The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-21
RUMOR IEQUIsITION.
Current Reports Of Jobbery to
be Probed.
rne coyIasoa.s FIasT vETo
rzsfhsr nm Promptly IstFodueed--
PROJECT for xsw Ceaaay Tide
r~nx Prsesea. for sehseis.

fstxxr,s. Jan. ~ Moustray, the ass1te
.yss..<t,sr from WhAicon, stole rhsKeh o.
- rsezaber from Lewis todsss and BIN
80 lnrsted "a open investigation o. AL tns
<srran 4nces leading 20 the ssnsatit'iaza
<.sd hlrhEy hnmoFous beodle story wFitien
- ty4nl.ests and published simultaneously
&. a. e.s.urnns Of the Tacoma Gtoas, heAs-
IL Jesrnal snd Portland OsegsnEaa last
-rhnfs1aY. II bad been arranged thai Her
rsn should prsssnt the resolution aud naE.
,sv.IIr he woald have bssn appointed
e1selrr,an Of tise committee The I'VE Who
xill eonssset the sxausnasion are: Eaehs'
MeReayy, Hfnnt. 0ntranaefs and tucson
81 Pierce, and they viii begin tomorrow
nsrht The membsr3 OF tbs Fep0gtoFiaa
srnst have carefully eanvasssd the peraon-
RI. 81 ths COMMITTEES aud they have cortss
1o ths eonel aston that they can rely ppon
4wo msmbefs 81 ths committee ~ astak
Rightly 81 their osenae. These two afe Nc
reayg and Judson Of Pierce. tie latter 81
evhnfa has olssn declared ia pnhsie and
urfyale that .Eeportsrs are . pTiviieFed
sisss, and may say what they pleAse. " The
f5a3s: has hopss also OF Grant 81 King. who
4 .ans ane xspapef man, ard who might he
8 able 10 appreciate the desperate Do
: - hat sometimes aniraates sen
nalIon moneefa 70 fabrieata even
4 stsansndous charge Of corruption
ont Of tha informal talk Of the gossipplng
members. Thef have doubts about fsdens
essd ossfsndhr who, they Tear. srili a0t take
She same lndulgent view OF the peculiar
pfercgkslves o. as-sfnper correspondents
ard viii insist that the truth BE told oe-
easionaIiy. when discussing steli serious
masters a. Doodle and bribery su,ii result
wuuld Be- vsry fnconvenient "a the uneasy
shfet. snd not altogether 70 their satisiae-
ficn.
Especial endeayor IL 10 be made 10 catch
+ Scott. who first heard the talk between
Noasifay and Cook aud from whom the
4 ssofy came. Some memhera strangely eon
fesFe that Scott is altogether responsible
for having heard the conversation. lie
hunted up bis confsfes and gave them the
tails and then all three set 20 work ON the
clue. Though they learned nothing whals
evsr In their investigated. they had
enough 10 manpiaeturs a pretty good
story, and they dIdn't fail 20 work
AMI 3 great deal more. The trio was
unsnimous IN iss desire 20 create sensa-
tor that night. and il Is now unanimous
A iss desire 70 set out OF thu very pretty
scspe Il Is Ia, but there h not such inter
unAnimity In sievissng the way TO crawl
put There IL very manifest tendency %
shssnldsr the whole blame on Scott. and
n1t1sslly that unhappy individual declines
10 teke al the responsibility. BE gave the
others tie story for thsm 10 use or
moi - they saw 1T They used
Il SID Of course ho wants them
r. suffsF WITH him.
The attsss Of the committee viii not end
E6E9 WERE uhhle has been exploded.
on fnoti0n 81 fudson OF Pierce. an invest.
CATION vas directed made into the rumoFs
u bargains and trades about the state
printing counties. The purpose OF the
Investigation Il rather indefinitely stated
% be 20 inquire a. 70 whether or not mem.
hers OF the House are interested IN tho
psinting directly or indirectly. and who
have exchanged votes or traded. The real
purpose Of The amendment is supposed 20
be 70 inquire into the report quietly eirca-
lated chat the passage of the Hin coee bin
end the resolution awarding the printing
contract 20 .he Sfata Printing and Publish
Ing Company was the result OF q conahina.
tins BY which the two concerns agreed 10
quit fighting. and allow eash share Of the
printing booty.
II. +. Snksdorsf. = member Of the late
constitutional convention. appeared before
. Meeting Of Whitman and Spokane dele.
cations and urged proposition 20 separate
twelve precincts from the south of spo-
Kane county and fuurtsen from She north
Of Whitman and fern new county. lie
presented petition with !. 500 signatures
ui persons Within the district concerned.
The delegations unanimously decided Ia
oppose The proposal. Snksdefsf viii nsyeFs
theless ufge his measure upon the Iegss-
lalase.
The House committee en- University and
Notnal schools met tonight and discussed
herren's University bill, II Vas decided
- recommend that 10 psH cent Of tile pro.
ceesls Of the sale Of the tide lands be ar,
pFopfiased 80 The use Of the University
school. the diversion Of tunds fr0aa The
fsle Of agricultural laeds 10 the University
being dropped. AZ least si.naono ousht
% be realised 10 The University BY tits
Plan.
The Senate and House tide land com.
psities today returned from their Trip 10
drAy's harrison and immediately went on 10
Taeoaaa e. begin their iuukst around the
Sound. while es the haghor the esmnsss.
tse we're entertained ~ the baas.la az trade
81 Aberdeen and nosuism and Aa..r
u - "A.
tbs deck 81 sias STEAMER Aonsesaaa RE
testimony Of settlers upon tAe lands and Il
ekAer persons was taken. tie general ar1ss
81 which was thas the upland awness
sheald hare the prior right g. purchase.
Tic committees were much pleased With
shhsg treatment by The people IT tAe hag-
hoE.
kvans' new Bio 81 require en- pl0yes Of
fesaeies 10 furnish seats feE such empieves
= the same ~ Hughes hgli with the oaaax.
ieus fsAsusn eliminated.
The ohleet a. Tuekvr's hggi il u require
fhas IN community rcAi property Ehe aasNes
g The grantees stall Al appear N deeds
Uraes the present Law eanmuuItv property
can Il pisked ia the nalas ~ hasbaas.s ~
vie aione ard il a aieaealt 30 EEL frosa sAa
fseesa Sha have a. sntasest ia G Al.
thsaea The hssl Il very lsngthy thls Is the
ensy fsAlase Ia whArh smpastant change il
ths pgsasns lAw Is ssapase8
very ieng debate aeen seea En tAe Haass
a. The e:sl % surpVess sh3stlAs Atieasnss
wsFf made % aid nsastAFd. hur1oek esz
sse.. sas lssy wege unsuccessful The Al
alsssH & tsssle was tse ensy lsrpoFsaat
amendment made, The hsI passed
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