The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26

able 90 transfer shs hozss fsto . legal
k1ndsrgarten. ard Fowsll sztt.
81 agree with ire sDesksr ard WITH
draw the question.
Tsis w.s q thrust 81 Geraghfy. but ms
latter snlxsst his speech with an sSpsAl
90 tas members 20 CO their euty ~ sne
peopis-
.eYou hsvs guessed a. . rate hsii srd
row pror-o-~ 20 let Il 70 a. that ssy
that yoar biz vii b. ~ 10 9se % sf@1
unless yoG pass this ccrzfnsssa0a otii-
Frank Baker declared that the Csnnfi
BIZ rad beer rssiroAds1 rlzFough tre
tross.@ IN orssr thai re commission BIZ
rEighs BE- ps4ss6. 70 as 70 make TIE ssfs
bill operative. Baker saie.
II pointed osst 70 nv frleBSs from WHIT
ussr county tse danger fney HFrs tne74t-
ring IA having tae rase nsal rusaea
through the house wifno1t pryt'eF eo1i-
sszeFafion besng given g. @0W y II pro
pose 70 shove nn0sner hfA through THIS
house IRE fED are ina@1araois. r -
ctasme6 Wei. Z am Opposed 20 tails Dill.
ard believe that TIE house vii vote -
.nSsanffsly postpone "a The experiences
% fhe states IN THE Ftnlgn %atEh have
tried railroad ccrs missions lead 70 ere
befset that We do rot want ore IL VASE
iEgtoH, ! have only = refer you % M
history Of the cornrgfssiosss tn California.
oregon. Minnesota and Texas. IN Cali
fornia fSa commission sustained fHe rail-
EBaG fSf4attstNE &eAAArt al OF TIC kie+.tt1
81 ths people for a reelection n rates
Finally 3 competing ilas Sss bulk up the
san Joaquin valley. md the next day the
Southern Pacific made . cut % = per
that the rates were reasonable until the
legislature Of Washington reduced the
rates IN this state. thus compelling ths
o. r.. T. ~. &c. 70 make a cut. Then 10
was that me unworthi ness Of a commits
sign was seen. In Texas the people re-
VOTED against the commission. tell
you. ws cannot afford &c try this CON-
wherever fas experiment has been made.
j am against the bill
Here tho debate was interrupted by al
journnent for the noon recess
Wfike.on Dodge. am Inquiry.
On RECOMMENDING Wiiksson took the floor
against the proposed post ponenent % the
measure. lie produced figures showing
that the gross earnings OF the railroads la
tbs state for isss were 8 S0o.0po. and the
net sarniugs g. 10. 90. the gross earnings
per mile 1,g95. net earnings per mile. 1h
III this commission BIN Is passed, Il vii
save 10 tbs people 81 this state 81 &0G0
Per year. ! say that IL 10 costs the state
f1s.9a or even 81 90 per year TOR this
commission. tho Investment Of the money
VIII be good business proposition. More
than THAI ! will say that II thu com
mission Is rot created. the rate bill you
passed the other day vii De void and OF no
use"
Frank Haker-Dld you not vote and
work FOR the Canutt Mlt7
Wflkes0n--Yea. ! did.
Baker-Knowing that II was illegal and
would be declared unconstitutional7
Wilkegon~-I did not have the opp0rtun-
fty 70 determine that until after the bill
passed
Haker-Didn't you help shove that Bill
through go as TO force This commission
bill through
wilkeson-Oh. that's another question
Al this point c. r. Bush cut OF debate
By motion FOR the previous question.
The roll was called. the motion 20 post
pons being earried-yeas IS. nays g. as
follows: