Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-15
REPORT RouEKD.
MINORITY RKPoRT on THE CAPITAL m
AzovAL oUKsTEoN TIT mas MOT
ARFRARmD.

ARFRARRD.
OLYMPIA, Jan. lA.-lspocial. THE
ballosInR IN the hoase yesterday and
today affords some exoollent food for
thonRhf. The consideration Of bills for
the taxation Of railroad property had
been BY q unanimons vote msde the
special order Of the house for yesterday
morning. Immediately upon that or
der being taken up 10 vas aasailed right
and Ieft. The effort ts cestroy the
special order and thus delay. perhaps
defeat, tha purpose Of framing q Just
law for the taxation Of railroads
was successful. The majority, because
10 vas q majority, carried lie ends with
high hand. The good intentions ex.
pressed by the whole hOuse The day be-
fore we're not only nos carried out bat
The protests Of minority, Who desired
that this legislation for which the terFi-
tory has been eiamcrinQ for aix years
should be euacted, were entirely disfe-
Rarded- Voting with this maj ority
every time, against the consideration Of
railroad taxation bills, will bo foand
the names Of gohn keane and I. b.
Elder, eoth Of Seattle.
Again, early in the session Mr.. +. ".
Clkrk, Of Yakima, vas pronounced 10
his opinion against suffrage. Mr.. CLARK
10 Of course very much interested In
the fate Of the bill removing she capital
TO the city from whence be came, the
city where be lives, does b1siness and
has large Interests. The committee 70
which il vas referred had The bill under
consideration on Tuesday evening last,
and made 40 its report en- "Wednesday
evening. The committee Was divided
upon the subject. Two Of the hve,
Messrs. AFrasmifh and Baker, Wsre
oppsse1 20 removal, and pre-
psFed their report accordingly.
Both reports we're 10 have been
submitted TO the house on Thursday
forenoon. Il Was not done nor has u
been done since though Friday and
Saturday have passed. Both Mr.. ARA
smith and Mr.. Baker are unsompromis-
ing suifragisfa-
Einos they framed their report against
| Yakima on wednesday night, Mr.. ClaTk
has been voting with them un eVsTy
proposition having tendercy 70 fagoI
the Suffrage billA 10 the meaptimt
both reports on the capital question. u
Will Be remembered. have beon withheld
/ Thess twO facts fitted nicely toaetheK Ia
the minds eye. They are Al leasl
Interesting 70 oontempla1e. The sag
Rcstions Of 2 oompF0miss having been
arrived a. between them ars Of
course made upon every hand Nj
Clark himself being asked yesterday
boz be stood on the Suffrage qsssiton
replied be would vote aRainst % 90 tbl
direct issae. TIE fast thai be has stood
pat on every proposition osminf
from the suhfaRisis IL the past I've days
helping them - push aside dutieI
which TIE peopis have directly inftroct
ed them 10 psFfoFm 10 secure An adva1
tass for the saarAes hsll, haa given 90
conhdenoe Of bis farmer allies sever
shaking. Il is further and very oeepll
insinuaisd that the negative report %
she capital question has bssn 0ssa
solely as Q wespon 70 serve the purpo4'
walsh IL seems 70 have 70 Thoroughly
aceompl,shed, that Of searioa NJ. OlaFl
oss % his anti suGraga fash. MF. Oias
lntands, be says, nat 70 vote againsi SAT
frnne when tns bill is On ila anAi pas
saas. Tbsn u would appear that he 4
Il after The snHraRiaas With tha SAM
weapon that the ahort end Of ths espisa
oommitiss has drawn upon him, for b
is undoabtedly Leading them y
believe that b IL one Of them
IN that ease be 10 unf0rtunAtl
Ia THAI tho csmmitsse has the edge
on him. They do not rEoposs 20 havi
ahe capikol queHficn intfodneed un1i
she anf7faRs Qnsstion 70 diapoaed of
Hsnas IL the ease Of any existing econ
pans. Mr.. Clark will be FeQnirsd 70 falh
- cnnditi0aa 6fst. with thAt teFribil
miRoSiGy EspoEt hsDaina over bic beat
AZ ths Walls. Tbeg Gao d tais hy con
faumina 70 witE bad thaiK RspOr
a. they have done. That
an anoamfoFtabls position 10 b
ID, bat between certain eonnietB ol
tns snnEaRs qaestian and toe mahint
0f oneAa c9n town tbe capital o. 10
leyrisosy, 10 ia pEobably nos 70 Do a
paole0 tDeIs ahouid b. q loDR dsbaas
tha eapitei FeuaoEalisls. Wills express
J Ina siKuna conhdenea of success 10 q
. eoann1i, feel anythiBg bat saFe win Il
I QaF3 20 1Ae h0nss. hen1a esery expsdi
est 4 bsinR rssorted 20 % insurs 4