The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-13
NO PINKERTON MEN.
kinnear's Anti-Detective Bill
Passed by the Senate.
ARMED GUARDS NOT NEEDED.
Washington's First Governor Honored
bya New County Soon to Bear
His Name.

HIS Nance
OLYMPIA, Feb. 12.-ESpecial. THE
anti-Pinkerton bill, which year since
aroused so much feeling and bitter
opposition in the legislature, went through
the Senate today without a dissenting
vote, and miners and other workingmen
will begin to think that this legislature
takes genuine interest in protecting
them from these very obnoxious agents of
moneyed power The Kinnear bill, passed
today, makes it unlawful for any corpora
ton or individual to maintain or employ
an armed body of men to protect their
property or employees. Senator Kinnear
is its author, as he was of the measure de-
feated by the last legislature. 1t then
passed the Senate, but was returned from
the House with an amendment which the
Senate refused to concur in. The bill was
then referred to joint conference COM
mittee, but for some unknown reason it
was not reported back. AS the bill was
direct blow at the special detective service,
representatives. of well-known agencies
were present and did some persistent lob
bying to defeat it. Among others present
was NJ. G. Sullivan, manager at Portland
of the Western branch office of
Thiel's Detective Agency, of ST. Louis.
He then stated that his agency
conducted its business on legitimate
business principles, and succeeded in
doing much good. In fact he claimed it
would hardly be possible TO conduct min
ing corporations and others of similar
character without assistance from some
special detective agency. For instance,
when it was deemed necessary to have
1~I At
for any other purpose, his agency would
provide as many men armed to the teeth
as were required to preserve order and
prevent riots. Sometimes they were hired
by the day, but always for some given Pc
Rod, during which time the agency is re-
sponsible for any damage to life or prop
erty. Although Mr. Sullivan claimed his
business is legitimate and conducive of
great good, the peaceable, Woodworking
citizens of Washington, and their repre-
sentatiyes in the legislature, did not and do
not now coincide with his views. 1t was
claimed on the floor of the Senate today
that at Newcastle, King county, nearly
sixty so-called Pinkerton detectives patrol
the coal mines and mining districts, armed
with Winchester rifles 1t is stated that
they have been there now for more than
six weeks. The reason for this guard is
not apparent to the miners, and they are
very much dissatisfied in consequence.
Now that the bill abolishing such armed
guard has passed the Senate and may soon
become law, Pinkerton and other detec-
tive forces arc naturally much disturbed.
The bill first provided that par
ties or agents of corporations NO.
lating the law can be fined not
less than 81 600, nor more than 5000, and
for the second offense fined double that
amount and also imprisoned not more
than one year, one-third of such fine to go
49,
to the common school fund. Senator
Drum offered an amendment to provide for
the whole sum to go to the state, which
carried. Senator Owings thought the i'm
prisonment clause was not necessary, and
moved that such clause be stricken out.
Senators Kinnear, Forrest, Claypool, Van
de Vanter and Rutter opposed the motion
in vigorous speeches, and succeeded in de-
feating it. Senator Claypool's amendment
requiring all arms, uniforms, accoutre-
ments, ETC., taken at the arrest of such
armed bodies, be forfeited to the state,
added strength to the bill and was ac-
cepted. The bill then passed unanimously.
Ferry county will soon occupy a proud
position among the galaxy of Washington
shires if Senator Luce's bill, which passed
the Senate this morning, dividing Lincoln
county by an east and west line, passes the
ture Ferry county will be the northern
division, with Davenport as temporary
county seat. As originally introduced the
bill provided the name of Washington.
Senator Dyer thought the name conflict
ing. inasmuch as the state bore
that name. He proposed Grant
instead. kinnear and Long also made
reference one way and another to the
names, when finally Major Barton helped
ha s,f ha H.,
costing to Senator Luce that the new
county be named for Westinghouse first
governor. This pleased every member.
Democrat and Republican alike, and the
proposition carried unanimously.
The House this morning received exactly
the same proposition, and summarily dis
posed of it by indefinite postponement.
The bills to create Big Bend and Washing
ton counties came up together. One was
proposal To divide Lincoln by north and
south line, and the other by an east and
west line precisely the same as Ferry
county. If the Lincoln county delegation
had united on one proposition perhaps it
would have besn treated more courteously
The temper of the House is Enthusiastically
against the division of any county, unless
there exists substantial reason for such di-
vision. Cushman, who was behind the
Big Bend proposition, will fight bitterly
the new Ferry county idea, and if the
House is consistent he will be successful.
The House committee on agriculture to-
night decided to report a substitute bill for
the location and government of the agri-
cultural college. They combine the pro-
visions of Adams and Painters bills.
Representative Adams says the committee
entirely overlooked the fact that his bill
already provides for the location of schools.
Dyer's bill regulating the fees of county
clerks for services rendered as ex-officio
clerks of superior courts, came back to the
Senate from the House today with an
amendment that 5 cents per folio be
charged for copying, instead OF ID cents in
one place and 10 in another. The Senate
refused TO concur in the amendment and
the bill was referred TO a conference COM
mittee 10 be appointed by the chair to act
with a like committee from the House. on
consideration of this seemingly perplexing
provision of the bill.
Flummerfelt's House bill providing per
diem and expenses of county commission
ers in selecting and appraising school
lands, which was returned 10 the House
the other day with a Senate amendment
that warrants should be drawn for the
same ON the school fund instead of on the
general county fund. was sent back TO the
Senate again today, the House refusing 10
concur The Senate refused TO recede
from its amendment, and a conference
committee composed of kinnear. 0wings,
Claypool. Vestal and Kneeland was APP
pointed 10 confer with a like committee