The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-08
THE USES OF RECIPROCITY.
Tscoma County Lines and Seattle In
debtedncss Bille Passed.

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UL1AriA, Marcn 1-iopeciai.J tine King
ana fierce county deiegatl0ns buried the
hatchet today, grasped hands and re-
turned home as friends. The KIM county
men. or at least a mart of them heJned
Pierce county e nos. ber cc,,,t,, It,s.s HI,
hv which Vino cornt,, !. ,.o..;hi~ an .hs
s oy possibly sno
iosei' anu sne Iiefce deiegation IN return
extended It's lnfiuence to the two bills val
idating Seatfie's floating indebtedness.
The county lines bill is distinctly Ia
coma measure. and il will secure tn that
citv the strir of land - V;r. count, -.
sos;.a thA -, ~ 90 rn..y 80 oou.y W
Inc measure PROVIDES tnat where Port,
harDor, pay or mouth OF river shall
be embraced within two adjacent coun-
ties, ana Wnere an incorporates city may
De located upon the bay or harbor, the
county IN which such city IS located may
secure possession Of sufficient territory
Irom the a9]olning county 70 give to such
the territory 70 pc set on shall not exceed
three miles IN width and six miles in
length, commencing at hlgh-water mark
In the habor; and provided, further, that
tnree-ntns majority OF the qualified
electors OF the district in question shall de-
mand the transfer. pon the Presenta-
olum nnt VI peus.;on % snls erect tne DoaIo ot
!. men tle tcIritory - 2 part snan supmit
;ne ius:s.on 70 % ruse q tne pe9Pie resIuent
IN ;. the aistrlc.. Inc Dni passed the Rouse
Ml.nout Mucn opPoSItion from Ming
1T4runty, Tr Inalman anu sallee Opposing II:
lnasman dcclare9 tnat II was scneme OF
tne Nortnern facinc 10 gain possession OF
vaiqaple WateIssiront properly. Iiliotson
1leTCG see
III ~. .ie Nol.neIn 5aclnJ IN ShS county
man anan IN anoaner. Scnlicker on okagit IN,
sisted tnat II Vas scnene between ana
counties; The latter county, he thought,
couid get strip OF iand rom okaglt under
tne Dill: frame OF nnonomlsn was not
awal % any sh ueaa - ., she Kam Knn. anu woM.a
supPors the measure. walker Oh Ming
ansisIeu tnas tne OIL was Just, ana tnat
Tacoma ana every otner Guy shouid nave
Cohtrol OF itS water 'front.'. ne Iegretteu,
however, tnat the Rouse NAG deieated ms
alnenumeID 70 ilHit tne wIutn oi tne stIlP
10 pS laAen ~ onc @ 1.lne ), inssenu SI, VI ire;
tu uue ne wouiu sotc Caye, Sanee u:cla'eu
t .nas .ne CITY Oh Sea.ue was trylng 70
:5al :u5n ioI votes 70 cieaI up ner IluniclPa,
iiuIuteuuess. III I..e lniS e.ueu .ue eva.e' anu
.ne Dill was PASSED. ny vo'e oi oa ayes
anu noes.
The bill got through the senate only
after fierce nght. senator's Forrest,
FrlncS, Dyer ana kinnear OF Ming sup
ported the Dill, stating that they consid.
cred 1t but justice to Pierce that 1t should
have that small strip OF land bordering on
Tacomas harbor, and therefore would
support the Dill. ms orougnt van oe
Vanter 10 MS leet. VINO, IN an earnest
speech, opposed the Dill. he declared
that four-hfths OF the people OF king
county would rise In Indignation II the Pill
should pass; that they qua not favor unoer
any circumstances cedIng portion OF
their county to flerce or any
other county. he was sure
there was some kind OF "a Jo1
at the bottom of the whole thing, and
called on his friends to stand by him and