Of
! Pott.ssd would be on hand At tnat time,
amended the motion by moving To lay on the
table. which was esrried
H. h. No l., in relation to giving eata
bles or drink to any persons during election
t;me. making it felony upon proof OF the
same, created considerable debate. Mr..
Stitzel spoke with much warmth az. ias. the
adoption. Mr.. Kuhn supported the bill
and Mr.. Sdtzei in reply said, this is free
country and We should be careful how We
proceed In matters Of tbs kind. He be
hsyed that if the Speaker was running for
Office. he would use every honorable means
to secure his election, and the passage Of this
bill was fraught with much darger." In re-
ply Mr.. Kuhn said ".hat there was too
much corruption IN the politics OF the Terri
ri,ory, and tia, the passage OF this bill
would lie beneficial to all alike" A bill
was introduced and carried authorizing the
Superintendent. Of Public Schools TO print
and distribute fifteen hundred copies Of
his report. Mr.. Mills then arose and
moved that when the House adjourned. that
it be till p n Monday, October IL. This
motion gave rise to an animated discussion.
in which Messrs Kuhn, Nils and the
Speaker participated.
Mr.. Kuhn, Democrat, in opposing the
notion sad "that it was shame that We
meet here day sfter day. and nothing is
dcne. iswrons-ra.lically wrorg."
What are We here for: exclaimed the
ttAtS -hlG iiciO w oss
around hotels and discuss politics. draw sal
airy and do nothing, or ara we here to do
the business Of the Territory The latter
question xas evidently the one the House
understood the most. as nobody seemed to
respond. uRtil tho Speaker taking the cue,
arose and supported the remarks Of kuhp,
by asserting the gratifying intelligence that
there were tgul four members who were
expected 20 be PRESENT at each meeting, but
somehow three were always ahscnt- MIR.
further stated that there was bill before
the House to grant a charter To Yakima.
The bill Was very lengthy and would require
. long time to read. Mr.. Miles In reply
said that the reason he made the motion was
to enable all the members to 20 In body to
visit the asylum and penitentiary. He knew
there were several jobs to Jam several Bills
through the HoUs- in the interest Of bi2 cor
p0ratioas. He knew there was disposition
on the part Of some to take snap Judgment On
the abseut members, he FOR one should
see 70 It tha. no snap Judgment WAS taken
on him Cooking \. Mr.. Yourg. Of ki,ssp
and Kink counties.l He had heard that
they we're rushing bills through in the Coun-
ell, and had actually passed one bill Of VOL
luminous proportions without reading 1t.
Motion to adicurn lost.
n a-.,tl.. a. n...,.
the county Of Assotn, by Mr. Clarke
j. L., No. 6. was passed appointing
committee tn exsnins into the sanity of
Eoninio GiOvini, under sentence Il death at
Vancouver Passed.
Hosse adjourned till P. NJ. same day.
In the House, believe | may. vita some
degree OF ASSURANCE, mention the name OF \.
n. Martin Es 4 man aho =Ill make his Opin-
ION f-Is. Nr. N.r'io. 10 appearance, IL
what ri.ht be caliet HANDSOME y0uGg
man. he is tail, well propprtioled, and ap-
plrentiy enjoys good health va, horn IN
Nova Scotia age "A years, ard has resided
IN Washington Territory tan years Mr.
Martin has always been K publican, and
deserves credir for teing q consistent nan.
nc. only IN his profesncnai capacity As super
intsnisnt Of railway, but representa-
tive man IN eVerv particular. Tall and
broad shoulders, with q tall b-ard Of darA
brown hair. he looks a nne specimen 0: de-
v.loped manhood. He Was elected On the
Rspu s.lican ticket. and came out Of the last
Republican convention ION a count Of the
convention not doing tie square thing" A
he sppe.rs today lac nay be looked upon as
I man xhO viii do the best for his constitu-
ems.
IL the Csancil. B. g Kerr. = gentleman
WHO tesehss in the Port Towns.hi public
school, Was horn ia Pernsy.vanis. Mercer
cosn.y, and is a single rnao tsu2h. school
twelve years, and IL q graduate of Wes,min.
st=r College. Penn TINS is his first year in
politics. il we except TIA he 70 member Of
The Territorial Board # Education. he has
always been . Republican. and cast bis frst
vote for Gen Grant In -. but "wGuld not
co 20 sZ in il he had the Chance"
John Collins, a Democrat Of pronounced
Al nnmis;asezhle J,fIersoniAn prociivi,ies.
and vas born IN Ireland of poor bot indus
triOls parents. He came to America when
b1t sign. years Of age, and it can be truth
fully said Of him that "fats never stepped
in advance Of his ambition" That he has
been singulariv soeccssfnl Can ie a,,ounted
for when xe say that ne has repr, sented the
Counti! Of Seattle siI time; has been once
the Mayor, snd in every instance bis name Ia.
stool the test OF the calumDy II his enemies,