, 1890-09-11
All the Mem mbers Eager
to Get Home.
THE SPOKANE DISTRICT
The Geoghegan Bill Passed
by Both Houses.
NOW IN THE GOVERNORS HANDS
Two Minor Senate Amendments
Adopted by the House
Little Opposition.

OLYMPIA, WASH, Sept. 10. - The
Geoghegan bill, apportioning the state
into thirty-four senatorial districts and
seventy eight representative districts,
but awaits the governors signature to
become law. This morning 1t passed
the senate practically without friction
and with but two immaterial amend
ments. afterward concurred in by the
house. These were tho taking of Adams
county from the Fifth district, leaving
the counties OF Lincoln and Okanogan
to comprise the district, and the adding
OF Adams to the Ninth district original
ly taking in two wards Of the city of
walia walla and certain precincts Of
Walla Walla county. The suggestion
to make the change in these districts
came from Mr.. FAirweather. and in very
eloquent language he told how the
changes would insure the Second dis
tricts staying in republican columns.
Mr.. Preston, who under the now APP
portionment will represent the Tenth
district opposed the admission Of
Adams into the Ninth, and was backed
up by Mr.. Rinehart bantering Mr.. Fair
weather.
Mr.. Fairweather took the bantering
go-d-naturedly, and afterward laughed
outright when the senate Endorsed the
changes.
Under the new bill Spokane will be di-
vided as follows. her senators suggesting
the apportionment Of the county this
morning in tie senate: The county of
Stevens shall constitute tho First sena-
torial district. The precincts of Spo-
kane county, to-wit, Twin Prairie,
Chattaroy, Bridge, Peone Prairie, Five
Mile Prairie and Pleasant Prairie
shall constitute the Second district.
The precincts of Spokane, to wit, Ross
Park. Bernard, Fairview. River. College,
Belieview, Nosler and Abernethy shall
constitute the Third district. The pre-
cincts OF Montrose. Motor, Saunders,
Cliff, Post, Monroe. Park and Ashshall
constitute the Fourth district. The pre-
cincts of Coulee. Deep Creek, Medical
Lake, Silver Lake. Fanches, Marshall,
Mccoy, Mount Hope, Spangle. Cheney,
Creek, Buckeye. Spring Valley, Fairfield.
Waverly and L.atah shall constitute the
Fifth senatorial district, and shall
be entitled to one sana-
tor. The precincts of Spokane, consisting
Of Chattaroy, Bridge. Five-mile Prairie,
Twin Prairie, Peone, Prairie and Pleas
ant Prairie shall constitute the first two
representative districts, and shall be en-
titled to one representative. The pre-
cincts OF Ross Park, Bernard, Fairview,
River, College. Bellevue. Nosler and
Abernethy shall constitute tho Third
district aud be entitled to two repre- sent
ativss. The precincts of Montrose.
Motor. Saunders. Cliff, Post, Monroe,
Park and Ash shall constitute the Fourth
district aud be entitled to three repre-
sentatives. The precincts of Couiee,
Deep Creek, Medical Lake, Silver Lake,
Fanches, Marshall. Richland, Seltice.
Rockford. Mica. Mccoy, Mount Hope,
Spangle, Cheney, Stevens, Rock Lake,
Rock Greek. Buckeye. Spring valley,
Fairfield, Waverly and Latah shall con-
stitute the Sixth representative district,
and shall be entitled TO three represent
atives.
Before the bill was placed on it's final
passage Mr.. Kneeland. who lnder the
bill will represent the Seventeenth dis
trict, which adds Island county to the
utbtI1Ct n0 nOW IcDEcstntbt iuhut u VAIN
effort TO have II tackled on to some other
district but the senate was obdurate,
and notwith standing that the statesman
told the old chestnut of how his county
mad been improperly enumerated by the
census taker, and had mora care been
taken, 1t would not now be necessary to
give the district the little county of
Island. His motion to make the change
was showed under by an almost unani-
nous vote.
Mr.. Wolfe also objected to Columbia
being put into the Eighth district, along
with Garfield and Asotin, now repre-
sented by Mr.. Austin, a holdover, but
his objection. while receiving the sym
pathy OF his confree, was NOT sus-
tanned.
When the vote was taken but three
senators voted against the bill. These
were Messrs. Drum, Wolfe and Preston.
Mr.. Drum voted against 1t on party
grounds, and Messis. Wolfe and Preston
for reasons advanced by them before the
bill was placed on its final passage. The
Columbia senator was the only one who
voted against the emergency clause.
This evening when both bodies as
sembled in evening session, the bill re-
ceived the signatures of both the speak
and the lieutenant governor, and was
immediately sent to Governor Ferry's
office, SO that he can sign 1t the frs
thing in the morning.
Senator Rinehart, of King. duced
I'm the senate this morning con-
current resolution extending the state {
gratulations TO the fearless and
intrepid Tom Reed, speaker Of the house
of representatives of tho United States,
upon his splendid victory"
Laughter and cheers greeted the IA.
per. and 1t went through like CREASED
lightning, Mr.. Drum being the only
senator who voted against II.
The senate this morning passed Mr.
Rineharts bill providing for the regula
tion of the registration of voters In citie.
having population of $50 or more
This bill will be printed with the APP
portionment bill and be distributed
throughout the state under the direc
tion of the secretary of the state, the
senate having ordered at its afternoon
session 2, 0O0 copies Of both bills to bs
printed. Assistant Secretary of the
Senate Romaine will receive $50 for get
ting up the journal for publication alter
the senate adjourns tomorrow.
The evening session OF the senate was
brief But few senators were present,
and rule No: u, prohibiting smoking,
was suspended.
Mr.. Parkinson's motion, TO print the
proceedings OF the extra session in the
Journals Of the next regular session, was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Rinehart q commit