The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-18
SEATTLE PosTINTEIIIGENcER SATURDAY. JANUARY IS ia

Purav, Rebersson. Ritter. sharpe. SPsnsrr.
weztherf1r1 Takaf. g
The anenanseas therefore prevailed.
Ostrsnfer moved 70 reconsider the yose by
which the words, .'cr regulating the traus-
portatsou we're stricken out 1heyote sFas
reconssdsred; - yeas. - nays.
Juason Of rlerce, nsosed 10 strike out
section !.
Moaltray protested. saying = farmer
could not 20 into city and sell his prod
nets.
Judson said be wss q farmer himself and
be wanted no special privileges OF this
kind
Raster wanted 10 know how q farmer
could combine against himself. He read
COOLEY on Constitutional Limitations. to
show that this was not class legislation.
After further debate, the roll was called
ard the motion 70 strike out was lost IS
yeas. Al nays
Ostranier moved 70 add 70 section 7e
provided it IS not injurious to the public"
lost. q yeas, = mars.
Evans noved 10 strike from section the
words requiring preponderance of evidence
to secure conviction for state loss.
HANDLE moved to add 10 section the
following.
A1Nkz1N4 &A&4 EGNA&LE GGAE4A NtA&a4 bE SA3AAF
strued 10 prevent Ore Insurance. companies com
hiniag % regulate premiums for insurance. %
be charged By the companies
This was carried and the bill read third
time and placed upon its passage.
Another long aud tedious debate fol-
lowed. Evans. Kuhn, Eddy and others
spoke at lsngth.
pIummer OF Jefferson, just as the vote
was about TO be taken, made the speech Of
the day. He made an earnest appeal not
to PASS bill so full of menace 10 capital.
In his county there was from $500, go 70
81 .0o9 900 invested in one enterprise, and
this was blow at that. He feared that
mortgage and loan companies would With
draw from the state it was 3 bill almost
fendish IN conception. He referred 20
labor unions and said they we're the cause
of more trouble than all other causes The
speaker went on 81 some length and was
frequently interrupted by applause.
Jndson OF Pierce, characterized the argu-
ments used By the opponents of the bill
as hair splitting. When be saw members
of the judiciary committee make an argu-
ment showing the nnconstitutionality of
the seventh section and then vote against
striking il out be was suspicious OF their
motives
Why, he added, 'such arguments are
used that / sometimes think / am in
lunatic asylum.
He should vote for the bill very relue-
family because he believed the seventh sec
ton unconstitutional He belonged to a
party that was opposed to trusts which
sought 10 raise the price oil commodities.
At9.t5. when vote was finally reached
il resulted as follows:
Ayes--Allen bird. Blackburn. Blaekfan, Both
ell Brown Of Spokane, Dean, Eddy Edeas, klsm-
merfels, Grant Grub. Hutchinson Parrish, Jud-
senof whatcom. JGdson Of pieece, Kennedy ,sfoui-
tray. oliphRni, Ostrander, Painter, Person, Pick
rell. Purdy Robertson, RRtter, sharpe, spencer,
Turner weatherford--T Total. 50.
Nays-Browne OF Pierce, Bush. Clarke, cleo
man. Cook, CcTnweil, Lay, Eyaas, Candy. Geo
ghegan. HeFre4s. HANDLE. Kuhn, L1ll. MeReavy,
Meade. Meacalf. MeSlef. MsnkIer, Morse, NASH
Nilsss. EP4lanner Power Kendall, shfan, Steven
son, Straight Tucker Mr. speaker-Total. So
The bin was therefore defeated. Plum
mer Immediately moved 70 reconsider. A
chorus of seconds went up. The vote to
reconsider resulted Il ayes, IS nays.
A motion to adjourn Till: 80 Monday was
but and carried