The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-19
TN THE LEGISLATURE
ARID LANDS aUEsTIos OCCUPIES
TINE TIME or TEE HoUsE-
Aerfu osfo9s Debate. Ffffea Win
Charges ct Jebsery-Essh Bill
Said 20 Favor tn. Rsiiroads-Dts-
p~nssry Bfu R~sehe. the Senate.

oLYuPTA. FEB. a-Sp~cisl--Tns Prob
len Of rnzsnr . practical ard ef.scfs1% Wy
OF rsesssnsng tne million acres q arc Lasa
granted ~ congress . tAe Hsata' ossSpsei
fhe hogS@ al sfteTaoos Io1ay, 10 tae e1-
sfsxs0f, Of al other business ef Importance.
Tree asa vysga I'D sor d5ssussson. and II
ore Dav tuGz. frsEa ah@ debate this after
rv9r en4ea Eaa BITTER and a. times
sensational f. character. nsither OF TIA
b.fls nt1 oa passed. Both sides II ms
debate were scc1as8 % Eae.tsrinE large
sized sttoa." snd charges OF ioooying n
tie irserest % a de2i for the benefit o.
tne railroads we're made on the floor OF the
house.
TIE fwo propositions considered were
presented ~ O. r B8sh and Land on Gre
eds. ara Johnson Of Spokane On the
otnsr. BBrh's bill provided for the iSsa-
ance OF warrants 70 the amount Of tae9s-
CO. and bonds for sSa.1se. reaeenanls IN
and the warrants 70 De issued 70 the
,xorknen for work sone in the citcnins
ard surveying Of the land. and the bonds
70 pay the contractors. The whole
scheme eEnoo8Isd in house balls - and io5.
which are coFnpa Elon measures, i 70 give
10 poor people chance 20 exchange taeir
IA Dor fer home.
gohnz.on's sll.. 40 was introduced as a
substitute for these measures. Accord
ing 10 the Johnston plan. the la0oTer
Lands would be dlstricfed sae warrants
issued would be drawn against the lands
OF each particular district
During the debate Warner charged that
all three bills were drafted in the Inter-
est OF the railroads. 81 ne Claimed tSe
alternate sections OF railroad land would
Be benefited 81 the construction or frriga-
ton bitches across thsm. the work being
done by the state WaTnsr'e statements
on THIS line sayoFad strongly % the cam
psign, and he offered no evidence what
ever 20 substantiste his assertion.
The bills lnsr0dgced by Land and Bush
have been warmly espoused b. n +.
Knox. OF King county, and u r. rum0red
that II the plan goes through. AZ seems
improbable. ne expects 20 be appointed
arid land commissioner, II can De stated
authoritAtisely that the plan proposed By
Bush, Land and Knox has never received
any encouragement or approval from The
administration.
cllne's dispensary law reached the sen
ate today from the house. II was referred
To the committee on public morals. con-
sistIng OF Van Patten. Washburn and
Field. II is thought that the committee
will report on the bill uufavoraby. The
only member OF the committee In Olympia
fs Field and while ne thinks that the bin
L. norninally ell right. he Is opposed 70 It's
adoption AZ thu time. Plummer and Yeend
are also opposed TO the passage OF the bill.
II II claimed by those who favor the
measure that thu Populis party has lost
Nil that 10 can In the way % the support
OF those interested Ia the liquor interest.
that 10 falter now would be 10 gain moth
ing: that the antagcnism OF those interest
ed and enga ged In the iiquor traffic would
stiii be against them on the other hand.
IL they march on and carry the bill TO a
final passage that they win rally to their
support an the rival forces OF the com
muuify: that the temperance people. the
church people. the Christian Endeavors.
the strongest unorganized moral forces in
the state, will rally 20 their support and
bring victory 90 the Popu!ist banner two
years from now.
A number OF kilograms are being re-
ceived today from the constituents OF the
fusionlEts urging them 20 vote against the
dispsnsary law. II In claimed By those who
support the measure that AZ present there
are twenty senators who viii vote for the
measure. Az 10 VIII be several days before
the dispensary bin viii he voted on the
situation may change by that time.
Tho relations between Gov. Rogers and
Lieutenant Governor Daniels are said 10
be slightly strained. II Is said that Mr..
Daniels has incurred the displeasDre OF
the governor by appointing Republicans on
the committees TO visit the different state
institutions. Ills excelency Was particu-
larry angry over the action OF his official
understady In appointing the committee
whose duties II is 20 investigate the alleged
bad condition OF affairs at thu penitentiary.
Dorr was the father OF the resolution
President Daniels appointed Taylor as the
ssnate'S portion OF the committee OF i've
He appointed Dorr on the committee be-
cause Il is usual TO make the father OF q
resolution calling for the appointment OF
q committee the chairman OF the commit
tee. The governor thought that Daniels
should have appointed Populisis only on
tho committee. Mr. nanieis has tried
above all things 20 be fair in his rulings
and has been just toward tho Republican
minority In the senate.