Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-09

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olympia has been rudely awakened
from pleasant dream. Considering the
nature OF the awakening one would be
justified in calling 1t pipe dream.
With the completion OF the new capitol
and the investment of something like
half million dollars of state monev or
credit in this city its people breathed
easy on the capital question.
But it seems they reckoned without
their host. Tacoma is nothing if not
great and magnanimous. 1t dotes en-
thriving on the misfortunes Of others.
In the unfortunate burning OF the Olym-
pia Hotel at most unfortunate time it
saw its opportunity. Seattle saw chance
to pose as generous patron Of deserv-
ing suburb and fell in line.
The fact that she had to swallow her
local pride to appear as a suppliant for
Seattle favors didn't deter the City OF
Destiny. She has no local pride, only a
local appetite.
80 the deed was done. 1t is incon.
ceivabe that the voters of the state will
throw away cool $500 900 and bankrupt
the state for the benefit of Tacoma. But
the capitol question has been unsettled.
Tacoma has been able TO crafty its jeal.
GUS spite against Olympia. It has re-
ceved honorable" mention as a capitol
site. 1t has been demonstrated that it
is easy for people to get in and out of
Tacoma-and that they get out. The
swmish proclivities of Tacoma were not
in need Of further proof; it's disposition
to strike below the belt and kick rival
when it was down have now become
matters OF record.
Seattle has received lot of free adver.
tising by her willingness to throw her
erstwhile rival sop. Olympia will re.
main the seat of state government, the
local paper which threatened that such
would be the result if the city failed to
remain in harmony with narrow
minded state administration has been
vindicated and everyone should be
happy.
Counting adjournments and all, the
legislature was 81 days old Saturday
night. A goodly share Of this has been
adjournment, more than you would allow
a man who wa' husking pumpkins for
you at $3.50 per.
The senatorial campaign necessarily
delayed legislation and the number OF
bills that had passed both houses at that
time was seven.
But this does not represent the labor
OF the lawmakers, as 135 bills had been
introduced in the senate and 24l in the
house.
The senate has passed % Of its bills
and defeated l: the house has passed 16
of its own measures and indefinitely post.
poned 81.
Of the seven bills passed five originated
in the senate, carried emergency clauses
and have received the governors APP
proval. They were S. B. 25 appropriating
$4,000 for legislative expenses, S. B. Is
appropriating $4,000 for the Portland
fair, S. B. 5 repeating the newspaper
libel law, S. B. IL providing sixth su-
perior judge for King county and S. B. 40
providing two additional judges of the
supreme court.
House bill 81 requires security for
costs in justice courts where plaintiff is
nonresident.
Two bills OF the last session have been
passed over the recess veto OF Governor
Mcbride, one carrying an appropriation
OF $4,000 for state roads the other pro.
viding $4,000 for coyote bounty.
Items aggregating $4,000 were also
passed over the recess veto, go that $780,
900 which Mcbride declined to add to
the expenses Of the last two years OF his
administration will be saddle1 on the
first two years OF Mead's. which, from
the temper of the present session, is
likely also to have financial troubles OF
it's own.
There seems to be an impression that
in addition to repeating the present libel
law that the legislature has passed
something particularly fierce in the ma
ture of restriction OF the press along the
lines OF the Pennsylvania Pennypacker
statute. This has not yet been done,
though it is understood that the legisla.
ture ia clearinv tho urornd for cuch M. |