The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-18
lttempt to regulate DISCRIMINATION within the

attempt to regulate discrimination within the
Tyler supported IT strongly, saying It was
necessary to incorporate some regulation OF
Meany Of King made strong and eloquent
speech against the amendment, calling etten-
ton to It's effect upon seattle. Il have lived In
grow man VILLAGE: built a, With
stored wooden structures along single street,
TO the thrifty, busy city OF today, the ac-
knowlsdgcd metropolis Of the state Of Washing
ton. To me that city Is the dearest spot on
earth. This amendment, cuucbcd in fair terms,
II q direct blow at the prosperity of that city,
because 1t provides that there shall be no draw.
Seattle from Eastern Washington support .
proposition that will operate against that city
aud in fsvor OF another? l think they will
not The speaker went on at some length
In the same vein. The speech was interrupted
several times by applause
Tyler, arising to defend his amendment, said
he sympa s deeply with the gentleman as,.
deny that there is the slightest Intention to dis
criminstc against seattle or any other city. On
the contrary: ask you. gentlemen. what are yen
road companies discriminate against one place
for another
The amendment was defeated-yeas q, nays
Piummer here proposed an amendment to sec
ton 3, by striking out the provision that
freights 10 the four general classes shall not
in the state OF Washington" on December /,
1890
Plummer warmly supported his amendment,
saying the smaller roads would be crushed II
forced down TO the same rates as the Northern
Pacific. The amendment was carried on viva
voce vote, and the words quoted striken out.
Noon had arrived, and notwithstanding an Ell
fort By the friends of the bill 70 force ii TO final
vote, the House took recess--yeas IS, nays "a
In the afternoon Walker opened the debate by
making, speech against the bill. He was
the greatest number. and he believed this bill
would work damage to every section of Western
Washington and ia the long run to the Eastern.
snively moved to pass the bill to its third
reading, intending TO force a final vote. The
motion was opposed by Ready, Miller, Candy
and many others, who spoke SO long and 80 use
lessly that the previous question was finally
called and the Snively motion voted down by .
heavy vote. The adoption of the motion would
shut of all amen dments.
De Steiguer here offered an amendment to
section 2. raising the rate on wheat from Is cent
to cent per 100 pounds tor each additional ten
miles efter the first twenty miles, but adding q
proviso that .the total rate for any distance not
greater than 500 miles shall not exceed % cents
per 100 pounds from the point of shipment :"
In several speeches De steiguer eloQuently de-
Tended his amendment, declaring that the pres
ent bill Disseminated against every point on
Pugct sound except one. Under the present
bill the nearest point to Eastern Washington on
the Sound would have practical monopoly OF
the wheat carrying business of Eastern Wash
markets.
Garretson moved to re-commit to the judiciary
committee, believing it needed correction in
several particulars. This motion was finally
voted down.
Frater made very strong speech against re-
commitment If the judiciary committee were
not given longer than tomorrow morning to re-
port. The motion was lost.
De SteigIer's amendment here was put to a
vote and carried-30 yeas, IS nays.
Tyler offered an amendment to amalgamatc
Class and class D. and affix the rates charged
for the latter. Class C con aims lime, coal, etc,
and class d contains wheat and grain. His OBJ
ject was, he said, to place the products OF West
ern Washington and Eastern Washington on ex-
actly the same basis The motion was lost
Cauyhran offered a compromise substitute to
change the first three sections so that the rates
on wheat, oats, barley, rye, potatoes and hay
shall not exceed S. per cent Of the rates charged
on the several roads OF the state January /, 1891
iost-1s yeas. % nays.
Frater offered an amendment to raise the rate
on class A from 81 to $3.50, and class B from
u 40 to S25o; also to strike out class that no
rate shall be specified except that they shall be
the same as charged by the Northern Pacific De-
cemher ], 1890. These amendments were re-
ceived with favor, and all were carried on a
viva yoce vote. without reaching a vote, the
bill was ordered reprinted with the amend.
meufS and tho doha cloznd