, 1890-02-20
A FIGHT FOR DIVISION.
The Steptoe Bill Will Prob.
ably Pass the House.
BUT THE SENATE WILL KILL IT
Scenes OF Great Disorder Wit.
messed in the House-A Do
tailed Report.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Feb. iT.-Tho house
gave Speaker Fcighan dose his own
medicine TO-DAY. His recent cXtraoril.
nary ruling that II takes a two-thirds
majority to suspend further proceedings
under the call OF tho house involved
the house In q tanglc this afternoon.
The Dill introduced by sir. Brown ,ofSpo.
kane, creating SteptOo county. was tho
cause OF the row. Tho friends of the
measure were in the majority, but they
lacked half q dozen votes of the number
necessary to pass It. lfthere had been
sixty members present, the bill would
have passed, Their play was for more
time.
Mr. Heron first tried. without success,
to got the bin put oil until Thursday.
Then the foes OF the bill fought for an
immediate vote, hoping TO kill it.
After the bill had been read, Mr.. Shaw
moved to namo the new county
"Fcighan" In honor ol the speaker.
MIR. Evans submitted tho name oi
George Wright.
Speaker l'cighan declined tho honor,
saying that he would tight the bill, and
Mr.. Shaw withdrew his motion.
MIR. Gtubb put his foot into IL by moy.
ing call of tho house. which was
ordered. II showed that Mcssrs. Candy
and Shinn wero the only ones absent
without leave. Both arc out Of the city.
4 motion 10 dispense with further pro
ceedings hilcd
Mr.. Minis, who was IN the chair sus-
taiucd the previous ruling OF Speaker
Fcighau, that II takes u two-thirds ma.
jOfity to carry q motion.
Mr.. Grant then appealed to the house,
whcrcupOn Mr. Stevenson raised the
point Of order that while the call OF the
house was pending no motion was in
order, except 10 adjourn or lay on thc
table.
M. Sims recognized Mr.. Grants ap.
peal but held that it was not motion
lie was anxious for tho house to over
rule tho decision.
Speaker fcishan explained that the
calls Of the house had Become too MI.
morous OF late, and that u was with q
view ofputting a stop to them that he
had made his two.tlirds uiling.
Mr. Grant maintained that q majority
OF the members could suspend the pro
ceedines, and that IL was not fair for 4
third of the members 10 obstruct legis.
htion.
The theory that majority of the
mcmbers cau do anything they want IS
not correct said Mr.. ilummer, indig.
Duntly. ut Is apply ing The gag law. II,
Is not fair play for the minority"
speaker Feirhan then raised the cN-
ttaor'iinaTv poiut that tho call of the
house was at an end and that thV
speaker could 30 decide without the mo-
tion having been made.
''lt We can dispense with our rules
Whenever wc want to, why do We have
mlcsP' demanded Mr. NcRciyy. TO
day We have one ruling and tomorrow
another This Is not consistent"
The decision OF tho chair was sus-
tanned by vote oi 30 Ia l..
Mr. Brown, Of Spokane. then made
smother effort TO suspend the vnll of tie
hou' 20 but 1t iailcd Of u two-thirds ma
jufity.
There was nothing else for tho house
Ito do hut to adjourn and this IL did
after having lost an hour in tiiibusicr.
ing.
sUEsDoRr Is CONFIDENT.
~ am confident that the Stoptoc bill
will pass, said IT, Il. Suksdorf who Is
urging It's passage. "If We succeed in
tho house. We will hayo no trouble in
tlic senate. senator Van IIouten IL with
nS. We have T. so unnIes OF representa-.
tive cltizens OH our petition for the new
county. There urG no names on the
rmOnslruncc, OF which only $40 nTe
from tho pr1pOscd nov county. OF this
number, $50 aro from Spokane. which is
small number from such q populOus
center. Nc have On our petition thc
names Of l,4JO farmers. Only sixty
farmers signed the rcnm'trancr.