The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-17
LAUGHTON Is SAFE.
He Canyasses the Senate and
Takes Hope.
REDUCTION OF RAILROAD RATES.
Washington Farmers' Alliance Presents
Comprehensive MenoriAl-scafs for
Female Emrsoyes-Ein Passes.


tae lieutenant g0yeTnorShip shows that u is
aooEaea 70 surs defcRk. EVERYBODY knows that
tie antmas 81 kae bin il 70 condemn he course
q President LAaghtan. aud there are Eos mAny
psfsoas Ia er CIT OF the senate aho ta1l % admit
z-At Lsagaton : moaFnfalIy mtsEL None OF
ssse ssaasors- however. cgn up % desiring 70
Assis4s1e Leughtoa out Even senator kSnehaTt
s4Ys he is not attacking LanghFon. ana is Will
sas % have tae esmmistee report an amend
meHt % the ssll providing that il shah E0s 80
anto etfact I'll the expiration Of I@Hghtoa's
terEa. This @0Hld b. necessary II the bfA were
20 ns passed, as were Il ie become Law in It's
Present. fosaa. LaEzhton woaid set oat
OF cEica after the a6!ournmsnf eI this
legislature. LAHEhson himself admits
sAas Es has been actively sounding all doubt
Jul senators 70 their attitude toward The hiil.
and MS frieaGs are hard at work 10 have it
killed. All the members Of the committee
NhieA is velsi seriBg il are his personal friends
Iaey vii report the btu uaiayosa9lg. probably
tomorrow, and when is cones 70 q vote Il Is not
Asaay to receive more than eight votes. Il that
napy. Lsaghtons friends are working 70 make
the vote re.ecfing il a. nearly unanirnons as
possible Aszeag the arguments asged against
the b.l8. the strongest Is thai Il would be bad
politics 20 pass il, es Il would give Democrats
weapon for tho next carnpaiga
The constitution declares thAt the legislature
eraIng transportation companies and that it
Ray ereate railroad commission. There Is no
eoabt that a determined effort win bs Iaase to
do both. CLARK has Glresdy introduced 3 bill 20
establish the commission 8nd Turner today
offered bill that is % solve the troublesome rate
problem, II il Is passed passenger rates in
Washington viii be redaesd hf = psr cent. and
freight rates on grain aud aoil Just one ha8 By
tie measure. Passenger fares ssall be rot more
than three cents per mile iog each person and
adUlts shall be allowed i5e pounds OF baggage.
Children under 10 years ef age shall be carried
foF not more than a half cent per mile. Rates on
grsin and -four shall not exceed oae cent per
nile per ton. The passenger rate is a little
higher then tie rates on lines IN the Eastern
steses and the freight charges are much heavier,
the average IN the Exst being from
dse-etghths 20 SeyeE-sighths of a cent PER
mile per son. The bill Is aimed directly az
charges Of railroad companies leading from the
inland empire to she seahoaTd. Every bushel
81 wheat that Is raised IA Whitman county,
fsogn which Turner comes, pays duty OF u
ceuts 70 the railroad When shipped, ana the pro-
Gactiou Of the staple is thus almost entirely
robbet OF profit The burden under which the
people OF Eastern Washington have labored so
man. years has been almost unbsaraole and It's
peope have suffered becAuse there was ALSO
lasely no rerneiy. The territorial legislature
could not requisite fFeights and fAreA and the
Interstate commerce law, which was appealed
to In several Instances, would nat Apply % ship
ments within the state. TIE construction ef
rival railroads, the opening sf tbs Celnmhfs
and the enactment Of laws OF regulation have
been the only remedies thst eoald be applied 10
relieve the distress OF the people, and legislative
regulation can now be resorted To- Turner has
thrown down the gauntlet % the railroad COM
psnies. Hts hiIl, which is sllorz, attempts % Do
1ssfch sFst n WI meet With bitter ogS asstion.
This was not the only measure Of railway
legislation thai appeared today. Pickrel intro
auced in the House \ bib to require ali railroad
companies In the state within sixty days after
adjournment 70 construct aud maintain proper
connection with other roads, whereby cars can
be transferred fFenlon railroad to another. Il
provides also that any railroad company failing
10 comply win The provisions of the law shall
be liable IN damages in the sum Of si04 for each
days failure 70 comply herewith. it elso pro-
yides that the service on any local ageatin the
county be service upon the Company.
Grant has bin for the relief OF those many
persons in the larger cities who have suffered
from the diatory delivery Of letters. parcels and
pack zgsS by express companies. The bill de-
clares that such letters aad packages shall be
felirevea 10 ecnzigness where they I've within
cities wita more than 1000 inhabitants aud
within two miles of sn express oface within
three days after their receipt Penalties % not
less tnAE 80 or more than 500 are provided ios
lis violation.
In nearly the same liae ia the bin OF Hutchin-
SOD, which N * Is 1t unlawful for any person or
company owning OF operating telephone lines,
to combine or pool "a consolidate No company
shall refuse % receive any message from aay
telegraph ageat or operator. Violations
made misfeneanors. II Is made unlawful Tor
suy telephone company 10 charge more than
th'rfy-fve cents ior any conversation Of the
length al eve minutes or less. as1 i've cents for
each anA every minute over I've except where
Il IS necessary for the intermediate glsee % re-
psss TIE msssage, when zen cents additions Al
mas he ehaFgtd Aay peEsan shAli have the
rixht to sand or forward telephone message to
sny poiat whether there IS telegraph Office Al
the polut os q a. the sale OF twenty Eve cents
for ten woras.
TIE House passed without objection Hughes
biT requiring empioyss OF tensile labor 70 far
ulsh sazis FOX taem. The btu Is fgtenEei % pre-
ssnt the abuse pgaetleed in naaHy places Of rer-
Q8iing yeang women Ia stores ane factories 80
sa&na Curing the Gay work
The memorial presented ia tha senafe hy Law.
renee suasnasss ffozn the wasaiagfsa Farmers
Al3a1ea. lJ asks congress 50 sllos land % az
Indians In sevsgalty 70 spesdilg rssaoya onstfne-
tEans Go nay gaIian Gt the Columbia and SnAAs
rsvegs slsa tnelf tributaries. % provide f0r the
tleatioa Of the president, vice president Nnd
C 1ises3 states senator's L also Asks tae leEfs-
latgxe o. gesnce she fares &nd fFe9gnts, sad
asEae& cent per toa p@r natle On grain and hpsir
Rifh 8 sgonflng reauctien on Al oahsr
classes s.. freight and a 3 cent per mile pssaen-
ser rase ~ sas; aad =g9is&hse. Il further asks
zn aVpeeerIstisn saG5eient e essShi}sa iuse
nliN a. sne Nzi.s y si.a peai9sns1sTE. II 4aso
declares ia favor Of tbs Australian eleetsoz Isw.
of the oeBGrgHArioa uE iudesanIss ls04s - tAa
Northern FaeiBo 70 settlers wherever osrapie8
ASiere selection by sd eolapaaTs All ~ selling
srhoal lads b. pshl2e SAgtion o8 nos less saaa
rEenfy years tIEse, TIE parchaseT - FAY oRe
senta af ths cost. he zan9&3 iatefeSf, ans - cl
t3vsss tas lard sad rass8s thereon not aess tlsaa
i've yeSr.
TIE hs3 introduced il tie ssaafs hg Prcsaan
prov5&ss thas tse state aiselAizis Ugse -
seheog lsass so.8 hT the eGgnsy naszssa zssleases
81 say eoShiy IN TIE serTisaEy aa1es Eae E.so-
y.s3ogs q the aes Of iha legislature os 3&znNry
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v5ass lssE every haslz2hg in&s@ae9 sszaF-asngiay
&c FsTrs&nEE.sy sag raagae use Su1 avsTg saAasa
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te=xfFs sssal@Ts. exc aaasf hsvs aFe-ssoaSss
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