The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-10
Olympia House Passes the Re-
apportiOnment Bill.
ONLY FOUR NEGATIVE VOTES.
Tacoma Member Scores Seeker CAL
kins and Evokes Applause.
The Senate Will Pass the Bill Today and
the Governor Will Sign 1t, Making
Adjournment on Thursday Next Pos
sible.

OLYMPIA, Sept. e.-The apportionment till
passed the House by 8 fiaal vote OF 81 to 4, the
only dissenting votes being those of the two
members FOR Lincoln county and the two Demo-
Gratis from Pierce. There were several contests,
however, aud one of them incidentally evoked
an antiCalkins demonstration.
Judson of Pierce, one OF the most forcible
characters in the assembly, made vigorous
protest against dividing two of the Tacoma
wards and attaching country precincts. He adj
mitted that the district anyway would be Re-
publican, and he would not object ii he thought
they intended to elect good. square man, but
his belief was that they were figuring SO as TO
elect some scaawag they could contlol and aid
In sending a et-bagger 10 Washington City,
The members clapped their hands in sympathy
with him, but voted him down, the general
desire being TO leave the arrangement of dis
trlets TO the county delegations.
The two Lincoln members were disgruutled
because the House refused to detatch Adams
from their senatorial district and annex it to
franklin and part of Walla Walia. The osten-
sible reason was that it would result in a more
equitable division. But Okanogan objected, be-
cause, being smaller than Lincoln. the latter
would entirely dominate, and the northern
county was glad to have Adamss aid to offsetit
The vote 10 give Clarke an additional member
was due to good-natured desire to please
everybody, but the breach of principle IL in
volved led Immediately to other claims being
presented, and threatened the senators who had
agreed 10 support the bill if it passed the House
unchanged. and these two influences combined
TO bring about a reconsideration. The bill,
therefore passed without any material change,
leaving the number thirty-four senators and
seventy-eght representatives.
very pretty compliment was paid Rotch of
Thurston today. 1t is understood that he viii
not be a candidate for reelection and he was
called upon to act as speaker during what Will
probably be the last debate OF his term. "There
is no more useful member in the legislature"
remarked keen observer Of political events
yesterday, ethan Mr.. Francis Rotch of Thurston
county Mr. Rotch is industrious, persevefipg
and devoted to the public interests. He posses
ses liberal education and there are few men
in the state OF Washington better equipped for
public life than he" Unfortunately, Mr.. Rotch
is tired OF politics, and expresses a determine
ton to retire at the end of his present term.
The prospect is that the legislature will ad-
journ Thursday at noon. The Senate will take
up the bill tomorrow, will probably read it three
times, send 1t to the governor and wait till
Thursday for his signature. The apportion-
ment of the state will then be completed fer
FIVE years.
Judge w. Lair Hill is here with a batch of
technical amendments to the bills intended to
make the statute book uniform
Griffith Davies, Dr. Sparkling and other Seat
tleites arrived tonight.
Sherif MeGraw lett on today's boat
J. J. Browne has also left for Seattle.