Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-02-21
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
SESSION WILL NOT Be Shortened
But WILL GO so DAYS.
Many important Measures Remain to
be Battled Over, Such as the Con.
greSSiOnal District Bill, the Pri.
mary Law and Reciprocal Demur.
rage Bill.
Especial to the HERALD. !

Especial to the HERALD.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 2O.-Some idea OF the
extreme freshness of the senate 4O-day
resolution may be gathered from the fact
that Monday marked the expiration Of
that time, and that the legislature has
hardly got down to business. If it is
going to do anything OF Importance,
which l neither deny or affirm, it has
got to do it in the 20 days which looked
80 superfluous to the senate when they
lined up at the starting post and waited
for the lieutenant.governo to drop his
hat.
OF the 377 house bills, have received
the governors signature. The remain.
ing 1863 are in various stages, some dead,
others dying; some OH their way to pas
cage, others not. Ten OF the 220 senate
bills have reached the haven OF executive
approval, 210 either tossing on the tenn.
pestuous legislative sea or sunk beneath
it's waves.
The legislature has until March 4 to
introduce new bills. If it holds its gait
there will be no lack OF material to work
on for the remaining ten days of the ses-
sion.
The railroad lobby has been lured to
the scene at last. The reciprocal de-
murrage bill brought them from cover.
Being here the railroad attorneys separ-
ated themselves from the usual line of
talk and faded from the scene. 1t did
not seem like the "same old smile" and
to all appearances the corporation repre-
sentatives were separated from nothing
more tangible than excellent examples
of English. Lawmaking isn't what it
once was.
The anti-divisionists from Chehalis
county had their day in court, but it is
believed the big Aberdeen entertainment
had go much effect that the protests fell
on rather deaf ears.
Lest the REGULARS" catch them nap
ping the "insurgents" will caucus night
ly. With the advantages OF numbers,
organization and vigilance all against it
the chance for successful mutiny OF the
old guard seems none Of the best.
The congressional districting bill, the
direct primary measure and the recipro.
cal demurrage law, easily among the
most important matters under considera-
ton, seem slow OF settlement. I'd hate
to give odds that any Of them get out of
the legislative woods, though the unex-
pected has been known to happen.
This session bids fair to 60 down in
history as the "board" session, for if
any department escapes being placed in
control OF a board it will be an oversight.
Constituents and officials may be forgiven
an inclination to spell it "bored."
Up to date the state treasury has not
been enriched by the receipt Of the re.
fund OF ex-railroad commissioner Nc
Millin's salary.
The Indian war veterans are making a
try for pay for their services along the
lines OF the recognition awarded in Ore
gon for services in the same war.
The only legislation passed or pro-
posed, that seems for the benefit OF pub
fishers of weekly papers is that exempt.
ing money from taxation. On. B. This
is joke.)
The Ross investigation is in full swing.
Whether this will affect the whitewash
market or not it is too early to say.
BIGE EDDY.