The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-02-07
'ERE'S THE VERY LATEST
Report Of the DoinsS Of the Washing
ton State Legislature.
A CREATURE OF LUCK and OBSTINACY
NJ ajor Fred 10. Reed writes n brief
Letter from Chicago The Fire.
mems Calico isaii-The Ground
Hog Frightened az His siihuette.

The bill to make Lincoln's birthday,
February IL, legal holiday passed the
senate.
Representative Woodwork, Of King,
has introduced a bill making the legal
rate OF interest 6 per cent. instead OF s.
The bill to abolish the Office Of lieutsn-
ant-governor, which passed the house,
met its death in the senate by . unani-
nous vote.
Senator Lesh has introduced his bill
providing that the payment of salaries TO
county officers be made by warrants
drawn on the general fund and not on
any special cash fund.
The Olympia correspondent OF the Ia
coma Ledger says Mr.. Ankeny's expenses
in the senatorial fight were not less than
$45, 900, while some place the figures as
$4,000. Mr. Ankeny upon reaching
home is reported to have said that he had
enough OF politics to last him q while.
Representative Milroy has introduced a
bill Ia the house authorizing counties,
cities, towns and school districts that
have reached their limit OF indebtedness
to provide temporary funds for current
expenses by the issuance of notes bear
ing not TO exceed per cent. interest and
run not more than one year.
In the lower house Morgan, OF Walls
Walla, introduced a bill entitled "An
act to close at the hour Of midnight bar
rooms and other places where intoxicat-
ing liquors are solj," The proposed law
prohibits saloons being open from IL
o'clock midnight to 5 a. m. and fixes a
p.nalty OF $500 for violation. An emer-
gency clause is attached to the bill.
Senator Frink, OF King county. has in
troduced q bill which provides that all
taxes which became delinquent March !,
1898, shall be received less all penalties
with interest at 10 per cent. il paid on or
before November /, 1895. If not paid by
that time the penalties now In force shall
prevail. All taxes, which became deIn-
quent April l., 1894, shall be receivable as
follows: One-hslf or so per cent. there
Of, with interest at the rate Of 10 per
cent. on or before June /, 1895, and one
half on or before November l, 1895. II
not paid in this manner the present PEN
atty shall attach.
John L. Wilson was elected United
States senator to gil the vacancy on Feb
ruary /, receiving 80 votes as the result
of the action of the caucus the previous
night The election was due to one man,
George c. Hebron, OF Seattle. Heilbron
wanted to force the election Of Banker
inkeny and would not consent to q con-
centration OF the forces on any other man.
The Doodle talk which had been persist
emily spread by Wilson supporters for the
past four months had its effect, and leg
islstors, who recognized merit in Mr..
Ankeny's candidacy, were afraid of having
their motives questioned ifthey gave him
their votes. The public was becoming
impatient to get the senatorial question
out Of the way 80 that the senators and
representatives could give attention to
needed legislation. The night Of the
6nal caucus came, but Heilbron refused
to withdraw Ankeny until it WAS too late
to get the forces together and counsel ~
to another candidate, and as q result
John L. Wilson became senator--the
creation of luck and obstinacy.
The hearing of the Helm railroad bill,
which was drafted by Judge Turner, has
been set for February 10. A. f. Bur
leigh, representing the Northern Pacific,
says the railroads are willing to accept
reasonable reductions OF freight and pas
senger rates, but do not want to be sub
jected to scale below operating expenses.
Sections and OF this bill are the ones
fixing the maximum freight and passen-
ger rates and provide charges substantial
ly as follows: For transporting any
passenger, and his or her ordinary
baggage, not exceeding in weight one
hundred and fifty pounds. from 3 point
within the state to another point within
the state, three and one-half cents per
mile. For hauling agricultural products
With in the state. three quarters of q cent
per ton per mile for distances exceeding
three hundred miles, one cent per ton per
mile for more than 200 miles and less
than three hundred miles, one oRs-hzlf
cent per ton per mile for one hundred and
up to two hundred miles; two cents per
ton per mile from fifty miles to one hun
dred, and two and one-half cents per ton
per mile for ten TO fifty miles. Nochsrge
for hauling the freight in carload lots to
exceed three dollars per ton. The mini
mum charge for service per car to be five
dollars. Agricultural products are held
to include grain Of all kinds, -four, feed,
mill stuffs. faIseed, hay compressed in
bales and potatoes. The charge for haul
ing hogs and other livestock on any rail-
road in carload lots 10 fixed at rs per
cent. OF the tariff for hauling such live
stock maintained by such railroad on the
3lst day OF December, 1894. The provi-