Capital Notes on State Legislature and Rail Talks
The lower house faces treason whispers as flags appear in the hall and a portrait of legislators emerges. It notes fifteen ministers, eleven teachers, four lawyers and forty-six farmers in the house. Bills debated include real estate sale protections, mortgage procedures with sheriff sales, and rail worker sobriety. The senate preserves the metropolitan police law while endorsing the Australian ballot system and election procedures. Supreme Court commentary outlines legislative power over railroad rates via commissioners and the limits of fixed pricing.