The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-10

. t" tAtttA AAi any SNOW
u'Nn nom Dawes as between the
people and the tobacco trust.
l have already told you about the
TAI, solemn ,taagod gentleman
leaning against the railing there.
He's Villas. Of knE. with Rassett. Of
Adams. looks after bank legislation
Ina the state
As a bank legislator villas believes
That the time Is not yet ripe" FOR
the banks tu pay interest ON city de
posiis which shows where Nj
I Villas lines up with respect to the
dear public a. against the banks
I Dickson. that tall. good looking
fellow, With a bald spot on the top
I al his head. Is one % tho house "trI.
I umNiratea and led In the nEht for
the radical railroad commission hill.
. They tell me that he would not
/ got out an Injunction 90 prevent the
I governor from offering him the see
/ rciaryship Of the commission. on
| mo. that has had no influence What
ever on his vigorous fight for the
Z passage Of the bill We ought rather
! to look upon any patronage con
nccted With the railroad commia-
sion which he may receive as a re-
ward for untirinE devotion to a
splendid cause
Whether Dickson gets what he
wants or not. | will say that no has
done we'll this session.
Frank A. Twfuholl. a. Tom Law
son would say. rs one Of the cog
wheols OF tho system TWlrhell l.
also a King county man and Is
I gifted With a remarkably acute
sense OF hearing For instance. II
John u Rockefeller In his office al
I No. Is broadway. in New York city
$500 miles away just merely Whia-
I pcrs. rWlehnll hears Il In a minute
rwiohsll has done we'll for the
[ standard OIL company even n the
poor old faded public has suffered
trifie now and then al his hands
Twichcii alao looks after the tn
terests Of the big factories when
anything comes mp that might ioop-
ardiEe their well being
Then there's Dick" kinnoar. who
never shes At the cara He's aa
steady a piece Of railroad property
as n ruundhnuza. and with his col
league. Palmer. forms a comhiua-
ton that lAmhazta the iaboring man
AZ every opportunity
In fine. II You viii name a single
private and vested Interest In the
state ! will find you men Who viii
bctray their constituency In a holy
minute 70 listen 10 Their Masters
Voice
That Is how we'll. Mr. Taxpayer.
your interests are being safe guard
81 Al Olympia
BILLS THAT sLUMBER.
Another phasc u tho legislative
under world which makes inter
estinS reading might be called The
Bills that slumber
These bills are divided into two
classez-ths meritorious ones and
those that are drawn up simply Tor
the purpose Of blarkmailiuE some
rich corporation.
The ''siumbeftnk bills Of the first
class repuas In a nip Van Wake
condition In their respective COM
mifteea. because II they Kot out they
might be carried. while the "alunE-
shot measures are kept ln com
mittea TO hold over the heads Of
their victims who readily dig up
enough waste 20 clog the ma
chinery.
Writing On the superstition that
there are aune readers who fortu-
nately know nothing % legislative
work. viii explain that both son
ate and house have different COM
mitfesa before whom the bills must
60 previous to tho vote For iu-
stance. a bin dealing with taxation
IS read for the first time and then
sent 10 the committee on taxation.
a measure for the regulation Of rail
road rates goes 10 the railroad
committee. ctr
/ These committees ought 70 meet
often enough to promptly consider
all bills referred 10 them. This
means a least twice a week. while
no committee should meet less than
once every seven days.
But. the senate committee on tar
alton has MET But ONCE SINCE
THE SESSION BEGAN. AND HAS
NOT REPoHTED on ONE BILL.
The banking committee OF the
senate Has NOT REPORTED on
a SINGLE BILL.
The chairman q the taxation
COMMITTEES Is Senator sumner. Of
Everett. 5nohomiah county Sum
ner r. known a. a strong corpora
zion attache.
Before bis committee were several
bills which. II passed. would hit the
railroads and other wealthy corpur-
adnns pretty hard.
SO. hoR easy q is for the astuta
chairman - prevent any action 81
the taxation measures Bf NOT
HAVING Any MEETINGS
Some days aED the senate passed
resolution -srectinC sumner to
get his COMMITTEES together and re-
port on taxation measure uf
which Senator Graves. % Spokane.
Is the author. This Is the first time
in the history Of the present SEES
sion that a committee ctai rman had
20 be publicly rebuked for his dila-
tory taefics
IN the banking committee Of The
senate slumbered a bin by Senator
Clapp which. n made a Law. would
have prevented Banker lord. Of
Olympia. from having n monopoly
on the state trcagury's funds. A.
conditions stand ~ present. this
man Lord has control of all the
state funds on deposit and Is max
ing fortune each year from the
interest Clapp'a bin gave all hanks
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