The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-22

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e. rslie. TINS sin. which is kBown a. seq
ate bgsf ~ provides thaf q shat De IN
fasfsf fgr agF ueTsoe. firm Or corporation
srurEsgtna minors 81 messengers, oJyera~
tors srraut Soyz or Otherwise. - impose
any enc On such employs Tor mcgee %
emfY Or alleged naxlset thereof Any a.
FsfnpE ny sug subordinate manager, mem
bNr or officer OF any nrm or corporation
% impose gg coolest sueh Gne or Zines Or
20 take such Ere or Gnss from the wages
due zng minor ahail be deemed a misie-
msanor and upon CONVICTION thereof such
pers0a shaM De fne9 not 30 exceed $50 OF
Imprisoned In thA county jail no. 20 ez-
cesd SIX months. OF b both such hEe aad
Imprisonment.
senator r J. Miller Of Thurtson. evil
IDENTIFY thinks thai the teiegraphie tots
IN Washington are TOO high a. present. RE
has introduced Dill which provides for
& horizontal cat % * ID per cent IN the
existing te.egrapfTic rates. The text Of
the b3li il follows.
Section / Prom and after the date on
which this act shall become a iaW. 10
telegraph company or corporation Going
business villain This state snail charge.
either directly or Indirectly. any greater
rate for the tranEmissioa or delivery q
any telegraph message 10 any point with
tn this stale than a rate which SHAH equal
fwp-fhlrds Of the rate for the same serv-
lie az charged by such company or cor
p0ratiou or the FIRST day OF January. 1857
Provided. That the BaSls ~ tne reduction
herein required shall oe the printed tariff
sheet or schedule OF rate charges ~ Use
pV said telegraph company or corpora
lion on the said hrat day Of January, lSss.
pCFafion feeling that the rates % c0mpfH-
aAtson hsre!B provided are unreasonable
aad unjust may MAKE complaint 70 taat
effect and have The same determined IA
any court Of competent Jurisdiction within
fhls state. as 81 other cases provided
aad should railroad commission for
Itls state be established by law, 1t shall
he the duty 81 said commission TO see
that thg provisions OF this act are en-
forced. and aH the provisions Of law relat-
ing 10 the duties or sucb commission and
ma ma hAH ssr fff4rss
and the manner and msthod OF contest
Ing its action. shall apply and be la force
in eonneesloa with the provisions Of this
act.
Sec. 2. Any telegraph company or cor.
ppraflon violating or eyadtnK the pFogls-
ions OF this act. shall forfeit 20 the state
or Washington tho sum or 500 for each
and every onenAe. the same 10 be recoV-
cred In any court OF competent 1uriedic-
fion within this state; and the prosecut-
iAg attorneys OF the several counties OF
the state. IN connection with the attorney
general, are empowered. and il shall be
their duty TO bring and prosecute actions
70 recover the penalties f0rfeltad TO the
state OF Washington. as provided ia this
act"
The impression In the senate is that the
metropolitan police bin Will not pass. nor
Is the sentiment ia favor OF the measure
growing in the house. The plea made in
favor OF the bin. that ~ VIII ift The po-
lice ard IRE departments In cities OF the
FIRST class out Of politics. r. received with
teeEs. and the reiort that Il will simply
change The seat Of political power from
the cities 10 9he seat Of the chief execu-
tive OF the state With the police and ire
departments Of the three largest cities In
the state and the patronage or tho peni-
tsntiary, Insane asylum and other state
public institutions under hts control. the
governor could build up a political ma
chine that would hold the balance OF povg er
in an election that was anywhere close.
Those sho are opposed 90 Capitalization
and one-man power will fight the measure
fsrcsly. Many believe that the three cities
20 be affected by this measure are fully
capable OF managing their own affairs
without the Intervention OF the state gov
eminent. They also think that the exeer-
tive VIII have his hands fun n he properly
attends 20 state affairs and keeps his
hands OF Of matters purely municipal
II - thought by many that the governor
in This respect is-iiks caesar--too amb!-
tious.
There is a strong sentiment In the sen
ate IN favor of the passage Of Ciine's state
dispensary law. and this sentiment - not
confined 20 the Popullst ranks Ifz Raher-
ents san assert that they have % votes
~ its favor rumor waa current tos. .
that II the Popuiists lacked three or four
or even Eve votes, 20 carry the measure
the members OF ths other parties
stood ready 20 draw straws 20 help the
dominant party out 90 the hole they -aav
be in when the BIN comes up for nnN
rassage.
The express business profits must he
large. Tor Senator T. J. Muller has Intro
fuced q hill making s horizontal cut Of
cne~third IN 'ts present charges The bin
Is snown as :. n. sis and Is aow IN the
hsuds 81 the committee on corporations
It's faH text - az follows.
sectIoo l. Frum and after the data an
which This act shat become law no ex-
ness within this state ahan charge either
directly oF tisdtre~tly. any greater rate FOR
carrying ~ delixer'Ds freight CO expreea
matter hF exnreNs than q rate which shan
equsi two-ihtraas 81 che rate charged ~
such COMPANY ~ tsarnarattor fs~ are e.srre
service on the first aay ~ Jsnusrv. iSs7-
provided. that she basis ~ the reduction
herein required shall ~ tho printed ta-fT
sheef 81 scheduie ~ rate charges IN use
NF said csrrvss COMPANY ~ rarrsra a. "a "a
sad nrst dav ~ E=ruarf 1881
Ser Any express corrNary o. ce~.
fSefAfhon feeling fhst the ratss o. COM
prnsattep herein uruN iAe1 are uurra~ons-
h.c and unjust usay make conplaint 20
81 auY caurt 90 oFs,p~tfrf investigation
Within thts state, as m other ,sEses pro
Nsie3. SHd saUul6 - r-asH Or era manor
sation c0sYm3i ssicu for thts state ~ e~,a D.
tshed ~ law. % shat ee ne duty 30 sata
z asi11tss Nn - see thar the proVl stons ~
shis act are enfa~cet aua al -ha .,-ls,.s-
sssss@ 81 law relating te ere eUftrs - stt.-A
commission sud the manner anE wefh "a
- SIS procedure and Che manner ard
method - cnuSesstns its ac .ian. shah ap-
riv ard be ~ force Tn couno.t ton wetN th.
FsToNtstcss ~ this act
Sec ANY express ccrs-arV or -,sr-