Washington Senate Rebuffs Cuba Recognition and Bribery Probe Widens
In the Washington legislature the Warner Squire bribery case advances with a three Republican committee, while Senator Taylor demands a probe. Keith’s Cuba recognition memorial fails by one vote as other bills face delays and a streetcar employment bill passes amid opposition over strike bias.
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Washington
Taylor
Pierce
Squire
Warner
Tallor
Warner-Squire
Keith
United States
Senate
Land
Bribery Inquiries End as Legislature Reaches End
Both houses reconvened after a recess to clear calendars. The senate committee report on the Warner case was adopted and the bribery investigations ended with Warner retaining his seat. Debate continued on salaries and new bills, including a constitutional amendment bill, which mostly failed.
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Iewlature
House
Warner
Hones
Evidesser Lt
Squire
Senate
Senator High
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Legislature Debates Grain Inspection And Fish District Plan
The house postponed indefinitely a grain inspection bill and killed Ames proposal on the same subject. Hansen's plan to split the state into two fish commissioner districts passed third reading, with two $1,500 salaries, replacing the current $2,000. Numerous second reading bills advanced or passed, including voter registration and eight hour work provisions. The governor was asked to seek the resignation of Fish Commissioner Crawford.
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House
Mathiot
Walla Walla
Sound
Portland
Ames
Hansen
Columbia River
Puget Sound
Caywood
Roberts
Fish Commissioners
J. O. Edwards
Land
Bureau of Labor
Stroye
Way
Eugene Cullity
Geraghty
Wolf
Getty
Ron
Edwards
MccAtee
Senate
Lawmakers Advance Oversight Bills Across State Institutions
The house moved toward a third reading with amendments on Rader's joint resolution to appoint inspecting committees for Cheney and Ellensburg normal schools Medical Lake asylum Whatcom normal school state university reform school defective youth Steilacoom asylum agricultural college and Soldiers Home. Taylor's senate bill bans attorney divorce advertising. Struve's bill lowers legal heir age to 21 and passed.
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Rader
Cheney and
Ellensburg
Medical Lake Insane Asylum
Whatcom Normal School
The
State University
Reform School
Steilacoom Insane Asylum
Agricultural College
Soldiers’ Home
Taylor
Senate
Struve
Busy Day in Olympia Legislature Passes Many Bills
In Olympia both chambers moved quickly with calendars cleared. Fifteen house bills passed the house. five senate and one house bill passed the senate. Notable actions include Taylor’s six year judgment limit and anti-railroad measures from Geraghty and Wolf.
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House
Senate
Taylor
Merrifield
Witt
McAfee
Lang
Bureau of Labor
J. O. Edward
Geraghty
Wolf
Senate votes defeat reconsideration on discharging inquiry
The house defeated an attempt to reconsider Monday’s vote by 88 to 36, discharging the senatorial investigation committee. The senate ordered its own committee investigating insinuations against Senator Taylor to present its final report Wednesday morning.
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House
Senate
Senate Committee
Taylor
Anti Trust Kill Introduced in Washington Legislature
Speaker Cline introduced a bill to prevent trusts in Washington state. It declares arrangements contracts and trusts aimed at restraining or controlling competition in importation or sale of imported articles or in domestic manufacturing or raw materials as against public policy and void.
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Cline
State of
Washington
Representative Koehler Proposes $10,000 State Road Bill
Chehalis representative Koehler introduces a bill to appropriate 10000 dollars for a new state road from Grand Forks on the Wishkah river in Chehalis County to La Push in Clallam County.
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Koehler
Chehalis
Grand Forks
Wishkah River
Chehalis County
la Push
Clallam County
Bush proposes trim of state horticulture board
Representative Bush of Clark introduces a bill to cut the state board of horticulture from seven to three members. One member would serve as secretary and per diem would rise from five to eight dollars, saving the state three to four thousand dollars annually.
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Bush
Clark
House
State Board of Horticulture
Mr. Bush
Senate defeats bid to abolish lieutenant governor office
The senate postponed indefinitely the house bill to abolish the lieutenant governor’s office after passage in the senate. a 20 to 6 vote kept the office, while other measures including Cuba belligerency memorial and several new senate bills moved forward on the calendar.
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Senate
House
Committee On Elections and Privileges
Keith
Memoriali
Taylor
Paul
Douglas
Okanogan
McHeary
Crow
State of
Washington
Protection for the Coalminers Bill Advances in House
The house spent Wednesday morning on two coal related measures by J O Edwards and after amendments sent both to a third reading. One bill requires swift state action to rescue entombed miners. De Mattos bills on tax relief and constitutional amendments both advanced before votes.
