Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-27

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On tbs 9Th of this EoEsh Mr. kirsnss
ended his sixth ysAr IL C.01Gzssz. ne
has been fsjtkfaI ly1blie ssrT2nt and
Il entitled 70 de- credit foz his lADors
Ia t,ehalf of this Territory. Judasd ~
the standard Of saecess IN otsItiTIinR
favorable Legislation. be has FFoTeo
hiuself an able legislator. IL 10 cot
osded that be accomplished E9Cus thsn
nny other delegate fos tee pas foEr
wears. and ~ fDoet - oaa Hsitf TIE
tnssnf,ers who have vote.
The duties Of delegate are r att
sarioas, apd hts I4hyJsB are - MIXED ap
With oshsrs that il d eaH3enlt 20 cstsF,
mine In many casss vhat DesiHEs oa
credit or blame mar b bis dae-
Mr.. Brsnts obtstnea q prelifnina.fJ 81
vev Of and three apf ropr1sit5iss i'9f isl5-
nrrviur the navigation 81 the I5aliii-
TWO 200 each and CHS &i9Bf szsVey
ana two appgopglatious Of &.sJo sssca
fer the Chehslis q survsY and tDaF 81
rrouyiafious. from 900 70 k-sbJ' iof
he sknoit a s1TvsY and two sIfSrDpfL
aticsns Of $500 each for the NookaseE,
the StsdiaQusmish, the Snohomish ana
the snsqualrnie, besides 500 10 buiA'
4 mag boas for the Psgst so7a1 riEsrs;
1900 IN sIl for the Snake sasop Tor
The survey Of the Coi1mbts above TIE
snake, and examinzt oDs and Surveys OF
the Duwsmish, tia Puyzllnp. hfe l4gWla,
Wiilapah, the Hamtulnps and the Oiym.
pia harbor. Not 9 single dollar hal
been previously APPROPRIATED Tor sDf
river wholly IN the r,ssFis0ry-
During bis Arse term De obteinsat
$4,000 for . lighthouse and fog SINAI
AZ SANDY Point IN bis sec1nd, ElOo1
for A fog signal at Robinsons Point.
and during the frat ibsssiOu OF his pres
ent term. tl5,fOo for lighthouse and
fog signal Al the esstFancs Of trays
Harber, and 90. go this session for one
on Destruction lsiaDt.
Daring his pFessni. term, lass winter,
he oksaired $4,000 for Vancouver bar
racks $500 for fsFt Walla Walla :
ess 900 10 bald nsw steam tendsr 20
Replaces the Shuhriek So 90 % fulni
the treaty With Chief Notes. whereby
bstween two and three million acres OF
land are 10 opened 70 settlement, and
got the treaty ratified by al amend
tnaut offered by him 10 the Indian az
preparation bill, aue adopted Sl5,15O
10 nav clerks WHOM be rot 10 volunteer
10 frarscribs, out OF office hours, q neE
set of records Of Surveyor General
MoMieken's Office 90 replace those
burned &C., 300 70 replaos worn and de-
faced plata at the same 0itice f5sO Tor
survey Of eoast Of the Territory and
this session, SO. 0O0 for Port Townsend
rublie bnildinQ $3.50 more TO carry
out tina treaty with Chief Moses $500
for coast survey Of the Territory, and
some other items wa cannot nov call 90
mind.
Daring this Congress. this session. be
rot A bill passed validating tbs Omni
bua act, and about q dozsn other fatal
Nv defective acts OF oar last Legislature;
also bill allowing fourth Judge also,
with Mr., George, Of Oregon, got amend
uent on Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill allowing increased rates for survey
ing In Oregon and Washington, without
which We would havB COS no surveying
done; also prepared nnd argued Senate
amendment 20 same bill offered by Sen
atof DoIph, both last year and this, In
orsasing appropriation for public land
SURVEYS: also, this session, got both Be-
astle and Tacoma nAtde ports Of deliy-
cry; 90. Spokane County transferred to
Fourth Judicial District. 10 ~ to re-
store Jurisdiction over Lincoln aud
Douelas; got bill passed amending Re
yissd Statutes, 30 as to enable banking
and canal companies 10 be formed an
der Territorial laws, besides getting
several pension bills through. In pre-
vious Congress h0 secured the passage
Of a bill for relief of iettlers on restored
railroad lands, allowing those who had
ii rS1ff ian aNzgN
other rights Ia bay I50 acres on which
they had improvements got land Laws
and treatise on public domain by Don
elson printed for distribution; got Yak.
ina land district established, aud many
other matters OF less Importance.
In the 47th Congress he secured q bill
10 make Kan Juan q sub port Of entry,
alao an appropriation for a military tel
eRraph 10 Cape Flattiiry; be secured an
appropriation Of kfpGD for repairs Of the
capitol building aud 5000 for printing
the code of 1851, aud in the matter of
securing postofiiees and postal routes
and service be has bessn very successful
In all parts OF The Territory.
We might mention n great many
measures Of general interest which have
passed Congress in which, ~ member
VI hat NOhtnAAiu1 anu AOHt bUS0H OF
Public Lands Committees. be has bad n
share In shaping.
He secured no appropriations this
year for rivers. etc., ~ the River and
HaFbor bill failed of passage.
or course no orc will claim that his
unatded efforts secured all these. bot
the same may he said Of Auy individual
member Of Congress. " In union there
is strength Is shown there II any whars;
but the fact remains that this Territory
has bad the benefit of this legislation
dartng Mr. Bfents' terms Of office. and
be has taken an active part in securing
u for rs. He has failed In some things,
notably in obtaining admission for the
Territory "a State, but ne one will be
% unfair ~ 10 charge any blame 20 him
for that want Of success. With the
Democraiie majority in the House no
luhuence could have secured this act Of
justine 30 our people.
Nj. Brents' bill In regard 10 the land
grant Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
was In effect adopted as part Of the
kspubliean platform last fall. 50 that
on thai question his record Is satisfao-
tory 10 most Of bis party and. In fact, a
majority Of The peopin Of the Territory
His eoliree in Congress has been straight
forward. he has been true ts himself and
his friends. and retifes to private life
honembly and with consciousness of
having dcne his whole duty we'll and
faithfully.
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