The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-09

The first act of the territorial legisla-
ture was approved January %. 1850 which
located two universities. one at Seattle
and another at Boisfort Plains, in Lewis
county. The United States grant of two
townships of land was by this act appor-
toned equally between the two institu-
tons.
The marvellous feature of this legisla-
ton. viewed in the light of recent devei
opments of educational institutions. is
found in the small population at that time.
In 1883 at the organization of the terri
tory and only two years before this legis-
laton, United States Marshal J. Patton
Anderson enumerated the population OF
the territory and reported the total TO be
only 1886, and the area of the territory
then embraced all of what is now WASH
ington, Idaho and that portion of Mon
tana lying west of the Rocky mountains.
Yet they proposed to have two universe
ties In 1860 the United States census
showed only 1884 population for the same
vast area, and this was five years after
the act of the territorial legislature cs-
tablishing two universities.
January -. 1850. an act was approved
making the superintendents of instruction
in the various counties a commission to
select the granted lands. Exceptions were
made by naming members of this COM
mission: Nathaniel Ostrander, for Cow
htz county; Thompson Newlin, for Lewis
county, and Il. V Peabody, for Whatcom
county.
On January 80 1858. the act Of January
%. 1855. was repealed ana the universities
were consolidated and located on Cowlitz
Farm prairie provided a deed was given
for loo acres of good land for a site.
On January %. 1860. the law of January
81. 1850, was repealed and commission
was named consisting of \. b. Dfuin-
baugh, John Ginger and John Newland.
to select the granted lands.
The old law books show that in Deem
Der of a blank year, probably 1860, the uni
versi,y was relocated a. Seattle. provided
a deed for ten acres was obtained for a
site and the two townships of granted
lands were to be devoted to its support.
The First Location Chosen.
On January II. 1861, Daniel Bagley. John
Webster and Edmund Carr were appoint
ed commissioners to select and sell the
granted lands at a price not less than
$50 an acre. All former laws on this
subject were repealed.
on January a. 1862 the university OF the
territory Of Washington was Incorporated
nv law with Daniel Bagley. Paul K.
Hubbs. ]. T.. Keller. John Webster Frank
clark f. Carr, G.. A. Meiggs, Columbia
Lancaster and c. II. Hale $ regents The
same law provided for the management
of the Institution and stated that II
should consist OF the following:
Participation of literature, science
and art.
Second-Departmen of law.
Third-Department of medicine.
Fourth-NIilitary department.
The regents were also authorized TO es-
tablish such other departments as they
found necessary.
on January % 1862. n law was approved
calling for an accounting OF all funds arts
ing from the sales OF the university grant
ed lands.
on January 10. 1883, another law was
PASSED calling for an accounting OF these
funds.
on January 10, 1864. a law was passed
naming the following regents; II. l.. Yes
Ter. CYRUS Walker and Frank Clark for
three years c. c. Phillips, James Titon
and Hezekah Davis for two years; all in
the saaces az Messrs Bagley, McGiIl.
| Clark. Webster, Carr and Meiggs. whose
terms had expired.