The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-26
LEGISLATORS
OUR
They Pit In ! Big Day II
Important Work.
LARGE AUTHORIZATION s,lLs.
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DrYnp1A. MaseA M-Thsss vss . dis-
Rraoe1ui ecens n its House this morn
ine. Il asoss ov9 the attempt 70
bold IN sasiy neenisg session. A move
ment On he part q soms msmbefs
- mAlS III meseinG hous . tnstsad Of 10
oselock ~ ~ By othsss who wanted to
IeuGtheo out their morning maps, BY ~
faiiategy proposition % meet - = m-
This occurred last night. and Il vent
through with rush. Predictions we're
frseiy mads lass night thss there would not
h quorum a tbs House present this
morning q 4 The prediot5On VS. not vert-
fed. a quorum and sopsthing over WAS
ON hand. The roll call showed
SIX members absent without leave
One Of thess rs Brown Of Spokane. The
oshers vsee Allan, Kuhn, Dean. Hsrren
and Randall Ihsss who hsd cnt short
tAsif naps and hastily swallowed tbeir
matuttnal rspast, vefs determined thst the
abeenfoos should receive = lesson A call
Of The House was ordered and I'll attempts
10 suspend Il wsss vossd down. The ser
geant-et arms was instructed 10 arrest the
absenssss and bring fhem before the bar Of
The House. He sailed down town armed
With hts waxrants, and in the meantime
tbs doors wers guarded by Assistant Ser
eeant-at-arms Ehman. Whiis the call
Of The House was stia In force
Brown. OF Spokane. who, with several
other unexcusod abssntees Was In the main
entrance. watched his opportunity, and
slipped into the chamber, closely followed
By Enman- scufIis snsued between the
two In one Of the aislss, and angry words
vsss exchanges. Ehman had hold Of the
lappsIs Of Browns cost, and made some
shos q attempt 70 ejscs him. Brown ID .
sturdy dx-fooser and . bod man TO fool
with. Ehman u . slx-footsr, too. but very
eaee In Z wrestling match with Brown.
He old not like the determined
look In Browns eyes. The officer tried
willis siding along 70 his seat, followed by
Ehman. Brown took his seat, after re-
peatedly warning the attachs 10 hssp his
hands Oh Of him and to stop annoying
him. EhmAn. finding rsmonstrancs In
vain, left Brown In his seat and 1t once
proceeded 70 write out m oficiai statement
VI sns a1aiss WHICH ~ Pfeenteu 70 huc
speaksr. In ~ meantime. before the call
had bssn suspended, several other abb
ssntees who lad not oeen excused. came
into tne chamber, Alien through the back
d0of ana Aunn through the frons entrance,
without vt o. hindfance. Latsr, when the
call hsd been suspended, the sergsantat-
arms arFAignsd Brown bsfore the bar OF
House, reporting that aitss dlieent search
II. A.
he WAS nnabls 70 ma any Of the other
ahssntess. 4 motion 70 excuse Brown was
voted down, and Ruttsr followed this up
with motion to nns Brown US for con-
tempt Of The House, and that no b sus-
psndsd from the privileges OF the door
until the fns was paid. Brown stated In
his own behalf that. being outside the
chamber, he supposed that the House had
suspended the call.
During the debate over Ruttsr's motion
Aoultray objected 70 singing out any one
member for punishment. when several
others hsd likewise violated the orders Of
the honse.
Clark wanted TO maintain the dignity Of
the house. He characterized Browns action
- disgraceful.
Evans thought there WAS serious doubt
about the power of the house In the matter,
and on his motion IL was referred to
apscial committee. The speaker appointed
Evans. Shaw, Nims. Grant and Stevenson.
The committee reported this afternoon
70 the effect that the rules should only
keep members In under Q call Of the
House. Still. under the ruling, the officer
had no discretion. and was carrying out
the speakers orders. The COMMITTEES be-
lieved that Browne conduct was reprshen-
sihle in the extreme, and recommended
that he be brought before the bar of the
House and show cause why he should not
b. punished for contempt.
Brown criticised the composition of the
ccmmitsee and was raped to order.
brown persisted, saying that three Of them
had been ON their feet speaking against
him, He ridicuisd the idea that SIS would
pay for the wounded and outraged dignity
OF tho HOUSE. il would be only 3 little over
30 cents head.
He denied that he had been placed
under arrest or that ne had raised any dis
surhance exoept in s<lf-de!ense. and crit
cIsed the action OF En- man As nnwsrranted.
tseogheaan's motion to indefinitely post
pone action on the committee report was
iost--yeas II. NAYS "a
The sergeant-as-arms then arrsigned
brown, Dean, Alien and Herren before the
bar OF the House. All were permitted To
take their seats except Brown. TO whom
the speaker administered mild reprimand.
Riown took his scat, thanking the speaker
for the mildness of his rebuke, but adding
that he had no regrets for what he had