Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-25

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atesnPz - enl fAte her dpmain shak -
zlseance eould nakn no fouf held 10 Naarl
aeaina4 ik a mse1inn ef rs arrarn fffeI
% cg181ies 9aS called for last exenins
before which Il was aFxanQed ttak fhnaI
diEacsly eonosznsd tivfnR IA "a diauntaf
dlsfrtet shoaid be haaE1. e Rsf tx
uzEeay nnfHy elenenf cut a. fha waR. a
aheg WeEa pleesed g put Il.
II. Hnmess Of King. pairsd with Mr..
slewart, of Pierce. IN fne midst a. tha
| pEoose4iaReI howeEAE, several neEsonl
Interested n 9ha bill fran Pisrcs oonntv
eateEed end Insisted q explafnfna ~
siEaaal1n from . Pieros county Sand
psfats which had The eHeek of uakine
tie elkaaftn1 very anzatisfantoFy for a.
King eennty farmers wnn wanted uina.
piy - explain that theg wera ufteFly
opposed 20 going into Pierae enuutv and
thA4 they Who had tried 20 persuade thiI
| legislature otherwise had utterly mis-
/ represented them. So e was anreed
that theEs shoald BE- . frae for al meet.
| fnG this evening before TIE commiftel
% coaatiss, immediafaly foiIsWina the
adjournment Of the hcass, and Il sc
happened that the house did nof "a.
5nuzn uatu nearly o'ciook. But Kfnc
e91nty's Isgiona we're strong il theiI
faith aad aat patiently at ths gates an
81 they weFe 81 last thrown opan d
them. 1h9n they swept ID.
1hs committee retired hefaEs The
multitude into q corner, ana when they
haa become seated and prepared d
listen. the old settlers, farmers, hou
eroWeFss the men Of plain substance,
knoEn throughout western Wnahiunkor
. shornuRh going, good citizens, ont
after another these rlen stepped 40 and
entered thelR protest aQainst the pro-
posed action, and stamped the assertion
that they desired 10 40 into The iurfs-
dicsiOn Of PisFce county "a a lie.
Long before the procession had fled
past, each individual making plan his
wishes, W. u. Thompson, Of Piercs
county, the father Of the bill, rose up
aud begged the pardon Of al those
present. Who had been put TO the great
trouFse, Inconvenience aud expense Of
leaving their homes and coming here.
For his raFt II having driven them 20
fhas extremity, he confessed nnre-
seEvedly that be had been misled BY
misrepresentation as 10 the real senti-
ment OF The people living within the
line be bad drawn on the nap, and un-
der sueh misrepresentation be hRd
dFavn Mp the bill
The man who vas wholly and c0ua
plstely Disconnected VS. one A. II.
Hughes, O single individual with q
gFieEanee, Who had gone about the
county actively IN this matter and had
prepared tbs nov famous petition con.
tatntag she names Of whole lot Of 81
washes and residents. he vas ut
teflg disc0nceTted. He had been as
bold asa drum major On parade when
before the committee alone, bat now be
peEspired Ike the weather outside. His
shirt was thrown open and his faes was
the color OF the Fed-red-rose. he elic-
tied pity. After it vas all over be re-
marked to solitary sympathiser, "score
another for King county. She has
beaten rs"
The demonstration was really one Of
the most spirited that has yet taken
place since the session began.
James Hart, we'll kn0wn farmer and
large tax payer from the vicinity OF
Slaughter vas the first 20 be heard.
Tee strength and earnestness Of his
spoken ramonstFance against the con-
templaied outrage, the facts be pre-
santed and the common sense be talked
was In itself convincing 10 an unbiased
mind. "It is claimed that this IL not
Pierce county measure bat simply one
for the beneft Of those over the line"
he said, II ask you how are you to
know what is fer my benefit unless you
aEst consult me. This bill had been
before this house two days before /
knew anything Of lt. II vas intFoduc-
ed, they said, because / wanted u. say
II is false. / don't want it, nor do l
know any good, tax paying citizen who
does want it. On the contrary, the
moment neard of the measure | put
on my coat and came here 10 deny the
falsehood. / live In King county. /
want 20 live there. King county has
done all that it could for me and all
that | could expect it 70 do. This idea
of changing the county line vas con-
oeived in Pierce county and the aRita-
tioa has been carried on from Pierce
county. PieFce county has sent out
delegates With petitions for signatures
and promises have been made Of the
improvements Of river banks private
property 20 secure thess signatures,
which promises are declared to be IN
warranted. On the other band King
county In this very district has
opened new roads and built neg
bridges at great expense within
this past year. A petition is
presented fer the establishment Of Ger.
tain nev boundaries. We shall believe
that very few Who signed it. knowing
What IL Is, really want II. am safe In
saying that many Who signed Il did not
knew what it vas. bat les that pas5. Il
Il worthless, for here are an army OF OBJ
jectors which was brought together OF
their names secured In one day. Itt0ok
months to get up your petition, which 10
q dwarf beside our remonstrsnce. Be
fore any such chRnbe ia boundary lines
Il made In any case q clear defined and
suossantial improvement should be
proved. The leRisiature ought not pull
one county 10 pieces and rob hee Of heg
best and most fraitful district for mere
Iy the 0hises OF satisfying the fancy ARd
greed OF some ali i7ining county. The
legislature yesterday came TO O oonclu-
sion, aud vas assisted IN the same by
Pierce county's representatives, that au-
I'll substantial advantages can be thor
oaRhly proven no change IN dlstrs 81
should be made that would not better
this matter"
aEow,s said Mr.. Hsrt in conclusioo,
''ths burden Of proof 10 secure this
change lies with tie petitioners. Their
stalaments have been shown 70 be ur-
txse. Their protest has prevoked sash
IA opposition that t-ey nov desire "a
modify the sars. They pfofessed in
making ssch boundaries 10 Be doing q
q. the desire and request Of kiDs
county citizsns. Inasmuch - We Oh
| isol, We declare u to be only Just thai
yea refuse any portion OF their request
Not anly that, bat and g large pum
Der Of eitizsas have besn put 70 greal
expense and annoyanos because OF thu
thing. / wish to knoW II We sRs 10 b
compelled to run dewn here every sss
sion Of the IeRialatufa 10 save or bomei
frox being transferred according 70 81
whim Of ansorupulo1s and designing
people Ii q neiRhboKing county. visl
TO know Il ws cannot compel those VII
stir up this mischief 70 pay for u.
i Nobody present seemed 10 be ready q
snswsr tbs pointed question sod 1sos
Cs-ss.cpheF. an oso rssssss-. =. - .s.o 49,. % =. n.
yicinity. stsppea and lad bis complain
in the same strata.
Il wv. Hamphill came Esxt snd sais
shaf he haa ksstied OF shr9aeh ID,
i0resn River district With q remcn
! / -s~.-.na a aanst "a ha ARaFH AZ fha krus7