The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-24
FELLOWS BILL DEAD.
The Legislature Will Pass =
More Moderate Bill
PROVISIONS OF THE SUBSTITUTE
University Bill. Fixing the Institution
Near Seattle, VIM Succeed
Against Grain Blochadss.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 2s.-Tspecial. 1.-The Fellows bill
Is not at all likely to pass the House when Il
comes up on reconsideration tomorrow, and
even II It does pass It il doomed to speedy death
in the Senate. Many who have heretofore been
warm in support OF the Fellows bill now mani.
fest an indifference to its fate that is accounta-
Bile only on the ground that they never were
much concerned in its success or failure. Sew
eral supporters of the bill were today asked
what they thought would be the result OF to-
morrow's fight, and they all said that they
thought the Fellows bill will be killed, though
they intend to vote for it.
Anticipating the substitution Of the WATSON
bill In the House, the members have been con
sidering its provisions, and have found several
defects that demand serious attention. The
bill provides reduction Of Is per cent on all
wheat, oats. rye, naxseed, potatoes and
hay, and omits flour and other millstufIs. II has
been decided TO include these two articles The
plan Of horizontal reduction viii not in any
present grain rates in Eastern Warrington. For
and nf . sssn a 9% s ANA +. e
sprasus, however, the rata i q, and the new
rate would Be ;5.2a. It will thus be seen that
Falls win yet exist. II IL desired that the rate
Per ton from no point in Eastern Washington
shall exceed g per ton. and therefore proyiso
viii be added that the rate for hauls OF 500 miles
or less shall In no instance exceed IS.
Abill Of Senator Smith, passed BY the Senate
Saturday, goes long way toward satisfying the
complaints OF delay and discrimination by rail-
way companies In furnishing and transporting
grain cars. IT provides for construction Of
switches to elevators, warehouses or mills with
In reasonable distance Of railroads, at the ex-
pense OF the warehouse men. Seeion pro-
vides: "lf any railroad corporation maintaining
and operating any Competing railroad and
this act, shall neglect or refuse Tor three days
to supply cars to Be loaded ct any elevator,
warehouse or mill. and to take them away with
mand OF the owner of said elevator, warehouse
or mill, said railroad corporation shall forfeit
It's right OF monthly payment provided for In
owner of said elevator, warehouse or mill SO
per day for each day It neglects or refuses to
supply OF remove the cars, TO Be collected in
this bill will pass the House. It ought to be
enectuai In preventing future grain blockades.
The first three section, Of the wasson bill a.
proposed to be amended are az follows:
SECTION !. No individual, company or cor
ss,ds s:;si1s .s,loss part
receive or higher rat. saii rs car -.
ing wheat, barley, OATS rye, faxsced, potatoes,
hay, or -four and other miilstuffs than IS per
saidsrticies or commodities on the first DAY Of
3 Per ton shall b charged for carrying the q.
tieles or comm0dities hereinbefore enumerated
Tor q haul OF 800 miles or less.
Sec. 2. Maximum rates Of freight on all rail-
roads in this state, other than on those articles
or commodities enumerated In section of this
nrst day OF January, 1891.
Sec. s. Any individual, company OF corpora
s,on, Hwuing .9Spsrsn %;nsgng g, leasing
established by sections / and Of this act are
unreasonably low shall have recourse to courts
OF competent jurisdiction, which shall grant
Sec. 4. Maximum rates Of freights on all rail-
roads constructed IL this state after the first day
OF January, 1891, shall Be fixed a. near in con-
Be or a. 70 practicable.
The nth section provides against discrimina-
lion mo IL the same manner as the Fellows bill:
~ Inc wssson bill n the House and the Long bill
At the meeting tonight the House railroad
committees adopted the two amendments sug-
recommend the WATSON bill for passage. No
action could be more significant Of the temper
OF the House than this recommendation Of the
and augurs success for the WATSON bin. 80
Architects OF the state will get an opportunity
to submit competitive plans for a new state can
itol, II q bill introduced this morning by Sallee,
OF King, passes. It IL provided that the gov.
ernor shall appoint a commission Of five, whose
DUTY It shall be to call for plans and elevations
for building costing from $4,000 to 81 $50 GOO
The successful architect shall receive 800, and
the second choice $500. The plans shall be sub
and elevations shall be submitted to the next leg
islature. second bill on the same subject came
In this morning 1t provides for the appoint
ment Of commission which shall merely In
quire into the capitol matter and consider the
availability OF any new site that may be offered
ior Donation, and submit the matter to the next
legislature.
There is a law now on the statute books which
provides that In cases where town sites have
been located on unsurveyed public lands, each
lot OF the townsite, and the proceeds OF the sale
OF any excess of lots shall be devoted TO the pub
lie use of the community. This latter provision
10 deemed q hardship, in that no resident Sc
cures individual benefit from the sale OF any of
the property except that which he has originally
secured title to aud it is sought to be repealed by
q bill introduced this morning by Representative
Jones.
The governor, state treasurer aud fish COM
missioner are created state fish commission
by bill introduced this morning by Megler OF
Wahkiakum. 1t shall be the duty Of the CON-
mission to acquire such an amount of land as
may be necessary on the banks of the Okano.
gan, Mefhow or Similkameen rivers, for the
establishment OF fish hatchery. The hatchery
shall be under control OF the fish commissioner,
and $4,000 is appropriated to carry out the PRO.
visions of the act
Anyone who thinks this legislature has been
wasting its time has bat to consult the records
of either house to remove that very erroneous
impression. The House has indefinitely post
poned seventy nine House bills and four Senate
bills, and the Senate has similarly killed twenty
eight senate and four House bills, a grand total
OF llo bills that have been buried in the legisla-
tive graveyard without ceremony or DELAY SO
far sos bills have been introduced, 30 in the
House and 2S3 in the Senate.
The House passed today the committee bill
amendatory OF the present road laws The
principal debate was on the provision which
allowed road taxes to be paid in either labor or
money. Mcclure, Sallee, Tiffany, Berry, w alker
ana others favored the labor amendment, and
Plummer and Bothell strongly advocated the
present cash system. The bill finally passed by
vote OF fifty-four ayes TO eleven nays.
Just before adjournment today Snively intro.
duecd q bill materially changing the present
practice of bringing civil suits in courts. II
provides that attorneys shall issue summons to
defendants instead Of clerks of courts If the
party appears and settles within twenty DAYS no
record OF the suit is made. The bill is modelled
upon late New York and Minnesota practice
bill by wyman OF Cheha,is amends section
All OF the code to read that the miners of each
mining district may make any rules and regula-
lions governing the location and amount of
work necessary TO hold possession of a mining
clelm not III conflict with the laws of the
United states or of the state This is to amend
the state law to conform to the United
Acting Governor Laughton today sent To the
House an Official account of the late Okanogan
trouble. He deems it matter for congratula.
efectually. The communication and hin If
$eei for expenses, etc, were referred to the mill