The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-13

tary. under the United States government,
| or any other power, after such election
shall be vacated. Senator Drum position
is undoubtedly a civil one under the fed
erai government. The constitution does
not leave him the alternative of resigning
the federal office, but says his seat shall
be vacated. Probably there are other
members of the legislature who are in the
same plight as Drum and Barlow.
81 win pledge that Pierce county viii give up
and call IL Mount Rainier hereafter, If you viii
elect me United States senator" said Judge Cal
kius laughingiy, to a Seattle man today.
"Don't bother yourself, Judge We've got the
cineh on you, and the mountain too was the
reply.
Ben Everett, the notorious Tacoma saloon
politician, came in this morning TO see
how Tacoma's candidate was faring. He
returned to Tacoma this afternoon. Gen.
eral J. w. Sprague, of Tacoma, was among
the arrivals tonight. A year ago he
wanted to be senator himself, but was de-
feated.
A bill was introduced in the Senate to-
day by Parkinson, of Whatcom, to provide
an additional circuit judge for the judicial
district composed of Whatcom, Snohom-
ish and Skagit counties. The senator says
that business has increased SO much in
Whatcom county that it is absolutely
necessary to have another Judge. Practi-
cally the largest part of the business of the
district comes up at Whatcom, and there
are more than 300 cases on the docket
now awaiting disposal. During the last
year over 100 miles of railroad has been
built, and the population of the county
4La,r Lei. xat.~ 0,.af
pie in the county. On Bellingham bay
alone upwards OF 5000 persons reside.
Taking this into consideration, the senator
thinks the legislature will pass his. bill
without delay. There is some talk of an
nexing San Juan county to this judicial
district, as it is more convenient for resid-
ents there to attend court at Whatcom
than at Port Townsend, where they go at
present. Parkinson introduced another
bill to provide for court commissioners to
facilitate business, which applies to every
county in the state.
Senator Dyer, in speaking of the bill he
introduced in the Senate today, relating
to free railroad passes, said the intention
of the bill is to carry out article 2, section
80, of the legislative article of the constitu-
ton, as follows:
1t shall not be lawful for any person holding
public Office in this state to accept use pass,
or 10 purchase transportation from any railroad
OF other corporation other than as the same may
be purchased by the general public, and the
legislature shall pass laws to enforce this pro-
vision.
Senator Dyer says that the public de-
mand that the constitutions provisions
shall be adhered to, and that he will en-
deavor to have the bill passed as soon as
possible.
A. +. Burleigh and Andrew Knox, of
| Seattle, and Marion d. Egbert, of South
Bend, are among the recruits to Squire's
| forces.
It is proposed by the Worlds fair COM
mittee to introduce its bill in new shape.
Instead of asking $25o,00o outright bill
will be introduced TO levy a special tax of
| one-quarter of a mill for three years for
| Worlds fair purposes. In this way over
100000 can be raised.
| Flummerfelt presented bill to the House
| today to appropriate $4,000 for the con-
| tingent expenses of the legislature. This
is at the rate of $1,000 per day. State
| Auditor Reeds estimate of the necessary
expenses is $4,000.
The House met in the morning and the
| Senate in the afternoon. Neither trans
| acted important business and both ad-
| journed early.
II. R. Franklin, private secretary to
| Governor Laughton, today resigned, and
the governor appointed Alfred Martin,
| clerk of the harbor line commission, in his
stead. Mr.. Martin was private secretary
to Governor Ferry.
Acknowledgement Jones arrived today
| from Spokane Falls to attend the supreme
court, before which the state has several
| important cases. On Friday, January %,
| the case of the State VS.. The City of Spo-
kane Falls will be argued. This is a case
wherein the state seeks to recover 10 per
| cent of the city's receipts from liquor
| license, in accordance with the act of the
territorial legislature. If the state wins
Seattle and Tacoma and other cities will
be compelled to pay like percentage.
| The totals due from each city are many
thousands of dollars.
Senator Parkinson today received very
| pleasant autograph letter from Mrs. John
| A. Logan, thanking him for the extended
newspaper article. During Senator Par
kinsons late trip East he called upon Mrs.
Logan and was so impressed with her
| pleasant home that he could not refrain
| from writing at length about it. Mrs
Logan closed her letter as follows:
Allow me to wish you eminent success In all
respects in the great state of Washington, which,
| though almost the last to be admitted, is des-
tined TO become one of the first i'll the galaxy OF
| states
| The preliminary steps toward examina-
ton Of the Hill code were made in the
Senate today, when Kinnear introduced
the following concurrent resolution, which
| was adopted:
| Resolccd. BY the Senate, the House eoncurring,
! that the general statutes and codes of the state
| of Washington annotated and arranged by WILL
| lam Lair Ill., code commissioner of the state of
| Washington, volume of which is now on the
| desks of the members be referred to the Judi.
| ciary committee of the Senate and House for
| joint action, and that said committees be and
| are hereby instructed to thoughtfully examine
! the same and report their conclusion thereon to
| the Senate and House az as early date as nrac-
| ticable, with such recommendations in regard
thereto as they may deem advisable to make
The people of Blaine want legislation 10
relieve the very awkward position into
which their incorporation has fallen. The
law under which interpretations of the
fourth class are organized provides that
no such corporation shall embrace over
$40 acres, or one square mile. The Blaine
| incorporation exceeds the limit. Today
| Anderson, of Whatcom. introduced hill