Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-02-05

at-Arms reported that these gentle
men hal locked themselves in.
On motion, recess was taken I'M
til such tiIns as the gentlemen
should appear.
A few moments later the gentle
men appeared, and Judge jacobs
said the resolution Was out of order.
The Council had n, right to compel
members to assist IN white washing
the political or personal reputation
Of any public officer
When The clerk began to call the
roll, several gentlemen desired to
explain their votes, but the clerk
seemed to think that it Was a case
that imperatlvely required vigor-
ous stroke while the iron was hot,
kept on calling the roll until Mr..
Is ,acs, one of the mildest men in
the Council brought him no stand
ing with: &c want you to stop call
ing the roll Mr.. Clerk, till l explain
my vote!"
The reluctance of a majority OF
the members to lay hold of the
brush was painfully significant.
lvENING SESSION.
Council met at SP.M NJ.
Mr.. Young called from the table
the hill making an appropriation OF
$500 for incidental expenses.
uise Jacobs moved to amend by
making the appropriation available
only for stationery, postage. tele-
graphing and drayage for the Execu-
tive office. Motion lost.
Judge Jacobs moved the indefinite
postponement of the bill.
He said he was opposed to the
appropriation of money for swallow
tail coats and white shirt-fronts for
the Executive to wear on festive &C.
casions. He was opposed to the ap.
preparation of the peoples money to
defray the personal expenses of the
Executive. Personally he respected
the Governor, but there was a prin.
ciple of justice involved which
could not be ignored. The Cover.
NOR is appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate, with
out the people being consulted as to
their choice, and he should be paid
by the General Government.
MIR. McReavy favored the appro.
priation. He had confidence in the
good sense of the Governor, and be-
lleved that the appropriation would
be properly expended.
MIR. Ferguson said that while we
have a Republican Governor, the ap-
preparation might be proper, but Of.
tcial tenure was very uncertain Just
now and the office might fall into
the hands of Democratic incum-
bent, and then it might be wrong.
Judge Jacobs had not sufficient
confidence in the integrity of officials
to place the peoples money at their
disposal, subject to n no greater
check than their personal honor.
The bill then passed: Mes srs.
Ferguson, Jacobs and Neal voting
no.
The following nominations were
tirmed:
Librarian-Eliza Des Newell.
Commissioners to select site OF school
for deaf mutes and blind youthful.
Landes, b. l.. Sharpstein and :. W.
Brown.
Trustees of same school, for > years
ending June, 1883, j. W. Sprague and
j. X. Thompson; for > years ending
June, 1890, W. \. Reynolds and +. j.
Parker; for years ending 1892, J. Ran
dolph Smith, NJ. ID.
Commissioners to select Hospital for
the Insane in Eastern Washington,
Chas. W. Clarke, Thos J. Smith, George
q. Hill, NJ. ID.
Resolution of thanks to Speaker
Dunbar was adopted and Speaker
returned thanks to the members for
their courtesy at all times.
Mr.. Manly introduced resolution
thanking Secretary N. II. Owings
for uniform consideration and
courtesy to the members of the
House. MIR. Lewis here entered the
House and asked what the purport
of that resolution was. Having
been explained to him Mr.. Lewis
said; "Mr. Speaker, would like to
know what we are to thank this
party for; q man who has made
himself public blacksuard on the
streets Of this city. as far as lesisla-
ton is concerned; man who has
been at the head of a lobby which
has done all it could to retard lsgis-
lation, and who has run a dirty
sheet in the city for the same OBJ
ject; a paper that has maligned and
traduced the members of the House,
including its Speaker. Thank the
hand that stubs you! Thank the
tongue that traduces and ISLANDERS
you! Thank the man who traduces
and blackguards you! If the NOM
bers can indorse any such resolution,
I cannot. 1t is fit and proper for
this House TO return its thanks to
the Speaker or other officers of this
House, but to thank man who acts
the common blackguard on our
street, is something this House
should not do. 1t is asking too
much. Uniform consideration and
ourtesy,-yes, MIR. Speaker, he has
treated us with consideration, in his
lobby, at his office-but not with
courtesy. He is not worthy the
thanks of the House. If u resolu-
ton is introduced to thank the Sur
veyor General, I shall gladly sup
port it; because the Surveyor Cen
eral is a gentleman, and he has
treated the members of the House
with the greatest courtesy. A vote
of thanks to the Register and Re-
ceiver of the Land Office would be
proper, for they have been courteous
to every member; but u BLACKBOARD
like Owinss shall never have my
vote of thanks. He has thrust linn
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