The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-26

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iect wsrs overlooked. MeReaEy ct
Mason. Denoernt. has re
sssmmistes On h&rbors and rsvi-
gahGe waters, . eoznuifsee fhaf shsuld
haze besn xxsn - . SEATTLE or xnc0uas
nsember. Randall Is s2sTeas. was swez1e3
the e1snmEssee en maxer rights ard naFiga-
ti0n. Rairh sbouId rFopersy have gene 20 >
raeznbsr from Yakima or Eitztzs.
fhe omly two counties IN tbs state
where irrigation = extsnsssx-< carried On
Judson o. Fierce. Denoerat ard consist
ent opponent Of 81 measures demanding
outlay OF money, Il chairman Of Ehe rsTe-
nue committee Ju1soa. however, today
showed maEnimiEy that vas unexpected.
and not On thai account less comment
able. He uoved 20 consolidate his
COMMITTEES with that q taxa
tfoa ard assessment. with Mans -
ehAsrman Of the lssser, ~ gke head of the
josnf committee The House e0ncurred
n The motion. The state lands e0mmztte
VS. assigned 10 6rnbb q Spokane. .
farmer WAC has nevsT given the sah5eet
special study. There were twsnfy mem
bezs vino would have been more svxilabse
for bead Of fais important eoinmifse.
Whistler fzuik h found with
tie sessctions Of the speaker.
hut tie committees IN the nzain
we're well chosen, and not much trouble Is
likely 10 be raised. BoEh Houses hare
attached 70 themselves . small army Of
employees and CLERKS, many Of whom are
entirely useless and might better hare
never been named. For instances. there are
ia lie senate ssrgeantatarms and assist
ant and aoorkeeper and assistant. Neither
assistant was necessary. Thea the presf-
dent IL numbered with pirate secretary
and messenger. and there ase
watehnen. clerks and pages almost with
out number. IN the House Is i almost -
bad. There are now hail > dozen clerks
and assistants who are not and viii not be
needed, ~ least for some ~zme. The
speaker mas both page and prssate sscre-
tary. What be does with them no
one knows. except that be occasionally
might have use for the latter. IL locks
wels 70 hare big force Of good looking and
highiy-xAiarsed clerks, you KNOW, sad -
the dear people have 70 pay for II, no one
but they have the right TO kick They viii
be heard from Later.
No legislature that ever existed escaped
the agony Of county seat and coanty d.
vision tights, and shis II not
likely % be more happy in
that respect than eli others.
The jealousy that exists between the four
ishing towns Of SpFague and Davenport
viii probably break faith N an attempt 10
divide Lincoln county, or 20 remove the
county seal from the former TO the latter.
A. it takes . three-fifths vote TO nake the
transfer. Davenport will probably think
IL easier and better 70 advocate division
and become the seat Of . new county. II
may he also that the attempt Of Pierce 10
seduce the lower precincts away from King
viii be renewed. aud. II 50. all the bitter
ness Of the old 6glit viii be revived
Representative Hswitt, Of Pierce, who In
petty burst Of tesaper over the election OF
squire. sent in bis resignation to Cor.
Ferry. IL said to hare repensed and 10 have
expressed . desire 20 recall the action.
Gov. Ferry has issued o proclamation for
special election. however, and Mr.. HeEitt
win have TO suffer for his hasty act Of I'M
speakable asininiiy.
Two Of the bills already introduced are
10 validate acts Of territorial notaries p1b-
lie. measure Of interest throughout the
state. THAT By Baker Of Pierce is Is follows:
e<etsoH /. That terms Of al nofsries pablle
heretofore appointed by governor Of the terri
tory whose terms had not expired on Nov. II,
Las. are eonftnued anti saeh times a. fAey
would have neverAliy expired nnsiex laws Of said
tergItory.
Sec All scts q notaries public appointed
~ governor % te<Fltpry, performed xinea No
weaker II. Issa. whica would have been lawful
acsa had said territory not become state, are
hereby validated.
Sec s. Emergency u hereby declared 70 exist,
and BY reason tbereof this act shall take effect
Immediately after is passage.
Major C. ". Barton, secretary OF the
Senate. Ia collecting data for a proposed
legislative handbook and maLeal OF the
state Of Washington. the title Of
which hes already been copyrighted.
II viii be a volume OF about 400
pages. and made more complete than the
hlue-books OF other states, in that ii viii
contain n history Of the constitutional con,
vention. sketches Of les members. copies ot
the constitution, enabling act.
and other interesting information
relative % the body. Then il
viii contain biographical sketches cf men,
bers of the legislature. with a history OF the
organization Of the territory into q state.
II will be an altogether complete compen-
diam Of legislative, historical and sEstis-
tical information. It's publication by Thos.
Henderson Boyd, Of Tacoma, will occur be-
fore adjournment