Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-02-27

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the journal be read in full, for all the
members were anxious TO listen to the
story OF the contest, as told in the
House records. A stenogrnphic re-
port of the proceedings was read.
When the report of Lewis demand
that the call of the House, which in
wolves the locking OF doors and arrest.
ing absentees, be continued until after
the roll had been called on the bill
had been reached, yesterday inter-
rupted the reading to inquire:
"Who made that motion~
Lewis" read the reading clerk.
"Well that's what / wanted to
know" yesterday answered. II want
the record to be right on that question.
The Constitution of this State provides
that all sessions OF the Legislature
shall be open except when the public
welfare demands secrecy. desire
that the responsibility for the star
chamber session be placed where it be.
longs"
The following bills were introduced
King-Authcrizing the State Treas
urer to credit Thurston county with
81 ,54l.69, amount of overpaid taxes OF
1895 and prior years.
By Philbrick-Defning boycotting
as the Use OF written or printed bills,
posters, circulars or other advertising
matter, carrying Of banners, or demon.
strations carried on within GOO feet of
any place OF business of any person,
firm or corporation proceeded against
with the intent OF inducing people to
refrain from patronizing him; penalty,
fine of from $40 to 500, or imprison.
ment not to exceed thirty days. Any
person aiding in the boycott is held to
be principal. The same punishment
is provided for blacklisting, and EN-.
ployers and unions are both restricted
from blacklisting laborers. mechanics
or other persons.
By Ranck and Parcel-Appropriat-
ing $1,000 for the purchase OF forty
acres of land in the vicinity OF the
State School for Defective Youth.
BY Posue-Appropriating $4,000 to
complete the Marcus, Marble Mount
State road between Conconully and
Winthrop, and defining the route OF
the road between Marcus and Marble |
Mount.
The Senate, on Thursday, the 10Th,
passed the bill drafted by State Labor
Commissioner Blackman and Endorsed
by the leading members OF the State
Federation Of Labor, which provides
for the voluntary arbitration of the
labor disputes. The bill was intro
duced by Heinrich of King, but
Graves of Spokane led the fight on
the floor.
Palmer OF King opened the fight by
protesting that the bill was weak and
Intellectual, inasmuch a. it did not
provide for compulsory arbitration.
The bill had no teeth, he said, and
was merely play to the galleries.
Graves replied to Palmer. He said
that under the present constitution
the validity of compulsory arbitra-
tion bill was to be doubted. The
present bill, he contended, was . good
measure in that it put both parties 10
q dispute on record ~ to their willing.
ness to arbitrate their troubles. The
carrying out of the provisions, he said,
would tend to mold public sentiment
a. to which contestant had the right
side of . dispute. Graves argued for
the bill as step in the direction OF
progress and enlightenment.
CARRIER of Lincoln said that while
the bill might have no teeth, it was a
healthy infant and ought to be nour.
ished. The bill passed by a vote OF
36 to l, with five absent.
The bill provides that az soon 40 a |
labor dispute is started, the State
Labor Commissioner shall visit the
scene of the dispute and counsel with
both parties as to what ought to be
done. II the parties fail to accept the
advice of the Commissioner, the latter
shall endeavor to have both parties
consent in writing to submit their
differences to board of arbitration, |
one to be selected by each side, and
these two to select third, the find
ings Of such board to be final. The
Commissioner OF Labor shall act as
chairman of such board without hav-
ing the privilege OF q vote.
After prescribing mode Of proceed.
ure for the board, and fixing the pay
of the members at S. q day, the bill
provides that If either side refuses to
arbitrate the Commissioner shall &C.
cure sworn statement Of each their
side of the case. together with their
reason for refusal to arbitrate, and
shall give the same the widest publicity
possible. The bill really aims to
make arbitration a moral obligation
upon both parties to . dispute. An
emergency clause is attached to the
bill and $4,000 is appropriated to carry
out its provisions.
A compulsory arbitration bill is
pending in the Legislature, but has
slim chance Of passage, as most of the
labor leaders of the State are opposed
to it.
The fellow.servant bill introduced
l by Graves of Spokane came back from