Senator Rutter
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- Feb 25, 1891The Eight-Hour Day Crushed in the SenateAfter intense debate and a dramatic attempt by organized labor to influence the vote, Washington’s eight-hour labor bill fails by a single vote.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 20, 1893A Senator Breaks Ranks, and Seattle HowlsSenator Rutter abandons John B. Allen for George Turner, turning the 1893 U.S. Senate deadlock into a test of party loyalty and constituent fury.Olympia, WA
- Feb 28, 1893The Last-Day Bill Rush—and a Women’s Suffrage AmendmentWashington’s Senate introduced dozens of measures on the final day of bill introduction, from railroad assessments and a company-store ban to a referendum on votes for women.Olympia, WA