Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-07
|gO BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Members of the Legislature
Considering Several Appor-
tionment Bills
The Measure introduced by
Geogehan Meets With
Most Favor
All the Delegations Are Salts
fed With the Excep-
tion of Spokane
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OLYMPIA, Sept. cit Is now believed
that the house will pass the apportion-
ment bill Monday or Tuesday. and 1t is
also believed that Geogehan's bill will be
the basis of apportionment. 1t has the
advantage over Senator Rinehart's bill,
the only other pending that It contem-
plates a smaller legislature, and that is
what everybody seemingly favors. The
house committee ON elections. OF which
Representative Grant of King is the
chairman. is well satisfied, as the only ap-
parent objection now is raised by Spo-
kane county. IL Is entitled to nearly
eight representatives, but gets only
seven, and has larger 'popula-
hon than the necessary fraction.
hence the objection. The Geoghcgan
| bill originally called for thirtv-four
senator's and nlnety-three representa-
|uves, but is amended. Today, in COM
|mittee the number of representatives was
|cut down to 75. Spokane, Columbia, Lin
|coln, kittitas. Yakima, Klickitat, Clarke.
|Cowlitz, Lewis, Thurston, Chehalis, Kit
|sap, Snohomish and Skagit get one repre-
|-tutatlNt it0r ttluu "a at HINt DIODD>eu.
|Walla Walla gets two less. while King
gains one. All, except Spokane. are sat
SIZED because they get more than
they were entitled to, the basis of popula-
tion being one member for every 5000
people. The bill as amended gives all
counties representation regardless of
population. and protects the tenure
|oi ONCE OF the "hold-overs. The
bill AS amended will be considered
10y the county delegations before the ses-
sion on Monday afternoon. Chairman
Grant Will probably submit the bill to the
house on Monday afternoon.
IL is said tonight that Senator Whalley
will have ready 10 present to the senate
another aDportlJnmcnt bill districting the
state into thirty-six senatorial districts
land seventy-two representative districts.
wants the state Of Washington TO enjoy
IA subriquet. That Is why he introduced
The following resolution In the senate to-
DAY. IL was referred to the commi ttee on
memorials. I'm as much as the sta te of
Washington Of all her sister states lies
fsrthest to the northwest her people
are the last to see the sun set from her
shores In the bosom Of the wide Pacific
from which she might be appropriately
|called the Sunset State. In as much as
|Other states are known by such names as
1.-The Empire State" the Corn Cracker"
the "Housier," the Sucker" the "Puke."
|ihe Buckeye" and the Golden State"
and whereas II seems right aud proper for
the first legislature OF Washington to
|suggest a preference In this behalf: b. IL.
therefore
Resolved. by the senate. the house con-
|curring, ,that the sOubriquet Of the
|"Sunset STATE" be aud is hereby sug-
|gested for the state OF Washington as
appreciated aud suggestive"
Neither house did much with the APP
|portionment question today. The senate
|apon assembling rcconsidercd the vote by
(which the lieutenant governor Yesterday
was authorized to name committee of
live 10 prepare an appOrtionment bill.
The resolution was voted down. Senator
Rinehart then introduced his apportion-
ment bill making forty-eight senatorial
districts. The bill was ordered printed.
The senate took half AN hours recess TO
await the return of GeOghegan's bill
from the printers The senate then ad-
|iournment until . a. m. Monday.