Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-28
TERRITORIAL ASSEMBLY


OLxmRHA, ian. I.--lEpocsaL l--The
defeat To-Day of Mr.. WhitsAs iii rsogid-
InR th4t not more than Q matofisy 81
TIE membsFg o. ths penal % elEemoegn-
ary commissi0ns shail Be Of tha came
poiitieal faith, u likely 10 pFoducs unex-
peoled and very Important FesnIka. ana
up 70 this time the Repahlicans have
not manifested tia slightest disposiIion
20 interfere With fhe reasonabls d.
mands Of the Demsoeata % ail matters
Of party tntefeal, and this disposition
haa recognised the fsat that undes q
Dfmocfatie administration cuurtesy ~
qnirsd thai tha pfeEogattve Of the exa-
catiVes unless mznffeglly impropeeiy
exeEolsed, should not be ininxfeFed with.
NJ. Whites bill haFmonizss Wish The
policy followed both by the uniked
States IN TIE formation Of the iatsr-
state cOza1eEee CON Dtzlion and hy
most Of The states IN The conposiiion %
failEoad and ether commissions. The
pFacstes Of giving minority represent
alton 20 the party not Ia power ia fol
lowed on the thesFy that With reference
70 matters in which tbs people At large
beVe 9 definite interest it Il best "a
adspt q policy which exclndes merely
partisan politics.
Mr.. Thompson surprised hla colleagues
BY making the 6Fst speech on the bin
10 which be antAaoni1ed ID and M,
HaWley voted With him bot one facf
stands ous clearly and distinctly and
that is that the Democrats voted boldly
and unanimously against the bill and
they forgot theY we're net cut Of the
woods. The same spirit Of concession
has NOS been manifested by them. The
hFat chance thay got 20 draw the party
lines they did 90 without the sliehtess
effort al Cancellation. Proposed teQie-
lstlon frsm this side OF ths house has
received marked consideration, Nos
only have number Of BILLS Grating
new Offices been passed, but a large
fund for the governor vas provided and /
appropriations fos furnishing the COVER
n0F's oftice passed. The bill creating
ihe cAise OF attorney general emenated |
and was passed with bat one dissenting
vote. The Republicans nov say that II |
the Democrats want 70 draw party lines
they Gay DO 30. bat when the line ID |
drawn Il will ctheE frem q Reometrical
line in this that e will. besides having
lenRths be bFopaht 70 cover RubeFna-
4lEtnl oAR44At1441A8s 4ut Otme@
Gratis can gaia nothing By antaeonixinQ
the Republicans aud the lattsf can de- |
feat the confirmation Of any appoint |
ment BY sticking together and tbs olnse /
for doing 20 has been furnished by the |
Democrats themselves.
They are rapidly getting into shape to
commit political haFi kaTri. Mr.. |
fhompson's motives for voting az be /
did are not understood. Anyhew be Is /
about as frightened man as there ID In /
this toUn OF county Iust noW. and be
ISN'T sure but his sentence will be read /
most any time
Il is altogether likely thai The motion
10 reconsider the vote will be made TO-
day by some DemocFat, and then 10 see
lhe elacFity with which Mr.. Thompson
and Mr.. Hawley will perform the acro-
batio feat Of jumping back into the fold,
Eill alcns be worth the price Of admis-
sion. Bat even II sueh an overtuxs is
made BY the Democrats, the thing has
gone so far that the Republicans will
dictate terms. Altogether the Demo.
Jrata have Overlooked themselves.