The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-12
Governor Ferry..Promptly Signs
the Reapportionment Bill.
OUR SECOND CONGRESSMAN.
Recent Demonstration Ratified the
Indiana Office Seeker.
Tacoma Working For Large Regfstra-
I'll iOn-Another Poachcr Reaches Vic
toria-volcanic Disturbance Changed
the Seal Grounds.

OLYMPIA. Sept. 1.-THE governor not
only made it evident this morning that
there was no i'll feeling between the execu-
tive aud the legislature, but gave another
instance of the oid-fasbioned courtesy that
always characterized him in so ial life. In
order to expedite business his exceilency
went to the capital ami awaited the final
formalities attending passage OF the bilI
While waiting in the state library he was
asked:
There will be no objection, will there?
NO" he answered, 81 know nothing officially
Of the census returns or of the popuati. OF
districts. The bill complies with ali tae require
ments OF the constitution, even so far as know
as TO the proportion OF representation to p,pua-
ton. There is good reason why the executive
should assume tnis. tits absolutely impossible
to proportionate representation to populason
in an exact ratio VINO Ia TO determine how far
discretionary power to adjust this may be exer-
c.sed? The legislature, OF course. And if it
may do that as TO unit, why not q hundred or
thousand? VINO can say they shall not? No
constituted tribunal Even the supreme court
could not interfere. shall sign the bill
Tae bill was signed and the legislature
adjourned at 1929 sine die.
The most important news of the day was
fact that the congressional apportionment
bill had been introduced, his exceilency
said:
am today preparing my proclamation for an
election OF congressman. 1t seems likely that
the congressional apportionment bill viii be
passed this session. L it is. it will increase tho
House OF Representatives TWEEN y-five members,
OF which one wall be ong 10 Washington.
If that bill passes any day up TO five days
from our eleosion shall issue proclamation
for second congressman from this state.
The aw provides that when provision has not
been made by a state Tor apport. t.onment the
Congressman shall be elected at lar se, so that
there will be no di1icalty In the way.
This contingency adds interest to the
senatorial contest. 1t will involve q re-
shutting of the cards. There was an ami
mated interchange of views on the sena-
torial matter among members. Some of
s,quires friends thought there was a luke
warmness among many prominent Repuo-
iicans in King county, and disposition
was manifested to repeat the scripiural
assumption that ne who is not for us is
against us"
The talk about Cyrus Walker as a possi-
BILE candidate was stimulated chiefly by
the friends of Judge Calkins, OF Ocosta, but
it was noticeable that it was regarded as
probability only by those who have no
reason to he counted Senator squire's sup
porters. In the unification OF sundered
fragments of the party in King county a
few have been scattered; but they are con-
spicuous mostly because of their solitari-
ness.
The closing ceremonies were simple
enough. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Laughton
was presented with the gavel and the pro-
ceedings were very dignifed. In the lower
house there was more iun. but it was free
from either coarseness or boisterousness.
Mike" Drew, of Kitsap. the /" Uncle of
the House, was invited to take the chair,
and some humorous speeches were made
TO fill in the interval required for compar-
ing the enrolled bill.
Judge CaIkins' friends did not like the
demonstration in the House the other day.
The entire absence of any counter demon
s,ration was very marked, and it lost none
of its emphasis by the fact that it was
Democrat, (Judson of Perce) who declared
cans of the county in sentiments which
were decidedly anti-Caiknish.
Judge Tucker of san Juan was one of
the ablest and most jealous advocates of
distinct county representation, and IL Is
due TO his efforts more than 10 those OF any
other one man that the large counties as
senied to a scheme of apporuonment
which shoad incorporate that principle in
the proposed measure.