The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-09

OLYMPIA. March s--specsai-As soon
a. sns senat. corsven-d saa morning Wiz
eor moved tAzt the vote hy which mouse
btu 81. the csagtt railway BIZ. vas or
oeYe6 engrcsEed anG was ssat % the
house. be reconsideged- Carried
wisosa moved ira; the engrossiEg COM
rittoo be requested 10 report IL q. "
back 20 tas Senate without engrossahs.
Carried.
Wilson then novel thzt iao fo.s0EinS
srusG6 nasuts be made ~ ~. h. Al:
That section / De zmeace6 80 that the
charge for a,DiiEs agricultural products
src m c1e paaf wltaln fne state 70 anot3-
e. point be a. q rate not sNcssaia& So PEI
ton for distance or haai % - niles or
vyer. snd al a rate not exceeding - per
ess o, tie rate actually IN effect ~ Jan
nary ?. 1897. FOR any distance or haul
within the sEAte. that TIE words sogs, las-
bar asG Lumber products oe stricken from
se-tlon 4.
Thst section 10 - amended 70 read as
fo.logs:
.NotAs~g In this act shall apply TO any
railroad within tah state whigH GGes rot
eseeed 10 miles IN isngta, or 70 aFy SE-
tension or branches u such railroads. or
new railroads hereafter constructed. AID
the building o. extensions Or branches Of
any xEcn railroads snaH not have the
effect Of bringing any such railroad vita
la the provisions Of this act But tnis
sfen not he construed 70 EXEMPT any
railroad from TIE nsosissons OF tbs IBIS, act 8,
this state beyond the line OF such Short
road.
which on the lat day 81 March. iss5, would
have been subject 20 the provisions Of
this act shall continue 10 be subject
20 the same. notwithstanding any change
IN the operation. Ownership or manage
rnent thereof
Another amendment was made favor
able 10 shippers a. 20 proof OF traffac
agreement between the roads.
In addition TO this all the amendments
made on Saturday were reiterated.
TIE new amendments made By Wilson
were made az concessions 20 the dis
gruntied Eastern Washington men, and
we're the outcome OF a conference had
with them. All os the amendments Of
fsred by Wilson were adopted
The bill was read and passed unani-
Dzousiy~ysaa 81.
Crow and Runner voted for the bin
with protests against the maximum rate.
They thought the maximum rate should
be 81 instead OF si5 per ton FOR q haul
OF so miles and over.
A concurrent resolution. introduced By
Davis. was adopted. II Is as follows:
Resolved That permission pa ard "a
hereby given for the Introduction n the
house o, memorial menoTisliHing the
woke the forestry prorfa ma ton which the
president % ire United States issued Feb
ruRry 2. 1857
Keith submitted the following concur
rent resolution. which was adopted;
Resolved By the senate. the house con-
curing that a memorial 10 the president
snd congress may be introduced praying
tor a modification o, the forest reserve
laws"
Chairman Daniels asked what had BE-
cone Of De Hattos' woman suffrage bill.
Range replied that n had been referred
90 the senate committee on constitution
and constitutional amendments. OF which
he IL = member. The committee bad con
Guided 10 table De Mates house bill and
push the Hili senate suffrage hill be-
cause they thought Il the better Of the
two.
A eo.current resolution. by Warner.
ssxirx tor a modification end revocation
81 s-lsvc'snd's proclamation was read.
NesNhuSn cTeTet Substitute. = Joint
resolution. more far-r~achfnr ~ is pro-
visions. bat more guarded "a its aen.a Ids
upon IA. president.
On motion 60 Dorr he vote ., tha sen
ate was recorded BY the secretary for
Warmers memorial Wash burn resoiu-
tirn vas $50 adopted. II IS a. follows;
"whe-sss The forssf reserve proels-
rsbTs.rs 2 isss. Includes many uaInlss
csuns. villages and the bones uF settlers
within the state % Nnahfn xtou. and
thus flinders the dvanceuent % ore q
our most promising industries ard r.
sarfs tire ef1eFts - many settisrs 70
erild up homes therefore - ~
Resolved by The senate and hasse q
representative u tae state % Washing
ten that ouF senators ard rguresen "a tfyeS
~ cenErsSw ~ and they hereby are most
eeFnsElE directed g secure g spee<i.l y
-. - H.. '''" ~'9fs@ '"s % 'ae soi-
sstgrst--Fsy che enactment ~ 4. ve,~-ot
law . permit mtnsrs an8 settlers 10 ,ss-
TIE timber on Al forest reserves under
rronsF ssFtFiettoas. ana g permit miasrs
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