The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-27
RAILROAD BILL PASSED.
An Enormous Majority in Its
Favor i'm the House.
THE VOTE sIxTy-oNE TO EIGHT.
As Passed IL Applies to All Sorts of
Farmers Products.
And Covers Western Washington -
Well as the Eastern Portioa-Hcar-
ing ON the Telegraph Rate Rfii-Tho
soldiers Home at orsing Found 70
BE Well Managed.


BE Well Nanacesl.
Olympia Feb. 20 ~Speriat.--Afser = con.
test lasting all day. the house this after-
noon passed the freight and passenger
reduction rate bin by vote of 81 yeas
20 nays. The bill was LOADED down with
amendments. and included finally re-
daction Of rates of nearly all products
OF Western as weii as Eastern Washing
ton. including persshable freight. such a.
melons and fruit.
In the afternoon the house continued
work in committee of the whole. The un-
adopted sections were read over. ard for
more than an hour the session was anset
and unInteresting on motion OF CANDY
the vote ey which section 10 had haen
amended Was reconssaerei and the amena-
ments were wiped out. after which tho
section as originally presented was con-
sidered. There was not even a ripple oe
excitement until section rs Was reached,
/ when there was little light over the
question Of where the court should sit
TO try the merits of the rate fixed by the
act. Representative Coon wanted the
court 20 sit Tn Yakima. but Aihersson
offered a substitute striking out spokane
county and Inserting that the court should
be held In any county in the state. The
Albertson substitute was adopted by q
vote OF 81 yeas TO - nays.
There were numerous amendments ard
substitutes offered 10 different portions of
section is that were discussed. voted upon
and defeated. The number OF judges thar
should sit In the hearing of cause was
the subject OF several amendments. and
gave the legal members OF the house
a chance 20 air tneir views. The original
bih provided for a number not to exceed
eleven judges. There was an amendment
TO make the number Ave: another wanted
six. and a Popuiist. RAIDER. thought there
should be seven. Raiders substitute pro-
vailed. Finally. after two hours wrangls,
section IS was made satisfactory
The vote this morning by which the
house refused to apply the law 10 lines
less than twenty-five miles In length, was
sreoonsidened. and twenty-three inserted.
to cover a small rosd tn the Northwest.
On motion of Baker. Pop. the commits
tee OF the whole arose and reported back
the bill as amended. with a recommends.
tion that II do pass.
Candy moved that fhe rules be sus-
pended. that the reading In COMMITTEES
OF the whole be considered the second
reading, that the bills be now read the
laird time and placed on nnal passage.
The mrtion prevailed without opposition.
The blu then went hurrying along tow
ard final conclusion. Two sections were
read. when the rules were again sus-
pended. and without the further reading
of section is the bill was considered read
the third time. on motion OF Scobey. an0
put on its final passage.
Minis Of (<h,sfaff4 wau ayxt a. ~.s a. :.
floor. He characterized the bslf as \
vicious MEASURE that was pushed by men
who knew the business OF osaer peoraa
better thap they did their own. The
amendments put In In regard to WEST aisi~
products were there TO prevent companies
recoufang the losses from the east aiss
upon the west side. '.As sure as there u
a God tn Israel ne said. s'the courts
will not sustain thts measure yuu'vs
got rock loose above: now pry again.
] and let II fan ON YOU" naughter.) The
previous question was ordered ard tho
bill passed. yeas 81, nays s. An emergency
clause Was also adopted The vote on
final passage was:
Yease-Alfersson. Alien. Baker. Barrc.
Baum Riggs. Bull. Bush. Ca1low, Cafffu.
| cheethanl. Cline. cipes, col5in, Coon. Cur.
siss. Eddy. Fenfon. Ffshburn. Foster.
Gansiy. Gerry. Glen. Goddard. IIafYey,
Ham. Hatch. Irving. Johnston, Ke~aey,
! Kittinger. Iaing. Lyman. Merchant.
Miles, Miils. Moore. Morgan. Murray. Mo-
| Ardle, McAuIey. McDonnef Neison.
| Phelps. RAIDER, Rogers. Runner. scoaey,
! Scott. Sewers. Smith. SPENCER. j. c. Tay-
ior. f. r. Taylor Temple. Terry. Tult,
Williams, Witt. Woodwork. Speaker
4 MoTrsson--sa
1
| Heath. Lille. Minis. neynokss. Wings
| Absent or not voting-Cantweii Con.
| ner. Gibson, Lossgse Miller. Miiroy. Nets
| sieton. 6chavely. Van Eatogs-e
The senate committee on corporations
/ other than municipal. svnsi3ered the s~ie-
| graph rate reduction bin tonsght. Attnr.
ney Hughes OF Seattle and r. H. Lamb.
| assistant supersnte ndent Of ssse Western
| unson. made arguments against the hssl.
/ The freight rate bill was not considered
| owing 70 abe fact that nusnher OF
| rrsensb~rs desired 90 attend ehe state bail.
| Action ON the telegraph bin was deferred
/ Csenesai MrMleleesi, President Cole and
| Mr.. Boarfsnan. ~ the beard in control of
| the Soldiers Hnsne az orting. were boz
| fore tis1 military COMMITTEES OF the hoss~
1sr&z&t 10 settsA&stt %nF - itfJ s@attt BT fH0
| old sfhiterE' pensions WAS retained fyp
exrenze~ of the horne. An inve~. sx1fku
ess ordered some days ago by fhs fossss
| ssn a re~osution presented BY ]. C. Tay.
| Tor. txzsexf on petition from about twnrs-
| ~ OF the inmates. II was shown fhas
the petitioners were largely men who are
spt5fssnsesi ~ drink. and that the = pev
| cent. takefI ny fhe tgme was Used IN
| rrayins non~Fenzioners for dosnszzSc WORK.
| After fsaIi examination tsse cou9fnsss.s
| recommended thar the assessment Of pen
ssons rz~srzsln as u n. ausf tfSe naanage-
| fncnt Of the horne waz assprosesL
senate Proceedings.
| Olympia. Feb. - ts-Specsai~Tn q very
brief period the senate this morning killed
af.sen. hllIa by fnAefnste rsg#t tronrtnsns On