The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-24

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Wssla W4lls Rsea-
Washings1n's bisthdsy Il rssponsIhas for
uaw nOysment - 70 adjournment.
which bas spresd today Ike prsiFss ARE
Tvo-shifds Of the members now here are
IN favor a II II IL 10 take . recess next
Fridsy al The LIST of Juns and then come
beck and finish up bnsfnesS-
Tbs kies started yesterday - Tacoma,
where most u the members werc attending
the cste6gnfton. Not many senators are
here son1ebs, - Il csnnos b told whether
tssif body = - strongly disposed 70 movs
~ the Mouse.
The plan seems 10 have originated among
Eastern msmhers. Who are growing FESTIVE
here and want 70 ret bock 20 their homes
and Oh up things SITTER The severe snow
storms and stay ell grain IL ses<lsd.
Quite number Of Western members also
are IN favor OF the long recess They fear
that The tide land muddle and other mat
sers may psu1oug the session till April or
lsfsr, and they argue that couple OF
months recess viii givs m opportunity 10
iearn more thoroughly the desires OF the
psopss and viii result In better legislation
On important subjscss
Another incentive II the absence Of 20
many members, some Of whom cannot Be
expected back very soon because of press
ing business.
Senator Jcnes u The latest truant He
went 70 Portland this morning and may be
ardor for the proposed recess when II comes
70 b. generally remembered, IL that no
mileage could b drawn on their return
hers. Another big obstacle h In the way
Of the success Of the movemsnt--the gov
srnor viii probably jump on Il in the morn
ing with both feet- II he does that viii
Hill IL
OIYnriA, Feb. 2s.-Two members of
tbs syndicate Of scandai-mongers which
after the holidays created the stupid
snti-boodis story. and proclaimed 70
. startled public the story OF the
dire corruption and infamous venalty Of
The Washington legislature, has been exer-
cising IT, o'erwecning ingenuity during the
past week in the manufacture Of another
tale calculated to rouse the hair and dis
tend the sysballs Of IN unsophisticated
public even - much ~ the first sst0nish-
Ing production. The unreliable reputation
Of the syndicate Vas % well established In
the former publication, however. that the
last installmeut has fallen has. and 10
would nos b mentioned In these columns
II Il were not that the name Of . worthy
and honorable citissn Of Seattle has been
dragged into the affair % invidiousiy and
with such gfatuitous reflections upon his
character that II h thought we'll 70 give the
fscts II The cass:
II hes bssn charged that upon the oflicial
snrollsd COPY of ths oct Of The legislature
Of lS71, validating the dssd Of the city Of
Seattle 10 the seattle q Walla Waila Rail-
way and Transportation Company, on fils
In the ONES Of the secretary Of state, tho
word ''conplsted" he's bsen erased and
commenced a., rather. ''commeced"
substituted. The alleged change makes the
condition By which the tide lands shall b
granted - The company, that The road from
seattle 10 walia WAlls shall b ''com-
msncsd" and mot 'scomplsssd." The dis
covsry q the alleged alteration was made
by Representative 0tsvsnson, Of Skamania
county. who. u appears. communicated Il
10 the correspondents of the Portland
0reyoaisn and Tacoma Globe. Who proceeded
q work up cifcumstantial account Of the
ind and the supposed reason that induced
The efsasurs and substitution. The an
,ouncement appeared In duplicate in the
sls~yesiaa and Gicas Wednesday morning
snd waa followed by . more complete and
substantial statement. again in duplicate,
ON Thursday. In the course Of the latter
article the following appears:
II. q. ssruvs, late candidate for United states
circuit judge. was secretary Of the territory
when the sct counrming the railroad comrAny' :
title was passed. and u vas fied IN hia once
II 10 asserted here that 81 that time he wss sttor
ncy for the Seattle and Wsiis walla Railrosd
ana Transportation Company. Old time lawyers
ssy ~. bot Mr.. struve il noe here 10 afarm or
deny he statement Mr. ssruve. however, 10
now the attorney for the Oregon improvement
Company. II Il considered strange that Mr.
Strive never noticed that the Law had been
tempered with. II 10 also considered strange
that the word .'commencei- should be printed
ia The statutes when II In ''eonmeced. In the
aCt
The attention OF Mr.. Struve Was called
10 this innuendo in Seattle and be immedi-
stelv came to Olympia TO investigate the
matter and relieve his name OF the impnta-
ton. so plainly meant, Of having tainpered
With the oct. lie has looked up the his
tory of the bill and finds IL TO be As fol-
icwss
In House journal Of the session of 1873,
page twensy-five. IL appears that II. II. No.
"a. an act 10 confirm the title Of the Seattle
q Walia walla Railroad and Transports
ton Company Ia tide lands of Elliot bay,
MAS introduced by Mr.. Rogers on October
q. tsSs. II Was referred TO the committee
On Judiciary with instructions TO print On
October u the committee reported back
the hill. recommending the following
amendment % section ., Provided.
that the release and grant BY shi.
act intended TO be made shall
hc OF no validity until the said Seattle a
waliA WalsA Rsiiroai and Transportation
Company shall have completed a railroad
county. with the city Of walis walia. in
walia waila county. Wash. via the
Snoausinse pass. The amendment was
adopted and the bill passed. Il yeas, =
nays. On October - the bill xas received
in the council. and. being read first aud
second times. Was referred 10 the CON-
nitsee on corporations, No record Is
given on the Council journal II the rerors
81 the committee; bot il appears that on
October - the bill Was ass<a&sss, rad a
third time ard rssSed, On October * the
bill was returned TO the House with a
request to concur in the amendments: and