The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-29
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me Housc Passes Judgment on I
H0ostle Yarn.

1he mouse Passes Judgment an the
B0oslle Yarn.
OLYMPIA, Jan. rs. The entire session OF
the House was occupied by the report Of
the doodle investigating committee. Gu
motion the testimony was read. several
members endeavoring 10 stop II as useless
waste OF time
Judge Evans denounced the whole thing
q miserable farce. The member, calling
attention 20 The statement that Brown of
Pierce had offered 81 90 10 push the nyes-
tigation, denounced IL a. false lie had
heard Brown say that he would give $500
for copy OF the alleged black lis /. Judge
Evans 6iseiaimed the statement imputed
to him bv Clark that Brown of Spokane
was an ass. lie had never made ID. He
did not think Mr. Rr own bears any re-
semhianre 10 that amin al, except as TO his
staying qualities
Uandy was The next 10 try to stop the
reading. lie made molten and While IL
Was pending a cali of the House was
moved. Many had become tired aud gone
out.
The call WAS ordered. The ssrgeant.at-
arms brought in several members who
sheepishiy arranged themselves before the
bar OF the iionSe.
After q laugh at their expense the men,
bers were allowed Ia take their seats.
Evans declared thai the House should
require some findings es the committee In
Justice to The parties concerned. The evil
dence disclosed nothing whatever warrant
Ing any accusation against nuy member.
5usison thought the committee WAS iussi.
he'd by the action OF the House.
knsfr fhaurhf Sauna h{rNs, ss.st.4 a.. -. -.
record. showing how frivolous was the
whole charge.
Minis thought The committee was not
1asufed in bringing IN the report pre-
ssnted
Evans offered resolution 10 the effect
that the report and testimony disclose
nothing lustifying the accusations that any
member had been guilty at indecasam IN
making any charge of diShonotahls ess-
duct against any member OF the fiostse.
and that the charges we're frivolous ana
without foundation in fact
Grant protested warmly against plaeinr
TIE committee on trial
Evans agreed also that gross Injustice
hal been done 20 the committee.
Clark, 81 spokane. declared that the se.
pert and Testimony showed one 81 swa
shings-either Sbott the reporter. had been
guilty et perjury OF Monltrsy and Cook
tad lied. Ia c'ther easc they ought 70 sasc
aoine action. There was se much opsasi.
tion 10 Evans metioa that IT Vas With.
drawn.
Tucker Tacged 10 reconsider tne motion
by which II was decided u dispense with
the reading OF testimony.
The motion was carried almost uasnl
niousiy and the reading was resninesi.
No further attempt xas made a. later
snpt the reading which was nos finished
until IA
Clark then offered resolution that N
Z. Scott, reporter for the Nssas.e, .faspAsl
tue aathor Of the fabrication, be exszsisAs
ssom The s'oos OF the House
Minis, Evans. Kuhn. Judsaa and Tucker
opposed the resolution
In support os bis resolution, Clark made
astfong speech in whsch be declared that
TIE House Justified the report az sAix cor.
respondent, they could take tie hAcksss
nsgre that ever eaaae from Africa. and IN
ansec minutes make lsim as white a. the
efistn Snow. biair shen offered = sahsti.
sa's resolution declaring Simply sAas tic
~sedie chargss were without fesnsastsssa.
Aoaltfay did NOT favor the expulsion al
Soss' but he called upon members - face