The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-05
THE GAMBLER LOSES.
House Ballots to Remove Sachs,
the Faro Jurist.
WHAT WILL THE SENATE DOT
Difficult to Call the Turn on the
Upper Houses Action.
Tho Judges Fate staked ON . Single
Cardiff the Legislature Splits. He
Wins-Incidents OF the Balloting-
Members Afraid 70 Vote.

OLYMPIA, March 4-[Special.l THE House to-
night decided to remove Judge Sachs by vote
OF 62 ayes to IA nays, and the Senate will vote to-
morrow. It is upon the Senate particularly that
the friends OF Judge Sachs have depended,
Claiming that they had enough in that body to
prevent the adoption of the joint resolution and
consequent removal from Office. The number
necessary for removal there is twenty-six There
were thirty-thre senators in attendance today,
and If that same number is present tomorrow it
will require eight negative votes to defeat the
passage of the resolution. 1t may fairly be said
that if the Senate had voted tonight after the ac
ton OF the House it would have followed its ex-
ample, but the longer the matter is delayed the
better the chances for Sachs. The number of
votes required in the House was fifty-nine, and
the resolution therefore received three more
votes than the required three-fourths.
The usual large crowd was present at the
capitol tonight and visitors had the customary
difficulty in finding comfortable and unoccupied
seats. There remained only the completion OF
the argument by counsel, and then it was
expected that the House itself would take the
mates under advisement and discuss it pro and
con. There was only small hope that a vote
would be reached tonight, because the House
had never before acted upon q question of great
importance without illuminating it with q
lengthy and exhaustive debate. There
were no dilatory preliminary motions after
the convention assembled and Colonel
Haines was called upon to make the
closing argument for the defense. The address
was confined largely to the legal phase of the
charges against Sachs, and was delivered by
Colonel Haines in very brilliant style. Not q
word, not a gesture, not syllable was lost by
the audience Tho occasion was grave one,
and the presence of SO august a trial body and SO
large and representative an audience inspired
the orator into mastery effort, and he made q
plea for Sachs that at least won for the advocate
of the unpopular side of the case respectful
and considerate hearing and much applause
when he concluded.
Judge Parsons, in closing, made speech re-
merkably strong and convincing. He alluded
briefly to the arguments of counsel, and then re-
piled to them. He quoted authorities to show
that the legislature has the power to remove for
such cause as 1t deems sufficient. Then he
spoke OF the gambling charges upon which he
relied principally in the presentation OF his
cause He eloquently urged the legislature to
consider II the offenses of the defendant were
not be removed
1t was $50 p M when the judge closed his
very strong s%Fraignment % OF the respondent. ana ana
after the joint convention was dissolved and
the confusion attendant upon the retirement 81
the Senate had ceased, the House was called TO
order and Sharpst"in moved a call OF tho House.
Seventy six members responded to the rollcall,
and further proceedings under the call were
tnefeupOn dispensed W1th
Powell of Spokane offered q resolution that
when the ballot be taken, it be without debate
on the question.
Hunsaker moved to add: "And without expla-
nation of vote -
Spinning Of Pierce moved to postpone until
tomorrow morning. A chorus OF "N0, NOR
went up and the amendment was lost, several
members of the Pierce county delegation. Miller
of Whatcom, Walker OF King, Megler Of Wahkia-
KUN and a few others voting aye. The original
motion was then carried.
Sharpstein of Walla Walla called for the read
ing for information of the resolution for the re-
moval of Sachs, and the clerk read. The charges
are long, and the large audience which yet
fingered and the members impatiently waited
for the clerk to conclude When the reading
was at last finished there was an audible sigh OF
relief, and the speaker was about to order the
clerk to call the roll, when Ragsdale arose and
asked to be excused, saying he had heard none
of the testimony for the prosecution. The
House refused to excuse him.
Frame then asked to be excused. and said he
wanted time to examine the authorities which
had been quoted by the counsel. Several men,
bers cried "No," and the House refused to ex-
cuse him.
The speaker then directed the clerk to call the
roll. All who wished to vote for the passage Of
the resolution removing Sachs were Instructed
to vote yea. and those opposed no. The vote
was as follows.