Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-03
LErrEs rnen rns CAPITAL
OIYNYA. Feb. l. 1885

ct the Legislative Assembly, Gam
anxioos TO get nd Of the responsibility
that has been hanging over them for
some time like . funeral pail. The
Co1neil took little recreatisn for few
mo bents this morning BY electine q
aa0ber OF committee and Journal
oierks-iadies. Of course: fer. a. 700
know. sincs the passage Of the Sahrase
bill nsn are only 9 species of second
hand furniture, and IL will not be at ell
surprising 20 see q nnnber of ladies
sa ne a. members Of the next Legisls-
i've body. All the clerks appointed to-
Gay are residents OF Olympia. except
too, zee frsm Snohomish and one from
rs Tovu.+nd. The proceedings to-
day may be Slammed up a. follows:
Every equity In the Territory is eu-
Titled to the school proportion Of the
fand accreing from vhat 10 known as
she Gross Earnings Act"
The Dill appointing q commission to
select site for hospital for tbs insane
In Eastern Washington Vas Just lest by
3 tie vote, aud afterwards reconsidered
and passed.
Mr.. Jaeots could see no reason for
any saet waste Of money. "Wilful
waste brings vofnl want" and after the
Legislature had spread themselves on a
tloo,OOe appropriation for the very same
purpose be vas opposed TO further ap
propristions- Another thing. Eastern
"ashlneton did not require an insti
tuition of this KIDD. They we're ceaer-
ally level headed and not 10 the least
ike the people west of the mountains.
Mr.. Isaacs favored the appropriation
| II only as An experiment.. TO a-csrta,n
the best location for such an instito-
ton, even IL is took years TO arrive al a
| conclusion.
Mr.. McReavy thought it would lie
most unwise to pass any such measure.
Mr.. Reavis also made some remarks
on the subject, and the bill Was virtual
ly lost, bat two OF the members having
retired from the Council chamber ad
vantage Was taken of their absence, and
the bill was passed, 10 the great wonder
Of ths audience, who expected nothing
lees than Q funeral. Mysterious, in
deed, are the workings Of q Legislature,
and this one seems no exception to the
rule.
A molten vas made this morning that
the Council recede from its amendmen
to the Insane Hospital appropriation,
which struck out "ass,staut oh ysiclan,'
with salary of fl1O0
| Mr.. Jsoobs again attacked the Super
intendept of the Hospital. He oonsld.
cred the gentleman vas becoming tired
of bis positivn-tired of his salary. He
thought IL strange that person should
be so anxious TO procare a position, and
use such extraordinary efforts to pro-
cure il, and as soon as he was in power
begin TO object to the salary, TO the 20
sition and everything else. He pro.
posed 10 bold people to thsif Contracts
After person has been soms time in a
p-sitisn d revelation strikes them
Then they want the Legislature 70
| change its views on certain subjects
Here" said the honorable gentleman
10 o competent, able man, who is kept
by the Territory. His family are sup
ported by the Territory, and sill be
fnds fault With what 10 hsiue done fol
him. IL this 10 90 bQrdensoms-the du.
ties 90 crushing-if he comes to me
can tell him how 10 get rid of the whole
| matter-by IesiRning. | am opposed Il
that kind of thing. There are LIS pa.
tients 10 the hospital, AMI of these not
over one-tenth require treatment
When am told that the gentleman ID
crowded with work you tar my srsdali-
ty. IL he was here 10 Olympia he
would be glad to ave 100 patients to
treat. Two physicians TO attend to II
or 20 patients This should not be
done, Mr.. President, BY this Lssisla.
ture."
Mr.. MoReavy thought perhaps Mr.
Jacobs vas honest in his convictions
Yet the gentleman labors under q mis-
take in surprising that the superintend
ent has only one business to attend to
He has the general supefintendence OF
the entire institution, as we'll as the
medical care of the patients. No doubt
most Of the patients are healthy, bot
their minds are diseased. and physioal
care always has q bene 6ciai effect or
diseased minds. There we're no extra
ordinary efferts used By the superin
tendent to procure his present position
IL vss simply rendered to him a. com
petent person, and ho9 he had man
aged the institution since then vas vel
known. Neither was the saperintend
ent nor his family supported by the
Territory. The work Is done and vel
done, and the Territory pays for 1t 40
cordingly. He did aot agree With the
gentleman that two PHYSICIANS we're IN
necessary. The superintendent cannot
remain absent fron his duties ovsl
twenty four hours without leave, and il
such a case he brochures a suitable per
son to take his plaoe and pays for Il oui
Of his own pocket. The gentleman
after answering every argument Of Mr.
Jacobs, made Q strong appeal 20 the
feelings Of the members on this mos
important subject. bat the motion 10 70
oede was los. by nays to 8 ayes.
The nominations were the principa
tspic Of conversation this Afternoon
and yet when the result Was asoer
tanned there was nothing very extraof
binary about them. The prineipa
changes made we're the nomination OF
Captain wm. Mo Micken for Treasurer
vios Mr.. 7. N. Ford; the striking of Mr.
Sharpstein's name from the list OF Uni
versity Regents and substitution Of Mr.
N. 4. Caton's. and the domination oil
Mr.. J. @ Lawrence as Superintendent
Of Public destruction. Tue latter Gen
tlsman 10 totally unknown here, and bul
fev seem to know anything about him
A strong petition was forwarded to The
Governor 10 appoint p ofessor FollaHs
bic. Of this place, q gentleman Who ID
eminently qsaii6ed for the position
and 10 10 even reported that the Gov
ernor had concluded to send 10 the
name Of the latter for confirmation, but
changed his mind on the subject. b
that a. IL may. Mr.. Lawrence was cen
frmed.
On Saturday morning the Postoffics
Vas closed on Fourth street at II
O'Clock, and IBIS vas reopeped or
Main street. boxes in position and
CLERK at the window, and everything
ship shape. Mr.. Glover and his deputy
know how to work such things 10 good
shape.
AT the election for Justice Of the
Peace today. $50 votes vers cast In
hoors at the rate of 2 every minute
and O. w. Hartman. the attorney, Vas
elected, beating his opponent. J. N
Gale. by ls votes.
VALUE or LAND Gskxr.-The value
of the Union Pacific land grant 10 illus
trated by the fact that though the sale
OF 1885 were not half A. great as In 1854
they still amounted 70 t4.li7 .0lS-a vesy
comfortable som, even for Q corporation
like the Uuien Paoiio. The sAl.s feI
the lass too years have been s. 80 9ll
acres, against s,s12. 0l6 In the entire pre-