The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-16

tlonal by the supreme court he had con-
demned, and similar bill was
vetoed by the governor he had maligned.
4 new bill was introduced by Democrat
and vetoed by Laughton. He also referred
10 the WATSON bill-introduced by Re-
publican-and which after being passed by
Republican majority III both houses,
was vetoed by Laughton. Yet II
never occurred TO Ferry 20 recon
vene the legislature, which would
have passed it over his veto. When John
II. McGraw was az Colfax he read statistics
showing what good the republican legisla-
ture had done. and had declared that he
had done his best TO help the
passage Of the WATSON bill, yet the
speaker said four King county men
had voted against the bill. Mr.. VOORHEES,
gave Sniyely credit for moving passage OF
the anti-PInkerton bill, which Laughton
had pocketed.
II Snively is the next governor he Will
occupy the same position as when as dis
trict attorney he jailed the Pinkerton
thugs. Mr.. Voorhees, repeated that Ferry
should have reconvened the legislature to
have the fence law and the WATSON bill
passed over the veto Of Laughton.
So far as the vetoes are concerned Elisha
P. Ferry became the accomplish by that
failure of the marauder. He read from a
Republican paper that there was no self
respecting Republican whose lips were not
silent and whose heart was not filed with
shame when Laughton's name was men
toned. What, said Voorhees,, a lot of
thugs and jail-birds the Republicans OF
Okanogan must be.
Thn Lr-C Earrv- far ct
calling an extra session was because it
would have cost $4,000. That was true,
but the farmers of Eastern Washington
would have saved s225, 900. He also said
the railways had promised Ferry to reduce
the price; and they had, but only 1915.
The rank and file of the Republican
party were honest men, so were the Demo-
Gratis, and the third and fourth and the
fifth party men. lie had no quarrel with
them, but only with the leaders of the Re-
publican party.
Mr. Voorhees, then denounced the state
legislature for what he called its fearfully
wicked and Infamous recklessness and
then read a digest of the appropriations
made by the first and second legislatures.
For the first year it was 1913, 70l; for the
second year it was 81. 753, 473. Yet the peo-
pie are asked TO authorize constitutional
amendment so that money may be raised
10 pay for state buildings, which would re-
quire So, 10000. He read a comparison of
the details for the two sessions.
He criticised the expenditure of sl4. 900
for Barton's valuable manual-which con-
tanned, he said. the Declaration of INDIE
pendence. constitutions, enabling acts,
Gov. Laugkton's message, etc. Then the
legislature had made an appropriation for
the Worlds fair, while some OF their chill
dren, perhaps, were going barefooted.
The poor. halt-starved, shivering people of
Washington were compelled by law to
help the World 8 fair, which these people
might never see.
Mr.. Voorhees, then referred to the action
the house of representatives took with
reference to Metca!fe, and reminded them
that although there were three Republic
cans and two Democrats it was a Repub-
lican committee. lie quoted John H.
McGraw's reply to Metcaifes statement
that money was being used by the Calkins
people, and that he should expose it. Nc
Graw told him he hoped Metcalfe would,
and he did expose it. McGraw had shown
himselfto be political thug" for allow
ing the matter to so OH until the offender
could be trapped
Mr.. voorhees, then took up the appro-
prlation bills of the legislature for two
sessions. He mentioned that the amount
appropriated for two years for the gov
ernor's office was 81 2i0 more than for the
two previous years. but he did not men
ton that of this amount, at the present
rate of expenditure, there will be bal
ance left of $i,0Si.S9. In three years, he
said. there had been spent the enormous
sum of $500 for furnishing rooms for the
use OF the governor.
He told the people that $l3, 900 had been
spent for one of the finest public law
libraries IN the United States so that
legislators might have the benefit of the
experience OF other states, but he barely
touched on the fact that Sli 900 of it was
derived from notaries' commissions.
Mr.. Voorhees, depIored the fact that in
territorial days there were only five judges
needed, but now we had twenty-nine; but
he did not tell his hearers that the proper
ton was then one judge TO every Il ,o23
and that litigation was fearfuly costly;
but that now it was one Judge To l., al
population, and that nearly every county
has its own easily accessible court. lie
did not, either, mention that the extra
judges had been begged by the people be-
cause the courts were nearly two years be-
hind i'll their work.
Mr.. Voorhees, was particularly bitter
against Attorney Genera! Wilson, whose
brother is camping on Voorhees, trail and
answering him. lie said the attorney
general had an assistant ut 1900 a year,
one at 500 At one place. and three in other
parts of the state al $500 year.
Mr.. Voorhees, was very much worked up
because the legislature had provided SIS 900
for the expense OF the transportation of
the insane for two years but he did not
mention that at the end Of the two years
only So, 0J0 Will have been used.
lie mentioned that a similar sum had
been voted for transportation Of convicts,
but NJ the end Of the two years there will
be $l0opJ unused.
Nor did Mr.. Voorhees, think it worth
while TO menti on that although the ad-
mjujstrati0n IS so "extravagant," 1t mas
not spent the amounts specifically voted
and available, but viii turn over surplus
OF $t17. S,5.93 at the end Of the year.
Mr.. Voorhees, quoted Harry Wilson as
mentioning Is AZ illustration OF the pro-
gress of the state that in lSsS the property
valuation was only $50 ,5iS, and that IN
lo92 i is S3la. 0sl,ls1
Are we 70 believe" he asked, that be-
cause the people have more money the
government must takg tie last dollar ,"
lie DID not mention that with al the
talked Of extravaganza the state tax is
only mills on the dollar
Mr. Voorhees, quoted from the Annual
Stat.stician to show that the dormant
Southern states each spent less every year