Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-03
THE EXTRA Session
Governor Ferry Fails to Re-
ceive the Government
Census Returns
Some More of Census Super
intendent Porter's Un-
kept Promises
The Legislature Compelled to
Adjourn From Day to
Day
Special telegram to the Herald.


OLYMPIA, Sept. l.-If the figures neces-
sary to make the reapportionment are not
presented to the legislature when it as
sembles tomorrow it is not the fault of
Governor Ferry. The chief executive of
the state Is indignant at the manner i'm
which he has been treated by the census
authorities about the census hgures for
this state. They have repeatedly made
promises which have not been kent.
Superintendent Porter telegraphed some
DAYS ago that the returns would be here
the latter part of last week. Today the
governor telegraDhed him back word for
word the promise thus made.
and wanted to know why the
returns had not arrived. Gov
ernor Ferry has been telegraphing
repeatedly for the last month TO the
census office. but the figures have not
arrived yet. IL was on the strength of
positive promises made that the extra
session was called at this time. senator
Squires, too, appears to be hard to reach
Oy telegraph, as prompt replies do not
come from him.
What Governor Ferry is waiting for is
the census returns of the state by coun-
ties, wards and precincts. They NAV
arrive tonight or tomorrow. II they do
to so' ad,6ero the legislature gisIa will have
until they do arrive. There are
Just six senators and twenty
members OF the house here tonight and il
is the opinion of the most of them that the
work OF apportionment should be COM
pleted as soon as possible and that no
other business should be transacted: thai
no county should be deprived of direct
representation by at least one member of
the lower house. and that the legislature
should adjourn before the 18th of Sep
tember. IL Is doubtful whether either
house VIII have quorum tomorrow. un-
less the Multromah brings In sufficient
number In the morning. In the senate
the members will have the pleasure of |
reading the printed journal OF proceedings
OF the last session, which has been |
finished, but no provision has been made /
for their distribution.
The question of re-electinp officers i'm
the house and senate may be a perplexina
one: Some of the house do not believe
with tiovernor Ferry that the officers
hold over, Clark, Of Spokane, among the
number. He says: "If they hold over
whY Is provision not made for their mile
age TO bring them here Just the same as a
member" An attempt may be made in
the house to elect the old officers again,
and perhaps new speaker but there Is
no doubt that the latter movement will
fail.
Among those who have arrived
and ready for business are Lienten-
ant Governor Laughton. presiding
officer OF the senate aud Senator y. ii. |
owingS, Representatives Zee. H. Steven
son. a. X. Clark. G.. II. Fummerfelt j.
c. Painter. Speaker J. W. Feighan. Rep
resentatives Harry Hamilton. Marcy II.
Randall, j. A. Kuhn. j. NJ. Cornwall. j.
ID. Geoghegan. J. c. Turner. Ole Peterson.
q. o. Metcalf. l.. B. Minis. r. III. Hutch
insOn, Owen Bush: Senators A. Il. Far !
rls, ii. +. Haughton, u. c. Van Honten.
{; Nj. Barton, secretary Of the senate /
Mrs Isabella Lampkin, enrolling clerk /
Cowles. messenger, ii. NJ. Wiii I
Hagenmeyer. G.. Avery Reed. WIN. !
Lynch, pages: j. w. Romaine. assistant :
secretary of ,he senate: NJ. r. Crawford. /
journal clerk. VIM. Chandler. assistant |
chief clerk OF the house. Miss Lota Car I
son. docket clerk. Gland Slack. page. a
Marion Watson, page. Miss II. B. Henry i
clerk. Charles +. Cline. chief clerk, Henry r
Reed, Oregonian, Portland, Frank 4,
Jones. Telegraph, Seattle.
Nearly all the senators and representa-
tlyes have arrived, and there will be I
full delegation in both houses when busi- a
ness is begun tomorrow. Ii is the general C
opinion tonight that when organization
: perfected joint resolution will be in C
troduced and passed. specifying that the a
work Of legislature shall BE- confined TO o
the apportionment bill. Governor Ferry t
suggests the course and a majority of the a
members present favor IL. 1t Is agreed
that II this Is done the session will ad- !
ionrn Saturday. I
Two apportionment bills are being pre- c
pared. Representative Geoghegan of
Ciark has one and RepresentativeHug ughes
OF King the other. Both give the small
counties representation. Geoghegans C
OIL enlarges the senate TO thrty-ni and d
tne house to ninety-four members. d
Hughes increases the number of senators II
TO forty-eight and representatives TO |,
mnlhety,six., One OF them will be passed. d
There has been some talk OF electing new !,
officers for the house but 1t will probably /,
aamount TO nothing. Representative d
urant who was named as Fefghan's sue v