The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-12


lirf IN the senate.
OLYMPIA, Feb 1i.--At the afternoon ses-
siou of the senate the special order, II. r.
No. 9o6, 10 provide additional superior
judges. came up. Several amendments
recommended By the judiciary committee
were read and adopted.
Baker moved to amend by allowing two
additional judges to Pierce county. carried
The hin was then read tho third time.
During The reading Long moved 70 strike
out the allowance Of two superior Judges
and insert one. lie argued against The A.
tempt TO increase the number Of superior
judges from twelve 10 seventeen u do the
work hcFetcfore assigned 10 four. lie said
the dissrict comprising the counties OF Che
hxiis. ThnssIon ard Lewis Just a. much
nerd m additional Judge n do
King and Plerce, hut the bill winch has a.
rsAdy rsssed lbs Senate. providing for the
selectioH Of court commissioners, and the
provision for the trying Of cases By judge
pro Tern. and the provision for calling
on Judges from other districts afford suf-
feient rssief. II i gstting 50 that II will
soon he impossible 10 walk hundred
yards without rGnaing against Judge.
First. ha said. King county demanded one
new Judge: taen Pierce county, lust as i'm.
poftAnt, felt IL must hare one, then gpo-
kane wanted - keep up. and demanded
ules too Eut Seattle must assert her
presemsnenee. and she asked next for two
additional Judges. and then, OF course.
Taconaa must be just as important, and
she demands two. lie wanted to sound a
nese Of warning right here. This extrava-
gance viii be heard from in November. lie
hoped the bill would he referred hack 10
the eonmstfee, with instructions 10 amend
the bill 81 that not = county tn the state
SHOULD suffer from lack OF Badge any
more shaa King. III there is money in the
treasury to pay for these things let ail the
counties have the advantage. He amended
his motion IN thai way.
kinhcar explained that he had become
convinced that King connty Is In neei of
mere Judges. business has accumulated
80 that there are I.is3 cases on the docket
IA tls supreme court Of King county.
since Neycsnaer only ons-ihiri OF the ne~
business has leen disposed OF. According
TO the showing Hsse by the clerk OF the
court three instges vii only be able to keep
the dcckef fscm growing. He said that
judges IN other sounsias cannot be looked
~ for aid. - they are kept busy al home.
He urged Tie passage Of the ball.
Thompson. OF Wasla Walls. said il was
clear that the new judges provided for in
tias hsll are needed. The speedy settle
u,eHt o. business in tie courts il in the line
OF good policy and good government.
There Is no honest reason 90 be offered
against the bill. II IL nuteconomy. Within
The last tsn years litigation has not bxeu
properly attended TO Ia the courts. the
rights og istisanss have not been provided
for. IS there we're not Iadwes enough 10
begin to dispose ct tae business
ElnshaFt said the estimated population
ol The State = @-s.Ua With sevvnsepa
badges IL weuii he ore lssire Tor each II :
.sssA King eeunsy. he ihfasht. has as.t.ss
population and THIS would eniisse her "a
shssr judges en this basis. lie argued that
the g~aaie are entitled to speedy iass;ce.
ard this Is sh<alMtsay impossible y hen The
eonsissior Of the docket il conxstss n
Even l!srve Judges cannot possibly do he
civil ansi cFtiniaxs business OF ksns county.
lie eislmes thai il would De densal OF ias-
sses not to have three
uxsprs wossld he in favcr of giving these
coauiaes lea lsasises IL be Thought saey
et<@* w AssfN As<fee.< tfSA Gr stAstIA
assss understand shss Four Judges have
aans The terFigary's WORK. wAy siass the
state need 40 sasav judges Ne had seea
srvalhsy saksrasea HAT nsssir ha.f OF sAs
cases Ga thr ksag eoansy acckes are sium-
Msvs s'sd seveF vii he tried. This was sala
hssa hs = t*ssssaens King county attorney.
lie did ssos s~assvs shas sasse nss Judges
are aessssss. iseskies there asu De hssis Ia
ray. THERE " = .iss If res kansng coming.
Sossse ct tlssse sssF-xh.Aesn esrnpaignsr. ws.t
have slssaadsGs eFpussuatsy 10 exyisia
shsss things ca the strap
fsongp- That's ahss sAer wgf.
Thompson 81 wAlia Malls sasA hat.
ssvs eseh coaass issdSe soal,t lse the n,s.s
iAashsess sarSe performed GA sAe ssaxe ~
fhss seIasssY sosapany. eenaaonlE ess~x1
sae legislature TIE Espa hstraa orators
Sssa hss~ fse ssoahae ia explaining sAat
sAsf tSserea az sAae, hoAess aud rseatsg.I
Judiciary 81 tAaa The psar man rsaay ga ,nss
esaft sssd have hss grievances sr~e.iiy re-
drssssa VERY saksay bait the cases GA sas
Mag eS'Ansy sseesss are daasrasxS. Ans hos
ahens the eshsr hair
Mr.. Taasapzea osntsnaea thai tAe score
seaFix wa ksse and The h<ster s-s.s.sse.