Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-08
TaE LEGIaLAIIkK.

OrrxPiA, Dec. Z, les

OLrxFA. Dee. Z, lso5-
HoCsz-
A eaoc7s Of the members Of the
House wss keld In Jsdx= J. K Le~Is's
room, al the C4rit9a Hoase, 90 sunday
/ evening". all the Repablisan mem osrs
being present, ba. daring the caucus
one xithdrev. he proceedings were
harmonious, and the fsllosing slate
va made K. y. Danbar. speaker; i.
q. Nieslio, Chef CLERK ". Il Hughes,
/ Assistant Clerk DIR. Candy, Serseapt-
AZ Arms: Ms Ella Sta1ehtpa. EaToil-
/ lne Clerk; aiss Bertha u. Pip.r. Ea-
gfo,.ine Clsrk; >. L. LEONARD. Dor
/ k--per; II. IL Milroy, Msssef ger Mr..
I ID shsou, Waterman, and Rev. Mr..
/ Rob rtsou. ChaylAID. IL vas also ar
ragged iEat the Temporary org.uixs-
I ton should take place at II O'Clock tbIs
! uborpif 2. winch vas done, after which
[ tn officers a. above named we're de-
caFsd the permanent officers Of the
[ Ho1se.
JOHN Kinnear, of King. offered 4
Z iJipt resOgutlou to notify the Governor
mat the Legislature Sts organ zsd and
ready TO receive any message from him.
utieh passed aud viii BE- sent to tue
Coancil a. soon as that body has per
zlAnsntly srgsuIzed.
TIE COUNCIL.
Having lost the organization OF the
House, strikers for the NOrtnera Pacific
Railroad Company redoubied their
forts TO secure the organ alton Of the
Council. They finally sot SIX members
together. and without notice TO either
Hou. T. l. Ferguson, Republican mem
Der from Snonomisb, or Judge Jacobs,
Repab.ican member from King. pro
Gee ded TO arrange a slate. Representa-
tons we're then made to these gentle
men that no private mseting bad been
held, or no program arranged, end they
we're induced to 20 into the e4ucns held
this mOrkiog. only to find that they had
been deceived, as she prearranged pro
gran Vas carried ont.
The officers agreed upon were: Presi-
dent, Is. b. Day; Chief Clerk, Eugene L.
Wilson; Assistant Clerk, Jno De Iierre;
Sergeant at Arms. Ii. ID. Cock; Door
keeper, - Callahan; Enrolling Clerk,
Frank Crosby; Eaerossing Clerk, Mrs.
Keasn; Messenger, CLYDE Clsbine:
Waterman. Elias Dxyer; Chaplain.
Rev. @ II. Greer.
At IL o'clock this morning the Coun-
oilmen proceeded to the Capitol. Mr..
DeIi.rrs called tbs Council 10 order.
and b cretsry OsIngs called the roll
and found all present except Mr.. Gable.
Tbs members were sworn In.
Mr.. Crosby nominated Judge Jacobs
for tea pofary President. bat the Judge
derlips the preferred honor.
Mr.. Youag nominated Hon. Z. @. Fer
60. on. lie also declined, stating that
be d I'D not consider II any honor to be
Ca led to preside and then called down
again.
Hon. John McRsavy, Of Mason coun-
ty. Vas placed in nomination. He also
declined.
For q time silence prevailed, when
Mr.. Is4acs, OF Walla WsIis, nominated
b. b. Day, the caucus candidate, and be
Was elected, the Democrats voting blank.
Mr.. Ferguson. 10 escorting Mr.. Day 10
the char, introduced him In a gracef al
and dispitied manner.
Eugene L. Wilson was elected tenn
porsry Chief Clerk by scclamation. and
Henry Cock Sergeant at Arms.
Ga motion Of Mr.. Ferguson the Chair
appointed Committee, consisting of
B,xen, Ferguson and Il .ac-, on creden
ii,is. and toe Council adjourned till to
morrow morning.
OTHER MATTERS.
The county seat question Of Spokane
opuRty IL coming ~ again at this SEES
zion. Tue seat IL nov located at Che
Uey. ssd the Spokane Falls people will
tnieavor to get IL back TO their town.
Msssr-. Glover, Fairxeather, Griffiihs.
aud Judge Weed are hera palliug for
| spokane Falls, and Mr.. ID. +. Percissl
is here. aud thinks he eau bold the
comfy seat where IL now is h will
receive assistance in a f,w days. The
bgnt over this matter promises to be a
lively one.
Mr. Brewer, member of the House
| rem Walla Walls, tarns out TO be 4
Democrat. He has been published 10
the list ~ q Republican.
Councilman Gable, of Whitman coun
~, WAS married jnst before leaving bis
homo for Olympia, and has not yet ar
rived. He ~ Republican, and is ex
peoied on Wednesday.
sc. Woodruff IN here and will rem .iu
y few days on business connected with
the hospital for the insane.
Things seem 20 be assuming the l
normal condition again. IS tue button-
holip9 has ceased. and the disappointed
candid ats suoside and go TO their re
speciive homes.