The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-22

adoption, saying iAs work ceuld Be dons
cheaper
After further discussion and fiiibnSaer
the ares and nsyes were demanded and the
report was adopted By the following vote !:
Ayes-Allen. Bird Blackburn. Boshell. Brown
ef Pierce. Bash. Clark. Cock. CarnweEa nsy.
Dean. Drew Edens FsrrixA. FeS.er Secgbexsn.
GIsrhrisf. Grans fliIzssfon. Hagaex. Hunting
ton, Hutchinson. lnessn Of Whairom. krnneay.
Lksk, Meeley. Nankser. Morse. MINIS. 0tiphAas.
osfrxnter, Painter Peterson. Piekrel7. foweF
Randall. Rosch Sharpe, Shlna. shaw. straight
Turner. Mr. speAkes-SS
Nays- Blaektan. Blair. Brown az Spokane.
CienaAn. EDDY. Fsammerteis, Candy. Grabh.
HeFrea. ln1sea Of Fierce. Kuhn, Mekeady
Meade MoastvAx. Nash. PeFson. PIamgasr
Purity. Robertson. Ritter. Ste7enson. Tucker.
Weakhegsord--2A
Shaw OF Clarke rose 20 q question OF
privilege. He stated that the committee
on rules had had much trouble in finding
clerk for their work. bur Fox. enrolling
clerk. who had hsen assigned 20 duty was
drunk rs lord. ? and could not be Eoand
when wantsd. Shaw wanted to Know what
they were 10 do.
Kuhn moved that Fox's services be dis
pensed with forthwith
The char ruled the molten out OF order.
saying that proceedings OF impeaehnAena
must be gone through With.
Judson took exception 70 this ruling,
and appealed from the decision OF the
chair.
Feighan. speaking on the appeal, said he
had no sympathy for Fox. but he could not
allow his dismissal without inquiry into the
charges.
Jadson-This decision is ridiculous, and
hope the House will not stustify itself hy
sustaining il An Interpretation Of the
iaw ike that Of the chair is hair-splifting,
and Is such as wonld be made only By
shyster
Plummer said he would vote to sustain
the appeal. bat he would not vote 10 dis
miss Fox without a hearing. That's
right. chorused several members
Herren claimed that the legislature had
an undouhied right 70 remove any OF the
employees.
FeigSan. further explaining his position.
claimed that clerks were not employees. bnt
officers, and proceedings must be against
them as such.
After further debate the decision OF the
chair was not sustained, by the following
vote:
Yeas-AIlen, Bird. Blackburn, Blackfan, Both
ell. Bush. Clark, Cock. Cnrnwen Day, Dian,
Drew. Edens, Foster. Candy. Geoehegaa. Gil-
christ. Grubb, Hagailton, Hughes. Huntington.
Luli, MinkieF, Minis. 0strandes. Pain er. Peter
son, Power. Randall, shaw, straight. Tucker,
TnFner-S2
Nays Blair. Brown OF Pierce, Brown Of spo-
kane, Cleman, Eddy, Parrish. Fiummerielt.
Grant. Hesrsn. Hutchinson. JudsoA of what
com, Jadson Of Pierce, Kandle, Kennedy, Kuhn,
McReayy. Meade, Megler, Morse. MoultEay,
Mash, oiiphant, Person. Pickrell, Pinmmer.
Purdyk. Robertson. Roteh. RntteE, sharpe.
Ehinn. Stevenson, WeatherEord-sA
Kuhn offered a substitute to the motion,
that steps be taken TO investigate the
charges against Mr.. Fox. Several other
propositions and amendments were Of
fered, and the whole matter was finally
laid upon the table.
Bickrell moved that the sergeat-at-arms
be instructed to bring Mr.. Fox before the
bar of the House forthwith. After long
debate Geoghegan offered a substitute that
The committee on rules he instructed
TO investigate the charges against Mr.. Fox.
Carried. The House then adjourned until
tomorrow at 10.