The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-02-07

any money by laying bet that it will
not take its constitutional sixty days.
and maybe some more after that.
The house. while working slowly, is
not more than twenty four hours be-
hind the senate.
Bio Bills Are Behind.
The big legislation of the session is
still to come. The general appropria-
ton bill, which ordinarily would have
been ready for introduction by the last
of the week, is not ready, and Chair
man Mccoy does not say when it will
be submitted.
The railroad commission bill, it is
stated by the subcommittee having that
instrument in charge, will be ready by
the end of the week.
Road matters for this session were
practically cleared away by the pas
sage of the Omnibus road bilr of last
session over the veto of ex-Gov. Nc
Bride but despite the tip of the steer
ing committee that, with the exception
of the State creek road measure, which
which was not included in the omni-
bus bill. no more road legislation would
have a chance, many bills continue to
come in with appropriations for road
and bridge work.
CIogging the Files.
A mass of lumber legislation is now
before the house. The principal bill
now before the house is that including
the lumber interests within the right
of eminent domain. It, with other
measures regulating the Incorporation
of logging companies, is SO far consid-
cred the principal legislation by the
lumber interests.
Improper handling of committees is
another factor in the general cause of
delay Despite the efforts of Chairman
Gleason, the meetings of the judiciary
committee have frequently not taken
place daily, for the reasons that the
members were also members of
half dozen other committees, all called
to meet at the same hour, making
quorum in many of them impossible.
The present custom is for any chair
man to call a meeting of his committee
whenever the fancy strikes him, and
as a result members who find it impOs-
sible to be in more places than one
at time attend only one meeting,
thereby assisting in preventing a quo
rum in some other body in which they
also have membership.
Joe Lindsey Leader.
The leadership of the floor seems to
have fallen to Joseph B. Lindsey, Of
Spokane. Lindsey is a man of excel
lent presence, of equal brain matter,
and is self assertice, although pleas
antly so, and the Spokane delegation
stands behind him as a unit. Besides
ILLS le Has IlduC a specially VI uIO-
nicipal legislation. and has legislated
as readily for other towns as he has
for his own, by that means tying many
votes, to his measures and many per-
sonal followers to hiself that he other
wise would not have had.
Gleason of King would in all likeli-
hood have won the floor leadership if
the King county delegation had known
how to get it for him. but up to date
the delegation has not been able to get
itself into such position as to demand
anything. Gleason, while not demon
strative. is popular in a quiet way, and
there is none to question his ability
and conservatism. But at the start
of the session, when Mr.. Gleason had
suggestions to make, his delegation
did not break it's neck backing him up,
and Mr. Gleason has become the chair
man of the judiciary committee, and
nothing more.