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House
J. O. Edwards
de Mattos
Supreme Court
Senate routine proceedings on bills and votes described
Senator Thurnton Readelle Sper on the BPretibe Ebadis wade through routine readings. Morgan of Ads draws attention to bills, including relief for the Motdbe Mert Dock Company and a soldiers home in Arkansas, among others. The joint resolution recognizing Cuba debates, Morgan signals future insistence, and the vice president names a committee to arrange electoral vote counting.
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Thurnton Readelle Sper
Ebadis Wade
Morgan
Ads
Davies
Mertaras Bendeaf
Aber
Chefwg
Yokohama
Cuba
Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Blackburn
Kentucky
Weekly Market Letter on Wheat and Corn Prices
The letter notes May wheat at Chicago closed Saturday at 77 1/4 cents, up 40 from the late decline, and prices for corn largely unchanged week to week. It discusses Liverpool market reactions and the difficulty of lifting prices given the huge 1890 crop and abundant legitimate arguments opposing manipulation.
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Ogktive
Companyia
Liverpool
Chisago
Chicago
Capture of the Competitor prompts senate resolution
In Washington on February 9 the senate passed a resolution calling on the president for information on the capture of the Competitor by a Spanish warship. Introduced by Senator Morgan on June 8, 1896, the measure notes that the president has since transmitted part of the related correspondence to Congress concerning the vessel and its prisoners.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
Congress
Consular Bill Restores Swiss and Turkish Posts
The consular and diplomatic appropriation bill was reported to the senate. It restores the American consulates at Horgen Switzerland and Alexandr ta Asiatic Turkey and extends franking privilege to the bureau of American republics.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Horgen
Switzerland
Alexanderta
Asiatic
Turkey
Bureau of American Republics
House committee affirms Black seat in election contest
Washington February 9 the house committee on elections which handled the contest by Thomas F Wateen of Georgia the Populistic candidate for vice president against Representative Black decided yesterday to confirm Black s title to the seat the verdict is understood to be unanimous
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Wateen
Washington
House Committee On Elections
Thomas F. Wateen
Georgia
Representative Black
Black
Hughes Pension Bill Moves Through Senate and House
Washington February 9 Representative Ellis says the George Hughes pension bill has passed the senate and been reported from the house committee at fifty dollars per month. He expects final action and presidential signature before Congress adjourns.
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George Hughes
Washington
Ellis Aaya
Senate
House Committee
Congress
Mrs Cleveland's Farewell Public Reception
Mrs Cleveland hosted a long farewell public reception at the White House on a drizzly February day. The event ran from 8 to 5 with Marine Band music, red and white floral decorations, and sixty five ladies assisting in the Blue parlor.
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Washington
Tragic Drowning near Big Timber Claims Three Children
A Tribune special reports Mrs. John Cort drowned herself and her three children in the Yellowstone River near Big Timber this afternoon. Authorities have not recovered the bodies.
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Ed Merself
Galt Lake
Tribune
Butte
Big Timber
John Cort
Yellowstone
Black Jack Gang Leader John McDonald Captured in Texas
United States Marshal Tall received a telegram announcing the capture at FE Panu Texas by the police of John McDonald alias Black Jack a notorious gang leader who had led border bandits robbing southwestern New Mexico and Southern Arizona over the past year Two gang members were killed recently and McDonald was believed to be seeking new companions along the Texas border
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Silver City
N. M
United States
Tall
FE Panu
Tex
John McDonald
Black Jack
New Mexico
Arigna
McDonald
Texas
Market Quotations Portland Oregon February 9 180%
Market prices for grains and produce in Portland Oregon list wheat oats hay barley and flour values by region including Walla Walla Valley California and Oregon Burbanks Early Rose and Western varieties. Beef mutton and veal quotes included with per hundredweight and per pound figures across several categories.
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Portland
Salem
Dayton
Benton County
White Lily
Graham
Walla Walla
Valley
Oregon
California River
Burbanks
America
Wool—Valley
Market Prices in Beattie Washington February 9 1897
Beattie Washington lists wholesale prices for feed grains flour dairy products and meats. Items include wheat $27 per ton data choice $23.34 per ton corn whole $30 per ton cracked $21 feed meal $21 hay $9.00 to $10.00 per ton and butter 24 to 38 cents per pound.
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Beattie
Wash
California
Dakota
Paget
Washington
Hama, Large
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Crawford
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Cleveland’sarewell
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