The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-11
Olympia Senate Passes the Re-
apportionment Bill.
WILL ADJOURN At NOON TO-DAY.
Only q Slight Change Made From the
Original Measure.
Nick Owings Makes Stupid Attack on
House without Cause-Future Part
Of the King County Members In Poll
tics-The Governors Signature.


bill has been passed and will 60 the gov
ernor tomorrow. Both houses took a re-
cess until 1880 tonight. but 1t was then an
nounced that the enrolling could not be
completed until morning, and they ad-
journed until 8 o'clock q. m. The Senate
appointed q committee. consisting OF Rine-
hart, Van Houten and Vestal, to inform
the governor, in conjunction with COM
mittee to be appointed by the speaker, that
the work for which they were summoned
is completed. The speaker appointed a
committee composed of Brown of Spokane,
Rotch and Foster to present the bill to the
governor for signature. 1t is the general
belief that the governor has kept himself
unofficially informed Of the progress of the
apportionment bill and that he will be
enabled to form an opinion without delay.
1t will probably be signed by IL o'clock
and the legislation will adjourn at noon.
The only serious attempt to make any
change in the bill was that of Fairweather,
who managed to induce the Senate to de-
tach Adams from Lincoln, and annex 1t to
Franklin. As 1t was q senatorial matter,
the Senate was more deeply interested
than the House. The latter body recog-
nized this and concurred.
An instance of the ease with which a
misunderstanding may arise. was afforded
today. When the bill was returned to the
Senate it was accompanied by clerical
amendments, one of them being the addi-
tion of county" to "Spokane," and the
spelling out of Prairie, I" instead of using
ditto" Owings made q furious on
slaught on the House for its out
rage, its indecency in presuming
to amend the bill after it
had passed the Senate. President Laugh.
ton said there was no parliamentary prece-
dent for such an act but said he desired to
facilitate business. and asked the pleasure
of the Senate. The amendments were
made. As a matter of fact the changes
were merely technical, but absolutely neces-
sary. The House did not desire to refuse
to concur, but as q matter of courtesy to
the upper house, framed the resolution SO
a. to show its concurrence in the amend
ments of that body, but considering it
more respectful to call attention to the
changes for approval than to arbitrarily
make them.
The committee on privileges and elec-
tions consented to the arrangement of the
King county delegation, by which the
forty-fourth representative district shall
have three members. 1t comprises the
precincts of Arthur. Cedar, Mountain.
Renton, New Castle, Klam, Snoqualmie,
Fall City, Tolt, Novelty, Bellevue,
Houghton. Redmond, Avondale. Juniata,
Samamish. Unior. Salmon bay, Richmond,
Cherry Valley, Fremont. Latona, Mona
hon, Mercer island. Kirkland and South
Bend. Representatives Butler and BothelI
urged that as their precincts had popula-
ton Of 10,719 and were rapidly increasing
they should have the third member. This
will form the Twenty-ninth senatorial dis
trict.
OF the King county delegation Rinehart,
Kinnear, Guilfoil and Wood are believed
to be not willing to return. Jones will be a
resident of Pacific county. OF the lower
house Butler is q candidate for senator and
Allen for county commissioner. Shinn is
in bad health. Bothell is shy bird and
non-committal. Hughes is believed to be q
can didate for county assessor. Blackburn
expresses no opinion. Grant says not .
word.
Evans of Pierce introduced bill to make
Labor day a general holiday, but the
House persistently refused any new legis-
lation, and after lively passage of arms
between Evans and Brown of Spokane 1t
was postponed.
King county voted almost soiidly yes
terdayin favor of granting an additional
member to Clarke county, the only excep-
ton being Grant, who was compelled to
vote for the bill as reported.
Geoghegan of Clarke and Minis of Che
halls, had turn in the speakers chair to-
day.
Judge Calkins left for home today.