Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-09


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vi, .crv g,ncral.y rc,.mi.,. AIDED ~
petition ~ u'tl ,.:.nu-. H. /, q man
81 ,N;.i.cucc and ability. H., r.
sides on thc E-tcp place, At Bat
ler's Coyc, bought by him several years
ago, and ON which he has expended
$20,Oo0 for improvements.
James Y. Closer. the third Cunluis-
si"ucr, l. II resident Of Spokane, jG
wears If age, and has lived on this
coast sine" 1919. He was the original
proprietor 81 the site on which the
city Is built, hut few years ago sold a
half interest to J. J. Browne and \. NJ.
Cannon. He Is President Of the First
National Bank, and was Mayor Of Spo-
kane in lS>.,, to which position hc Was
reelected in lNN,i. lie possesses tie
ability and Is sand 10 tie imhucd with
the spirit to make agood manager Of
this trust.
Governor McGraw and Auditor
Grimes are too we'll known to require
any Introduction to the public. We
see no cause for the belief that exists
III some quarters that these gentlemen
are not as friendly to the project as the
lawmakers supposed them to he when
they We're made a part of the Capitol
Commission. Indeed, the personnel
OF the remainder Of the board just des-
ignated by the Governor is, we think,
such as to remove the feeling of dis.
trust that some of the sensational
T,d.i:.,-,cD...
S. per day, hut as no provision has
been made for their PAYMENT they will
have to serve for GLORY" until the
Legislature loosens the purse-strincs.
They must qualify in the sum OF 800
600 for the faithful and impartial per.
Torrance of duty Their first duty
will be to call for competitive plans,
for which the act provides ADEQUATE
compensation.
The building is to be constructed of
tire-proof materials. all of which is to be
obtained in the State if cost and anal.
ity are equal. The building is to he
modern in all respects, and completed
by January |, 1899. The sum OF $225,-
600 is appropriated from the State
Capitol fund for work To March 81.
1894, and 1919, 600 for that of the year
ending March 81, 1895.
''''o'nA' u1lo' onhece''ary'
1t is very generally conceded that
the decision OF the Supreme Court on
the constitutionality of the land COM
mission act is one OF the most impOr-
tant ever handed down 10y that tri-
bunal. The case itself is not SO I'M
portant, but the reasoning OF the
learned Judges in making up tier
MINDS to sustain the law, seems to be
decidedly unique and consequently in
teresting, and the precedent set will.
II adhered to, revolutionize lobby effort
In the Legislature.
tbs the old proceeding OF the Flee
toral Commission repeated. an avowal
OF inability tp go behind the returns.
The Supreme Court recognizes in the
Legislature coordinate branch OF the
state government, and holds that it is
In no sense an inferior body; consc-
quently its final record, when certified
and recorded as required by the Con-
stitut:on, Is absolute in verify.
The reasoning vi the Court, as pre-
sented through Judge Hoyt, is SO in
genuous in its tone, that we must
quote few sentences. He says:
"1here Is no reason why the final
record thus made up by the legislative
department OF the government should
not he conclusive OF the fact that all
the steps necessary to make up such
record mad been regularly taken, the
same as the judgment OF court OF
competent jurisdiction Is OF all the
facts necessary to sustain such judg-
meht. The decree OF court OF gen
erai jurisdiction, II lar upon Its lace,
proves Itself, anu Is conclusive OF all