The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-05

OLYMPIA, Feb. Al Especial THE follow
ing bill TO divide the state into two con-
gressional districts. was introduced in the
Senate this morning by Senator Clough:
Be 1t enacted, etc-
SECTION / For the purpose of electing repre-
mi Mates, the state of Washington shall be
dl2 z}o two districts, as follows:
DRY now comprising the counties Of
akIma, kiftitas, Okanogan, Douglas,
Lincoln, Spokane and Stevens shall con-
the First congressional district.
territory now comprising the counties of
ham, JEFFERSON, kitsap, Mason, Cnehalis,
Lpurston, Pierce, Lewis, Pacific, Wahkiakum,
%owIlitz Clarke, sksmania, Klickitat, Franklin,
|SMaila Walla, Columbia Garfield, Asotin and
Whitman shall constitute the Second congress
sional district.
Sec. 2. When the congress of the United
States shall have allowed and apportioned to
this state two members of congress- each of the
above districts shall be entitled to- and the quail
lned electors therein shall elect, one member, in
accordance with law.
The House committee on penitentiary
again referred the jute bag bill to the
House this morning with favorable rec
ommendation. The committee further an
nounced that 1t would in a few days report
a bill for the control and regulation of the
safe OF Jute bags when manufactured. The
intention of this bill is to allay Plummer's
tear that gigantic trust may be formed
to purchase all the product of the mill and
raise the price of bags on the farmers.
Chairman Megler of the special fishery
committee, this morning reported to the
House that the joint Oregon and Wash
lngton committees had decided in favor of
a fishery bill similar to that now on the
Washington statute books.
When Berry presented his petition
against unreasonable railroad legislation
this morning Anderson of Mason moved
that IAN appropriation be made to have
the petition suitably framed" So unique
a petition: coming from Eastern Washing
ton. certainly deserves better fate than
consignment to the railroad committee
and the usual oblivion of other papers of
like char acter.
A new phase in the Whitman-Lincoln-
Spokane county fight appeared this morn
ing IN the presentation of petitions from
two townships in the southeastern part of
Whitman, asking the enactment of laws
that Will allow them to annex themselves
to Lincoln county. These townships are
included In the proposed new county of
Sherman, and their secession will doubt
less be resisted by the promoters of that
project, as well as by the two old counties.
The petitions, which contain in all 143 sig
natures, represent that their remoteness
renders transaction of county business in
convenient; on the other hand, Sprague,
the county seat of Lincoln, is convenient,
being In the southeastern corner of Lin
coin county. These voters consider them
selves tributary to Sprague. The plan is
to secure passage of a bill allowing the
judge of superior court, upon petition of
three-nfths OF the voters of the territory af-
fected, to order an election, and if three
hftnS vote to be annexed to another
county, such annexation shall be made.
Two propositions to amend the constitu-
ton were submitted to the House this
morning. The first was by Yancy of King,
and is as follows:
SECTION l. The state may, for the purpose of
constructing pubic buildings and other public
works, and for the acquisition of lands and fer
other expenses incident to said construction,
contract debts in any amount not to exceed in
the aggregate per cent. of the value of the tax
able property within the state, as shown by the
preceding the incurring OF any such debts; and
may further contract, for any public purpoSrs
debts not exceeding in the aggregate $4,000,
and the moneys arising from the loans creating
such debts shall be applied to the purposes for
which they were obtained, or to pay the debts
so contracted, and to no other purpose what
ever.
The proposition of Putney of Pacific,
simply inserts the words ''school dis
drict'' in section 5, article 10, of the con-
stitution:i
Sec 5. None of the permanent school fund
shall ever be loaned to private persons or cor
state, county, school district, or municipal
bonds.