The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-12
REED IS TO BLAME.
House Pays No Attention to
New States Needs.
SENATE BILLS PIoEoN-HoLED.
Seattle Public Building Bill Among the
Rest-Forty-Four National Banks
in This State.

WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. 1.-THE inter-
ests of Washington, as well as those OF
other communities, suffer by the edict of
Speaker Reed that no more public building
legislation shall pass at this session OF con-
gress. Indeed, the recently admitted
states are more Disseminated against than
the older ones, for the reason that, by i'm
plication at least. if not by positive agree
ment, it was understood that their wants
and necessities in tins direction would be
given immediate attention. This. action
was justified on the ground that there
were no public buildings in Washington
and the other states. The failure to carry
out the programme adopted lies with the
House, as the Senate acted with compare
tive promptness. or, rather, it should be
said, that justice may be done. Speaker
Reed is to blame, as he positively refuses
recognition to any member to bring up q
public building measure.
In the case of the state of Washington
there are four public building bills now on
the calendar of business of the House. each
of which has been passed by the Senate
and has also received q favorable recon-
mendation from the House committee on
public buildings. The first in order of cal
endar rank is that int nded for building
at Spokane Fails; then comes the Walla
Walla bill. followed by the Seattle measure,
and. lastly, that for a public building at
Tacoma
But it is not alone in the public building
line that legislation of importance to
Washington is backward, at least in the
House. For fear, however. that this pres
entation of facts may be considered in the
light of criticism upon the representative
from the state. and whose acquaintance
have not, it should be said that he is not to
blame, as he is but one of many in con-
gress who are in the same boat. The
trouble lies with the House itself, which in
framing its rules for, the expedition OF pub
lie business limits that business to the
measures of national character, such
as the appropriation bills and cleo
ton and tariff laws. There are,
though, many other matters which
should have consideration, and which have
been put in proper. condition for immedi-
ate action by the committees invested with
the preliminary examination as to their
merits. As already indicated some are of
direct local importance to Washington.
For instance, there are now pending on
the House calendar the following, which
involve in each instance small appropria-
ton. either immediate or prospective:
A bill for the construction of q frst-order
lighthouse on North head, Cape Disappoint-
ment. which measure has already passed the
Senate. To restore telegraphic communication
between Tatoosh island and Port Angeles, an
other measure passed by the Senate To reim-
burse the state of WASHINGTON for expenses in
Cured in holding constitutional convention,
also passed by the Senate. For the construction
OF wagon road throught the Fort Candy mill
tary reservation, another Senate measure.
Besides, there are on the calendar the
following, which involve no expenditure of
public money:
To grant the riRht-of-way to the Tacoma &
ovmpic Railway & Navigation Company across
ertain military reservations, and granting to
the Northern Pacific and Yakima Irrigation
Company right-of-way through the Yakima
passed by the Senate.
Nothing has been said of the measures
on the private calendar, but they are of
interest, and very considerable interest,
too, to certain individuals alone. some OF
whom are citizens of Washington. But
from the presentation here offered, and
which has its parallel in every other state
and section, it is very evident that it is
time for congressman to get together and
try the expedition rules on the measures
now pending on the House calendar.
The comptroller of the currency has fur
nished the following information about the
national banks of the state of Washington
to the House committee on banking and
currency:
Number Of nstional banks in the state having
capital of $50 90, or less. 49, aggregate capital,
s3,000.o00 amount of United States bonds on de.
posit to secure circulation, $77s.0e0 amount of
outstanding circulation, $6s6510; minimum
amount of bonds required to be deposited, $780,
900; amount of circulation permitted on mini.
mum amount of bonds, $675.0O0
Number of national banks having q capital of
more than sl50,60o, 6; aggregate of capital
sl,S50,0O0; amount of United States bonds ON de.
post to secure circulation, $780, 900; amount of
circulation outstanding, $270,OO0; minimum
amount Of bonds required to be deposited, $780,
600: amount OF circulation permitted on mini
mum amount of bonds, s270,00O
Total number OF national banks in Washing
ton, Al aggregate capital, A,350.OO0; amount of
United States bonds on deposit to secure circu-
iation, $l,0750C0: amount of circulation ont
standing 500, 5l0 minimum amount of bouds
required to be deposited, 81 05o 600; amount of
circulation permitted on minimum amount of
bonds, $945,0o1
The committee on Claims of the House
recommend that L. A. Davis be allowed to
carry his case to the court of claims for ex-
ira compensation as contractor on the mail
route between Olympia and Monticello in
1870 and former years. Mr.. Davis asks for
$l4 S44 to reimburse him for the transpor-
tation OF what were known as the English
mails" intended for British Columbia.
The treasury officials have informed