Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-25
TERRITORIAL ASSEMBLY.
Few Bombs Thrown Among
the SuRragists.


OA4Mf4Ar e94- "a tcE1ct4t. t--Li9Io-
nel eseals pseeented ia council 3 pro
tssi fron certain votsFs II Pierre ooun-
u which pEoteEf, eomisg - Il does
IRON ADeag these vho h0visd % Iene
snc tondlg for ths passage % Mr..
W bites Uonnan Suffrage biil. ID csiou-
lated b maks certain -deaF man" 70
feel shat thsg ksRs not yet captured the
sympakotes of tns nau dedRed voters
or that the nee asdRsd v0ters are e
vsfdant as ths "dssx men" evidently
thoaEhf thsy vege. The Equal Rights
society protested 6rsl against ths inins-
tiea Of rneaaures vhieb prohibited them
IRON serving as jurors, and also that
provisions Of the eonstitution Of fhs
Cnised stases. Social rsferenra 4
Bede 10 house bill No. l6o, intEodaaed
By Mr.. Case, Of Asotin, relating 10
grand eud petit Jurors, sud which az
oiudeH wurnen from serving aa euch.
Fhe protest was, en- motion. transmitted
10 The lover house. Even II tie protest
does kiil house bill No. le9, ff0r how
can certain dear menS do Osharwiss
and be consistsntl, Il will not help mat
teFs any, for ME. Whites bill prohibits
the nav fedRed voters fby she grace Of
certain legislators and the governor Of
Washington Territory from serving %
Jurors. The present indifEorence OF toe
woman suhraaist legislators reminds
one Of the dooiFins Of bob BOY. which
Wentworth postioally rendered as fol
Iowas
ssFoF why7 Because che good old rule
Safaosfh them; the simple plan.
That they shoald take Who have the
power,
And they shouid keep Who can"
Il Is Just like men, toe, especially
those whose sign manual nov IL q pet
ticoat, 10 show tbs women who asruR-
eied honestly, IL not wisely, thai they
haVen't nov any more rights than the
dear men" wanted them 20 have. To-
days hourish harmonizss with the saF.
casm and KidioaIe with which the suf-
fFagists yesterday received MT. Lswis's
bill, authorizing the appointment of
women as nctaries public.
MF. Waite introduced q bill sppro-
pFiatiua 800 for paying the expenses Of
tho committee which visited and in
speoled toe NaIlz Walla peniteatiaEy.
Under Q suspension Of the rules the bill
vas passed finally.
MF. Gaeel introduced a bill appropTi-
ating Sl73. .490.60 Tor the Walia Waiia
Penitentiary; referred 10 the ways and
means committee. The bill Is drawn 10
accordance with the report aud recon-
mendations Of The visiting committee.
Il will be remembered the committees
recommendations were itemized as fol-
lows; For csiicit caused oy expense OF
removing and maintaining the prison
eEs, his, 5000; for maintenance for
the next two years. $b6, ,000i for new cell
wing, 100; for warden and guards
quarters, $1,000; for plant Ter manu-
faciuFe Of grain sacks, &25 .Oo0s s0F heat
ing and lighting, 1000; for barn,
horses. implements. etc., 5000; total,
8I78. .A90.e0. The governor musi within
ten days after the BppKoval Of the act
6ppoins three competent men, not more
than two of whom shall be OF the same
political faith, who SHALL constitute Q
board Of commissioners for the manage
ment and control Of the penitentiREy
and for the further construction OF pen
isentiaFy buildings named in the acts
whose terms Of ofaoe shall be two years.
They must cash give bond Ia the sum
Of $500. They shall each receive an
annaal salary Of $500.