The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-28


s1Iftee. He aehsd thes Dsownss tssftD0uy
BE sead. Eddy 0bjecsed. but Tie House
ovsYrusssi ths 0biection and the testimony
vas read
Clark nsovsd - Isy The matter opoe The
tabse and Tueksr seconded ths motion
which uss lost. only eleven members vot-
iEg sye.
Evans d Pierce ssied 10 snoosh the mat
Ter By moving hist Brown b excussd from
sestifyfnG further bss0Fs the commtttee.
Many members failed - vots on this mo-
ton. there being fifteen ayes and seven
tsen nays 4 call a the HOUSE vas moved
and IL sas found that only i've members
were absent.
Tbe roll was called on Evans motion and
il failed by the following vote:
Yeas~ Blackbs~u. Elaekfan. Hair. BotbAai.
Clark Cock. kstdy. Evans, fars5&h. Toster.
Grubb. Minkler. Painter, Power. rrrdy. Robert
son. ahasps. Spences. Tueker: total. -.
Eays-tsofBvs.i. BAY. Drew, kdess, Funnsr-
ieis. Gxndy. G.fchriss, Grans, Hsmifton. Hughes.
Hsufiaasen. Hute hinson. Judssn Of Whascosn.
Jud.oa 81 risfcs. Kandis. KsInedy, Kahn. Luli.
MeI.&axy. Mesde. MstcAif, Aexiss. Morse, Aooi-
tray. Nah, Minis. oi3phaus. Ostfander. Person.
PsserKon, psckseli. Psummes, Randall. koteh,
Rntfcr. sninn. shsu. stevenson. stzaishi. Tnr-
Eer. wsaiheffosd. as. speaker; total. a.
Geoghegan further complicated matters
by moving that : verbal report be accepted.
and that The committee be relieved from
further investigation.
.Ihis House should have refused to pay
attention 10 this anti-boodle nonsense from
tbs very start. he declared in some heat.
III there il an attack mads npou the honor
Of any member let It b. specific. and then
Il can be brought 70 the attention OF the
House. There i work 70 be done. and lets
get at and pay no more attention 70 this in
fernal onsense.v
The speaker referred 10 his late visit
down the Sound and the necessity OF Iegis-
ton 70 develop the great wealth OF that
section.
Evans. referring 70 Browns testimony.
contended that he had made no answer
that was not respectful. He had right to
decline - answer.
These two speakers have been lavish in
their structures upon this committee" be-
gan Grant.
Geoshexhan. interrupting. earnestly dis
claimed any intention 70 reflect upon the
committee.
Il accept the gsitleman's statement.
rejoined Grant. II do not think single
member Of the committee has sighted his
duty. The House. by its unanimous vote.
instructed the committee 10 20 ahead and
investigate tins matter Now. the House.
II IL adopts this motion. viii say the COM
niitses need NOT continue the investigation.
We have reached = point wiAre il is to be
found out whether or not this committee
has any power"
Moaitray protested that the adoption OF
the motion would BE- TO smother all the
evidence that had been taken by the CON-
mitsee. Il would b . grave mistake TO
atop now
This has been 4 NEST miserable fail
ure, interjected Geoghegan. There Was
nothing tangible 10 start on and there isn't
now.r
Brown. who had been sitting quietly dur
ing ali the debate, now rose and said: II
believe word 10 due from me IN this mat
ter. ] call attention 10 section %. article
Of the consultation" This section provides
that no person can ne forced TO testify
when anybody Is charged with the ofisnse
OF bribery or corrupt solicitation. Now"
added Brown. mo one hes been accused of
anything deny emphatically any intent
10 Insult this committee or this House.
object to the principle Of this investigation
and the insignificant grounds Il was based
on. am surprised that testified 10 much
Is did. II struck me that Mr.. Feighan.
Nh outsider. had no right TO take part in
The proceedings Of mis- committee
II assert that I had no knowledgs direct
or indirect. Of any snti-boodle society.
had no knowledge Of any persons within
or without the bar Of the House looking
for The sack or anything connected with
hsodie. This investigation has been
humhus from beginning 10 end.
shaw. whose name had been mentioned
in the reports in connection with the anti
hoodie society, said he knew nothing about
the society or Doodle. He did not think
there was q corrupt man in the House.
riatumer thought 4 worse insinuation
had been east upon the men who were
accused OF talking about boodiers and
black lists Cock and Moultray) than upon
anyone else.
| speaker Feighan called Minis to the
| chair and started in 90 reply To Brown,
whose remarks hsd becn partly aimed AT
him. lie said his presence at the meeting
| of the committee was purely accidental
and he had no desire to influence the com
mittee or House to do anything that by
| any stretch of Imagination could be con-
| strues as IN the interest oil bad legislation.
| Browns action, declared the speaker, had
| been foolish and for him to insinuate that
the speaker was trying 10 cinch him was
| neither manly nor honorable.
| II rise % s point Of order" interrupted
| Brown. II object TO the speaker calling my
! name into question,
81 did not hear the gentleman's meme
mentioned I" retorted Minis
| The gentleman who sits tight behind
| Mr. Brown called him an ass and he took
no exceptions TO that, said Clark. shaking
bis finger AZ Brown.
brown did :.as answer and no one knew
90 What Clark referred.
Speaker feighan said he WAS willing To
be- held responsible for anything he might
say. There was no feeling on his part and
! 40 desire TO meddic. The committee on
/ INVESTIGATION had heen appointed without
I consultation.
eit Was unfortunate. said the speaker,
/ ssrcastlcsiiv. that did no, think OF the
/ gentleman from Spokane when made the
/ appointment" Feighan probably meant
that he would have appointed him on the
committee
tssssgheghan again tried To withdraw his
melton. hut Candy objected. Let's set
/ lie this matter now. be said. this com.
/ snss.re hiss found absolutely nothing"
How do yoa know ?" asked Grant
GeoShezhsa succeeded i'm Withdrawing
The motion and Piummer ended the dis.
egsSioa BY moving that the committee he
requested to report a, . tomorrow and the
motion was earFiei.
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