Senator Hutchinson
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- Feb 21, 1893Political Rebellion in the State LegislatureSenator Hutchinson breaks with the Democratic caucus in Olympia to challenge railroad-backed influence in Washington politics.State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Feb 28, 1893The 83-Ballot Deadlock: 'Either Allen or No One'In Olympia, John B. Allen’s Republican caucus held the line while Judge Humes and Levi Ankeny saw their candidacies frostbitten—and the ballots kept piling up.Olympia, WA
- Aug 22, 1894The Proxy Convention: Democrats Meet in Tacoma and Call It HarmonyA state Democratic committee gathering is dominated by proxies and federal officeholders, while leaders maneuver over fusion and legislative apportionment.Tacoma, WA
- Feb 6, 1895Olympia Wakes Up: Subpoenas, Telegraph Rates and a Suffrage AmendmentThe 1895 Washington legislature moved from political strife to lawmaking, passing investigative subpoena power and jury reform while introducing bills to cap telegraph tolls, save Columbia salmon and give women the vote.Olympia, WA
- Feb 25, 1895The Fight Over the Road Through the CascadesA state wagon-road bill sets Cascade Pass against Slate Creek, with mining claims, Lake Chelan freight and a $33,000 price tag hanging in the balance.Marblemount, WA
- Mar 8, 1895The State vs. the 'Gigantic Octopus': Washington Votes to Print Its Own SchoolbooksOlympia's senate passes a bill making Washington a textbook publisher, selling spellers and readers to children at cost to break the American Book Company's grip — 27 to 4.Olympia, WA
- May 26, 1895A Missing Clause Stalls the Road Through the CascadesWhatcom and Skagit expected a governor's commission and an early start. The enrolled bill in Olympia had lost its emergency clause, and the delay was already being blamed on the wrong people.Olympia, WA
- Feb 25, 1909651 Bills, 13 Laws: Inside Olympia's Frantic Last Two WeeksA deadlocked local-option fight, a women's eight-hour bill that ended in fisticuffs, and a marriage law barring 'drunkards' and the 'feeble-minded' — the 1909 legislature's chaotic home stretch.State Capitol, Olympia, WA