The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25
HOT sE REPORT IN DETAIL.
Heiiix'x Police Justice Biit tonsia-
ercG-s Deesi,es Limited

Special Dispatch 10 the Post -intclisSeneeT.
OLYMPIA. Feb. @t.-Tnere werc 10
traces Of yesterd 1y's oratoTicai strugsie
over the road bills wnen the house me-
this morning. TIE members WHO we're
yesterday at swords points and oelsi1ef,
en9 on the si.ghfest proEocation were uli4a
ard pedceahia enough l. max" the hoIS@
session seem hke s5ndaE Seho1i MOI
anal tito noon hour Was r2dCf4fd "st7
there anything whatever "a mar tae
isa4cefu3 and ordinary transaction OK Fp0-
tire business.
After The house had passed II Il. ~. by
Pratt amending the act relating "a a.
sessments Tor local Improvements. Id q
leftc. chairman OF the raafr"ad commit
lee moved that tbs house take up for con-
slderatlon af o'clock tbs afternoon. uI1-
der specia. ORDER, H. y -, "n'eh Is the
railroad freight rate bin
Bedfora of Pierre Was Immediately on
she a,or with a motion r. adjourn. clear
IL wiki fhe Intent - defeating lac slee-''s
order.
The chair put the LaFoilette motion and
there was a loud aye" vote
The Speak er-The motion has prevailed
Mr. BEDFORD Which notion~the motion
The speaker-~Th.. chair did not put 4
motiAn In adjourn The ehaiE val paI
tile motion 20 adjourn Those ~ho iaFor
the motion viii vote aye.
Tn result ~ the. vote Ms in doubt and
the speaker called fer rising vote,
The clerk counted 2 for aud = asalnst
adjournment II was first blood foT the
friends az the bill ard Mr. Bedford was
greatly discounted.
order prevailed by an 9ver|ihie!iIningf, Fe!e.
Tho house considered Heiiig's bill, Ne.
a. creating the office Of justice 81 thf'
peace in cities ~ over ) ota- This IS an
addition az ore justice, 81 receat statute
having removed oue justice and abolished
the office IF municipal Judge Tn. bill
was ndvarced 10 third reading aad order
I'd engroSsed The bill has advocates
from the three lafgx GILES of the state
ard will probably become "a Law. The ne
cossitY ter ia passage arises from the r.
Quirsrneute of the police department N the
cities in enforcing thr city ordinances
The bill provides that tise city shan eject
two justices - the peace, Hfit nI "@fsts
stall be appointed police Judge ~ ms
mayor he SHALL receive such additional
salary az tho city council SHAH deter
mine He shall bavo exclusive 1mrissi'c-
tlon IN cascs growing out of 'he violation
q the city ordinances. Appeal may tt
taken from the decisions az the police
nudge hr writ ~ review issued tf} tGe sd.
perior court All prosecutions for Viola
tiers ~ city ordinances SHALL he conduct
ed In Tie nam ~ jh~ city.
II IS made thn dutY 81 fa@ hoard ~
! county rerr5gn lssioaeTs - appoint q s5l.ta-
bic persoss. who shall hc au attorney sd
rnsttss - practice In tne statr courts,
ygbs SHAH b. named as police 5udge hy
f.tha mayor era hold oTs-~ until his s4c-
{ e,xSor ~ elected ard qualified
Atiar sPso a'o = aeATly a h ~ II ns ias
) amending tie AIT relative "a the jncoTpo-
{ rattan ~ building su3 foan a%~oefat'o0s
fa-- nauSe fudefiDiteix past Peued t@e issf
Two ar17af4s!ev 4@ntz SO fhe yssae@. fer TIE
ys.frl,ss,7e ~ pres emitting waste az tiraF WaFe
+ stfsrta8 FRYE offered an amends sleu:
+ Irss.tlna afArerhes to nxv minutes Nirk-
: e-HEtsu1 offered "a 0r~ Y}43@ fyovidt1s nat
/ ,3o rner1her shall explain hi~ vote daring
/ roW ra'f Path were adopted
/ laFallette presented = resolution !c-
/ s.vrasrre rhe paw ~ Z. n yofweN t}erE
/ of tha f8itr,s4A committee fro1n s. - s.
/ r4r dav. ~ date from February f'oa-
| ~ a~seu6,.5 % ~ tke the rl:te apply 81
! st7ssr corarl.tfee clerks. The motion vas
/ t4e1t1
| pafsfel4 f-srnner: Parrish ard HfuSs~-
i EAa: were appointed s. committee 50 rs
| with "a Ike committee from the senate 81
the matter ~ yes}5Sfriss5aE the state {rtc
S+ase,.rtnw f.s.wt districts