The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-08


Stevenson mcved the previous question
but IS Gandy wanted 20 speak, the Housq
voted IL down. IS 20 s.
candy and Eddy opposed certain feat
ures u the bill
Edens said he desired 10 pair with Cook
4 the fnal vote should not Be taken beforu
2p. N.
The chair decided that under the consti.
snfion Of the state pairing uas impossibls-
Juds0n Of Pierce thought the bill wal
ciunsisy drawn. Il ought 10 Be amended
20 thaf there would be fair and honest COM
petition The bin ~ originally drawn rec-
oknised only the upland owners
am nm upland owner myself" be said.
hut never had the monumental cheek
70 claim the right to lands that belong 70
the state. II this bIl passes am sure the
state win receive but > mosety Of what II Is
entitled 10. I shall never vote for such q
bill ~ this. II did should expect to be
pointed At as . man who had voted away
the peoples heritage"
Ritter moved the prevsens question.
which was declared lost; yeas, IS; nays. 3
not two-thirds
Evans appealed from the chairs decision
ard asked him 70 show . single authority
for holding that . two-thirds vote was re-
qnired. The whole object OF the previous
question was 10 put il in the power of the
majority TO stop the fibustering of the
minority.
After long parliamentary wrangle, the
chair refused to change his decision. The
House overruled il There were . votes
IN favor OF sustaining the chairs decision
and "a against
The chair announced the result and or
sdefed the clerk 70 call the roll on the final
passage Of the bill.
Mouissay rose to question OF privilege.
holding aloft paper upon which he had
written the names of members whose
Fotes he proposed to challenge on the final
passage Of the bill. holding that they had
personal and private interest in the bill
- owners Of tide lands or improvements,
and were therefore disqualified under the
constitution from voting. These men,
bers' names were written on the paper:
Browne of Pierce. Drew. Edens. Foster.
Huntington, Kuhn. McReavy, Medcalf,
Megier, Morse. Piummer, Robertson.
Moultray desired to have the paper sent
10 the clerks desk and read.
The chair decided that il was not prop
erly . question of privilege. and ruled
Aoultray out of order. The latter's appeal
vas not recognized. as nothing was in order
but the roll call.
The clerk then proceeded to call the roll
on the final passage of the bill Several
members explained their votes.
When Roberfson's name was called he
declared that he was an upland owner,
and he doubted very much whether any
such owner could vote on this bill under
the constitution. He controlled, he said,
mile OF water front extending to tide Oats.
In the vicinity was an area OF tide fats
seven by ten miles, and II this bill passed,
would b taken from the state for abso-
lutely nothing. He had endeavorod to
have the bill amended, but failed. He de-
clined TO vote on the bill by reason Of his
personal interest
Candy moved that he be excused. The
Motion was not put, but by common COM
sent Robertson was excused from voting.
On the final roll call IS members voted
yea, and 81 nav.
Edens, who would have voted for it, was
compelled to leave before the final roll call,
in order to catch the 2 p. m. boat for
Tacoma, where he had to make connections
ct s p. m for 6kagit county, his home,
who're child lies dangerously i'll He was
offered . private steamer. but declined to
stay and take chances OF missing connec-
tons. Had he remained the bill would
have passed. with just . majority of all the
members elected As il was. one vote was
lacking.
Before the announcement Of the result
the opponents OF the bill broke out in hand.
ciapping, as they saw the defeat Of the bill.
Rutter and Stevenson, with . view of
moving . reconsideration, changed from
yea to nay. and Kennedy from nay to yea.
As finally announced, this was the vote:
Yeas-Allen. Bird, Botheil. Brown OF Pierce,
Bush. CLARK. Drew. Evans. Foster. 0eoghegan,
Giichrist Grant. Grubb. Hamilton, Herren,
Hughes, Huntington, KAnnie, Kennedy, Kuhn,
McReavy, Meade, MedcaH. Megler, Morse, Nash,
Minis, Peterson. Piummer, Rotch, Shinn. Shaw,
esraighf-s2
Nays Blackburn, Blackfan, blair, Brown Of
spoksne. Clemsn, Cook. Day, Dean. Eddy,
Parrish. Flummerfelf, Candy. Hutchinson. Jud-
son OF Whatcom. Judson OF Pierce, Lull. Ms=ssief,
Moultray. oiiphant, Ostrander, Painter, PcrSon.
rickrell. Purdy, Raster. sharp, Spencer. Steven
son. Tucker. Turner, weathe.ford, Mr.. Speaker
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The House, at 2 p. m. adjourned until
10 O. m. tomorrow