The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-30
Gossip of the
....Legislature.

Special Dispatch To the post-Inselsigencer.
~ LYAP1A. Jan. za.--FeBa@Fgast of
Douglas IL developing isst9 powef-
~ fall and convincing dsbatsr. he
seldom speaks. bat wasa Be taxes
Up hts oratoffcstI weapons, ne talks -
the point, and he rarely Reta Into "a Hight
without winning cut Ia the eDd The 9TH
er day sheIlar's hiil. relating - the fling
Of sherins certificates III sale OF real
property. was on isg third E'ssiding. PEN
d6rgaat attacked the Ssii. saying that IL
was a vicious measure Ia ltE present form.
He suggested that the act be amended
bat Shallar replied that the bill was on
ifa Anal passage and 40 amendment was
in order. The bllI read as follows:
BE it enacted By the legislature of the
state Of Washington.
.Hects0n l. Any certificate OF aAie OF
real property Issued % any sheriff. or
any assignment Of such certificate when
ouch assignment IL a3gaen an acanowi-
edged before an ufftcsr authorized 10 take
Acknowledgements. may De recorded IN any
county auditors ofaee. add. from tae
time OF fling for record. snau IA notice
10 oil the world"
Pendetgast sought 10 rsfura the bill To
second reading. out failed. Then he voted
I'm favor OF the measure and when II
had passed moved Ia reconsider. after
pointing out what he considers the defects
In the bill. Il claim he said. 'that ae-
q piece OF property ia one county and TIE
certificate may DO recorded Ia another.
Thus an innocent purchaser might pl4f~
CliaEs the property without having knoai-
edge sroisl the nlss In the county IN which
..-e property was located OF the sheriff
deed. In fact, every purchaser OF real
est.te Under thia act must examine every
county record IN the state at ais isrii =
The motion To reconsider passed and the
LII was referred 20 the Judiciary commit
tee.
4 MOSG the important bills introduced
IN the house affecting the school law
is one BY Pendefgest. providing method
for the division OF school districts and tls
apportionment of bonds and division OF
tbs property Of the district. In Douglas
county tae country Is settling np rapidly,
and III has became necessary to divide
some Of the larger school districts In two
x K
rfs HE ranc.er or small merchant Who
comes Ia the legislature without hav-
Ing any previous experience in senatorial
politics. is having rather hard time Of 1t
In Olympia There are many men In the
iestsiafats who came 10 the capital with
their minds unbiased on the senatorial
ouestlon and who had hut one desire. and
saat as 10 ssept The best man 10 tbs
place. since they have aeea Aaiiotti.g.
scarcely one OF them has escaped receIs-
Ing letters % teiesrRns fFom home de-
manding that tnes be for this or that
candidate.
In some eases the telegram writer's az
home have caused the members no little
anKt~4y and worry. The other day a MEM
Der from Eastern Washington began re-
cetytng kilograms 81 an early -Four In the
morning. demanding that lie change his
vote for senator ana ally hiusseig 10 the
Wilson camp. The Western Union msssen-
ger boys kept carrying kilograms to his
desk at the house and to Gia residence
during the whole day. and IL WAS mid.
nlght before the last Of nearly "a score
had been received.
The member wss sorsfy perpiexed. He
knew af no Wilson sentiment in his dts
triet. lie waited his time until nc could
hear By mail from home. Then ore day
the letters bcgAn coming In Ta1y told
him that the signatures 20 come OF the
kilograms were bogus and that the state.
fnsftts made Ia the rest were un~arrant-
Cd. I'VE expect you "a do what you think
best said one correspondent and tAs
member has not changed his vote yet