The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-12
COLOR LINE DRAWN.
Is a COlored Porter Worth Less
Than a White2
TWO BILLS HAVE BECOME LAW.
Tide Lands Bin cemmitfee--cheap Grain
Sacks for FArmers-Fight Over kim
nearss Pfnkeston Bill

oLYMPFA Dee u-sover0ov Ferry last nishs
sizne3 hnase bills Nos ard a. aud Trey uoW
stand a. the Ara laws ensssed hy iegislzture
OF The state 81 WashIngsoa- Il = worthy OF
comment that one Of the Initial acts OF the lszis-
lsrRTe saoHi8 have b. en- 50 approoTsat on hiii-
anf the ether was the isw eEesersbtng the nisn-
ner in whseh members o. The legislature should
BE- paid. Itdmpay shows that thss legislature.
while here 70 eusct laws For the benefit OF the
people has net entirely for2utten Itself Bsil
No. Anproprfates sfs0,a93 for the payment Of
the ordinary legislative expsnses 6 svs~nor
Ferry signed the bill with the handsome gold
pen presen nted him By his nephew, G. Z. Ferry,
Of Isecxna, for that parpase &ad for he purpose
Of siguing-his inaurral address. The governor
has not yes notified either Of the houses Of his
action.
Speaker Fefghan this morning announced his
appointment of = special House coEamitfes 70
draft bail for the disposal OF tide lands They
age: &ouifr9y 81 Nhatcom, JaltsSn a Pierce
Psckrel Of Whisnan. Clark os Spokane, and
Puray Of Klickitat Thrse Of the members are
from the east Of the mountains and two trom
ire west None of them have made special
study Of the subject OF tide Iands and the eons-
nsiftee VIII proceed 70 frame bill on business
basis. with vlsw 70 serving the states beis In
tcrests. Mcuitrsy. who Eax the author OF tbe
resolution thai created the eomniistee, was IL
favor Of oth the sale and lease Of The landslide
sale Of those lying neal cites an1 ~ present
available for business purposes, srd tae lease OF
those not now valuable, bur likely 20 eecoaEe 50
IN time He viii s6voc%te the sale OF lands AZ
pualic auefion Al a value less whatever improve
ments may be thereon. JU son OF Pierce
thinks the presen7 Ocerpants Of lands who
have made valuable Improvements have
equitiss, but in his opinion the fens-
Ing in OF q traes Of mud and water
with long row of plies Goes not constitute an
equity. II wants saeh legislation as win ef-
fecfu lly squeleh all sq1astsrs. Others OF the
corBmittee are Of Of Ike opinion. snd thn out
lock for all jumpers Is gloomy. The COMMITTEES
VIII begin its work within q very shott time,
bat IL vii hardly be able 70 offer the proposed
law until after the holidays
Eddy's resolutions for the taking OF initial
steps towarcs the redistrieging OF The state into
Senatorial di-triefs was thought to hare politi
cal significance. Ia that Il might mean gerry
mander that would prevent the Democnss At
another election from securing even the small
represent alton they have IN this legis ature.
But il did not Il Is doubtful II any rearfanee-
iaent Of districts could be more favorable
to the Republic ans than the present The reso-
iBti0u was submitted in accordance with sec
lion 6. article ii. as fellows: After the drst
election the senators shall be elected by single
districts ol convenient and contiguous teri
tory" What this pFovlsio mesns is pExz7iug
the analytical minds Of many members. Does
IL direct that every senator shall be elected from
single district, and bat he county of King,
for instance, shall divided into Eve senatorial
portions Or Is II simply general provision thar
there shall ba single senatorial dstfictS In which
senators shall be elsctsd. III this latter Is the
Interpretation. why the clause after the trst
elceslons" senators are elected in single dis
tffctx nnw, and Il would aprear that there is
40 reason for the change, unless the number Of
single Individual districts were 20 be increased
The constitution provided Cor new aprortion-
meat after the census oI 1850. and il IL Feasible
that his section has in vfsw new enuuts alton,
and that the districts are 20 be rearrapgsd then,
but constituted By counties on the SAME prin-
eipie At present
The free conference committee scheme Of the
settlement Of the difference between the two
houses is q faiiare. aud ,Ae question Of sa'aries
is in as great a tsnge rs ever. The report of the
conference committee was adop's "a me House
today almost without objection, bat il was re-
jected In the senate by decisive yoie. The
reason was this; The wages Of the poifer and
assistant SerReant-af-arms Of the senate were
lower than thai Of the employees ot a like grade
in the House. These employees in the Senate
happen to be eoloFed, and = bowl was set up
that The co.or line had been dawn. Other tn
constituencies we're pointed oai. Complaint was
50 general that the report was reiecied, and
then the vote being reeonsideFed, the report
was ind aui:ely postponed The matter OF FIX
ing salaries was then REFERRED 20 the committee
on salaries. ThiS action releases ths House
from its adhersuee 20 the report and the qnes-
ton will be pat on tbs basis that IL should have
been originally that Is, both Houses shall tx
the salaries OF their own employees.
Painter this morning presented a lAli 10 ap-
plant for the manufacture Of grain bugs. 70 be
Operated ia connection with fhe Wals walla
pentientiary. This IL in addition 90 t2soeo al
ready appropriated for THIS purpose by tbs terri
tor,sl legislature Painters bill i in accordance
with The memorial sent by the citizens ct Wesla
wAlis whieh represents that the iase plant can
he pat ap for tSo00 II would give steady em-
ptoytnent 20 the convfc q and make the peni-
fenrlzgy self sustaining besides saving 10 the
farmers annually Az coo new sent oGt Of the
state for grstn sacks The constitution Of the
state provides that The Labor Of eoEvlcts shall
not be hired after January /. isso aud some plan
must BE formulated hy which they can b kept
ont ot saleneSs.
Following is the taxi Of the memorial pre-
seBte8 By Painter
To the senate aud House Of Representatives ef
the Uaifsd states; Your mem aFiallss. the
legislative Asseuhiy OF the state 81 Washipgtoe.
Tostson Of TIE state and sspeelA iy IA tAe coun-
ties OF Yakina, KliekitAf. D ugias. Franklia,
walla wslia and AGAsaS. tesre are vast areas OF
iersaie land that ars rendered comparatively
useless hecsuse Of ths lEcS ei wSteT Ter trg ga
aoa anu ether FarToseS ceu'd Is ie shawn
tast water 80 sapeiy these ianss eos2d be OBJ
fsia hy the sinking e aFtss8an wrlls homes
wo2la be furnished sor asnsreas 81 settlers, and
tie weAlih ot the state woga be EreEi3y IN
creased That ths iew settlers res residing
uaoa these lands are poor aa4 aash.e % t1Ss
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ohfsiae1 by tAsse means Thai 70 irake teSs
ve}ls IA ci1eFeut pnrfiuns uf these eeiufies
woad net seaalre over ssaoae. and sAonld sa3d
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