The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-18

Hamilton was absent from the COMMITTEES
meeting las. night, ard e - said re re-
manned away bsesase Sir. 9roSses15 f*Es
the transfer Ill. Tasght he called ~. arc
they were not ready sor tbs agnt.
Mfii~r's Peculiar Aetion-
TIE story IL IN part borne ont t7 TIE
far. that Senator Miller o. T7gs&gsioEs, ar
sslnscet az .Gxz Nights meeting that ae
woasd insAss on calling sso fAs transfer oili
before any action was taxsE OF the freight
rate bill Il wfsl also DE- seen oy reference
TO The .s.ated rspsgt Of last nights efsEs-
rnittse meeting. that Miller. In reply 20 r
syssry from Chairman Runner as TO waat
has object az In wanting tee transfer b&ii
taken ~ FIRST. sa-6.
swell. am Convineef we can't ges
both and ] Dei1sye & goss wIas tHis "a
l,sil 10 pass. you bad better nos lie q too
much OF a rsas1,
Miller said further a. sbe came meet
ing: "of tbs two bliss. I would rather geo
the rate Bill pass. and ny asisEee % ySsi ~
a friend % your aali - - dspoas of tns
transfer bal f3rst."
The Enlargement between GfosseGp ard
Stevenson - sald 70 b. seriously affecting
vino were said 20 have i5een secured are
now extremely nervous lass the pool hs
broken and thesg go.asn ezg prove TO Aavs
been oaiy gj.dss3-
A g.uInber % msusa%rs isft the city to
day To be- gone aati. MoEaaay. Among the
travelling members were Representative
C1ry. sonerinayke. Copeland. Scott. aIc-
Lean AID Miller aud 5sEatsrE Miller OF
wsl!A Tai.a, Miller Of TnuFsioa Mantz.
Land. Cole. Runner, yesId and Davis
The estsnsibie destination OF tssesss mem
bers was the state penlsentiary a. wsai!s
Naiia, though IL vas ain unofficial visit.
unauthorized ay TIE leg stature.
IL May 81. Another Trick.
IL IN known that Senator Miller OF Walia
Walla was going 10 bis home. as ne an
nostrced several Gays ago. TO attend a
meeting Of tile farmers OF tho Waiia Wall
Ia valley. called ~ discuss rates. and IL is
believed that tie other members Of the
party viii also attend tho meeting As
several dispatches have been received by
The Walla Wsl4ia members OF lata indI-
eating that tie iarnasxs were opposed to
any reduction Of ths grain rates. IL ~
sazsn.sod tisat the railroads have secured
the aid OF the Columbia river railroad to
secure a meeting OF the farmer friends OF
that road 10 protest against any reduction
Of rates on the ground that it would cause
that road 10 suspend operations as wa~
stated by the officials Of that toad before
ths joint meeting or tbs holsss and tho
senate committees week ago IL would
b. "A new wrinkie for the railroads to uss
n Ietta F.sstffrai srf1
ture and gst membvgs TO 10 aerosa lhs
state 10 De hoodwinked.
Hatchery for the Chiiiewe,uL.
measure whieh will probably result in
tie establishment of salmon hatchery
Oh The chilisweyuk river. a tributary az
the Fraser. sill ba Introduced ln tho house
MONDAY. This Wall toe 81 responss. To an
offer Received tedsy by Fish Cun,sni Missioner
A. Z. Little fFsm H. II. Bowers. national
fish commissioner. Offering on behalf af
the United States government To purchase
the states hatchery at baker lake The
flsh commissioner win recommend the sale
OF the hatchery 20 the government IN Or
der that the funds may be applied 20 the
establishment 81 snaah-nceded hatchery
On the chllleweygk river. II tha deal
" SSse@tus4atffa ~ VIII b& a source or
great satisfaction IL tho fisherman and
esnsssrsaen o. tAe iowaF Sound country.
who Pay in license fees and other reve-
nues over half OF the income derived from
the flsh!ns Industry on the Sound. Tie
funds which thsss fishermen Aav.. CON
trientssi tn the fish fund have l.oen used
In establishing hatcher!es on streams
uie0tary To the Sound. As tie hulk os
The catch u the lower Sound fishermen.
particularly 10 the san Juan ISLANDS ana
the Boundary bay districts. consists u
Fraser fish, IL a. plain That she asher~
men % that vicinity have derived uZtle
benefit frona the licenses they have 1ala.
some ttFae aga "a proposition was rrado
10 Mr.. Little IN behalE 81 the national Fey.
srnnisnt for tire puf hASe OF enc 81, the
states hatehel4es Nr fAttia desired 20
have the government establish, wsth Tho
appropriation - sia0p9 made a. tia frs,
session 81 TIE present oosgre4s. "A hatchery
en- the Chincweyuk river ~ = measure
calculated 80 teactt TIE loser Souad trap
and se'ns men.
II tho bin ahteh viii Ia Introduced Men
Gay tAroaGa thc e9atts ~ All latte IL
passed. tbo Eaf rls4pa' w.1 sake Esssses-
ason If tae hAscaefy 80 Baker TAX. a~I
The faads derived s~am She sa}e may. All
probably vlll Pc use3 sa egr-t4as a hstah-
cgy ca The Cbiltse~zut
). HOWARD WATSON.