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- Jan 13, 1895Olympia's Backroom Bargain Over a Senate SeatLawmakers arrive in Olympia pledging to organize fast, but the fight over a U.S. Senate seat and the speakership is already reshaping the session.Hotel Olympia, Olympia, WA
- Feb 22, 1895The Governor Vetoes the Anti-Vivisection BillWashington's governor refuses to sign a sweeping ban on animal dissection in public schools, arguing that medical progress and anatomy lessons depend on it.Olympia, WA
- Feb 24, 1895Tacoma Moves to Halt the New State Capitol—and Seattle CheersA Tacoma Chamber of Commerce petition urged lawmakers to stop work on Washington's capitol until land values were settled. Seattle's chamber had just endorsed the opposite, and the House committee chairman blamed 'a few bankrupt land speculators.'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
- Mar 12, 1895The Judge Escapes the Legislature—For NowDamning reports on Judge W. W. Langhorne reach the House, but lawmakers postpone impeachment and hand the case to the Supreme Court.Olympia, WA