The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23

some Charges. In EeNordzr.es wi1h re-
commenaa1ion Of she Farmers Aliases. =
strong fAetor II Whitman counfy posssics
Be has introduced ; bia 10 cut down pas
Senger fares 10 maximum rate of ihres
cents per nlfie. and freight rates on grain
and honr 70 one cent per mile per ton.
lhese are sweeping redacsiens. and the biz
= a5s hkssy 70 pass Ia its presenr shape.
Seysrai years ago. the Oregon lsgis-
lasaEe. despite the vigorous opposition
ot railroads, passed a Law establishing y
Uniform passenger Sate Of ceass per
mile, ard, # this h5lI passes as al. that
rate would be likely 10 be deemed more
reasonable than any ether. and might he
axed. The history OF such legislation In
other new states Is that a law satisfactory
20 the public and 10 railroad companies
cannot be obtained. and the resistance
manifested elsewhere vii undoubtedly be
shown here. Bslzs regulating the granting
of Passes by railroads TO state officers. and
pTcgiding penalties for their reception.
Nere introduced soGae time since. They
vii doubtless pass.
4 detailed account OF ali matters that
Hsust yet be considered by the legislature
would be impossible Tie items oi ieaisia-
tion the constitution requires have not
been decreased in = single instance. The
summary, published in the PosT-ISTFIfE-
eExcEg \ month since. when the ieziSla-
ture began its actual work, wss as fellows;
The tide lsnds-
The ksste lands
Corporations
Revenue ami taxation.
For the protection OF miners and fAe Fegula-
ton Of mining.
Laws governing the eonssnet OF elections
Salaries and fees OF county and preclns officers
Prescribing fhe duties OF the commissioner Of
public lands
Education. with refereaee TO she management
Of the school fund. and the establishment OF
state university, normal scAools. agricultural
school. SeIenfine schoo. And Feta1ussary schoois-
Relative 10 Free passes over railroads.
Providing tor appointment OF = railroad and
transportation commission.
Regulation Of railroads and the enactment NJ
q maximum Tafe law
appointment Of q harbor commission aud
prescription OF its duties.
Providing for labor OF ccnvictA
Establishment Of = bureau OF labor and stats
ties, sgtiealtur aud immigration.
Organization and maintenance Of militia
Provision for soldiers home.
County aud municipal government
Provision for . state board Of health.
On many o%>sese topics bills have not
even been introduced. On probably half
Of them a iegislature might with profit
spend days in discussion and the prospect
is that this legislature will slight not much
OF its duty in that respect. II attempt Is
made, however, to take up and dispose OF
every one OF these subjects now, the seS-
sion will be prolonged indefinitely. II IS
wholly probable that comprehensive action
will be attempted only on the most urgent.
and that many matters will be deferred
till the next session.
The Senate committee appointed to in
vestigate the affairs Of the territorial
university. nov presumably the state uni
versity. viii meet in Seattle at the Rainier
hotel, on January .. A thorough inyssti-
CATION is promised into the status Of the
lands sold by the board of regents. and
into the condition of the title 10 the pres
ent site. There is no disposition on the
part OF the legislature to remove the uni
yersitv from seattle