The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-07
members from Eastern Washington being prac-

members from Eastern Washington being prac-
ucaliy unanimous in the expression that
irelgna and fares should he under state con-
troll The late wheat blockade aroused strong
anu indignant public sentiment on the qucs-
tfon. large lobby from the Farmers Alliance
VIII De on the ground to urge upon the legisla-
ture the great necessity of restrictive legisla-
ton, and there are several members, notably
Fellows OF spokane, Hutchinson of Lincoln and
McCroskey OF Whitman, who were elected al
must solely to further the purposes OF the
Alliance James Bassett, of Lincoln; D. E.
neugei' OF Walla Walla, and ]. 9.
Reed, OF Whitman, are the committee
appointed by the Alliance to take
the matter in charge and assist the legislative
members The two former are already on the
grounds and the third is expected tomorrow
The advocates of railroad legislation are not
Wnoiiy united upon what sort of laws are prac-
ficai and necessary. The most radical favor a
transportation commission which shall have
absolute power to FIX freights and fares, but
tney nnd stumbling block In the clause of the
constitution which says the legislature shall
create railroad and transportation commits
SION ana enact maximum rate laws. 1t is doubt
fui II under this provision the power of fixing
the scale OF charges can be delegated to CON-
mission Mr.. Basset, of the Farmers Alliance,
fsyors commission with judicial
power Another wants the legislature to
pass rate Laws and to establish commission to
carry them into effect. Fellows of Spokane
wants anything that will relieve the distress of
Eastern Washington farmers No one so far
favors Patrick Henry Winstons state railroad
schemes believing it to be impractical and un-
constitutional. The members from Western
Washington are inclined TO be apathetic on the
question, and are unwilling to pass a severe
statute OF any kind. Realizing their temper,
the men from east OF the mountains will doubt
less insist only on moderate legislation, and in
that case they are likely to be successful.
". Lair Hill is expected here in a few days
with the first volume of the new code. He told
senator Dyer in Seattle that the work was nearly
finished.
There Is general sentiment that the revenue
law should be modified as to defer the date at
which taxes shall become delinquent from Janu-
ary / to March l.
G0vernor Laughton said today that he would
make appointments of tide land appraisers for
King, Pierce and other counties just as soon as
he could get around to Ii. There has been
great amount of inquiry as to the delay, but the
governor has had his hands so full of other
matters that he has had no time thus far to take
it up.
The state officers have finished their reports,
and they viii be submitted to the legislature
with the governors message. Some of them
have been in print for month or more. The
work of printing the auditors report is just
completed. The auditor estimates that the ex-
penses OF the state during the next two years
will be s., l,4iS, 400 50, and the receipts for the
same period sl,90l 200, leaving a balance in
favor OF the state of $452,50ol1. The report is
very yoluminous, covering 221 pages.