Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-01-20
HOUSE.

The House Judiciary committee this
morning submitted quite lengthy report
on all bills relating to the woman suffrage
question. The clerk had not proceeded
far in the reading Of the report when Mr..
Thompson rose to 2 question of privilege
and said he was surprised to hear such
report read. He Is q member of the Judi.
ciary committee, but had received no mo-
lice that the woman suffrage bills were
under consideration. He had not had an
opportunity for argument or vote. Mr..
Thompson protested against the further
reading Of the report and moved that It be
referred TO the Judiciary committee. Mr..
Humes SAID the report was that of q ma
jOrity of the committee and demanded
that Il be read. The clerk was instr ucted
20 continue the reading. A moment later
q motion BY Mr.. Warman that the further
reading be dispensed with was lost,
nearly all the suffragists voting in the
affirmative. The committee reported a 4
substitute for all the woman suffrage bills
before the House bill providing that the
question be submitted to the legelly uuali-
fed voters Of the territory for decision.
After the reading of the report and bill,
Mr.. Forrest said that he was member of
ssS0 y OAhSAoty SOulk0btsNC OuO uOu u0Nl NO
intimation that the question reported was
under consideration. He had been in
formed that no action would be taken un
I'll Mr.. Thompson's return from Tacoma
and he had not since been informed that
the matter was under consideration. And
now that Mr.. Thompson had returned
neither he nor Mr.. Thompson had been
informed that the matter was under con.
sideration. SO that they might prepare a
minority report. He considered it SIM
ply shrewd trick for the majority of the
committee to have presented TO the House
an argument on their pet scheme. Mr.
Humes denied that the majority had tried
to take any unfair advantage ofthe minor.
ity. The minority knew where the CON-
mittce was in session every evening after
z O'Clock. He made fervid speech and
considered the action of the house in re-
ferring to the Council woman suffrage
bill to theEducatiOn committee moro mex
cusable than the making of report by
the majority of the judiciary committee
Mr.. Thompson said the bill had been SO
referred because it was pretty uncertain
lift would ever come back had it gone to
the judiciary committee.
Mr.. Warman's bill providing for the
propagation and preservation OF salmon.
had been made q special order for ii
o'clock in The morning, but ON meeting,
further consideration of the matter was
postponed. Mr.. Thompson Immediately
moved that the report of the Education
committee on Council bill A I've taken up.
The motion was carried and two reports
were made. The majority report favored
the passage of the woman suffrage bill
Mr.. Payne's name was signed to a report
unfay0rsble to the bill.
Mr.. Stewart announced that to expedite
business he would vote with the majority
this morning TO take up this bill, the
woman suffrage measure, that passed the
council the other day.
Mr.. Reed moved that the report of the
judiciary committee be adopted.
This gave an opportunity for oratorial
efforts.
Mr.. Humes made an appeal for the
substitute.
Mr.. Irwin said lie had been pledged by
the electors of Whitman county to vote for
the woman suffrage bill. He believed
that where two years ago there was one