, 1888-01-26
From olympia.
By Special Dispatch.


or pro tenn.
Clark of Yakima, stirred up hor-
nets nest by moving the considera-
tiOn of his bill providing 70 the re-
moyal OF the capital to North Yakima.
Reed Immediately moved call Of
the house, as he had been instructe ted
by Speaker Clark, that although indis-
posed, he wished to be notified and
attend u advocate his WallA Walla
bill should the capital question come
up. Reeds motion carried and the
sergent-at.Arms WAS sent after absent
members. After y motion by Irwin
70 suspend further proceedings under
q call of the house had been lost the
doors were locked and Immediately
every member jumped to his feet to
make remarks or motions, and was
declared out of order. Numerous ef-
forts to get out of the dead lock
caused much merriment and were de-
clared out OF order. Shortly after 3
O'Clock Speaker Clark arrived and on
motion the house proceeded to consid-
or the bills providing for the location
of the capital at Moth Yakima,
Walla Walla and Waitsburg.
Speaker Clark, though hardly able
to speak above u whisper. glowingly
advocated Walla Walla's claim, and
Clark replied briefly. The Walla
Walla bill was lost, Eckler, Preston,
Ried and Speaker Clark voting in the
affirmative.
Preston aud Eckler showed quite con-
clusively that the capital should be
removed Wuitsburg, they and speaker
Clark voted for the Waitsburg bill.
After the third reading OF the North
Yakima bill, Clark warmly advocated
the measure.
Keane said that as he should vote
for the bill, he wished to brand rs an
unqualified falls hood the statement
in the Post-Intelligencer that there
had been deal between the Yakima
people and portion of the King
county delegation, and II statement in
the same paper that he was in
fluenced by the Northern Pacific rail-
road company.
Arrasmith believed the interests OF
che territory could be best conserved
by removing the capital, and showed
why.
Knapp, Irwin and Helm spoke
briefly in favor of removal and McEl-
roy against it.
Speaker Clark made the principal
argument in opposition. He thought
il the capital is to be put up at auc.
ton either the Walla Walla
or the Waitsburg offers should
have been accepted. He rid.
iculed North Yakimas location and
stability, and although i'll, made ring
ing speech, whether or not his conclu-
sions were right,
Clarke of Yakima thought Speaker
Clark had gone long distance out of
the way to say something derogatory
70, North Yakima. He spoke in glow.
ing terms of North Yakima's location,
and warmly denied the speakers as
sertion that the Northern Pacific was
heading the effort to secure the remov
al of the capital.
Thompson said he was entirely
without instructions from his constitu.
ency and should vote no on any prop
osition to change the location Of the
capital at the present time.
Reed favored the appointment OF
commission to select II location.
Warman spoke against the measure.
The bill was lost by tho following
vote:
Ayes-Arrasmith, Case, Clark OF
Yakima, Eckler, Helm, Irwin, Keane,
Knapp, Mcmillan, Preston and Stew.
art-11.
Noes Baker, Elder, Fellowes, For
rest, Humes, McElroy, Payne, Reed,
Stevenson, Thompson, Warman, and
Speaker Clark-12.
Payne introduced petition from
residents of Kitsap county asking the
establishment of district court.
Keane handed up u petition pur'
porting to come from residents of the
southern part OF King county, remo.-
strating against annexation to Pierce
county, and made some remarks that
caused Thompson to say that Keane
entirely misunderstood the matter if
he thought the effort to dsmember
King county was for any other pur.
pose than for the G, nvenience of the
persons asking 1t.
Thompson presented resolution
from Tacoma and Pierce county ask
ing the passage OF bill so that Taco.
mas limits could be extended to in.
Clude all of COMMENCEMENT bay, and
thus avoid conflict OF authority.
Thompson moved that the judiciary
committee be instructed 10 prepare a
bill revising the fees of county, district
and territorial officers. He said he be-
lieved soae officials were receiving en-
tirely too much ,auditors in larger coun-
ties getting from $4,000 to $4,000
annually. The motion carried.
Bills introduced; BY Case-Pro-