The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-08
LOST By ONE VOTE
The House Rejects the Tide
Land Bill.
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OLYMPIA. March Tin tie House ct II
O'Clock, the committee on engrossed bills
reported - properly engrossed the tide
lands bill No. 81, a. amended yesterday.
The bsH Was. By common consent. ordered
read for information
The chair decided tha. it had been read .
third time and was beyond amendment; I;
but when the records of yesterday were
read 10 Was found that there was no mem
ton Of the biii having been declared read .
third time.
The chair said the records had been read
this morning aad approved without objsc-
ton. He knew Of NO way to change or
amend the records now, and sthe House
could not 60 behind It's own records. The
bill was therefore subject 70 amendment
Judson Of Pierce moved to recomnit the
bill TO be printed. He was satisfied that
amendments made yesterday we're not in
the engrossed bsil The heritage OF tie
people OF the state Was about to be legis-
lated away. The bill had been improved
by the amendments made yesterday, but
be desired tc see 1t in print The House
was not expected 70 hurry with so impor-
tsnt matter.
Minis said that Judson yesterday de-
clared that II the bill were engrossed he
should probably vote for IL Today he says
he wants 1t printed. Tomorrow be will
probably want something else. 20 con-
sistency." he remarked. thou art jewel" !"
Pickren thought the friends OF the bill
had been just as inconsistent Today they
wanted to rush the bill through because
they were satisfied they had sufficient votes
to pass it
Speaker Feighan urged the House to de-
liberase action. He acknowledged he had
been outvoted, and he had no idea that the
bill would ever be amended to suit him,
but he wanted il printed. and an opportu-
nifty offered to amend.
McResvy intimated that the speaker
wanted to postpone the vote on the bill.
knowing that after today there would be
several friends Of the bill absent. having
been called away by sickness in their fam
lilies.
Speaker Feighan declared that be had no
such idea. He was willing to put down
the bill for day when all its friends could
be here.
The engrossed bill was finally ordered
read for information.
The motion OF Judson OF Pierce to re-
commit the bill for printing was lost-yeas.
81; nays. 81.
Judge Evans moved that the reading
and that IL now be placed ON its fnal
passage.
Monltray rose up In his place with an
amendment to the bill which he desired to
offer. The chair decided that the bill could
not be amended until the House had de-
cided whether or not il would adopt
Evans motion.
Then I move TO adjourn" shouted
Moultray.
Upon this he demanded the yeas and
nays. which we're ordered. The motion to
adjourn was lost-yeas. %: nays, 80.
Judge Evans motion that the reading
just had be the third reading was carried
yeas, IS; nays. -
Brown Of Spokane took the hoor and
spoke against the bill. After he had
spoken Eve minutes he Was raped TO or
der by the chair as having consumed his
time. An effort was then made to amend
the rule by extending the time from Eve to
fifteen minutes.
Clark called attention to the fact that
this was an effort on the part OF the oppo-
nents OF this bill to postpone the vote un-
I'll certain friends of it should be called
away, ana tnus defeat II.
"A man who would do that said he,
"would take the eoppers of corpse"
Kuhn said tha. every feature OF the bill
had been hashei and rehashed. II they
should debate it for another week not
vote would be changed. He favored the
previous question and final vote on the
bill at once.
The friends OF the bill stood together and
voted down the motion 20 extend the time
yeas 81, nays 80.
Mouitray then took the floor and At
tackled the bill. particularly the eighth sec
tion. relating to appeals from appraisals.
This section said the state board e decision
should be final and then II went on to say
that appeals might be taken 10 the courts.
This be regarded as a most giaring incon-
sistency. This section he desired to
amend. but was shut out.
I'VE are bound hand and foot. " he de-
elared. Ito a measure that will rob this
state of 5000 600"
Gecghegan did not believe there was q
nickel In this bill. by any improper means.
for anybody.
Clark could see no inconsistency in the
eighth section. The proviso which fol-
lowed, relating to the courts, qualified what
went before.
Tucker would not. II he could, change
any mans vote on the bill Every man
would. he believed. vote as be thought
right.
IF We pass this bIii,' he said. cas- no
doubt we viii. | believe Ii viii scintillafs
sni shine, and shine and scintillate. and
stink like rotten msckerel In the NOON
light" IIsughter and applause
Tucker added that for himself, he should
vote against the bill
Hutchinson pointed out what he re-
gar1eu as irnperfecsiors in the bill, and
Speaker FsiEhsn followed in the same line
When his time had expired Geog hegau
moved that il be extended TO any part OF
hall sn hour that he desired
Kuhn sgaiu protested that this vas only
Q fliibussering movement 10 defeat the bill
Edess desiring 20 leave. Eddy declared
That arrangements had been made 20
charter q steamer 10 take Mr.. Edens home.
If il Vas found necessary fos him 10 remain
here after ? p. n.
Geoghegsn said he made the motion to
extend fesghans time because he recog-
nixA1 IN him the brains of the opposition 10
the bliE. This remark was TO Brown OF
Spokane Ike red nsg IL the face Of "a
infarisies buii.
Rrown jumped 20 his feet with flashing
eyes and ,igurssively Jumped OF Geoghegan
With both feet
II dsny that All the brains Of the House
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