The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-09

Thomas L. Nixon and Others q TaconaA,
againss the election oi charlains. EFAns
raosess 70 refer the whole matter 70 the
COMMITTEES on privileges and elections. A
mution 70 Iay upon the table was made ard
then motion wAs nAsae 70 receive the re-
port after q debate IS 70 whSE was she
proper parliamentary practice, the latter
motion Was put and carried
NorSes resolution was read. EDDY
moved substitute that the various minis
tiers OF the city be invited to conducs re-
ligioas services withouf cost 20 the stale
substitute lost. "a ayes TO y nays
Brown OF Spokane then spoke ~ length
against the original resolution and read the
constitution. He protested against sixty
nine members attempting 70 foiSt . minis
ter 81 arr denomination upon one mem
her He would not object TO minister Of
the Methodist Episcopal denomination but
he did NOS know how the other sixty-nine
members would Ike shat
''If members want 10 worship. he said,
there are many churches IN the city they
can attend on Sundays There IS tine
10 dance. 3 time 10 sing and . time 10
pray. bat il Is not in this House.
he would consent 10 the resolution If it
were stipulated that prayer be finished Eve
minutes before roll cali every morning.
Would that prayer guide the House
through the legislative mazes and pitfalls.
or would Providence guide them all the
same whether they heard the prayers or
nctg
There were loud calls for yeas and nays,
and several members explained their votes.
The result was as follows:
Yeas Blackburn, Botheli. Clark, Cook,
CornwelI. Drew, Evans, Farriss. Candy,
Geoghegan, Grant. Hughes. Juds0n Of
Whatcom, 1ndson of Pierce, Kennedy,
LHll. McCreayy, Metcalf, Megler. Morse.
Moultray. Nash. Oiphant. 0strarder,
Painter. Peterson, Roth, Sharpe, Tucker.
Turner, Nr speaker-Si.
Nays-AIen, Bird, Blackfan, Broya Of
Spokane. Bush, Day, Dean, Eddy, Fun
merfelt, GilchriSt. GFubb. Hamilton,
Handle, Kuhn. Meade, Minkler, Minis.
Pickreil, Purdy, Robertson, Rutter. Spen-
/ Ger, Stevenson, Straight, Weatherford--2a.
The resolution was therefore adopted
Clark Of Spokane moved that commit
tee be appointed 20 select candidates. and
that the most worthy minister might be
selected Carried The House took re-
cess of fifteen minutes TO give the commit
tee time TO report. After recess the com
mittee recommended Rev. George II.
I.anden OF Olympia.
6eoghegan moved 10 substitute the name
OF Rev. Buck. Raled oat of order as an
amendment. Evans took exceptions To this
ruling and appealed from the decision Of
/ the chair
After debate the chair vas sustained on
/ viva yoce vote.
Eddy made speech against the report
and declared that the Catholics and Jews
had not been recognized on the committee.
Il beg the gentleman's pardon, inter
ruptea Geoghegan. member of the COM
mittee, Il am a Catholic"
Brown of Spokane got in another Of his
objections. He wanted TO know whether
Mr. Landen was a Jew or gentle. Nor
mon or Siwash.
Clark explained that he was Methodist.
The vote OH the report OF the committee
was = tie. 2fto o. The chair voted aye
/ and the report was adopted.
Eddy placed in nomination Captain DAILY,
| Of the Salvation army. Other nominations
were: Rev. Mr. Atwood and John r.
Damon, Of Seattle: Revs. Mr. Buck and
Mr. Lee. CT Olympia. When Mr.. Lee was
nominated Clark objected, saying he had
gone out Of the preaching business.
The vote resulted: Landen. y; Buck,
6: Damon 3; gJee. 3; Daily, 5. Landen
was elected chaplain.