, 1890-01-23
MR.. CLARK.
He Resepts the Anti-Boodls
Society Story.
A SENSATION IN THE HOUSE.
Laughable Features Of tho Discuss
slon-The Reporters VIM
dicated.

OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 10. The pub
licaiionoi the news that several NOM
hers were taklng steps TO form an an:i-
Doodle society created u sensation hero
this morning.
some Of the members took II good
natuedly, but others got a. mad a.
hornets nest Among tho latter WIS
MI, Clark, Of dpokanej ho who hoasted
early In the session that he did not care
q snap what the newspapers said about
him. He did not Keep hi. resolution,
for ho began huilenns to-day before he
was hit.
When the house met Mr.. CLARK aross
to question Of privilege. aud, holding
aloit copy Of the Tacoma Globe,
Stained that the article on the anti
boodlc i'ust reflected indirectly upon
every member Of tho house.
mo- by great deal, said Mr.. Evans.
who was 30 overcome by the ridiculous
ness OF the situation that he dropped
in bis seat and began to laugh.
The paper was thon sent to the clerk,
who read the article to ihv great aInuse-
ment of the house.
When the reading was concluded, Mr..
| Brown. 81 SpOkahe, said: "If under
stand my frlend nom Spokane Clark
10 move thc adoption OF the article I
second tho notion" iaughtere
Mr.. Clark then offered rcsolution
that STEPS be taken 10 ascertain the
author OF the article, and II lac was tho
person who frequenied tho house, that
| the scrgoant-at-arn,s be empowered 10
exclude him. while this Is very
laughnbie. il is also serious"
said Mr.. Clark. ut reflects upon the
character and tho deeency OF every
member Of this house. lift had never
leit the room / would not have cared,
but II will go all over the state and
probably the whole country, and tho
people will th'uk that one-balf Of the
members Of the house are boOdlors, and
/ that tho other half are compelled 70 or
/ gnuizo an AniibOodlo society To watch
/ them. want committee OF three ap--
| pointed 10 lind out the name Of the man
/ who wrote this"
Mr. Geoghegan hoped the adoption Of
| the resolution would not follow. lie did
[ not like the taste of people who demand-
ed such sensational news, and, but for
the insane VapOrings OF some OF tho
I members, the reporters would couiino
J themselves to the legitimate news OF tho
/ house.
"Reporters are privileged class"
| said Mr.J uas0n, OF Pierce, amid laugh
ter "Tley can publish anything they
| see fit. aud | will stand by them. am
/ surprised that the gentleman from Spl-
should iiutter before being hii."
/ tiaughtcr.I
Mr.. Clark'g resolution was laid on tho
I table without q dissenting vote.
The scene In the house this afternoon
will probably Jut quictus on tho pro-
pOsei nnti-boOile society, Tic rrI-
motors Of Il arc keeping quiet to-day,
and made no answer when the matt r
was before the house. Tns movement
had not attained sufficient strength
when It leaked out, and that is Why
many oil the members dlsbelloys tho
story.
/ Just the same, forty members are sus-
pectcd Of being bOodicrs and nrn on tho
I black list Within short tinIo after
[ Mf. CLARK proposed 10 get alter the re-
porteri for publishing legitimate items
I ofne.-s tao house members We're accus-
/ Ing each other OF jobbefy and corruption,
and M Clark, the chief kicker, was as
I bad as the next one with his allegations
/ ola "ngrer In the fence"