The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-27

"a side Of sse cosunsbsa river. ard about
0ffy In the Grays harbor and wIiiapa har-
Dor districts. or total Of ahosst t.zss IN all
Tia inyss mensS made by the trap men in
tbs Puget SOUND dix.rsct are plsc-s at
0AasG: Columbia river. So. o1. Wisssp&
hsssror District. sls.4H.
state Fish Commissioner Little II draft
Inc q bill to conform with the fishing BAL
passed q. the recent SPECIAL secession OF the
Oregon legislature. The Oregon BIZ al
loWs Washington fishermen who hare pad
1hatr license Ia this state TO FISH La Oregon
Mnt0sz. and thu Little bill viii grant the
oaase privilege Ia this state TO the Oregon
lnhermen VINO have paid their Dragon D.
eense. In osssr respects, aLso, the two
lAws ars 10 lie concurrent Streams ~
which hatcacrses are heated will as PFC
tocted from al except hook and Inc fs5siias'
The Lwaeo Tribune. referring 90 the GA
s5gh. between gill METERS and trap i'@ns
says:
THE Washington state ass commissioners
vii recommend that streams Or fsnses.
hAtehsr1ez are located D. freed from sAs
but hook and lire FISHING. IN Ees-fa 70
trap fishermen nothing Is safs, 80 sFAA
W0uid be rubbing an DID sore i'i< I'M
portance OF the industry TO Oregon ara
washington IL surely superior % iFsalssaaai
Interests. Trap men have right 10 1--we a.
well a. xii retters. and the maia thing -
10 drop chat aazelsss systraciias sar and
nun toxesher The commissioners % WASH
iugton and Oregon, respectively. arr en-
sd4avorfng 10 do that, ard be VINO taross
= stone In their way h simply building
tombstoae fer himself ant th0as Eilo are
poseibly nearer ard dearer to hin Than
ufe."
The saceaient oyster viii come In f2r
bit OF protection by the state. and IL =
said oyster men are ss,.ng OF the county
Gyetem. ana that az effort Will be maize !"
place the oyster beds under the pFo-sss--
tnx eye Of tbs stale FISH commissioner. 1sis
oyster men met recently at Bay Center aha
carefully discussed the matter and trEa'sg-
ed for a plan OF action In presenting tbs
oyster mems desires beforr the legislature
Demand for Grmia Rates.
or course the grain rats question will be
IN, Various runners evrna from Eastern
washington One Is that from Spokane
viii come a mill men,z Lobby To fight
<shsa penssr Of rates, another IL that LAn-
cosn and Whitman counties want reduced
rates or gore The Spokane NIL men fear
that 3 80 rate on grain 10 he Sound VIII
preysnt a continuation OF their present
rates, known as transit rates. As tbs
transit rate works. the Spokane mill men
ere now given a rate equal TO the long
haul grain rate AMI are given the privilege
AZ converting their grain into -four IN tran
stt, That Is. they ship a certain number ot
tons Of grain to their bills and snip lne
samo number Of tons Of -four 70 the Sound.
and are given q rate almost satail To the
rate given Eastern Washington farmers
VINO ship their grain direct to tide water.
Thsso mill men. II is said, fear reduction
AZ the grain rate VIII work against shesa.
q they have been notified that IL the grain
rate Is reduced. their transit rate cannot
b reduced 10 conform.
Representative EygieAart. OF Yakima
county, viii ha ona Of the strong anti-rail-
rad men. He Gays: II shall favor re-
ducticn In existing freight and passenger
nteA We ara especially interested IN
lower rate on cur products which we ship
To tho Sound, including wheat produce.
fruit and ali agricultural produsts.
10 EaAaescs Compulsory Education.
change In The code of public insiruc-
ton Is beaug urged. particularly where 1t
applies to compulsory education. aha
change most desired lis an amendment pro-
vs3ing for the creation Of a fruant officer.
who shall be empowered with ali The au-
shortly OF q police officer. His duty shah
b. 70 search on, parents who fail TO comply
with the educational law and bring them
To compliance With the statutes. In addi-
ton he viii he empowered TO arrest tru-
ants and deal with them as prescribed by
the present law
\ change Is also being urged that the
minimum tsffn OF school should be seven
months everywhere In the state. instead of
six months In al graded school districts
and three months sisewhere. with three
months compulsory term. as is now pro-
sided for.
Legislation for the \. q. W.
Undoubtedly new National Guard act
ws.i be offered Ia the Legislature. Whether
this Is really needed is rroblematical. The
present military code Is complete. bat hav-
Ing been adopted only four years ago. has
never been given a proper trial. owing In
part to the meager appropriation made fer
the militia two years ago. Il il now de-
sired 20 build up In. quart again TO a
state Of efficiency AMI I, viii no deaht be
found that this can best 10 done through
our present code. with such few amend
merss as may te fonsi necessary 70 COM
ply with TIE advanced ideas. Even Gov.
Rogers now asks for i Iteefas approsgia-
ton for the Nassonai Guard
The movement among trsnsEsar, alton men
In Seattle for the establishment If state
wharf here has made considerable Roadway
and VIII come up for action by the lesss-
latareA
Eight Hour. Days work.
The labor unlea organizations OF the s,a c
viii unite IN 81 request for an eseht-hour
Law, to eenfarn 20 ths natianal eseh;-aour
law ROW Before eongreH~
It's provisions wiN apply 20 al puhl'e IS rk
In the state NJ IN any county o. ruunle !psl-
lily OF the stale, u Is fnate 3 usasferseanor
20 relesra or permit the man employ Cd
sherecs to weTk more than eight hours pea
dsy The maximum fiae Is $50 ~, ex,sp.
ton - mate 'iu eases ~ extraordinary
emergency" whlca SAsnld a question ID
raised. ~ II BE- Determined ~ tha courts
Thu employers hastily acs will aiso 81