, 1890-04-03
AN ADDRESS ny THE GOVERNOR.
ITO Intimates That an Extra session
IL Essential.

He 1ntimates That an Extra session
Il Essential.
Just before tho house adjourned for
good, Governor Ferry appeared, and was
invited to talk. lie said. "Gcntlomen;--
think need not say why have not
visited you before. From the time of
my Inauguration until to-day ! have
been busy with official duties, You also
know that my health has not been good
at all times. It's because oino want OF
respect that ! havo not visited you.
/ have had the pleasure OF meeting
nearly every member. AT all times
have received the highest considora-
tion from the individual members Of the
house aud senate. and hope the friend.
ship may continue during our mutual
lives. / think tbnt, altogether, the criti-
cisms Of some OF ihc papers have, to u
great extent, been UNJUST and have
previously said to the legislature that
responsibilities ard duties devolyed up
on this legislature which will never dc.
voIve upon any other legislature. Ev-
eryihing was new. Tho constitution
was new, and unfortunately, subject to
different constructions. | behave that
when the little feeling that exists to-day
passes off, tho first legislature will stand
as high la tl,e estimation of the people
as any that have preceded itor Will sue
coed II. Applause.
nor smiled). will probably have to
meet you all again within few months
ON the appo=tionmentb bill. IL Is an alb
solute necessity, aud uncss one Is passed
in this legislature no legislature can
ever assemble in the state of Washing
ton. II the extra session can be obyia-
ted will lot call you together. | wish
you ali farewell aud saie journey
home, and II | call you here again /
hope our associations viii be a. pleasant
as in the past tApplause,l
An EXTRA sEssfoS uNAvoIDABLE.
An extra session can not be avoided,
and Governor Ferry has about made
up his mind TO call one.
Al the state ball last night lie told
member of the house that lao would re-
convene the Legislature In a few months.
Al o also told q senator that he would is
sue a circular letter 70 each member oi
the legislature asking him whenit would
be convenient for him to return lo Olym.
MIA. and the month for which the ma
iority of the members express the prefer
cnco will he the month when lhe session
will bc hold.
IL is the general impression to-day
that the session will begin ON August l,
and last two weeks
RI-krPoRroSMrST REouiREp.
Section O of article 2 OF the uonsliiu-
flon in the Ioll owing words plainly i'm
poses upon the first legislature tho
duty OF rc-apporiioning the staie; "Af.
ter the first election the senators shall
bo elected by single districts of conyen-
icnt and contiguous territory, ut the
sama time and ia the same manner as
the members OF the house of rrpresenta-
lives are required to 10 elected, aud no
represcntative district shall be divided
in the formation Of a senatorial dis
trict."
indefinitely postponed yesterday, was
strictly in conformity with the provi.
sions OF the constitution, but tho house
could not and would not huyc IT,
THE HoLDoyERs Will NOT RRSfGs.
Tho only way to avert an extra ses-
sion Is for tho holdover senators to re.
sign, which would throw the task of
rcdisiricting the state into the hands OF
the next legislature.
Al an in formal meeting of the senators
mt the state house last night Senator
Owings proposed this coure and was
warmly seconded by MIR. Long.
MIR Parkinson opposed the plan on
the ground that IL would be disastrous 10
the republican party. as sixteen of thc
holdovers are republicans, and the party
would lie taking too many chances, IN
view Of the fact that United States SEN
ator Is TO be elected next January.
itis generally conceded by repu blicans
that there will bc n great many demo-
cruts in the next house and the republic
can managers nrc not favorohly dis
t,oscd toward any scheme wAlch wonid
rive them a chance 10 capture the sen
ntc. Tho resignation plan does not
agree with the republican holdoyers,
and consequently II would not be
adopted.
~ prefer resigninE toan extra session"
said Senator Owings to-day. 81 DO not
think il would hurt the party. On all
ride. Won hear II said that tho long ses-
sion of The present Legislature will defeat
tho republican party. but IL Is all bosii.
1 am ready to so before tho people of my
county for reelection on nay record In
This legislature, and on the record OF the