The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-20

der.s On the calendar There Il slept with
o1E ar eTort 20 disturb & c5s.. the fifty
fourth day g the session. saen. On no
gion OF Senator r. J. Miller. Il was taken
rom tns table. Tire ssftl1gE committee
vas shen "a claaEgs % tlss @oFk aast eoi1ie
Sc .s.e penGa4 upoG- II piaes4 tte o.! sAE
down %. tue las lays calendar. II ~as
7ster midnight xnsE the ssaAse reAcas1
Z Taa rgaafYsbers we're averEe % g3ing ca
rstya aga.ns. the Bill ara they could rot
sor Iuaay extremely pera9aa. reasons FSse
or A.. 10 they voteG u9s u :ake ~ any
ftyre Bills. 70 sasp@ud operations and 70
-et ready =. the anA adjournment ot tee
seSsat1Te.
fraes Makes the senate sweat
n Was an exciting r1oFnent w.en that
.o,o was being taken. Many a member sse-
srae aagety and nervous. In TIE FTli1~s2 %
r senat,. crow. the 'ruyst homes @st rrlsn
aae state senate. ar0se. lie begged with
< confreres that they listen 70 him. tnat
a. allow hin - explain 3 matter q re
-,c1, v;taI importance u himself. Then.
as.orJv 4 popalist can Diez3. NJ cried FOR
:, opportunity 70 call W one more BIZ
.y haze no. tried To Interfere ~3;t ~
aIa,6ar," n begged II have fsoi if''a'ls
p rersonal request until f01iEhi an
issslng my second term Ia LIE s1AlS s1S
I. ard / beg of you 70 grant my maj
ssa1est.
Rat ne, Toe. Does Nothing
Even tbs frightened senators wao were
,,,.trv the .fse pass oIli could not wisa-
xua ire appsa.. aud the motion was
~.ss.4a5 n allow only one more biIl 70 be
,nstAer.d. and that 20 be called up by
eaatoF Grow.
A. crow arose the members faces gre"
rite for the free pass bill was the next
n the calendar.
raen Mr.. Crow spoke-
"a few days ago" he ssid, 'this senate
definitely postponed the bill Tor con
tftutianal amendment or The Initiative ana
terenaf,rn now move that the vets by
q3a,xsl that bill " as postponed % E~Soii'l1
cd"
rae SENATE laughed. Thief fears had
sn r,ro,,ndieas Twelve of the senator's
a lert the room AMI only l. voted fof
e reconsideration.
RI. referendum BIZ was therefore lost
md 10 wals the opportunity to force vote
"a tie aati-fEee pass bin
Dates Worth Hemens bel ring.
In order to have clear understanding of
10 work In tiae senate these dates should
8 remembered:
bill passed the house febru-
AIRY AMI was sent to the senate.
The senate bill was placed ON
the table in the senate January
IS.
while the senate bill was sttti
ON the table the house bill was
defeated In the senate March 4,
and the senate bill was not taken
from the table untii the next day.
The senate bin WAS then pur-
.o..iy uiin ..ed TO die on the CAL
endar.
put that was only one OF a number OF
ever Tricks played by the fusion Doodle
sis,ature in 1880.
Railroad Influence All Powerful.
The Job pat up by the railroads TO pre-
ant rate legislation was for the members
Il the legislature TO ges into Kilkenny
4 nght. Thus each could fight for his
sn section of country. and by opposing
ne demands OF other sections OF the state.
eteate IL row thaf would be death to the
II AZ a whole. This WAS faithfully fol-
wed oat.
For instance, the Whitman county men
santed rate on wheat. They nowled for
until they were blue IN the face and their
fes were bloodshot. The Yakima people
@snted a rate hops ana fruits. vegeta-
lies and 50 forth. Il MAS OF no concern 20
20 wheat men. hui they barAeti against IL
~ a bunch of coyotes bowling at the
soon. The Western Washington men
Fanted rates on lumber and logs aud coal
nd the other sections opposed that Thus
act, section VAS opposing TIE other. The
ailroads had figured It out right The
NAitman county ME laid the blame On
he Central and Western washington men
ND when they went home tie Central ana
western Washington men explained that
''!ure in railroad legislation Wa, due 70
he hogsahness OF the wheat district u, 1T
err. The truth Is that nearly All were
'adsr the influence % the railroads. and
hSir httle game OF oppo<s ,3on va.s A bh,r
10 enable IA, m 10 secure defeat for what
hey pretened TO ba working Tor.
severa! mortgage. X IL .,id wera vn-
moved afIeF the session q the legislature
was ended.
J. HOWARD WATSON