The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-05
IN THE LEGISLATURE
Am~nam~ns 90 Ne snhmftt~a sf she
Next rt~ctfan-Asfsr Lively De-
bate, the Senate adopts the Hfh
Reanirfng the Attorney General
60 Live NJ the Capital.

OLYMPIA Per 4--apeeizt.--Is RE ser
ate arts fzvo-ablY Or hose h3A = y
De Naftos gssssf ~ Hhs house today
there wgN - ealbnnIffet az rne rsEt gen
raj election a csssticUtisual srosr1c meat
Ear the rafl&cafigs Or FeSert3on OF the
qualified electors. co-fsrriaR upon woven
tins slgaf % suffrage The nla submit
ting fhe amendment vas passed - the
fou4s ~ three nsa-e tran ire constlfu-
tlonaI lWo-tb4f6z. Ths proposed sFaefs-z-
snsnt reafss
"AH persons u Ire age q 2 or over
EosssazfnE ffs following aasliaeaflons
saaU vote ~ afG elections They snail be
s8ffzs-z - 49, United states. hey ssasf
AsWe lived lr tH# state ons year. ~ IRE
ggunfF nInefg dags. sHd in th@ rifT. ioa'2.
ward or precinct Inirfy days pEe1eetDg
She election - Nhlrh Trey E3aii Offer -
vote they shaJ b@ able 90 read and speak
fhe English language Provided. 7 bat
Indians rot tsxeS Fa&u never De- allowed
the elective franehtse't
In ths DEBATE HofE1on stated that the
Tinted States supreme court had decided
fhst women ware rot persona" he
feared that the language 81 he elN ou
This poinf might binder Sc operation
Williams aake6 hlm X tbn supreme cDgrt
ose5dea that women we're not persons.
I'D it decide what they we're. Ho3gdon
replied that hs understooa that they were
CHASED with insane persons Indians. etc.
This created q great iaagh.
The bib paase8-yeas =. nays Il TIE
following Popul3sts voted against me
Dill. although thetr platform pie8ge6 them
t. submit fhe amendment. Day Hansen.
Hicks. EhHips and Way. Many u fas
sGpaiists are not satisfied wlth the meas
IRE. 0NtEg % the educational cusillcs-
ilga. The alll Will probably Re killed IL
the senate.
Tee aoass passed house bin No g ~
Le AatEoss submitting amos her constitu-
tional amendment. Ths blii Is Intended
70 amend section { ~ article ~. these
words being added.
The supreme coUrf shall give its opin-
loH upon important Questions % soIemu
areAs4gt1 HEeD required % LnA governor.
tee senate % hause - representative.
and al such opinions shah be published
~ connection Htth fhe reported decisions
Of The court"
The bali passed. yeas q. nays l.
Boia these bills Nere gassea half an hour
before adjournment. 40 40 illustration Of
the pacuiiafliles that Flie Ga this legls-
.asure, the house spent two hours debating
q 0lI ~ wh3ca the warden ~ rae penisen-
uafy = authorized - give the farmers gf
kasiern Washington ninety days credit
on their purchases 81 grain bags and not
hFe minutes ia discussing the proposition
10 confer on tae $3.50 women Of the state
the elective franchise
Aohundros blf prohibiting tire making
81 gold contracts xas posi- panes. thus shut
ilag OF the desire % some OF the members
30 make lons MINDED speeches Of the cam
patgn variety.
The senate had busy time today In
tire forenoon she hlIl providing that ne res
iaence Of the attorney general shall he ia
olympia provoked general discussion.
some Of the members from tae vicinity OF
Spokane Hcre opposed to the bin. TIE feel
inE VAS that u The present stgornay-gen-
eral. Patrick Henry Winston. initiated the
action 81 ex Attorney General Jones and
resided a. Spokane during sha next four
years. leaving the bulk 81 the business 70
as transacted Is deputy. "a would BE- det-
r1n1entai IN the best interests % the state
Il was held mat tue attorney general was
elected 10 give legal advice % the state
officers. and II 40 lived ia Spokane he
would be Inaccessible when most needed.
The bill therefore carried.
In the afternoon senate bin 2, by Taylor.
Nhieh makes isisorers' wages Zen prior
10 All others On railways. in sawnilis and
other Interpretations. sas made the oeca-
sion of some displays of Peoples party olo-
aaenes. Wilson tried 10 mitigate some %
the fiEors Of the bin. but an amendment
thaf re offered was voted down The hlU
also Nas adopted. ita text viii be found
IN another place Ia This report.
- iAF the legislature has directly yio-
lated tao u he pledges me populfsts made
duging the campaign. one % these xas
rAe aho}lshment OF the olf1cs Of lieutenant
governor. Yesterday the BIZ pa sseA the
house. t'ut this morning the senate killed
j 3h snort otder. The fopuIlsis promised
ID abolish abe salary fund. bu, IA thls they
weui ba-k on their pIeases. and a am ~
Msn.2sr carfy ND cut tae promise WAS
kAiFd la tas house