The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-17
UNEXPECTED RESULT
Ths House Passes the Original
Code Bill.
~ scalMomous DISCUSSION
xremhers Defena themselves from Tn
sfsuaasd Chaygss-Ths LisufensHt
Gsyernorss Bifi.

Z 4Ef<- paszeG the MOUSE toony "ttn 49,
xo1ee 10 spare, but the emergency clause
Nss defeated and II u passes the senate
md Il approved by the governor is VIII not
"a into effect for % days alter the legisaa-
11,re ad3ourns II Mr. Hill waits unth
Am te begin work on the code he cannot
Guix1z within The prescribed time end the
Whole purpose Of the Law viii fail. II ne
bseIns row IL will be In anticipation Of the
fssnc thxt the bill viii become Law. lie
would run no riak and doubtless i the ZEN
~ corcurs In the seton Of the House he vii
encspI the terms proposed and. though
without formal authority, viii eommeTce
tse comsaIasion Of the code. It Is taken
for granted that the bill viii pass the sem
~. a. ii has many avowed friends there.
1he fseht has been In the House and il was
3lxays admitted that the fate Of the pFopo-
nitlon uonld BE aettled there. The debate
over the bin WIS long and IN several in-
stances personal and acrimonious. Il
6<ran nj z this afternoon. when the original
Mi, xilh the proposition Of Mr.. Evans 10
piaes the matter at the disposal Of the
10fnt Judiciary committees. and various lei
fkrs, reports and documents bearing upon
4hn subject, wers ali read. Then Kuhn
suogsd 10 recommend the originai bill and
Sandy 10 substitute Evans res
ulutiof II was in committee OF
The whole and debate was unrestricted
I'll Ienesh. The iDsssnre was discussed on
3ta merits, and finally, on test between
the two propositions. the bin received ~
votes and the resolution "a. Then the COM
miitee arose and reported favorshiy on the
Bill. En5 for the isTss time the real animns
81 Tho opposition was disclosed.
Brown OF Spokane made emphatic OBJ
lection 10 the passage OF the bill and 50 did
jsason Of Pierce. They declared IL vas a
fob and that everybody understood i 70 be
lot. On che emergency clause. they ef-
fsefnslly renewed their objectiDus. The
z b.lI III itself Is G fair business proposition
but 1t vas is connection that 30 nearly de-
feaiesi IL A lobbyist Tor the Bancroft
Whitney company has been here
5ps weeks working for the bill. sud Il was
exac1ly this thing that aroused the oppo-
si!ion. Dir. Hill, Il Is well known, has been
seriously embarrassed by the presence OF
The lobbyist, and If he could have removed
him would have done so. No accusation
or iusinnasinn Was made against him. for
IL was unanimously desired that he be
fecnred ~ commissioner. All the animads
versions Of the opposition were directed
HFainst the bancroft Whitney Company.
ii may be said further that II the bin had
beeu voted on earlier in the session
81 would nfquesfi0nahly have been
defeated. Evans resolution was sntpFae-
t.cable, because The session Is 50 well along
end The legislature could not well take up
The work At this time. Grant, MouIsray.
Et<xeas and others. who we're at frat
openly opposed 70 the bill. today voted for
ii on the ground that il was the best alter
p4tjye u<o1EEsijon offered. A number OF
q Major are ID twn - 30 opposed 60 Che
/ bill. but the friends OF the measure clam a
clear majority.
A sensational article In the Tacoma Giebe
of this morning led 90 a scene In the
uouHe today and m attempt 20 exclude
The correspondent from the fnor of the
Houne. Last night ridiculous story was
ftafted-how. melody knows--thsi thirty
members Of the House had formed an anti
Doodle society aud that ali members sus-
pscted Of improper motives in support OF
any measure would be promptly black.
listed and hoycoltei. Investigation quickly
iiseioeed the absurdity OF the report. and
BY most Of tho newspaper correspondents
The matisr was dropped. Two CORE
srondenfs, however. manufactured
sensational story out OF the mat
TER, and their stories duly appeared.
As soon as the journal OF che House had
been read today, Clarke Of spokane. rose 20
question Of privilege and sent 70 she
clerk's desk 81 no read. a copy OF Tacoma
newspaper containing tho article 10 which
Clarke took exception. Meultray of What
com. objected 10 the reading OF the ness.
paper article, but there were cries ~
Read |" Read" from all over the House
and ender the direction OF the speaker the
eieFk read. When he had finished. Brown
cf spokane. remarrsi. III Mr. Clarke
moves the adoption al the article. / wlil
secaud the notion" laughter greeted
che sally and the whole matter was
treated as q great Joke. Then Clarke Of.
fefed this resolution:
fFsaletd Thas steps be taken 10 ascertain the
nasar OF the aathof OF the article an The Tacoma
e's'sF and Il he be = person frQaensies this
lense that the sergeant AT ariaa ha instructed
g sxrlude hlm iron the foom.
Clarke moved the adoption If tho resoitl.
tiosl. I'm orteF 10 give the gentleman a
chance "a have his say. | viii swcsAna the
resolution, remarked Judge Evans CLARK
said white this Is a Imaginable matter ID Is
suffrage and good viii OF The fIease. comes
here aud perhaps sits SO that table
WRITES % his newspaper this article reglees-
ing GA theehasaeter aud aeenncy ii every
member 1T this House. Il il reached
ve should not sAfo about il
hat u Toes throughout the state and per
haps tie United ssAsea A story 81 thAs
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The papers throughout the connfry vii
probably take Il up and the ina resstor may
80 ahroad that half ~ The snemhsYs ef thls
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them. 0aoghesan of CLARK opposed tAe
adoption os the resolution Here was a
story. be said. "masie out az whole cloth
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paper ~ same expense. 1 hupe THAI THIS
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Mi hot be allowed - 80 any fassAsr.
Jaslson Of Rsetae opposed she resolution.
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