Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-02
Correspondence to the HERALD.

Correspondence to the HERALD.
OLYMPIA, March l.. The house has
done things in the railway commission
line. An effective commission is provid-
ed for in the bill which passed that body
with but IL dissenting votes. But the
senate never sees these matters as the
house does. It's limited membership
and their long terms make it the van
tage ground for corporation work. If it
goes back on them now it will be some-
thing which no one expects.
Certain members of the house have
run up against Speaker Megler's back.
bone and their vociferous soreness testi-
fies to the fact that it is not only rigid
but that it has spines on it. The fact
that it was used in the interest of ex.
pediting work and in opposition to spend
ing the states time in junketing excur-
sions does not detract from the warm
opinion the people have for the venerable
statesman from Wahkiakum.
The tally book of senator shows that
in As days the senate was in actual ses-
sion fraction over 40 hours. 1t is need.
less to say the senators, as well as the
regiment of senate employees, drew full
pay for this time. This is doubtless the
record. 1t is improbable that any legis.
lative body can show its equal for fritter-
ing away the time they are given to serve
the people Of the state.
The appropriation from the general
fund will not be quite $2O0, 900 greater
than two years ago unless some addi-
tions are made to the estimates already
in. 1t is felt bv admirers Of the present
Legislature that some way will be found
Of making it even numbers.
The committee on appropriations seem
to have fellow feeling for the legal pro-
fession. It has allowed more than twice
as much for the attorney generals Office
as for the state treasurer, and it wasn't
niggardly with him.
The total appropriations bid fair to
reach three and quarter million or ap-
proximately half million in excess of
two years ago.
A delegation of Tacoma's leading and
most receptive" citizens called upon
the governor Saturday and labored with
him to sign the capital removal bill. The
governor gave them respectful hearing
but no intimation of his intention in the
matter.
The election of Gum, a democrat, to
succeed the late Senator Sharp in dis
trict normally republican by some l 400
may be straw in the political whirl.
wind and it may not.
Tacoma would like the capital. If she
can't get that she would take the gu.
preme court or any old thing. The City
Of Destiny does not wish to have her ex.
cessive modesty interfere with her moral, i,
material and political welfare.
A direct primary law affecting legisla.
tive, county and city offices beats none
at all, but why it should not apply to
state officers and congressman is more
than We can see. The latter officials,
however, are left out Of the bill now be-
fore the legislature.
The bill providing that those commit
ted to the state institutions shall be
turned over to representative of the
same is almost too good to pass. That
the sheriffs will object goes without say
ing, as the transportation of insane and
prisoners is an important perquisite OF
their positions.
Well, it is the beginning of the end
Only two more weeks Of the stewardship
Of the lawmakers remain. The By
stander freely admits his prejudice and
acknowledges he is not in mental con.
dition to do justice to this crop OF legisla-
tors, but he cannot see where even their
friends can point to any dazzling brilian.
cy in the record they are now bringing
to a close.
The senate is "ferninst" boycotting
and unfair lists, while the house seems
to think these weapons OF labor have
their uses, for the former passed the bill
prohibiting their use, while the latter sat
down upon the same very heavily.
The hopes of Tacoma received a sudden
and severe set back on Monday morning
when the governors message was read
in the senate. 1t was not alone the veto
which caused great gobs Of gloom to set
tie around the city on Commencement
Bay. The text Of the message was such