, 1890-09-11
MONDAY.
Mr.. Geoghsgan's Bill Is Under Cen
sideratlon.


sideratlon.
OLYMPIA, WASH, Sept. S--The house
elections committee, to which the Geo
ghegan apportionment bill was referred,
spent all the morning in redistricting the
state. Chairman Grant expected to
have the bill finished when the legisla-
ture met at 2 clock. but did not, and
sent word TO the house that it would be
ready tomorrow morning at 10. The
house instructed the committee to have
the bill printed.
Speaker Feiahan and Representative
Judson, of Pierce, had an interesting tilt
in the house this afternoon. Mr.. Her
rem asked TO be excused for being absent
Saturday.
Mr.. Eddy moved to excuse him, and
The chair put the motion and declared il
carried, whereupon Mr.. Judson raised
the point that a quorum had not voted
1.-THE chair saw quorum of members
in the house, and as the majority of the
voting members voted in the atfirma
tive the motion is carried" replied the
chair
That's Speaker Reeds tactics" saio
Mr.. Judson explosively.
The decision of the chair was sus.
tanned. The defeat of Judge Turner
the congressional asplrsnt, in the Spo
kane primaries, was no surprise here. A
| great deal OF interest was taken in the
| race and its result. Ii was conceded on
all sides that John l.. Wilson would be
renominated. His denomination in re-
publican Washington is equiyelant to re-
election.
Senator II. w. Fairweather, of Lin
coin county, is prominently mentioned
| for the chairmanship OF the state central
committee, vice John f.. Convey, who
will soon step out. He is now vice
chairman of the committee. AS kinl
and Pierce counties will have candidate,
for the United States senators hip, tht
republicans think it would not be pru
dent or conducive to harmony in the par
ty to give either the chairmanship. Sen
ator Fairweather being an Eastern
Washington man Is considered th,
strongest man named. In the event o
his selection he will make Spokane Fall.
his headquarters. In the house to-day
Mr.. Geoghegan introduced a bill making
an appropriation 20 pay the expenses o
the extra session. /. does not specif,
any amount. The blank will be filled a.
soon as an estimate can be made of th,
cost.
At meeting of tho house commit
tees on elec tons to-day, the King
Whitman, Pierce, Walla Walla anC
| Whatcom delegations presented infor
nation to aid In the formation of sen
atorial districts as proposed by thu
Googhegan apportionment bill a
amended.
Following are the districts which hay,
been filled in by this committees;
Sixth-Whitman, precincts Nos. 4, AZ
5.5h, 6, 7, 5, 10, 1871, 10, II, 20, %, %
25, "a and 35.
in,.2, ~, S,9, 919, 10, IL, llk, ~, 13
Ninth--Franklin county, and pre-
cincts Nos. Sand 4. Wallula French town
Lower Touchet, Prescott, Ha3ley
Eureka Hill and Banter in Walla Walll
county.
Tenth-Precincts Nos. and 2, Waits
burg, Copper, Dry Creek, Russell Creek
Mill Creek, Washington and Small il
Walla Walla county.
In Pierce county: Mountain, Kapousin
Nesqually, Carbonado, Orting, Buckley
South Prairie, Wilkeson, Summer, LAX,
Tapps, the First and Second precincts o
Puyallup. Alderton and Reservation.
Twentieth-Pierce county, First anC
Second precincts of the First ward, anC
Fourth, Fifth and Seventh precincts o
the Second ward OF the city Of Tacoma
and Purdy, Fox Island, Artondale
McNeill's Island, Lake Bay, Vaughn
Minter, Clover Creek, Lake View. Stella
COON, Muck Bay, Tanwax, Hopalopg
| Smelter.
- Twenty -first-Pierce, First. Second anc
Sixth precincts of the Second ward o
Tacoma.
Twenty -second-Pierce, First, Second
Third and Fourth precincts OF the Thirc
ward, and First. Second, Third ant
Fourth precincts of the Fourth ward oI
Tacoma.
Twenty -third-Pierce, Sixth, Seventh
and Eighth precincts of the Third ware
and Fifth precinct of the Fourth ward o.
Tacoma. and the precincts Of Jounett
Hunts, Prairie, Fornhill, Oakes, Ridge
dale and Woodruff.
Twenty-fourth-King, precincts o
Hot Springs, Eagle Gorge, Durham
osceoia, Green River, Sunny Vale, Wes
Seattle, Dwaniisii, Vashon, Kent anc
Twenty all that part o
the city of Seattle lying east OF Soutt
Second street and Second street pro
.ducsd, and south OF Yesler avenue.
Twenty-sixth-All that part of the
city OF Seattle south Of Madison stree
and Madison street produced not in The
Twenty fifth district.
Twenty-seventh--Ki all that par
OF Seattle north of Madison street an1
south of Stewart and Olive streets oil
east OF ninth and Rollins street and Rol
lins street produced.
Twenty-ninth - King, precincts o
Arthur, Cedar Mountain, Renton, New
Castle, Gilman, Snoqualmie, Falls City
Tolt Novelty, Belleyiev', Houghton
Redmond, Avondale, Juanita, Samish
Union and Salmon Bay.
Thirty -third-What nll Of thi
precincts of the county except the terri
tory included in the city limits o