Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01

az Paass sound, aud the more valzabis
% these. IN nv ogiuiSo. shoaid be s'ecu-
pied and p7s in rropes oondltion isf
rse.~
e6ueur in the opinion Of General
Nils. and zoold I'D nv most sArnesi
Recommendation thai defensive works
be erected BY the Government a. sill
able locations on PaQez So1nd-
zAEHYY ON COAL
rs1zrded as higaly important for
The develOpusut ef tbs Territory that
the prszsn. tariff Of - cents per ton
aoou foFsign coal snoaid be m2insslne0-
IL Washington TerFitosy there . q ooEn-
rarzsixsIy limited ErtsinR pop1l Afion'
Tie rate of EaEes.the eost OF machinery
and of mining are all much RrsataT
than IN The Eas., 81 sven than IN van
eoayer IsiEnd: and until tse coal
industry 81 the Territory Is sotdcis1tiy
old 10 take care Of itself, II VII serious
" retard the development OF the in
menss zeal veins vhle6 are known 10
exist within car borders 90 the western
side Gs the Cascade range. should Toy
sizn coal be admitted free OF duty. Is
10 well understood thAt the coal prod Get
from Vancouver Island i much sGpe-
nor 70 any Pacific coss, domestic coal
that has yet bseu ssut to any OF toe
large esal consuming eenters OF the
Pacific coast. There are bat tSo or
three respectable points OF coal con-
sumption on tois coast; and II NAV not
be generally known thai san Francesca
probably imports more foreign coal
than any other Two cities IN America
As is we'll known. tse prod7sIEg REGIONS
Of the East have been occupIed for so
many years, the mining popniation i so
Large, the rates Of wages and cost OF
machinery comparatively 50 low thai
they are able 70 keep ous all, or neariy
all. the foreign coal from their sea ports
Hence they may be willing 20 enter rato
q reciprocity treaty with Canada. which
will permit the anthracite producers OF
toe East 10 ship their product into the
Dominion u is understood that com
bina;ion has recently been entered in.o
By San Francisco ca ,dtalists and Brit
izh Columbia coal producers whereby
for ths construction OF what Is kBoEn
- the Island Railway" leading north
from Victoria, a valuable land grant
concession has been made TO its project
0rs. These lands are believed to con-
tain large deposits Of coal; and the pro
uaoters of the scheme are said TO an
nounce that their development Of this
British Columbia territory viii be on an
extensive scale, in the confident bslief
that she Contemplated treaty before
mentioned would exempt from the duty
their coal shIpmsnts to points in the
United States along the Pacific coast.
II is understood also that foreign coal
used as fuel on board steamers is al
ready exempt from import duty.
Expensive efforts are now being made
10 largely increase the output of coal of
washinzt1n Territory. and feel Is to
be nv duty 10 the people theresf. "a
respectfully represent that any rsd1c-
ton Of the tariff on this article will tend
to strangls the development of the I'M
nlense coal fields which are known to
exist within our borders on the western
side of the Cascade range.
THE KxTsAScHsKMESr OF WOMEN.
Atths la Il Session of the Territorial
Assembly Session of 1881 Law wa;
enacted comforting upon women the
right 70 vote. Although many of our
citizens are disposed to question tbs
visdom Of this law, especially when at
| tended with the requirement. that wo
men should serve as jurors, it meets
with the approval of large majority
of the people. and the women of th.
Territory are, for the most part, strong
" DESTROYS that the enactment Re re
tanned upon our statute book. Thus fal
IL seems attended with no important re
gsults unfavorable to the welfare OF thi
people of the Territory.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS AND COURTS.
Seven new counties we're organized b.
act of the last Legislative Assembly
making thirty-one counties IN all; anC
there are four judicial districts in th'
Territory. The first district consists o.
the counties of Walla Walia. Columbia
Garfield. AsOtin, Franklin, Adams, Whit
man and Spokane; the second of tn,
counties Of Pierce. Thnrston. Mason
Chehalis, Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakun
CovIiiz and Clarke; the third OF th'
counties OF King. Kitsap, Jefferson
Clallsm, Isltnd, San Juan, Whatoom
Skagit and Snohonish; the fourth o.
the counties of Skamanis, kliokitai
kittitas, Yakima, Douglas, Lincoln ant
Stevens.
Each of these districts has Justics
or tne Supreme Coart assignee 70 III anG
the Sapreme Court. consisting OF th'
four Justices, holds its annual term a
Olympia, tbs capital.
] There having been oniv three district
prior to this year, and Congress havln!
ct its last session passed Law reds
tricfing the Territory for judicial p1r
posee, carving the present four district
Gu. Of the former three, there has beef
some emb 1rrassment in the trial o.
cases which have arisen in portions o.
the former districts which ara nov in
ciuded in q nsg aud different district
without any designation OF piscs TO
holding the court.
IuRsmuch as the next Legislative As
sambly will not convene antil December
fsSo. I respectfully recommend tina
IeQislation by Congress be invoked y
remedy the difficulty.
The easiness Of the courts has beer
very large and difficult Of compilation
partly osing TO frequent admiralty
casea Of Importance, fhe administers
ton OF the laws has been generally
satisfactory ta .ha people Of The Terri
tory.
/ POLITICAL DIVISIONS.