The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-02-01
BARRED POPULIST LOBBYISTS.
Legislature Wearied of Their In.
sistent Demands for Relief

olympia, Wash, Jan 24.-The legisla.
ture today trOwned upon the practice oI
state officials in lobbying in favor OF
their offices. 4 concurrent resolution
introduced in the senate by Senator
Rands passed both houses. 1t requests
| state officials to return to their posts OF
duty and to remain there until thew are
asked by the Legislature or different com
mlttees to come to the capitol to give
information,
Senator Rands declares the resolution
Is not aimed at any official.
Since the legislature convened State
Fish Commissioners Little, Commissioner
Lister, Niue Inspector Owen, Horticul-
tural Commissioner Baker and Grain In
spectOr Wright, Dairy Commissioner Me
Donald and Railway. Mill and Factory
Inspector Blackman-Gov. Rogers SON
In-law-President Graves of the unIver-
sity and a number of lesser pODuIist
lights who have turned democratic.
nave been constant in their attendance
at the sessions OF the two houses Most
OF them have been lobbying for different
measures and all of them claim to have
letters from different members suggest
ing the prOpriety OF their attending the
legislature. The resolution asking the
officials to depart passed the senate
without much trouble. 1t was greeted
with laughter when introduced and
several senator's voted favorably on the
resolution. Others we're not particularly
Interested. The resolution passed the
house this fternOOn.
Appropriations Bills.
Olympia, Jan. 27.-Bllls for approDria-
tlOns aggregating nearly ST. 100000
have already been introduced at the
Legislature, although the end of the sec
ond week has just passed. Each appro-
prlatlon asked for is backed up by en-
thuslastIc members and several by strong
lobbies. The appropriations committees
OF both houses are beginning to talk of
using the pruning knife at an early
stage and check the demands upon the
state treasury. The largest appropria-
tiOn asked is Senator Ruth's capitol bill.
in which $35O,O00 is demanded. In to
date the Legislature has only passed the
appropriation bill of 100000 for ex-
penses OF the session and a few deficien-
cies. The fat has gone forth that no
more appropriation bills except de-
ticlencies will be considered in the senate
proper, and this is expected to have a
salutary effect on the lobbyists, some OF
whom have already transferred their
scene OF labor to the appropriations
committee room.
Bills of Importance.
Following is a list OF all the impor.
tant appropriation bills introduced:
Fish hatchery, Big or Little Skookum.
$4,000.
To continue cycling station on Skyko-
mish $500.
Hatchery on Big Quilcene, $4,000.
Industrial school for children, $4,000.
Science hall, state university, $50. 900;
equipment for same, $4,000; power
house for same, $4,000.
State road, Montesano to South Bend
$4,000.
81 State road, Lyle to Washougal,
$4,000.
State road, Buckley to North Yakima,
$4,000.
To establish state geological survey,
$4,000.
State road, Bullions to Ferguson
Trail, Chelan county, $4,000.
Fish hatchery on Skagit river, S35OO.
Fish hatchery, Ten Mile creek, What
com county, $4,000.
Natchez pass state road, $4,000.
Asotin county state road, $4,000.
Snoqualmie pass state road, $4,000.
State printers deficiency, $17, 900.
Home for crippled and INDECENT chill
dren, $4,000.
State fair, $4,000.
Boring wells, Yakima county, s1O,-
900.
State agricultural college, $65 900.
Legislative session expenses, 100000.
Soldiers home deficiency, $45OO.
Penitentiary deficiency, SIS. 200.
Sugar beet bounty, 100000.
Pan n-American exposition, $4,000.
Timber cruising for fiscal year. $4,000.
Whatcom normal school deficiency,
$415O.
Farmers institutes, $4,000.
Fish hatchery on Glande Ronde,
$4,000.
TO destroy noxious animals, $4,000.
Reimburse Whatcom citizens, 1854.
State capitol building, $35O,OOO.
To reimburse Spokane county, $21,-
567.
Fish hatchery, Palouse river, $1,000.
State normal school, Whatcom, 1854,
500.
Normal school, Ellensburg, $50, 900.