Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-02-07
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
SENATE RECEDES FROM FORTY
DAY SESSION.
A-Y-P Exposition Shore Land Bills
Going Through. Personnel of
Tenth Legislature Above Average.
Agricultural interests to the fore.
Heirs After Old Capitol Site.
I Special to the HERALD. !

Special to the HERALD.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 5.-l'he progress of the
A-Y-P shore land bills through the legis-
lature illustrates that the weary winding
way OF the ordinary measure is not an
inherent necessity OF legislative methods
but matter of holding out for sixty
DAYS and giving every member who has
it loaded chance 10 ,,shoot off his face"
Legislative eloquence of the vintage of
'07 shows that some of the faces are load
ed for bear and still others with blank
| (blankety blank cartridges.
The senate has receded from its forty.
day resolution lacking the concurrence
| OF the house, but has provided course
that will permit of closing at the end Of
fifty days. 1t will also permit Of sixty
and having shown its good will in the
matter of expediating things, the legis.
lature will no doubt put in its constitu.
tional time and draw it's maximum pay
check with conscience devoid Of guilt.
Taken all in all, the personnel Of this
legislature is considerably above the av-
erage and genuine interest in the public
welfare more apparent than common.
The professional politician is in reduced
numbers and the party "open to convic.
tion," possibly somewhat on account of
lack OF temptation, not 30 much in evil
dence as formerly.
She salary of the senate bill clerk has
been logged back to the old IS per dav.
The secretary of the senate would have
/ Jared likewise had he not requested that
his name be omitted from the resolution.
The request OF the secretary is supposed
to be ABSOLUTELY without a parallel in pol
i,cal history.
The weather at the capital is spiking
! the guns OF the state division people.
The striking diversity of climate between
the east and west side don't strike very
hard with the Evergreen" end of the
state showed under and the mercury in
Olympia thermometers engaged in lirt.
alton with the zero sign. The wood
hauler having contracted Jim Hill's con.
gestion in acute form, Old Freeze has
taken it upon himself to instruct the
bunch grass and big tree sections in the
doctrine Of community OF interest. But
for fear that the "paranoiac" stunt has
been worked to the limit just for the
present, I'd take shot at the misguided
wretches who are sleigh riding. If I'd
been stuck on the jingle Of bells, I'd
have stad in Minnesota.
Hog fence, dog license and bee inspec-
tor bills indicate that the agricultural
interests are to have a show for their
white alley.
The heirs Of Edmund Sylvester have
filed their appeal in the supreme court
from the decision OF the Thurston county
superior court. This Is an action to re.
cover the old capitol site, a tract Of twelve
acres where the big foundation stands.
The Sylvesters claim under a clause OF
revision in the deed and if they lose in
the supreme court they will carry it to
the federal court. In the meantime if
the Legislature becomes convinced of the
ultimate success of the heirs the matter
may be settled by relief bill.
The bill for law librarian at an an
nual salary Of $500 is believed to be for
the benefit of the genial gentleman with
his name parted in the middle, G. Will
Shatier, who now has charge OF that de-
partment. In addition to acceptably
discharging these duties and keeping
cases on the State Bar Association, Shat