Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-15
THE LOWER HOUSE.
Deinxn sf Friday and sad
uraay I'm the Moune.
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- wenaa sssnes-Ths Rsnaaa
- EasAs Liza MalnsAinsa.

/ OExMExA. dan. iA-lspeaial. --Ihe
enffr1 asazten of he houas, Friday, waI
. esnhtc1 batween those members who
eaFneHfiy desire thaa 9 Law Be enacted
fsx the proper taxation Of railroad pgap-
ekt9 and thaea nembeza who wuuid paan
tbs most impoEtanf sabiset bg. throw
M away - opporlnniky, pakhaps for
ne ssszioa, u or6sf 70 pEeelpitaae 9
UomAn sanraee law uron the territory.
The Suffrage biil passsd by ths ccun-
eli was Esporfed 30 tue hezsa Yesterday
an4 tbe G1afa4igts evinee4 q feVaKish
0ss1fs % Rst sc it IN The abssnos eg Mr..
B1oeF, whose opposition % kha weRaure
- hls piaee Ia the ho1se Is hoped for
b. ths opponsnss. Tha efruaqie 20
bring The bin 30 tie sftsntiun az ths
house lasted ell dsy and canasd tts
ohamptons 10 resort 10 every ara knowu
- ne paFiiamentaKlAn and 20 natls dis
EeRaEd The order of The woEk laid oul
foE tAe day, altbeagh that order hruazhf
t1o uost i2p0Etant business ok TIE sss-
sloa naturally before it. All The meas
unss intfodneed for the taxation Of rail
Eoaa property we're TO Be considered an
| Der special order at II o'clock.
III. Reea bad no sooner iakan his plaos
e chairman Of that commitfee than
MF. Ihompso1, Of PieFce, moved that
the coUmtatee Fise and rspoFt mo pro-
gEeosp 70 enable tie house 20 resume the
/ regular order Of businsss.
1ai8 Waa followed - coaiention OF
over one hours duration. Mr.. Hnmes de-
uoancsd the movement &c one intand.
Ing 20 ehlFk tbs question Of railroad
taxation and declared u 10 be his belief
that u could not Be done. The house
had iasiruefsd this eomnnitteo % take
up this business and 20 through With it
70 q conclusion. Was the COMMITTEES 10
refuse 10 do the work assigned 70 1T
Mr.. Thompson stated that Il vas only
| for the day, or until the bills on the deak
and calendar be disposed Of. he stout
| y refuted the allegation that be desired
70 evade the question Of railroad taxa
ton, and declared that be was as anxious
as any uaembeE IN the house 20 see q
proper lsv enacted for this purpose.
Several other members made the same
claim, aud Speaker Clark ehipped in
With the remark that as all seemed
anxious 70 20 on record IN the matter
Of Railroad tax lilen, be would move
that the committee rise and report
favoFably to the adoption Of his bill,
III, fOr the taxation of railroad prop
erty as the property Of individuals is
taxed.
Mr.. Hnmes Immediately moved that
the bin 65. reported By the corporation
committee as q substitute for couneil
bill No. !, be substituted, aud took the
a0oF In support Of bis motion.
This worried the opposition immense
IL, In the fear that Mr.. Humes was
going 70 get in ais work in spite Of
them. and his brief address was re-
peatedly interrupted by calls to order,
that be be prevented from speakinR
upon the merits Of the bill but confined
strictly 10 the matter OF reportiLg & the
bill. He said his say. however, giving
Il IS his reason Why he wanted the bill
reported.
MF. Thompson resisted Mr.. Humes'
persistence IN reading sad dis
cussing the bill, and Mr.. Humes
IL was no doubt gall and worm.
wood for the eenslensan from Pierce 10
hear this bill read. Il was @ good bill
| for the taxation Of railroads, and be
did not beliewe that he (Thompson) de-
lighted in any such measure. He scored
the members whe had provoked this
dllatoEy discussion and Who had
charged him and others with attempt
ing TO obstxuot legislation. The order
Of the day, be said, vas 10 consider
this important matter OF railroad
taxation. To step aside from duty nos
endangered fts chances for tee entire
session. The session was growing 60 q
close and the people expected and de-
manded some action by this house on
this subject. Delay vas dangerous ana
10 was those members who sought to
eTade this issue Who were open 20 the
charge Of obstruction. BE directed at
tentior 10 the clock Whiob had register
q whole houT lost In the discussion Of
this mo ion, which time should have
been devoted TO tha basiness Of the
hour. He concluded with again pro
testing against insctiou BY this cOm-
mittee.
Fellows followed In tbs sams line de-
elarine that this important matter of
railroad taxstion might have been dis
posed Of IN she time thas had been
FILTERED away.
A yolley OF motions now set IN 10 es-
cane What seemed an impending dis
cusaion on the taxation bills, 10 toe
midst Of which the question Wss raised
as 10 The weight Of Q straight motion 10
rise. Tbe chairman held that 1t vas
relatively the same In q committee as q
molten 10 adjourn 10 the house. This
vas areeted With delight, and the mo
ton vas made and carried viva voce-
Il not being proper In committee to call
roll.
ne speaker resumed the chair. and
Mr.. Reed took bis place on the door and
reported that the conmitsee bad risen
but had no report 10 make.
Mr.. Humes demanded Q call Of the
roll on the adoption Of this report, ss be
thought they should 20 on record.
Mr.. Knapp, n explanation Of hoS be
intended 10 vote, made Q strong spesch
in denaneiation OF the action OF the
action Of the house IN retreatinQ from q
duty they had ali come pledeed 10 per-
form. As foe himself, be could nOi 90
baek 10 bis coustituents having failed IN
his duty, IS entrusted 70 him By then,
Of sstine and speaking against this or
any such seti0n-
ire ayes on ths motion we're ARA
nrnith. Baker, Case, Clark lot Yakiual,
Eekler, Elder, Forrest, Helm. irwin,
Keane, Preston, Stevenson. Thompso1,
Warnan and the speaker-16. The rays
we're Fellows, Hnmes. knapp, AeEiF0y.
! MCMILLAN, Payue, Reed and 6teWArt-S
This was the order Of the voting on
ali similar Questions which arose u the
, subseaueus proosedinas in the eonte1-
tion between the sxo forces throughout
. me day. There vsre but txenty-shree
, pFssent, and the minority OF eight vas
! iuss strong enough 70 pFesent 9 sasps1-
! sion OF The rales, which requires tWo-
: thirds Of The msmbsFs present 20 carry.
Mr.. McE roy ros called up Mr.
/ Ksaxess rsvaa1s bill as tie order of ths
! day following the disposal Of the rail-
rssa bill. Mr.. Thompson naovsd ths
indednite postponemens Of tbs spe-
cial order, and Mr.. Ksane sec.
ended, saying ths calling ap oil
Q the bin ai tats time vas done simply
. | Ia ohssFuss. Tks vote waa & TO Is, q
+ / sefnre, Mr.ktane's attitude with FeRar.
. a his own voluminoas bisl eReated con
4 adorable amnsems8k
Q This bronRhl the calendar on the ear
!. pst as the next erdar OF basinesg, and
= she egzncil nemofiai' praying fo'
wsmpa ssaicn By esngFssso on the IndiaI
var claizs was passed, snd Mr.. MaMil