The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-21
IN TIE SENATE
Text OF the Nominating Speeches-ResuIt
of the Ballot.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 20 Especial The senate con-
vened at 10 a. M, with all the members present
but Drum.
5. c. r. No. -, by Van Houten R;lating to
the appointment of a committee 10 inycstigats
the ststc Offices; adopted.
FIRST READING OF Bulls.
S. r. No u. By ciaypool Relating TO county
roads; read the second time by title and referred
s. b. No. Il. by Edens-rroyding for the or
gauization, classification incorporation aud gov
ernnient OF municipal corporations; read the
second time by title and referred.
:. T. 30. q, by kiunear 10 amend the code;
fesd the second time by title and referred
Carl II. p0mcroy. Of Hoauialr, was elected as
sistant secretary, vice u. r. Lusk, transferred to
a special committee.
Adjourned till n
At o'clock President Wilson ca led the Senate
to order, and without formality anroueed that
the time had arrived 10 procccd with the election
Of United states senator, and that nominations
were in order
NOMINATION OF soUTrE.
senator John K. KinueaT Immediately arose
aud Bolninstcd senator Squire in the following
extempofaneous speech
s-hr. Presidfit: a little over one year ego The
6rst legislature oi the state of Washington nlet
hera aud selected 10 represent tho rs,g state of
Warrington IN tiie -euate Of the [ nited states,
two 0l is abigst and uscst representative men,
Ou that occasion Watson g. squire received the
vote OF tHtFtt HFNt3ETN III we NGftHtH ana t0Tty
six members ia the H0rse; ~ alI seventy six
votes were gitcD for him. lackiug twenty nine
ui receiving the entire volc of tle legislature.
4 hat Was. have a:a;aa. tGt one year ago.
One of the main clements of thF strength OF n
state we know. rs has been iliIstrnted in the
case ri The southern states ir the past, was the
fact OF their returning their ahiC men to these
positions ~ the House ann the ssiiate of the
United StateA. ! his was &! reason why in the
past, ia tEe antS-beslUm days. the Southern
states though having a minority in congress,
were enabled 70 control the legislation Of this
county. Ii was bacnuse they had ia the halls
of Washington Gstv experienced men, men who
were competent aud able o. meet the issues that
came before the country. AOy we are called
upon BY reason 81 THE allotment 9f senator's in
tile senate OF the United states t. vote again for
the return % the senator Of last year, FOR the
selection OF another. u ceYolgex upon this leg
islature 10 send another man or to return the
same man. ! would cite IN this matter
the fact that ar the same time we
sent Watson e. squire 20 the senate oi the Uni
ted states 10 represent the state OF Washington,
We sent Johu r. Wilson 10 congress, aud at the
Republican, convention last October we returned
him. by reason Of the fact that be nad been
bat one year in congress The Republicans OF
the state of Washington felt that II was due 10
him and 70 the state of Washington that he
should be reelected, in order that be might
Justify himself and in order that he might be OF
some beneit to the new state he represented.
We have an identical case here before rs, one