Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-17

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nsrt OF tie isetsinssfe His ansvvs.
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p-sisstsa n The Pom lzzEIxso ursa.
bss sttse Mr.. CsvssasRh II psobah.y
szsisdsd. &T. n n 0vtnss, secretary Of
Washington Territory, u stiii rooh
alarmed <bout the u d zsrss this q sitter
vii have upsn his Maavump pisns-
q b k<G.ey. u this city. Uho y .
sfaEGeh fssead OF 6essesary OgIrRs,
Yesterday std shas great ir17sssss bad
been doce Mr.. Osinas and that eooe
res asation shooid be made. A. y veil
known Mr.. Bsesey vas. for many years.
public prinSeF % the territory prevteus
- tic reign Of M. Osvsnaaah- Ms.
Baeiey says that u b great mistsks to
cali NJ. Ostnes . koguump- He h
ons Of tse b!schess kind Of Rsp7bil.
esns." ssid Mr.. Baeisy- Ofeousse. ~.
Bsaiey vas To easnese vbsn be said
this.
ia The Law. ss pubIished 10 the Posr-
isTxaIs9sxcx1. cosFertf'
Yes"
-fne ssstrse prcvites that Sseressr,
Osipes skssI send eopy Of The laws 20
she president Of the Cnit<d Ssstes and
others q ssiznafsd By sss ssatcse. vita
In Thirty days sitter tbs sdJcofrnsus Of
the isstsistursr
Yes, that IL right"
"Ihe stsscts msecs printed ccplssT
"Yes.s
aif Mr. Osinss 10 required BY
statats Of shs Gifted States 70 do some
thing IN q certain time, and somsbody
else Is nseliasns, does that exsose Mr..
OvirasT"
MOI txActtt.
Hiss Mr.. Os.nes done bis da,y IN all
other rsspeotsf"
II have no doubt OF It."
Hiss be furnished the public printer
sith certified copies OF the laws within
ter days after thets passagsf'
II presume so-'
"Do you knov 20. Mr.. BspItys'
Il do not; tos Secretary Osiues Is
man Who strictly discharges his duty"
If the Lag rsqalres Secretary Os-
ires 20 forward printed copies OF tie
iaxs - Wassinaton Oity within thirty
days after the sdjsrrnnens OF the leg.
stature. bos Is it thss be has not done
cot"
"The Department rules rsquise that
the secretary advertise for bids for the
printing of the iags. IL tsio II not
doue the treasury department. vii mos
pay for them"
The Department rules are above the
siatnse-"
"And Mr.. OsinRs obsys the Depart.
meut ruiesy'
Certainly"
And ignores the law"
"ue can't help himself"
10 what pspers mast be edvsssiser
"Oue In each Judicial district or foor
10 sli.'
"whas Is the purpose OF sdveriia-
inef'
$50 secure competitive bids."
sIn What paper did Secretary 0sings
advertise Ia this Judicial DISTRICT"
"fhs Port fe~n,end Argos.
think"
DO yoa think advertising 10 that pa
per is complying With she spirit OF the
lavT"
"Oh, well, IL wonldn't msks much
difference, for the territorial iav reRc
iates hos mueh the publis printer snaii
pay for dairg tie work. Then, too,
there are very fev Sihces which Ate
tquippsd Tor snah WORK.
'Ba.. allowing time fer three conseo-
utiye weskly advertisements for bids,
fifty ons days have ELAPSED, and the
ass are not yet printed"
"ihs successful bidder, of oourse.
voaida't order bis paper until after be
knew DO had secured thc contract. The
work 10 necessarily SLOW. for MI. Cava-
pansh's ofii:e Is nos sufhciestly
sqaipped for putting all the laws 10
type IL one time. lie prints p9rtiou.
taen distributes the type and tbs com
pusifogs 20 to work on some more.
"rh.s all relates 10 the corveuiencs
of Mr.. uavanasghs'
"lie does the bess be can"
"iSaf the pabiic Is ireonveniencedI
"Ihat can't be helped. Heretofore
tue Laws were sometimes not published
tor seven months. Oae time l had
them ont IN six weeks, bat | worked
night and day"
THAT would Indicate what Ms. Cava-
nsuch could do II lie tried"
"rhs lsss shoaid provide that they
should not go into operation fer sixty
days after ths;r passage"
THAT doesa't appear to DO the ques-
tian."
.Bo.h Secretary Owings and Mr..
OAvansnsh are doing their duty"
From this u would sppear that SEQ
Rotary Ovlnes has disregarded the spir.
Il OF The raies which he claims reqoire
him TO advertise for bids. by Publishing
kas advertisements Ia comparatively
obscure Newspapers having ciEcais-
tion lis tied 70 the town Ia which u -
Published. Saah advertisements ste
never sesn by rfintsrs generally. Then
Printer Cavanangh IL awarded the coz
tract, well kn9~ Nc that be dit not
have the facilities Tor printing Iht laws
promptly. Fer t1fty enc days De eas
oeeu struggling 10 publish laws which
-hoaid have been completed before this
even according to his ova theory Of his
duty.
All the Will these delays and Depart.
Insnt Tasts aud Mr.. Cavauaugh's isss
u facilities, and 80 forth, all bundled
together Simply make flannel wtish
GATHERS ncney from all parts OF ste
territory AID directs tse stream into
SECRETARY 0sings' cash box.
ats convenience Of tie people seems
10 se - small consequence. IL Is tre
people on Que side snc Nicholas Ill. %
sues On ats other. and Ar. Osines rakss
IN the saotlsx. ani-obeys faithfully ce-