The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-09
The Reapportionment Question
Is Easily Settled.
LIST OF THE NEW DISTRICTS.
Nick Owings Makes Virulent At
tack on Senator Squire.
Nickname for tho State-Speaker
Reeds Rules Approved-The Pro-
posed Redistricting Constitutional.

OLYMPIA. Sept. S-The House had no
alternative but to adjourn today when Os-
trander, of the committee on elections, re-
ported that Geoghegan's amended bill was
not ready to be reported back by the COM
mittee and could not be completed until
tomorrow. But when the Senate took q
recess without doing anything. in order to
ascertain the intentions of the House, it
did not need the aid of a dictionary and a
compass to prove that the Rinehart bill
was abandoned and that the other bill was
to be passed. The committee on elections
has been busy all day trying to get the
county delegations to supply the bound
aries OF their proposed districts, and all
were received except Spokane, which sup
piled one district. Candy is awaiting dis
patches containing advices, but the bill will
be completed by the time the House meets.
Spokane has been accorded the extra rep
resentative and will have eight members.
The objection to the bill on account of its
shape was met today by the opinion of one
OF the ablest constitutional lawyers in the
state. He declined to pass any opinion
upon the House bill but he says it is mod
eled upon the congressional apportionment
bill, which is also based upon population,
and be considers that a form adopted by
congress and passed by the president is
good enough for this state.
"I do not see," said he, chow the gov
ernor can veto the bill on that ground,
although technically the objection is valid.
The governor should only veto a bill when
It's unconstitutionality is apparent on its
face. He must assume that the legis-
of has ,nI AZ.
the constitution unless it is manifest that
1t has not done so. The governor has no
official knowledge of the population of the
proposed districts, and he cannot run
around hunting up testimony to show that
the legislature is wrong. Moreover, the
legislature is the supreme judge of the
qualifications OF its own members"
The committee on privileges-Forsyth
Rinehart and Seaborg-has prepared the
following report:
We, your standing committee on memorials,
to whom was referred senate concurrent resolu-
ton No 8, relating to the subject of an appro-
pirate soubriquet for the state of Washington.
would respectfully report that we have carefully
considered the same, and while we fully concur
as to the necessity of selecting name early so
that none may forestall US by the application of
an unpleasant nickname. yet We are of the
opinion that the name cited in the joint resolu-
ton refers to the people rather than the state.
Hoosier, Buckeye, Sucker, Hawkeye, Webfoot
and Wolverine designate both the people and
the states from which they hail. 1t is not un.
likely that Alaska may yet become q state of
our Union. and the sunset upon our continent
will then be watched from her shores when our
state is wrapped in darkness Many amend
ments have been suggested to your
committee. such as the Sound state"
Seattle state" Evergreen state,"
the "Finback and Cohog state" the '.New
Keystone" the Chinook" the Lumber
state and the cascade state" 1t has been
suggested that ''sunset'i is too late in the day,
unless we select as our motto 'Resurgamus,"
'.We will arise" We would therefore report the
resolution back to the Senate without recon-
mendation.
On motion of Senator Wood the concur
rent resolution and report were laid on the
table.
When the House met a motion was made
that Herren of Lewis be excused for abb
sence last Saturday. Twenty-eighr mem.
bers voted in the affirmative, and the
speaker declared the motion carried. mo
quorum" cried Judson. of Pierce. 81 rule
there is quorum present." replied the
speaker. "You are trying to run this
legislature under Reeds rules" said the
Democrat from Pierce. The ruling of
chair the was sustained amid laughter.
Mr. Geoghegan asked unanimous con-
sent, which being given, House bill No. 2,
making an appropriation for the expenses
of the special session of the legislature, was
introduced and read the first time. The
rules were suspended and the bill was read
the second time and referred TO the CON-
mttee on ways and means.
The House adjourned till 10 o'clock to-
morrow. The Senate will meet at 2, by
which time 1t is expected the bill will have
passed the lower House.
The Oyego1idn publishes an interview
with Senator Owings, of Thurston, who Bit
terly attacks Senator Squire. Owings was
formerly one of Squire's ardent supporters,
and nominated him last winter in a speech
which is still remembered as one of the
most glowing eulogium of Squire's
character and career spoken throughout
the campaign.
Tonight Eddy of Snohomish succeeded
in getting the elections committee to dis
connect Island county from Snohomish
and ioin it to Mason and Kitsap. This
makes both senatorial districts more pro-
portionate. Morse of Island agrees to the
change.
J. ]. Browne of Spokane, Democratic
candidate for senator, arrived tonight, as
did also Miss Ada Houghton, daughter of
Senator Houghton of Spokane.
Colonel Haines is here attending the
superior court, but says he is out of poll.
tics.
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