President Luce
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- Jan 28, 1893The Olympia Deadlock and the Ghost of James G. BlaineWhile Washington legislators wrestled with a stalled senatorial election, the shock of James G. Blaine's death briefly brought a rare moment of bipartisan unity to the statehouse.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 27, 1895The Newspaper Letter That Nearly Started a Fight in the Washington SenateWith the U.S. Senate election deadlocked in Olympia, a Pierce County senator read a rival’s letter aloud — and the chamber erupted over money, lobbyists, and borrowed favors.Olympia, WA
- Feb 20, 1895One Vote Shy: Washington’s Local Option Bill Goes Down in the SenateA 17–16 roll call, one absent senator and a promised reconsideration left Washington’s saloon-regulation fight hanging by a thread.Olympia, WA
- Mar 5, 1895The Legislature’s Endgame: Normal Schools Funded, a Central Board KilledWith ten days left, Washington lawmakers passed money for Cheney and Whatcom normal schools, killed a plan to consolidate state institutions, and left Cascade railroad routes in doubt.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA