The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-28

more than 200 branches In this, the Ev-
ergreen state. or wiilthey be true to princi-
pie and stay the saloon monopoly, the trust
OF trusts. now cringing. almost biting The
dust at their feet. when one word rightly
uttcred. from each OF them. would CON-
pete its humiliation. or. viii they bar
ter their manhood for license blood money
ana divide with the political clubhouse
Keepers? Who wishes 20 stand up and de-
fend the American saloon. No senator
surely. shall the saloon ne permitted 10
live? Is the all-importani question that
the senators OF Washington must answer
BY their votes In the near future. The
brewers are here with Doodle the dive
keepers with the dust'-the gin millers.
'grGfters' and gamblers with glib tongues
and gold galore. Is YOU vote for sale
What are you going TO do about II? WIN
our honorable senators vote 10 protect the
boys or the breweriesP % Shall the youth
Of Washington be allowed 10 20 up 10 the
heights OF manhood By the way OF the
schoolhouse or down to degradation via
the breathing holes OF heu-the fostering
cancers OF our ruu-ruied competitive civ
ilization t?l-the wide-open saloon7 We
anxiously await your answer. May X be
worthy Of the applause Of every lover or
humanity.
Upon reassembling In the afternoon the
president of the senate announced the
sitting committee, consisting or Baum,
Grow, I4esh, Taylor and High. The duty
of this committee Will be to sift out the
more important bills. TO the end that they
may be acted on before the session is over.
Deckebach submitted a memorial asking
congress to enact an equitable tariff on
imports. 10 the end that American prod
ucts and labor may be protected from for
eign competition. The memorial was not
adopted-yeas II. nays 6. II absent--for the
reason that IL failed TO receive majority
vote OF 81 the senator's
H. B. 81, by Land, creating bureau of
labor statistics. was taken up and passed
without a dissenting vote. IL provides FOR
grr4ft of stge aF
labor. and an assistant TO be q factory.
mill and railway Inspector. On the first
Monday in April. 1897, and every four years
thereafter the governor shall appoint two
suitable persons TO act as said officers The
duties OF the bureau and its employees are
TO enforce all laws regulating the employ
ment OF children. minors and women; also
al Jaws for the protection Of the lives.
health and limbs of employees OF all kinds.
The bureau IL required TO make biennial
reports upon all subjects that relate TO
labor Owners. operators and managers of
Factories are required 20 make reports on
blanks to the bureau. The officers OF the
bureau have power 20 issue subpoenas and
20 administer oaths. The officers OF the
bureau have the privilege of entering
workshops. factories. etc. for the purpose
OF gathering information. The salary OF
the labor commissioner and hts assistant
shall be 81 200 per annum and travelling eN-
penses. The sum Of s7,00o is appropriated
TO carry out the provisions OF the act.
The passage OF the bill was favored BY
High. who said that the bill provided that
the interests OF labor would he looked after
properly BY a duly authorized person.
Deckehach said that while the bill under
considers ion was an excellent one still
ne believed that the ground which II COW
cred was already on the statute books.
The law which was referred 20 by Decke-
bach. Plummer said. was Of a different ma
ture. II was framed 50 that the secretary
OF state might gather statistics that would
induce legislation.
Dorr and Wilson praised the bill, and
said that II should be passed
The bill was rssseSt-yeas %. uavs n
Il =. III by Nelson. which amends the
act that provides for the organization and
incorporation OF companies for clearing
out and improving rivers and streams in
this state and for the purpose Of driving
sorting. holding and delivering logs and
other timber products therein and fixing
the maximum toll therefor. was taken up.
Harper said that the bill was for the
purpose OF relieving ths farmers in the
SksRtt river. The booms and distractions
caused the river 70 I'll up with sediment
and Enaes. and the result was an over
flow. which caused great damage "a the
farmers already TO the extent OF roo oon
The skagit river formerly had four
mouths. which each had depth OF from
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