The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-07
Decisive Defeat Of the Rate Bill
i'm the Senate.
VICTORY FOR MR.. suaLEleH.
Members From the West Side Vote
Against the Farmers.
ine House Passes BID Appropriafing
ss3o.00o For the state Capitol. and
Again Defeats Wings Insurance Bill
The senate Passes the Dairy Biii.

oFaWn-ont fight over the Morgan bill for
tHe reduction OF freight and passenger
rates was ended ia the senate this after
n"oh. wnen by vote OF Is ayes 10 u noes
u was defeated. Before she vote YVES an
hoancec Crow. Pop, changed from aye
10 no IN order 10 be able 10 move recon-
saderation- A. +. Burieiyh. who made the
hgnt Tor the railroads against the bin,
ana George Turner. who represented the
grain men, we're both present. and a large
crowd niied the lobby. II has been an
interesting fghr. and Mr.. BurIsigh has
won the greatest railroad contest ever
made In the Northwest The only ua-
Pheasant feature OF tosayss debate wss
when Taylor reelected on some feilow-sen-
ators. and the claim u made tonight that
ms action lost one or more votes TO the
After the senate was called 10 order at
O'Clock. the clerk was ordered TO read
the btiL Lesh moved to amend section
oy striking out "beets. potatoes. hops,
Wool. fruit and meions." and inserung
and all farm, orchard and garden pro-
ducts. Helm had no objection 80 the
amendment IL wool was not included.
Lesh accepted the suggestion. The amend
inent prevailed as to striking out beets
ana Potatoes and Inserting farm, orchard
ana garden products. but failed as 10
striking out hops. fruit and melons.
Dorr moved to amend by decreasing the
haul rates lie said the legislation was
gu In the interest of the east side and In
direct opposition TO the people on the
west side. He gave notice that unless the
west side people were protected he would
DE against the mlasare. Crow said he
understood the needs OF the west side
People and objected TO any change In
rates Taylor agreed with Crow. Dorr
said all the arguments on the measure
We're made under a rate similar TO that
proposed by him. Since then IL had been
raised, and he was opposed TO the change.
He asked, among changes TO be made,
t.lat the rate for 100 miles be 81: fsc miles.
$40; 800 miles. $50.
Taylor asked the Republican members
10 stand by the state platform for redue-
ton OF rates. and made speech on this
lire. Deckebach asked how many of the
members of the state convention had
read the Morgan bill before they voted
on the platform. Helm said the Republi-
can party was on trial. Crow made a
Popuiist speech. and objected 10 the bill
being amended TO death.
Hall criticised DORIS motive In reduc-
ing the rates on the short haul. Dorr re-
piled that the original short haul rates
proposed were reasonable. BY the amend
| naen;s the people on the west side were
injured, as the sort haul rates In soma
instances were nearly doubled Rapge
bad the resolution from the Referendum
i0RuliSl sfHD OF seattle Tead, ASKING pas
sage Of the rate bill without amendment.
DORIS motion 10 decrease the rate on
$50 miles 10 20 cents was lost by vote
OF yeas to - nays.
When section is was reached fde moved
10 amend hy striking out ''in any county
In the" and inserting ''of Spokane county"
and strike ont "a Judge of such superior
court" and Insert 1.-The several judges of
the superior court in Spokane county"
making IL similar 10 the original bill.
Helm objected 10 the amendment, as the
west side people would oppose the bill sif
the amendment was made. The motion
was lost
Dorr moved that section Is be stricken
out. 1t was constructed. be said on the
theory that the legislature did not know
what IL was doing. and after guessing at
rates asked the courts TO adjust them.
Further, the superior court would be
busy trying rate cases for the next year.
Taylor said the United States court had
decided In similar case that such n sec
ton was necessary. Lewis asked under
what statute IT WAS proposed 10 make the
state OF Washington a defendant TAYLOR
replied that there Was no law hut thera
would be when the governor signed this
bill. DORIS motion 10 strike out section
IS was lost
! motion was made by Gilbert that Sec
Il De amended so as not TO affect roads Of
nifty miles Ia length or less. instead Of
twenfy-tfree miles. Sergeant amended
BY moving 10 strike out section II entire,
The amendment was lost and GiIbert's
amendment prevailed,
Sergeant moved 10 change the ra4,,e-
iion on general products as shown i'm see-
uon from Is 20 s. per cent OF the tariff
OF December 81, 1884, Deekehach was on
posed to all amendments: was oprosea
To the bin on principle ard willing that
everybody should know IT, Sergeant's
motion WAS lost
When the previous question haf been
moved on indefinite Tostponemert perke.
bach explained why he was awatnst ,hn
olt The legislature was asked IN s,,n-
pert Il because the farmers of rastarv
Washington We're suffering. He wanted ..
say that the people of ChehaiiS rnunt,.
were suffering. and the present bin would
lntaFe shfngie ami lumber men. II ,hera
was loss on hauling Eastern Washing
ton products by the railroads n U,ot,r4 ~,
added "a the shsngie arf I,,n,f,a~ v,,.< :.
NeS'ern Washington products sept IT,
Eastern markets. He said the rna~,vae~.,
IN Eastern Washington were sirse ~ go,
yagaucs In lard purchases u,har, far,-,.s.
we're crazy on whea at-rros!us.. srha ~av,,a
was true In Western Washington rv~ry-
hossF was suffering from boom extraxa
Eansscs, and he believed each xsn.sld 80
fer aiike. and one class shof,ls ro, ,h,.1,-.
ao1e's burden on another class
Halt said r. was traYn~zseleF >, h,...,.
ire shingIe men "a their market was q.
the last. but be did not believe esr 80,
reason that any member should reeDua .,
% Justice by the farmers.
Helm said the hin was le~n, ana s...,
me western Washington senator's sho,,5
realize taa; II the BIZ were not nassg-, ~.
farmers would guit producing nn.s 80
Republican party would he hn,s r.s-.
siafe. vote In the negative meant fs~4.
eiosua or mortgages or farmers hs,rras
fFfek SAID that TWO years ago Eastern
Washington asked for rs ;sar rent -.
reasonable. BE voted for e.. Ts7a go
reonie weye here cIamerinr for anafhs-
reauctscH ot z TO - per cent. Ne h.,st-
ness could stand suca Reductions v..rn
the farmers TIRE anty persons suffering IN
thsse Democrats finezg Was 4, Fst~
fecztse GRE nesShb Dor was suffering. tsar
Ne shoule compel another nefghhar wh1
IS also suffering. 70 help hsav his hs.r<sansr
Mere railroads were needed in this state
not less without shsrs there would ~
iesg Ehan one-shgr! the present ponuEa.
:.on 80 the state.
Sergeant was willing 20 grant faxo~x 70
the pecnle uf EasEer. Washington hr,r
not when Il was "a the 4tSa2vantMsS og
asS OWE pronle He made az argument
for ses erspfoyes or railroads 81 passves
ocszaEv who h@ sAsa wouls ssss4eg resftss.-
tsaa ~ asages e tnis hslf we're PASSED
Miller maintained shaf 6szeEf 10
Eastern Washington farmers MAS t-eF-
eft to the whole state Wheat could ae