The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-06
A BUSY WEEK EXPECTED.
VARIOUS IMPORTANT HILLS WILL
HI REPORTED.
House snd senate Railroad CSmmfs-
tees VIII Probably Have . Joint
session ta Discuss Pending Meas


OLYMPIA E@N 5-Frctu a. soQesf-
4nces tbs 1SiI3 D. ere 81 The busiest see Is
s.; suv session cg lie S-xI1l legislature A
sa4fc.l of measures - vitssi .gassovlATee g
sae -s@onss Z the STATE ara IL ne a.lslSs
e committees and NJ 3's reported D era
cr ss.sa - -Ee fwO Go%IsvS during ne week.
The ssh committees IF Ire twc houses
are AZ work on csrnsy 0>3& oIl4s, mas. -
them arUTop.latias tun3s Tor ne establish
rceaI @. GsH hatcaeE1es and the Ena.1-
tenance q these already ~ operation Ii7e
AGllse al ses-ate railroad committees wa.l
inset separately % consider The railroad
his ana VII doubtless get together during
tae week % hold 5olat SESSION. al ~hica
t1tG sides may have i hearing. TIE Ap-
preparations committee 81 the two houses
ars bus3.y at work On bills carry'ius
an aggregate q &4.a o.. AMI me judic.ary.
educational and otaer Important commit
tees VII report or some q the ms assures
rsfsrreli 20 tAeIn this Week.
The aYpropT .a.i0ns committee q me
house VI. meet Monday nigat IN executive
session THIS committee hAs listened 20
TIE Applications Of several Of he state off,
ce5s for deficiency preparations. 10 PreSi-
dent Graves - the university. for funds
Tor aorm.toTiss. ami 20 President Brya0
ana Regents Stearns ana McCrczskey for
appropriations fer new buildings ar the
agricultural college. A. It's meeting Thurs
day nig1t the committee sal for four hours
bearing tae arguments 81 those asking az
preparations f9- state Institutions o. pri-
Fate claims against the state
TIE task OF the committee - naturally
MOS, difficult one. On the one hand
are he pressing Needs 81 TIE state educa-
tioEa4 institutions. as the university AMI
agricultural College. and or the o.her I.
the general desire OF the members and ~
the leaders u the party 10 keep expeua.-
lures d0Sn - the lowest possible notch
Il
this stage Of the session are Larger than
those Of this tirle two years ago The
authorities AT the Asricii Gurgl college are
asking for something Ike Slp1 go 70 r.
pace the buildings burned al Pullman
some time ago. Presider, Graves is ask
ing the committee fer S55.09 with Uhi.a
10 bul!d needed dornuories az the I'M
Ners.iy q Washington. The normal
S-Aoo-s are asking for upwards Of SlsbfsN
ana 50 = goes. \ member Of the Reuse
committee was moved 70 say that as soon
a TIE Republicans set in the Qe0pic % the
state expected times 10 boom. the treas
Niy - b nlled with money and funds 20
he obtained for the asking. IL the teror
OF ne demands on The approximation coro-
mlitee could be considered ii criterion -
uuh.iC sentiment
of course TIE railroad b.ll w!li occupv A
most important place Il the attention Of
members - the legislature this week The
n
senate, are IN The hands OF committees
end VII be considered this week Tn
man hSat Tor the rate bills will hardly ba
begun before the latter part Of the week az
The first o next week
Among the very important matters be-
tof" the house judiciary committee are
several bills, ole BY Daniels az Clarke. re-
ieA4ins the mortgage law Of 1876. \ SINH
lar Oh Was introduced Ia the senate by
Senator Crow OF Spokane. Tnqucs.i3nab,y
the house VIII pass bill repeating the ap-
pid4setneut section % the present rnurfs.ses>
law and hitting the embargo from capital
seeking investment in the state
The house fish committee Win en1eavor
ti1is week 70 go through the big batch =
bills concerning the fishing Industry that
nave been Introduced. Among the irnpor-
tant measures TO De considered are two
bale By Maxwell or Pacific. for the rrotec-
zion ~ natural oyster beds The oyster III
dustry Is rapidly assuming large proper
. loas. and IL is coming in Tor more con-
sdcf8tlo0 by each succeeding legislature
Chairman Calvert. % the house commit
! tfe OF fisheries. Is in favor OF raising the
licenses on fish traps. se.ues etc, so as to
treble the revenue derived from this
source. The intention u che committee g
- make as liberal arrangements as posi-
bic for the construction Of the new salmon
h3tcheries
90 The important matters which VIII be
finally acted upon by the legislature dur
irg he week may he mentioned the bill
introduced In the house by Falknor, and
which has passed that body. submitting
= the people constitutional amendment
p-o% ding that che legislature may ny gcu-
cfal act, exemp; personal properly from
taxation. 10 heads - families mo- exceed
.ng S9o0 IN xaiue. The educational Mos
ures now before thu legislature i0clude
IN IN