The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-08
Senatorial Fight in Idaho Is
Once More Open.
DAVIS HEIRS WIN TWO POINTS
Seizure of Chinese Smuggling Sloop
at Victoria.
Peterson Elected to the Legislature
From Kittitas County-Man Found
Dead in whatcom Hotel--walIa wal

BOISE, Feb. I'll Especial. lin the House
this morning the galleries above and the
lobby below were crowded with an expect
ant throng, eager to see the next move on
the political chess board on the part of
Claggetts friends, who are push
ing him for the position of
United States senator for the term
expiring March 4. After the clerk read
communication from the Senate calling
for joint convention, motion was made
that the Senate resolution be the resolu-
ton of the House. Price of Alturas offered
an amendment, which, without debate,
as the previous question was called
to strangle debate, was tabled. From
the vote it was evident that the
Claggett combine, with the aid of the solid
Democratic vote, had sufficient to carry
the motion to adopt the resolution. Tao
tics for delaying the question were intro
duced by the opponents of the resolution,
but they were met by calls for the previous
question, which carried each time, and the
opposition was put to rout.
On the motion to amend Price voted
against, and when the amendment was lost
gave notice that he would move a recon-
sideration Monday morning. Speaker
Fem ruled that the prevalence of this mo-
tion had the effect of shutting off action
on the resolution till Monday morning,
and quoted parliamentary authorities and
House rules and precedents in support of
his position.
Emery, of Custer. Claggett's leader in the
House, took exceptions to the ruling of
Speaker Fem, and insisted that notice to
move a reconsideration was the same
tn md
could be treated the same as other
motions, and indicated that he
would move to table it without debate
Speaker Fem insisted on his ruling, and
Emery appealed from the decision of the
House, making speech in support of the
appeal.
Price of Alturas replied to Emery, quot
ing at length from rules and precedents
He did not expect that his speech would
have any effect, as the chair would no
doubt be overruled by the same
majority that had voted all the
amendments down. He commented on
the House rules, and quoted the
precedent which happened in the Senate
only few days ago when similar notice of
motion to reconsider at a certain time
was made, and the president of the Senate
had made similar ruling to Speaker
Fenn's. The decision of the chair was sus-
tanned, on vote of Is to IL, the speaker
not voting. This carried the matter over
till Monday, and the House adjourned.
While the anti-Claggett people consider
delay of some advantage to them, the gen.
eral opinion seems to be that it will not cut
much figure in the final result, as it is
likely that the matter is fixed, and
the motion will prevail on Monday
unless some of the men fall out of
line. Briggs of Bingham, King of
Elmore, Martin of Latah and Swanger of
Custer, all Of whom voted for Dubois, and
were considered his firm, unwavering sup
porters, for some reason have repud-
lated their former action, and are now
voting to reopen the senatorial fight.
Rumors are rife tonight that when once
the Democrats succeed IN getting joint
convention they will vote for Democratic
senator. A leading Democratic member
says they would hardly neutralize the
good record already made by now voting
for Republican for the United States
Senate.
1t is considered certain that the pres
ence of Mormon emissaries in town re-
Gently has had much to do with stirring
up TIC schdtOi tai hSht, 40 thcy aiC Uctci-
mined to leave no stone unturned
to defeat Dubois. The friends of
Judge Claggett feel confident that they
will be able to carry the resolution
through the House Monday 1t is said on
fair authority that the anti-Claggett mem
bers will absolutely refuse to have any
thing to do with the joint convention.
The fight promises to be bitter and pro-
tracted.