The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-19
HELD At A STANDSTAL.
EnffYs Week Passes without Ae-
ansss-Grosscap's @tnz1Sfh- Cane
Areuxes ss~v~nsonsS Tre-Asobhy-
lists Control senate Commfftee.


OLYMPIA EgA le.-~Ths e3sfEs week has
passed without any Change "a the Work
O. ea,her Ia seaa,s CT house committees
- railroads. Ths freight rate question has
not advanced a. a.. and tsss bills sand
sn TIE same 2oaiE4os they occupied tsr oars
sse. when Lac attorneys fSx tie Eazlfozas
were ez,seG hsfaFs 20. ;otnt raeEs0n 50 ~x-
plaza gny they ~%fs Ggpssea 20 tAs ggo-
posed legislation.
Ise railroads may not hass cortrei %
bota committees. bat II scoks "a Z ia re-
verse were saa case.
During .he week fus: ended there AIS 10
reason xhy both committees size "a Bot
have taken zap scion 81 tins rass tal
Ard 6lSeasas4 Il carefully No s.eb d5s~
easslon lsas taken pface. CsTncaiEtes aas e.
tn2@ AaVs bsen ca4aad. BAT NOT sttsn1sa.
and sssen any attempt was made "a bring
Up tbs yats question Il ass A:tattiy put
aside. no reas Objection has been a.ass -
say Of the firms IN ne oil by members
Of the committees. 10 admissions taas trey
were satisfactory have been made. 10 sug
Gestsona 20 advance CO accept the rates
have eeea promulgated The waose subject
matter EaS bean allowed to slsss peacs-
fully.
0I01oGUR S0t "%m00sA Ihfo T1ms-
One reason for this delay is the row be.
tween tie O r. d. n. Co. ard tAe Northern
Pacific Railway Company over The lntterss
attempt 10 Use tbs weapons OF war pro-
yidsd by ths former 10 bring % the Ham
iiton transfer bili IL advance OK tie rate
biz. Lobbyist George Stevenson has been
swearing 10 loudly thai as VIII nght the
Crosscup-Hamli,on bill to tbs last ditch
that hif. Gfoss4np has beeons alarmed.
He fears that hs is Eags 10 lose hsa traaa-
fer Oil and that faIs bill vii be passed
~ well.
The fight between TIE naamb~rs OF the
Allied railroad forces viii 10 real interest
ting. Groaseup 10 stablsorn and Extensively
active. Stevenson Ia Secretiys and possesses
. bulldog teaacity Cfosscap attempts to
b what IL known ia political parlance as
smooth" but bis tracks are always seen
and easily followed Ia every scheme ae at
tempts-
Mr.. Gfosscsp's intsntlon was to As
smooth with stavsnson III regard TO tina
transfer bill lie had q grain man look
after tho typswuting Of sAs bill bat erred
In having Hamilton presen, II I'm the SEN
ate. HsEniison aaa GFoszcap ara allies, po-
x.
Besldes, it = known thai Cgosacup has
frequently advocated the enactment Of just
suoA = MEASURE as tbs Hamilton transfer
bin In this way Herr Grosscup was rot
~ ali Smooth"
seeks Refuse In priat.
As soen Sc Stevenson had charged Grazs-
cup with ina3silty the latter at one be-
nan n set up al aiiei, When he found la
was discovered he rushed 70 the Tacoma
Ledger 10 ssenrs .ts aid To covering up
his tracks, Here was whore ar. Gross
cup again showed his cold hand, Every body
knows that during tbs senatorial sgts the
Ledger vas Ia favor II a reduction 10
freight Rates. and was the loudess 70 howl
about Grosscap controlling the preaiden,
Of the senate in hls appointment OF thu
rairoad committee. ard about Gfosscse a.
tempting TO control the house ~ the elec-
ton of Bellows as speaker. Everybody
also kaewa tAat the Ledger was favorable
To the farmers N their nghs for q reauc-
tion untn q wsek ago TTsen - fiopg.eA
1hs hep occurred after ths Argument haa
bean made before ths jo!at meeting or the
Railroad eemgaitsees 1 DO not pretend To
say what TIA motive power for the nao
was Two or three DAYS after ths apeSchez
were reported Ia al the osaer newspapers
the Ledger advsrilss3 its flop u Crossei.,
By coming cut with the Iatsers long aa
dresa Ia fa.l. ard otaerwAss opposing any
reduction tn raseA
New. IN oTdcF 70 eongince Slovenian
that II wss Some ether fellow. Crosnrs.p
n'ss 10 his Ledger. bic desires all a. he
blame for :ae transfer biz placed anywhere
but en- his sAoal3srs. aad THIS il how The
Ledger does IL.
The 9. r. s ". railway Is tbs Of
Tending cooperation al which shs hftl
- aimed Ia was net ara~m na~
known af nv fhc Northern rmetn~
natt the htii introduced Ae
lag 0fafta3 at the Instance ~ wheat
buyers and shippers who have ats.
farsd froSa tiss refusal % me Orsxaa
corporation - obey tAs plain, ta7.st-
'Gitanai gravstaG"
Thou having relieved G.osscup ~ tlaf-.
Il seeks Ia prove as inteat 80 daseGxa ~
saying
"la aisie words, 1t sock. as IL
the Northern Pacific &. prenarea
te sacrifice its grisads aaa Ms
tross wtshaws cesnpnnrtSan, 10
deal DISASTROUS blow ts va-
cosna aud seattle and the wheat
growers OF Eastern WashGnktom
fer mess at rat6aEe Ia the
shane Of she seaport al the u.
u. & \. Company to defeat the
railway sate btii Sew before sha
Legislature.
"ff shis really tv the Intention
of the saFfhsvu Ps~ta. as ta~Te
IL na rersan ~ auaht. the sooner