Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-16
THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1899.
LAW MAKING LAW BREAKERS

The sixth legislature Of Washington
will 90 down in history burdened with Z
record OF extravaganza which is unparal'
leled in the state OF Washington, said the
SUNDAY Seattle Post-lntelligencer. OF
this the Herald will have more to say
later. when the amounts of the approprl-
alton bills are footed mp by the state
auditor.
It is Of their record as blue ribbon petty
larcenists made by these conservators OF
the states property that we desire to
speak at this time. If the Olympia dis
patches OF last Sunday are half true-and
their appearance in the P.-I. and Tacoma
Ledger induces a belief that the whole
truth was scarcely told-a goodly number
OF these theivish solons should have done
turn with the Olympia chain gang he
fore returning to their disguised con-
stituents.
What began with the taking of a few
souvenirs by the early legislatures OF the
state eliminated in a carnival Of petty
larceny with the sixth session that causes
the voters " no sent them there feel like
hiring themselves kicked.
Lest the HERALD be suspected OF an
endeavor to manufacture political capital /
ont OF This disgraceiul affair we submit /
some extracts from the Tacoma Ledger,
whose thoroughbred repuhlcanism is its |
chief PRIDE
zone example OF the ends to which the
raid on the state property was carried on
is the fact that as the Sc ate postmaster
took the last letter from the tin box in
the sergeant-at-aims' room, a clerk leaped
eagerly forward and wrenched the trinket
from the wall and stored it away. The
box could be duplicated anywhere for %
cents, but the mania for petty larceny
was too strong to resist.
Gwen the electric clock in the senate
chamber went. In its peculiarly festive
mool the senate voted that the clock
should go to Senator +. J. Miller, oil
Thurs'on, and just beicne adjournment
Assistant Sa'g,ant-at- Arms Lee smith
climbed up AMI tt OK down the clock, lay
ing it on Miller's desk.
Men vho at home would scorn to carry
parcel through the streets, preferring to
have it sent 10y messenger are here, With
the utmo.t nonchalance taking home
state property. Prosperous merchants
and attorneys are carefully carry ing away
from the senate articles furnished by the
state, for which they have no use. 1t is
as il a mania for larceny has seized upon
the members. During the closing day OF
the senate session, fixed to the president s
desk, was a large sheet OF paper on which
was scrawled in bold letters: please
Return My Rug" The previous night
some one had stolen the carpet which
covered the raised platform occupied by
President Daniels. Stationary, inkstands
umbrella holders, coat racks. pens paper
waste paper baskets, anything movable
all have been lueged away. One senator
calmly pocketed the dating stamp USED
by the sergeant alarms. Another had q
requisition issued for two Quires OF type
writer paper, which he appropriated as
soon as delivered at the senate chamber
The water pitcher and glasses disappeared
last night. So did the scales for deter
mining the postage on letters The desks
the telephone, the clock. and q lew chain.
remain. OF these, probably only the
clock will he left when the ses> on ends.
On mo ion of Hamilton, the ~Cr-eaut-at-
arm wa, directed to obaiu tue clocb
down 5, t may b. preserved = future
sessions