The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-19

conseu. 20 = years. was rssse. without de-
bate. Ys&s g Eayss
3 3 Ias. BY Yesa1. reducing ire sa.s-y
CO the warden % TIE p@rtteztta-y 70 C.ta
and that o. TIE clerk 20 $50 Per a1n1sn-
was passed. yeas &. nays 3
TIE house passed s. 3. L. by yesterday.
resting 70 the settlement OF tire deoss Of
deceased persons.
$ 2. Il 5y Eassrsay. relating 20 ras
assignments and recording % mortgages.
was passed, yeas 3. rays O.
TIE house az 80 O'Clock went into com
-nittse % the whole 70 take up 4 3. Sc.
T5 and -. relatfng 20 the selection an6 re-
eiarna;io- % arid lands.
Johnston the author % H 8. 80. en-
plained the intent and purpose of his bEL
which was reported as a substitute for bills
los and e Re said that the tIa conten-
psatsd the reclamation and irrigation o.
the l,gssa.9ao acres OF land cedsd BY the gen
era government IN lss4 and 1871. and their
SAFE % bona fi1e settlers ~ actual cost.
Il can BE- parsnthetica1ly stated here
thai the Johnston ac1 abo.is1es TIE office
% ard Land commissioner and substitutes
therefore tire Office OF commissioner Of IL
-igstson, VINO snail appoint q sufficient
number o. depaties and proceed TO dis
trfct tie lands and Place them under
dtfchcs.
Johnston proceeded to state his objec-
measure was substituted. He claimed
that in both acts It was intended 10 lease
tEs lands. the price per acre being placed
50 high that purchase OF them by men OF
small means would be Impossible The
leasing OF theSs lands was unlawful. no
said. Further. In H B. lbs. which was Ia
troduced by Land. the issuance Of s. coo GO
in non-Interest bearing warrants and
s5s1.loo IN bonds. on which the state shall
pay interest semt-annually in New York
was provided for. the proposition OF the
state issuing multitude OF warrants and
bonds while the irrigs ton districts were
without cash money. seemed 10 the speak
or theatrical play entirely out OF har-
mony with the pretensions Of the Populist
party.
Johnston srtimated that he had been
charged with having some one in view TO
be appointed TO the Office of commissioner
OF irrigation. as created by the bill. Xe-
hementy did the Spokane man deny this,
stating that his sole object was the prscti-
cal solution OF the question OF the reclarna-
tion OF the desert and its occupancy by
million OF happy and prosperous homes.
He who could accomplish this could hon.
orally wear the wreath Of a benefactor TO
mankind.
Johnston was closely questioned by VIII
Hams and Witt. who ELECTED the fact that
much OF the lands in the 1.00o. 01D-acre
grant were uing.e with the lands granted
TO the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern railroads. which would be benefited
by the survey OF the lands and the con-
struction OF bitches.
Bush. of Clarke, author OF II. 3. IS
proved from quotations OF the act OF con-
gress OF June, 1885. that as soon as the
state had secured an ample supply OF
water on the lands. a patent would issue
TO the state. which could then lease or sell
as was determined most expedient. Dur
ing mis- speech In defense OF his bill. Bush
said
This bill. No. $40 was introduced for no
other purpose than TO kill these other
bills and leave the law in force as it is
today"
Johnston--I call the gentleman to order
He has no right to make such state
ment. Il is utterly untrue.
Warner spoke TO the full limit against
all OF the bills. which he characterized
as being three Of a kind which would beat
any fun hand. Warner said he had re-
ceived a circular letter before the session
signed by Knox, laying out the plans I'M
folded in the Bush and Land bills. He de-
clared that all of the bills were introduced
for the purpose OF furthering some scheme
In which the railroads were interested.
Williams characterized the Bush bill as
being full OF political buncombe. He OPP
posed all OF the bills.
After listening TO the windy arguments
OF the orators ali the afternoon. the COM
mittee rose at SIS o'clock and decided 10
ask the house for more tin G.