The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-07
WON BY LAUGHI
Clunie Gets q Bill Throux1 M
Good Hum0r.
MONEY FOR posrorrscs
The Wrath Of Angry Ccagrsssnea ~
10 sxirtA. and san Jess Get ~
Public Building.

WASHINGTON CRY, March A-~Iho W0x
morning session Of the HOUSE ~ -
snmed by discussion Of the bill ~ " y
pulsory attendance Of witnesses 49,
registers and receivers Of land oznooo
action was taken.
The House then in committeo q r. Y
whole. proceeded TO the considee1a3m
public baiidinR bills.
The appropriation Of 500 600 for : -
building at San Jose. Cal, was ~ G.
OF . vigorous attack from Cannon o& 4
nois. lie criticized the action ol The q 2
nittec on public buildings and krOum
and alluded 20 pork in the pot" II
own town. Danvilie. the postofiice si(o ~
leased for <7ao year. That was suf1cle
Tor \ rostoftice building there and the bln11s5
ness was more there than the average oooI
ness of towns where the COMMITTEES -!
vlded for the erection Of public hnildlnr
Milsiken replied that nobody doubted 49,
gentleman's town was cheap town.
Cannon said he would content hiuno
with voting against bills which his lo1M
ment told him were not proper. 0ent)oz
men must answer to their constituents tr
their votes. II the members constitueno1|
viii excuse him when he told them he ho1
-
pensation tor improvident appropriattoo@
he tCannon) supposed IL was ell right
Mslliken said he would endeAvor ~ -
along with his constituents without 3 -
lure from the gentleman from IllinoiA
The gentleman. +" retorted Cannon. el>6
moro wrangling in his zeal thought -
innuendo or by intimidation. 10 ai1eEo U|
ii il had moi been for his friendly relneto0
with me he could urge aught asainet ~
character or otherwise hers. and now
us have 1t. Seth Miliiken."
As he was utsering these words Cannol
slowly approached Mllikcn. and ~ ~ II
ished the sentence. he tapped that senl11
man on the shoulder amid the lau&hooe o
the House.
Throughout the colloquy both eoneloG1
manifested good deal Of excitemon& ~
the House was very good humosod on(s
thoroughly enjoyed the controversy, W1zC
ended by Miiliken disclAiming any t&cC
tion to insinuate anything against ~ o1
tieman. who was as nearly perfect - ~
man in the world.
Peters OF Kansas criticized the hlIl = ~
travagant, and asked Csunie ok Cal1ocCn
TO give statistics showing The poo9o1 -
business there transacted.
Clunie said IL he had known his blIl Wo1}
going 10 create 20 much disonrbanoo - -
house he might not have tntxuduoo1 M
but he thought IL would not b immo0on
In him, not having public buildlng - h1
siistriok, TO ASK congress 70 give hin G1CE&
IIaughter.l He was informai bysnC1
men on tho Republican sids thaA thoG0 &
. disposition on the part of poaN
pend public money IN givtnG poGp9 -
ines necessary to carry on thels 6unn
He did not believe, after he he'd vooo1
every bill coming from The 1e(mo~
side. that the gentleman from Ul1n1
would create 90 much excttemeut oSoe (
first bill coming from the Domocfatte aIG
ILaughter.l What better use could oo0
gress put money 70 than distribuo1m1 s
over the country In public buHd1n1o&
While the pile was being divided oeo4
he did not think 10 presumptuous - - ~
little slice for San Jose. lfaughtes-
There was not man on the Repoo1o11
side who had not patted him on ~ -
aud said: "Clunie, We will stand ~ -
FLaughtsr.l Democrats were anxtouo III
get chance 10 vote for his bill.
After further debate the htli w. ~
aside favorably. and the commtttpo xle10l
ii, together with preceding hills vas W
ported to the House.
In the House, Cannon made vi9oeoM
fight against the Washington City poeop
nee bill, moving to adjourn. amid cfies e.
''siilatory motion" from the DsmecSa1
and raising the point Of no quorum. a1nl0
shouts of s'filibustering" from tho sexno
source.
The speaker counted . quorum, ond tnol
bill was passed. as were othsr bills reported
favorably.
The House then adjourned.