The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-05


sutAoEity % order pzzastng o. 70 revise ana ccn>
zscf TIE Sane, ar 70 reesipt for ard tskss bits
tEtza fhiscsnceg An esEly reply wsll p,Aca unaeF
renewed Sslgstiuns Iour i--snA.
Manager state Printing ana PubIizlaag ceaa-
pany.
s.This Communication. said Rotssh,
gives eoTEsct resume Of what the print
ing committee has had 70 contend with,
and he brought the matter bssEorn the
House that il might take such akfi0n ~ Il
thought proper
Rosehs statement created : cofnmusiun.
Herrsn o. Lewis. against whoa the
charges Of tamperirg with House bills
were dlrected, immeilately arose and ex-
planned that be had gone 70 see the printer
many times and had. after much Effort
received proofs of his bisl lie had sinply
changed the words county Judge to
superior judge IN tw0 places The
terms are about synonymous. II did not
change the original BIZ. said Herren.
'-and did correct only what ssenceived
. he clerical error. made in the
re-draft Of the biil. Probably did wrong
in not allowing II 10 remain as il WAS .
II would ike 10 know, inquired shaw
Of Clark. arising quickly - Hersen seated
himself, II i was customary in farmer ssss-
sions of the territorial legislature 10 make
amendments IN this manner ami without
consulting anybody. II that Is 50, we want
10 f0liow n the footsteps of eur illaSfriaus
pFedece ILanghter.
4 held that xhen a bstl Is Introduced
here il j. the property OF the House. added
gadson OF Pierce.
This iaaSiaent ought 70 be a warning 10
members not 20 change hslls AFTER insroasic-
ton. M. Herren no doubt did his inssf-
versenlly ard inRocenflx, bat ia q court Of
las this would he very serious safen-e
The matter was about 70 be dropped and
one or swo nemhsrs c4ilesi Tor the regular
order. But Brown. OF spokane. renewed
the trouble by declaring IN positive terms:
liz Is very eyilent hat al ofienss has been
eomnlitteesi against this House | move
that Mr.. HerTen be brought before the bar
Of The Honse ard reprimansea.'
The cosnmotion amongst the members
was not stopped By wish expressed by
Speaker Feignan that Brown souil not
insist upon his motion.
II move that the motion be laid upon the
table, inserpoSeI Grant, who Wanted TO
dispose OF the trouble.
81 insist that this mo Ion be considered, -
exclaimed Herren. arising for the second
time and addressing himself to the House.
81 want either 70 be condemned or exon
Grated. ] rereat that / amended what
considered clearly q clerical error in the
printed bill. had nothing to ds, with the
original bill. The printed bill was never
before this House for consideration. / am
awAre Of the source Of this opposition. IL
comes from parties who do MOI like what
had to say yesterday about the printing
committee. / stand On my own merits
and do not ask any favors from any pi1b-
lie printers or their friends. | hilye,in this
case, simply enaeavored 90 discharge my
duty, ard ask the House to consider the
matter fairly snd properly
There has been q good deal of personal
acrimouy expressed in this matter. aud
claim the right 10 reply" rejoined brown.
II did not aIlege that &r. Hsrren had
amended the bill. but he tampersd with IL
He has pleades guilty to the charge
81 never made mark on the original
bill. and never saw il, I" interrupted Her
ren. in some heat
s'The printed copy should csnform in
every respect 70 the original bill, contin-
ned Brown. No member has o right to
change it. have heard that il is a com
mon practice for members 70 90 prowlIag
around the printing Office at unseeEniy
hours. II = member Of this house can
change 6 word be can change a whole
sentence. / think the motion 10 repri-
mAnd Mr.. HerTen is proper, in order to
sqEelch this business in the beginning. /
believe in furnishing the irss ollense, and
then there will be no more ef it,
The szfsseu.sff..z waa Sfarf,ad hv the
speaker pettlng the motion TO lar upon the
table. Ii was carried by large majority.
Herren's ofEense, over which all tais dis
cnssion arose and which vas considered 50
seriously By the House. was IN reality only
trivial and he can hardly be blamed for
violating nnthinkiugiy a rale Of conduct
Ia the question Of printing. He stepped
into the printing office 10 look after bis
bin and changed the words county judge
70 superior judge hts reaiembfance
being that il was so in tne original lsili.
Superior Judges have supplemented the
fg.esions of county or probate judges in
the state. The matter would probably
have never heen brought up if is haa not
been for indiscreet rcnlarSs mad BY Hefrnn
the day before on the subject OF the print
iug OF bills. he then found serious fauit
with the printing eoumtfetA RsiaSh.
chairman of the criticized committee ,cona-
pleseIy turned the tables On Ire chairman
os the Judiciary committee and psacesi hlnl
IN a very uncomfortable posi- tiUn. lhe
matter vii nov doubtless be drvPpsd and
forgotten
Much snnoyAncs Is felt over the desEy in
reoesving the reports of state otaceTa Sillcn
have been In the hands OF q IAoma print
ing establishment for some wesks- They
should have been laid upon thss desks Of
members wlEh fae opening 81 the isfisia-
fnre. that the affairs Of he sitteient osi4eers
and institutions might be understood
Approsxlatson hslas Tor the Sipport of
STATE snstftasacEs are delayed on this az
count According 70 the euatraet the re-
ports are not required TO b delivered here
Desors Deeembes 10
Three bis passed tie House sosasT- The
l first was q substitute s0r nfanss ilAg 0asi,
ever which - ms1h OF oTzeoEscsn rlF0ssch-
] nses were ssa OF 4sst week Ihs sus1Sti-s.Ee.
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4 opxsunaI wifn haassfs al scksses tAFcesoFs a.
+ IL waeGher or not they shal pFSNsine EAsss,
and p4esessl,es tAe manner IN uhleA legs
shals. npon tnklsF ISsisaasa. = pFoVllee oy
the 0e2rS1s e9 e9enay commissioners. II
sn4kes . skeEasie regulation ali - the w&s
/ ia whsch t4s Gag shAl ns aoMa
from tsse ~cfieaIs The bza fgesias.
a1so GaAs aAxs se aSwn fFom aA peaese
stale. coanss ard elts h1ssasnga IlAe ses-
o11 b5l msrely prSssr1sses tie snAlzlhef -
3nsch wasTant sAaI os drGEn 70 pay
osscers al sse le<ssazs.4Fe. <zss tsae shiTi .As'
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