Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-02-26
THE LEGISLATURE.

twenty minutes WAS taken. The see
ond roll call showed eighteen present
Houghton moved to adjourn till
Tuesday at 10 o'clock. Carried
In the House, the judiciary COM
mittcc introduced the bill asked for 10y
the House compelling witnesses sum-
moncd before Il committee of either
House to answer all questions asked
and conform in other regards to the
rules of court Under the suspension
of the rules the bill was passed by Il
vote OF Ga ayes, 3 nays. The emergency
clause passed 10y II vote OF 50 to Z.
The following bills were introduced.
Joint memorial No. IL, by Mohundro,
relating to the soldiers home at Fort
Sheridan, Idaho.
Joint memorial No. Is, by Cline,
asking for postal savings banks.
No. $40, by Wolf, providing for the
dissolution of irrigation districts.
No. 521, ny Hargrave, reclasSiiying
counties of Washington.
No. 522, by Ames, extending time
to purchase tide lands.
No. 523, by Fritz, regulating tele-
phone rates.
No. 524, by same, regulating sleep
ing car companies.
No. 525, by Mitchell, relating to
county boards of equalization.
The remaining time of the session
was devoted to discussion of III. b. AT,
prescribing railroad rates. The after
noon session closed without decisive
vote.
Adjournment was taken to Tuesday,
the 23d, at 2 30 p. NJ.
| Twcnty-seven Senators responded
to roll-call ut 10 A. NJ. Tuesday, when
the Senate convened for the forty
fourth day of session.
A number of bills were reported
| from committees.
Senator Taylor offered a resolution
for the employment of J. c. Fairchild
as clerk of the committee on Revenue
and Taxation, Lewis moved to amend
by substituting the name of Frank
Twichell of Seattle. Warburton
moved to amend to employ both Fair
child and Twichell. Amendment
accepted.
Senate memorial No. 4, praying
Congress for the relief of the agricul-
turists, setting out the difficulties
that confront the husbandmm, and
advocating bounty for the produc-
ton and export of agricultural pro-
duets, was amended and adopted.
Senators Baum and Grow each
introduced resolutions for The ap-
pointment of sitting committees to
sort out important legislation to be
advanced on the calendar for passage.
Baum's resolution was for a committee
of five, Crows for three. Senator
Baum's resolution was adopted.
Senator McReavy offered a resolu-
ton to the effect that the ladies of
the State favoring equal suffrage be
accorded the privilege of selecting one
OF their own number to address the
Senate on the merits of the woman's
suffrage bill.
Lesh moved to amend by limiting
the speech to one hour and forty
minutes.
Senator Cole moved an amendment
according to the ladies the freedom of
an evening session, the evening of the
oath.
| The motion was debated for half an
hour or more, nearly every Senator
that spoke opposing the breaking of
the precedent, but it was apparent
that most of those speaking on the
subject favored the passage of the
equal suffrage bill without regard to
party. The amendment offered by
Cole was lost by vote of IL to 10.
The original motion was lost on
vote of IL to IL; changed to ii to 10,
McReavy taking occasion to change
his vote and give notice of q motion
to reconsider.
Senate bill No, SO, by Houghton,
an act for the relief of the widow of
II. G. Ashenfelter, deceased, came up
on special order. Houghton offered
an amendment reducing the sum pro-
posed to be granted from the sum of
$7574.54 to $3,751.25, because this
represents the exact sum that should
go to the widow, the remainder being
due, if due at all, to the estate of ii. C.
Ashenfelter.
In committee of the Whole, after
nearly every Senator present had ex-
pressed his views, the bill was
amended in accordance with Hough-
tons motion, and a motion to rise
from committee of the Whole and re-
port the bill for passage as amended
prevailed.
The bill as amended was read third
time and placed on final passage.
On roll call the bill passed by
vote of 20 to 10.
Tuesday afternoon the House took
up House bill No. AIT, prescribing
railroad rates. Cute made an extend
ed argument against the bill, arguing
that it was unreasonable. Guie said
that the railroad employees would bear
the burden of the cut.
RAIDER said that he would Judge from
the discussion that the question before
the Legislature was how much of n
cut will the railroads stand, instead of
how much can they stand? WHY not
invite the railroads to come in and
state how much they will stand? Ra-
der asserted that there had not been
any argument made showing wherein
this bill is unjust. Replying to Guie's
argument in favor of the EMPLOYERS
ne asked if the railroads had waited
for cut in rates before cutting en-
plOyes' salaries. "If they would cut
off some of their high-priced attorneys
they might stand this cut" said Ra-
der. "But they need these attorneys
every two years when the Legislature
is in session."
Bush moved the previous question
and his motion prevailed. Nine mem
bers of the Peoples party explained
their reasons for voting for the bill
and five members of the same party
voted against it. Frank Baker, Kin
caid, Couch and Scott stated that they
voted for the bill under protest. be-
lleyiDg IL demanded h, tbo;. -.