The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-27
tho BIG FIGHTS Ire On.
BSsbab1litses Are Agsasst the Fer
Der Passisg Over she vssss vghsle
the FreigAs Bfss Win Probably
Pass ne meose, lie Yrs~n1s Thtnk

Special Dkpafcn 70 the Post IntelaI9encer.
OLYMPIA, Feb. a.--Tfse legislature WIN
have plenty Of work 10 DO during The en-
uuing wssk Tomorrow usornsnx the ball
VIII be opened by the trarguHsses0u 10 the
h0use Of Gov. Rogers message yesosng
the capitol biii. Tuesday afternoon the
sniIroad bill viii come up under special
order. Monday afsernoon The hgns ossr
the Atate road bills Win be again resumed
IA the bouse. The general appropriations
oct viii be considered IN the sssaase. Ifrt-
cation bsla. Insurance bills, lax bills.
measures submitting constitutional amend
mensx. and others covering changes ia the
school. dyke and mortgage laws ars jet
20 be acted upon.
Naturally the big fight for the early part
~ the week viii come over sse veto Mes
sage. Mr.. FaJkDor. who has charge NJ
the capitol measure in the house. assssrfs.
with a show OF confidence. that tiae bill
win paze the house over the governor 8
veto As a matter OF fact. tabs n very
doubtful. IT requires two-thirds vote.
and there are many members OF the house
who voted for the b.ii when II passed vino
will hesitate to stand for II nov.
On the Oti,1r hand there ara many mem
4ers who believe in early action favorable
30 the construction OF the capitol. 'rhe
delegation from tae big counties are suit
ION the question. The strong sentiment
against the passage of the BIZ comes from
members Of the appr OPERATIONS committee.
IL tbs btii tails 10 have q tgo-thirs.s
vote IN the house. It Will never reach the
etnase, and that Will end the matter.
Members are cautious Of expressing them
selves on the question just now. and
many have not yet made up their minds.
For thoee reasons 1t In out % the quss-
1ton 10 get 4 poll Of the house on the
proposition or to make a reliable bred.e-
ton.
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, under
special order, the houNe will take up the
LAFol,etse freight bill Mr.. I1aFoileite,
author OF the bill, believes that IL viii
surely pass In its amended form. Bed
ford Of Pierce will lead the tight AGAINST
The baIl while the house is acting upon
the hoase rate Bill. the senate VIII 10
considering the report Of the Runner COM
miftee for the indefinite pussponement of
both the rate and tho transfer bill.
The house calendar for Monday VIII
show that there are something like forty
three bin on third reading. Some day
this week the house win turn TO bills on
third reading and Will pass q score or 20
= day. Many very important measures
ere awaiting the action Of the houNa.
Amous these are Felds bill enacting a
Nv governing tbs location and develop
enent ~ mining claims. The Post-Inseaii-
eencer has given the substance Of this bill.
II win undoubtedly pass this week and be
esnt 10 the senate. Two important bills
BY Enxishart relating TO irrigation mat
teFu are to be considered on third reading.
There v some opposition to these meas
uree. They are numbered rs and $50.
The latter gives irrigation companies the
right or eminent domain.
Two Insurance bills are on third rssd-
ing. They ara by Hcaiig and are Nos.
~ and ~. They relate TO the fees paid
BY foreign and domestic insurance COM
panIes and 10 overhead writing.
Two bsfla Of interest TO organized tabor
are on the calendar for third readlng m
the hou4e. One IL II. n. "a. by the hoshse
committee on labor, fixing eight hours 40
q dAy'e labor. The eecond h n. b %.
by Bedford, prohibiting blacklssins.
Bedt0rd's Mli rcmlttinx penalty, costs
ana III interest. save per cent. ON taxes
delinquent prior 10 1877. n Also up for
thsed reading The majority OF these bills
WlI ID rsaehcd and acted uIon this week.
Tomorrow In the last day under the con-
stitution In which the legislature can re-
ceive new bills. There viii be somethlug
OF q rush OF new measures IN consequence.
Representative Heilg will Introduce n new
hill In the house tomorrow providing for
the parole of convicts by the governor.
This II the bin that was killed in the house
Saturday, and which 1t b sasd was intro
duced for the benefit OF George w. Boggs,
ex-trsasurer OF Tacoma.