The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-18

No 10, relating 20 the iiesltenaEsg5ve
- Yeeonssdsred, Parkinson IN tiae chsir.
wnson made the point q order that
Hourhton did not vote wsEh Assss5S
prevailed. He read the rules az.d claimed
that they supported his POSITION
Houghson claimed that the objection
should hare been made YESTERDAY. and be
claimed that The Senate had by unanimous
consent accepted his notice OF intention TO
make tbs motion.
whalley said objection had been made to
another senator pursuing that coarse, Hh0
80 II the same position IS HonghfcH.
wilson said that rules cannot be SIS
PENDED on tbs rssIe that silence gives con-
sent, without = nation 70 suspend. He
claimed that bill was dead
Houghton made point of order thai bis
motion % reconsider could not properly be
made until tomoTrow.
The chair ralea the point well taken.
Houghfon desired 10 withdraw his mo-
Ei0u 70 reconsider.
Whalley ohjeeied, saying that the motion
was not properly before the House at all.
and therefore can not be withdrawn.
Houghton ASKED that the Senate permit
hfm 20 withdraw mis- attempt 70 make the
motion.
Consent was given amid laughter.
Wilson asked for ruling on the point
Of order be had made against Houghton's
original motion.
Houghton objected that Wilson was out
Of order.
Wilson said be asked for information,
whether the Senate can consider now the
validity Of his point OF order.
The ehair ruled that II could not.
Houghton moved that the rules be sus-
pended ard the motion by him 70 recon.
slider be considered nov.
WhaIley said It was not the proper thing
70 suspend the rules when q point IS
reached when the rules seem to require a
regular procedure under the established
order OF procedure.
Payne moved that the motion OF Hough-
ton be segregated. 50 as 10 vote just on the
proposition 10 suspend the rules.
Houghton agreed TO this.
Wilson asked which side Is 70 be eonsid
cred the prevailing side on the bill, the ma
jority which voted 10 r the bill, or the min
ofity which prevailed BY preventing its
passage.
The chair said that those voting for the
bin, being in the majority, would be con-
sidered the prevailing side, being most nu-
merouS.
The motion to suspend the rules pre-
vailed; NJ to s.
Kneeand obtained indefinite leave of
absence Tor Janitor Haynes.
Wilson asked whether IL took two
thirds vote of all the senator's or only of
those voting 10 suspend the rules.
The chair said two-thirds of those voting.
Houghton moved that the vote on the
bill be reconside7ea; carried.
Wilson claimed that the whole matter
was out Of order, that the Senate had not
proceeded according to its rules. and that
ail the steps taken were Irregular.
Thompson of Walia Waila, raised the
point that the bill was not defeated IL
simply failed to pass the whole action on
the Dill yesterday was a blank and null
ity. LLanghtar.l
Wilson asked, "If a bill is not passed
what becomes OF it2'
Thompson--We can take it up again.
daughter.
Long said that when bill fails to re-
ceiye sufficient vote il fails. because the
constitution, requiring a majority vote of
81 the members To pass q bill. counts
livery member not voting as being against
che bill and so makes those voting against
she bill the majority.
HenEhton moved to make the bill a
special order Tor Friday. the sIstinstant.
,. IN.
Long said he wanted to meet the qnes-
ton fairly without delay Tor weeks. He
favored vote on the bin at once. He was
opposed TO 1t. but he favored voting at
once. so much OF the bin as refers to ex-
oiiicio duties should be stricken ont.
Let US not by implication, he said,
authorize the payment of money for any
thing that does not appear on the face of
the BILL"
Thompson. Of walla walla, by consent.
offered resolution instructiHg our sena-
tors and representative in congress 70
votc for Chicago as the place for holding
the international fair of iS9. f.aughton
In the chair.
The chair ruled that the question before
the House was on Houghton's motion to
make S. b. No. 10 a special order for the
slstInst. The chair declared that the mo-
ton prevailed, IL 70 9.
Jones moved that $. b. No. 2s, relating
90 company stores. be continued as a
special order till Tuesday, the 2sth inst, at
p. N. Carried.
Wilson called attention 10 the chairs
ruling on s. II. No. 10. that q majority
vote can make special order.
Wood. By permission. moved that when
the Senate adiourns II will be TIL Monday
at =. m.
Weed Was then excused on the remainder
Of the days session after 3
Wilson suggested that Il the friends of $.
h. No. lie would consent 10 strike out the
clause relating 20 compensation for ex-
ogiielo duties. the bin might lie passed
unanimously now.
Hoaghtoa manifested his consent 10
this ami Wood also.
The chair reversed his ruling. that a
majority vote couid make y special order,
and declared the iaotson 10 make $. b. No.
10 a special orster lost.
II 4. No. TO. relating 90 commissioner
Of deeds. which bad already passed the
Senate. vas taken UP for = vote on the
/ emergency clause. which was passsd-~a6
yeas, no nays.
: Il No. 10 again came un.
4 Wilson moved 10 strike out the clause
( providing that the lieutenant governor
shah perform ali other ard ex-altici0 aa-
/ ties - may BE Cevilve3 apon hlra. and
I shall receive iheFefsT such CONDENSATION
/ as NAV re proylsei hy law. carried.
/ The hsli was then passed-s9 yeas, no
/ nays
S. ~. 40. Is. ~ Drum Relative 10 the
/ Feysilap reservation. came up as special
oryeF
Drum sad only seventeen senators we're
+ present. and moved that The memorial Iie
on the table. upg@sstsea being manifested.