The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-13

VIVA. purporta to se complete enrolled
copies OF various tnscorf&nf bills. t1ei1c-
ing Il 4. IA ard others. and - 1sc7 save
been ssse 2 ne $780, = e., 2 .r rf s ao ts
Enal paSs % sSca ellis. ara.
Whereas, TIE president OF fae sens-s
bas. against fae protests q 70 IT, -
OF fhs senate. IL ocez session stz1sa s1cn
.swher.ss TIE gsfes ara thereby opened
% unlimited opporiurity sSr - 0 y 80
defeat of fn@ viii - the peopie a. -
pressed BY their regrszenfaffyeS y. Iezls
lafare aaNerzbasdv sna ~fehss q -.
magnitude RAY result from ssaca q co@fs"'
aEesslysa. 1Tss, this body dspIores ne
action % the speaker o. Ire hoaes 49, !.
the president Of the senate ana % T"
ssResofyed. That Tire president = hereby
requested &c not stgn bills heFstst-f
whfcr % not appear % . e9;slpists-y sn-
In he early morning the senate commit
tee appeared with Gov. Rogers. who pro-
ces1s6 70 receipt for tas bills. When fnis
was seus Il was seventeen minutes %
ofclack. The sur had tusr rss~n 40 The
entire orb could be seer. and as the bright
s.gnfl.ft zsrasussd through THE window
k..e Parrish gas tefs were pnt ont BY fss at
tenaAuss There were present about twsEs-
IS fsreG-ioCkinz senator's q naR dozsn
wives % the members. the senate employees
an6 few sr6ctat tors. most OF whom were
lobbyists. The sunlight accentuated IN
brightness from being reflected IN the
snow. gave the room ard its occupants
hs9KaFd, unnatural appearance II seemed
for q moment that those present had been
sitting up al night with the dead. and that
u uss the conclusion 81 q wake Instead OF
the end OF the legislature. Davis moved 10
adjourn. Speaker Daniels put the motion
It 4A 80
ffth legislative session Of the Washington
Legislators passed into history.
VIE the governor cali special session
This IL ire question that Il being asked
evcrywhsrs today. IL ts wei known that
the governor Is disappointed a. the Haiivra
of tbs legislature &C pas different rail-
road ELL. ard particularly one creating
railroad commission.
In response 20 a question by the Post
Intsssigeuesr correspondent. Gov. ROGERS
ssId TO-DAY that Re could not predict what
bis action would be la this regard. lie
said.
IF the people want an extra session
will eaE 1T. or course / eoU.G rot We'll 90
this under any other condition
GOV Rogers talked freely about me lesis-
lafflre and Ita work He said.
s'0f ooure we did not get al We want.
The railroad bill Is Hoi near what | expect
Ell and I am disguised 9Th II and with
some OF cur people. In other ma 4tsFS, the
work OF IN. legislature vas not what might
have been expected. or the other hand.
compared with the .as; legislature. / eaE
say that Il vas a mos; decided improve
inert. number Of good laws have been
enacted Was particularly Interested In
the Edwards bill, regulating the ventiia-
zion Of coal mines. The deficiency Jaag-
menf Law n good one. and while the FsYe-
rue bill l. not perfect In al rs details.
am assured II is most excellent measure.
II would have been much better salts
fed II the legislature had passed 4 biz
creating a railroad commission. con-
alder this the only real and definite solu-
ton Of the railroad question. or course,
there are commissions and commissions.
but IL properly constituted. such a COM
mission as have in mind would have done
great good. II would have been just TO the
railroads and Just TO the people
The governor did rot sign any bills TO-
day From early norning III late In the
afternoon a steady stream of visitors
crowded the governors reception room.
The crowd included members Of the legis-
latnre. public officials. private politicians
and newspaper correspondents.
THE fate Of a number OF bills stills hangs
IN the balance and the governor VIII prob
ably not decide whether he will spprove
some az them for several days yet Meth
er wsll he consider the matter OF appoint
menis tiil the work Of the legislature Is
partially cleared out OF the way. Up 20
date. the governor has not appointed
single salaried official. outside his private
secretary and stenographer.
People VIII bs Interested In the fate Of
the appropriation bill. II IL understood
that in many respects q does not meet with
his enttr. approval Under the constitu-
ton the governor can veto any section Of
the bill II Is entirely probable that he will
yet wisld the pruning knife.
w. p. C. Adams. OF Seattle, will prob
ably be appointed commissioner OF labor
with a salary OF 81 go per year I'm compli-
snce with the provisions OF II n. 81. by
Land. creating a bureau Of labor Tire
ether two members OF the commission viii
include the coal mine inspector. $3.50 per
year. ard the railway and factory In
sreotor. 81 20 PER year.
One Of the bills which the governor viii
approve Is that creating state beard Of
audit and control OF penal and reform IN
situations. This does away with the board
OF trustees OF the penitentiary. the two in
ssue ssyiums and the reform school. The
auditor OF the state Institutions wiii prob
ably be Ernest Lister. OF Tacoma, secra-
tary Of the populist state central commit
tee.
Following Is tahulates, statement, show
frg the workings OF the new school law sS
compared wish the Rogers barefoot bIIl
now in force. The method OF anportion-
r,ent Of state funds s. changed from that
based on census % children OF school
axe az So per capita. 70 one on a basis az
DAYS attendance. The ratio OF apporsion-
nent Is about TT cents per day per
scholar. The figures Riven under tha pres
ent law are approximately correct. The
exact figures will not be made pahlle until
state superintendent Browne makes me
apportlanfnsnt:
teHntieA- old law. New law.
aaAlas $3.50 --.-s......-s e.AN 6sf
A&0un .........s-.. 4FS tas
thehaits 49,. .......... "a $50 - Sss
t}siiau .... $500. sS-s "a ~
tfafke t+-ss. .---........ p rs q So
Gown. -. 49, .. -. 80 -
Douglas so. ........... Ge% SEES
Franklin .... ........... "a 0as
Garfield go. ......... ssa 80,
Island .... .......,..... Esn 2sfs