The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-05

az iaSt tufiiSnt 10 near argument Dy rep
resensatives Of the various mining COM
paaies- The representatives did not ap-
pear and the bili viii he reported fayorably
BULKING RAILROAD BILLS.
Modest Members Withdraw From the
Committee.
OLyArIA, Feb. 4-Bair offered q reso-
luton that al bills relating 10 ailroads be
referred to special committee OF five,
with instructions 70 report back such Of
the bills IS they think advisable or . sub
xtitute therefor
McReavy made the point Of order that
four Of tho bills were before the committee
Of the whole and not in control of the
House, except under suspension Of the
rules.
The speaker decided the point Of order
well taken. A vote was then taken on sus-
pending the rules. recalling the bills from
the committee of the whole ana sending
them to the special committee and il failed
10 receive the necessary two-thirds vote,
the vote being 81 to -
Judson moved to go into committee OF
the whole TO consider the five railroad
bills
McReavy, Evans, Candy, Kuhn, Plum
mer and others opposed this.
Evans raised the point OF order that the
motion was not in order. The chair ruled
against him and he appealed from the de-
cision, claiming that two-thirds vote was
necessary to take the proposed action, 1t
requiring . suspension of the rules to
change the order of business.
JIdson said that the object of the oppo-
sition was to prevent any further consider
alton of the railroad bills. When those
bills are called up for second reading the
opposition will claim that they were left in
committee of the whole.
Kuhn--So they are.
Judson asked Piummer whether he
would consent to consider the bills il they
were called up in the House.
Plummer declined 10 answer.
Brown of Spokane pronounced the oppo-
sition . merely parliamentary dodge to head
on legislation which relates to corporations.
Evans protested against this reference 70
.'the friends Of railroads and corporations.
Brown went on and insisted that the
bias were mot buried 50 far ii committee Of
IL vhoIe, nbut he friendso of right and JUS
tice could dig them up
Jackson insisted that majority should
be sufficient to determine the matter.
Shaw said the House could not afford to
go back on its rules. The House could not
suspend rule without two-thirds vote.
Judson said that the speaker ruling was
consistent with bis past rulings, which had
not been appealed from. While perhaps
not strictly parliamentary, the ruling was
In the interest of prompt transaction Of
business.
The vote on sustaining the decision of
the chair was then taken. with the follow
ing result:
Ayes-Ailen, Bird. Blair. Bothell. Brown of
Spokane, Bush, Ciemen, Cook, Cornwall, Day,
Dean, Eddy. Edens, Farrixh. Flummerfelt.
Grant. Grubb, Hamilton. Hutchinson. Judson Of
whatcom. Judson of Pierce. Kennedy. Mcdcalf.
Minkler, Moultry, Minis. oiiphant, Ostrander.
Painter. Person. Pickrell. Purdy. Robertson,
Rutter, sharpe. Spencer. Straight, Tucker,
Weatherford-40.
Nays-B.own OF Pierce, Clark, Drew, Evans.
Candy. Gesshegan. Giiehrist Herrcn. Hughes,
Ksndle Kuhn. Luli. McReavy, Meade, Megler.
Nash. Peterson, Piummer, Powers, shinn. shaw.
Stevensnn-22.
The House then went into committee OF
the whole on the motion Of Judson. OF
Pierce, to consider the railroad bills, Jud-
son in the chair.
Ostrander moved that the committee rise
and report the bills back to the House, with
q recomme nda,ion that they be referred to
q special committee of five. with instruc-
tions to prepare snd report substitute.
Piummer opposed this. He wanted the
bills taken up and considered singly-
Feighan offered as q substitute q motion
that the committee OF the whole request
the House TO appoint the following mem
bers as the special COMMITTEES with the
right to employ counsel 10 consider the
matter thoroughly and report bill within
ten days: Grubb. Pickreil. Noultray,
Geoghegan, Judson OF Pierce, McReavy
and Grant.
McReayy said he had been called a rail-
road man and be did not care 70 serve on
the committee.
Feighan then said he would propose the
name Of Kuhn instead OF Nc Reavy.
Kuhn said he was certainly . railroad
man. He wanted a railroad in his sec
ton and not an inch OF il - built yet. and
ne did not want iss promoters hampered.
He desired 10 be excused.
Clenan said be desired his bill. i43. ex-
cludess from ahose 20 be sent 10 the special
committee. He wanted it passed or killed.
The motion prevailed. aud this bin goes
on genera! file FeiEhsn's substitute then
prevailed. The committee rose and re-
ported 10 the House, and again the mo-
iion prevailed.
Kuhn. Geoghegan and Grant asked 10 be
excused frum the committee By vote
Of - 70 "A Kuhn was excused. Geoghegan
was not excased-2i 10 2s Grant was not
excs2sei on . viva voee vote
ostrandsr moved that Brown OF Spokane
be chosen 10 Eli the vacancy: carried.