The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-16
SENATE.

OLYMPIA. Feb. I5.-Spscial-As soon as
the minutes we're read a resolution by
Cole Of Pierce was adopted. II provided
for a committee OF three 20 visit the school
for defective youth at Vancouver and 20
20 from Vancouver up the Columbia river
10 the Cascade locks TO investigate the
fisheries The president appointed Cole.
Dorr and High as the committee.
The attention Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
was called TO the fact that the committee
10 Investigate the state penitentiary had
not set been appointed. II the committee
was not 10 pa appointed IL should be
known. 80 that another committee could be
appointed 10 find out what the needs of the
Institution would DO for the next two
years
Lisut.-Gov. Daniels replied that he had
been led to believe that the lower house
intended TO recall the resolution. Within
q short time be had been Informed that
the house had changed its mind and in
tended 20 stick 20 the resolution and 10 APP
point the committee. In due time, there
fore. he would appoint the senate's portion
OF the committee.
PlummeT's bill. TO repeal the primary
election law. was referred TO the commit
tee on elections.
senate bill q. providing that n be mis-
demeanor 10 compel an employee TO sur
render citizenship, was reported fayorably.
report adopted.
.. q. I. to prevent coercion and blacklist
ing OF employees. was reported from COM
mlttes IN favor OF It's indefinite postpone
ment; report adopted.
s. Il. lI7 to protect employees Ia their
claims for wages. Was favorabiy reported
BY committee; report adopted.
s. r. Y. to prevent the coercing and in
fuencing OF employees was reported favor
ably by COMMITTEES; report adopted
A message was received from the gov
ern0r stating that he had signed :. =. 10
70 protect bottIsrs; $. p. 54. appropriating
money for repairs for damage caused by
a boiler explosion at Medical Lake and s.
u. 10. relating 10 the removal OF attor-
neys.
HouEhtons bill granting a bounty OF
cent per pound on all beet sugar manu-
featured in this state. was taken from the
calendar. A speech fun OF facts and fig
ures was made by Houghton. IL was an
established fact. he said, that beet sugar
factories lost money FOR the first two or
three years after they were established.
A case In point was the Lehtgh factory
81 Lehigh. Ctah, which lost sac 600 during
its first two years OF existence, and this
Notwithstanding the fact that II received
bounty from both tho state and the
United States. Now tho Lehigh factory
was beyond the bounty period and was
paying dividends. The United States paid
out more for sugar than Il received for
wheat. The state OF Washington paid out
g. Geo. GO annually for sugar, and this sum
would be kept a. home II beet sugar fac
tories we're established here. The cent
per pound was TO DO paid only where tho
farmers got az least 81 per ton for beats.
Mr.. Houghton thought the measure was
a good one, and that II should receive the
support OF the senators for the reason
that IL would help tho farmer.
High said that ne had failed 90 sign
tbs report because he thought the state
did not have the funds.
Frink said that the measure was a good
one. but he asked II tho bounty was not
too high
I.esh said that the heat sugar factories
cost from $4,000 % $500 coo. and that none
| bad yet been established without a
bounty.
Germany" said Houghtou. is paying
bounty OF 2 cents per pound. and Is sell
ing her sugar IN the United States for
loss than she does 70 her own citizens. IN
fact. the sugar coHsumers in that coun-
Try pay the bounty"
Il am N favor OF this BILL" said Da-
Wis. cas- it VIII greatly benefit the farmer.
Tbs only thing 10 be feared Is that the
bounty wih he placed 100 high.'
Plummer said that thls bin was = good
enc. II would hulld up an industry that
would prevent the paying out q large
sums Of money fcr sugar freishts.
The state would get ttle money back
The beet sugar bll. on motion, Was seat
20 The srEroEsInF committee.
TIE vo.e by which = r g. BY Taylor.
was rssset was reconsIdsreA. ana theu z
vas sent 90 ne labor committee. Tais Is
| the b.ll watch throws au liability fo~ acal-
dents upcn the employer.
TIE resolution providing for AZ lnyastl-
CATION 81 the fishing industries an5 appll-
auces foT Ca ching asb, By a committee Of
three hoe~oyer senators. was adopted
zfter ioug debate.
H. q -. by -. II. BAKER or Kiicxitat.
was next takou from the calendar ard
passe8 by vote % g 20 provides ta- The
appointment ~ sheep inspectors IN coun-
lies having sheep. whose duty &. shau ha
/ % prevent tire fnero8uction or SPREAD o.
diseases arncnE RSeap.
Tae senate adjourned uu . o'clock TO-
morrow