The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-09

3osut session
AZ the AFTERNOON session consideration Of the
general appropriation bill vas resumed. and
bomhardmeut OF il with amendments followed
The Eight was opened with IN attack on the
normal school appropriations The manner IN
which this Assault was repelled showed that the
forces united iu support OF the APPROPRIATIONS
for the institution were invincibie. Attempts
were made to cut down the items tor normal
school buildings as Cheney and Ellensoufg
t60o0o to $4,000. them 70 40 0Oo, then $sSV' pns
the amendments were ali rejected. An effort TO
reduce the sum for the wha;com building from
80 600 TO $4,000 Was also defeated. motion TO
increase the amount for Improvements at the
soldiers home from 1850 TO sl7.5oo was LOST A
ropuiis, effort TO strike out the sums Tor assist
an; attorneys general was beaten. TIE salary
of the state Geological was raised from $l.IoO TO
5000 per yesr and that Of the supreme cours
reporters reduced from 5000 TO 5000 pro-
vision that the committee had Internationally
omitted providing $4,000 for the erection OF
new university building was inserted. An
item Of 800 for the purchase Of 1000 copies OF
Bar;on's Legislative Hand Book was inserted In
the bill sitter sharp debate. by vote Of "
to 80
A motion By Baker to strike out the appropri-
alton of eil2.000 for the support OF the militia
caused heated discussion of the merits OF the
national guard Baker charged that the militia
men had acted dfsgracefully in Olympia on the
evening OF Inauguration day. Scott made the
same accusation, and declared that fifty or sixty
Of the states soldiers had acted like Conancho
Indians on the evening named on Lower Main
street in this city. Meauy made vigorous and
telling defense Of the militia, reciting the ser
vices of TIE guard. He was app!auded. as was
Hu.d, who made fervent plea for the guard
He called Bakers attention to the Kansas
troubles, and charged that the members OF the
Peoples party were secretly drilling with guns
in that state and in Nebraska, aud that q men,
Der OF that party for whom Baker had voted for
senator had a. Anxcortes In tho late campaign
declared in favor OF "boliets and blood" should
certain economic changes no. be secured peace
fully, Gilman called attention TO the fact that
by Law a military fund was provided to meet
this appropriation. and he therefore favored II.
though be did not admire fellows who had
weakness for brass buttons and plumes
Mays spoke against the motion to strike out
Baker and Scott demanded . roll call on the
motion. but the demand was not seconded by
sufficient number. On viva vocc vote out
few members voted for the motion.
This bill was passed at o'clock. 81 TO H.
Those voting In the negative were:
Baker, Benton, Cowan, DEM, Durant, Ed
monds. EdwafGs, Egbert, Foster. Scott. smith
OF Douglas Those not voting were: Collin,
Greenbsrg. Ksrr Kline, Moors. Tur2in.
The following bii!s were passed:
II. b. No. 26i, to protect salmon and other food
hsEcs In the waters of Puget sound and all
streams flowing into Puget sound.
.. II, No. 24i. appropriatIng &7i9 for the relief
OF Stevens county, the sum being the amount
OF unauditsd cost bills I'm criminal cases
y b. No. 10. authorship tue supreme cours
reporter to copyright the supreme court reports.
\. B. No. 2S7, directing tho county assessors to
make assessments of property in the third and
fourth class OF municipal corporations for city
pirposes aud making county treasurere COL
lectors OF the taxes OF such corporations: passed.
The house, after having broken its record by
m haif IN
debate, took recess until 1880 o'clock.
At tho evening session appropriation bills
were acted on follows:
H. B. No. ls4, appropriating $50 900 for the pur-
chase OF materials and regulating the manu-
facture and sale Of jute and other fabrics and
brick At the state penitentafy; passed.
H. Il. No. 44, making appropriations for de-
hciencies OF the various state institutions and
other purposes for the fiscal term ending March
81 1898 amounting to 32l0. eos -; passed. after
amendment adding $50 to the amount and re-
tecting the claim OF Bickerton Bell OF &, s4
Tor selling King county school lands.
H. B. No. SIC, appropsiating $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF sinking an artesian well in Walia Walla
county: indefinitely postponed.
construction OF . state road through the Cas-
cades via the pass north OF Mount Baker to a
point on the Columbia river opposite the town
OF Marcus, Stevens county; passed.
H. u. No l7a, sppropriating $500 from the Ash
commission fund Tor the enforcement OF the fsh
H. B. No 500. appropriating $4,000 for the o.
tabiishmeut OF hsh hatchery ON soms tribu-
tary OF the Columbia river: lost, - to 80, a con-
sututio AL majority not voting In the af'irms-
tive.
The brsssiest debate of the session arose over
g. d No 21o. providing for the construction OF
etarc road through the Cascades via the Natchez
pass. Tull moved To strike out the section ap-
propr1ating 30 900 for the purpose of the bill.
Judson supported the amendment, saying that
he had several times Travelled over the trail pro-
posed 10 be improved. and was satisfied that it
was useless to appropriate $4,000, a. IL would
require 500. 900 to make the road passabe. Kelly
said that the trail to which the bill related
not the one referred TO by Judson. Baker inti-
mated that Judsou might have known some
thing about the trail when he was young. but
that he did not know what he was talking about
now. He did not think IL became Judson TO OPP
pose this biii after voting for tho large general
appropriation bill paused this afternoon.
The attach stirred Judson to an intense degree
and he proceeded TO cauterixe the skin OF the
Popu,st member from Pierce process that the
house seemed TO hugely enjoy. He spoke OF
Baker rs young. iae experienced and quite ignor
sut OF the requirements of legislation. His
vote for the appropriation bill, Judsou ex-
pained. Was given because its passage
was necessary to keep the wheels OF
the state government in motion. He said
he vas patriotic enough and law abiding
enough to not accept the Populistic idea as rep.
resented by Baker of keeping from the state
government its sustenance. He declared that
though he had often sat In legislatures with Re-
publican maiorites, his motives had never
been impugned before tonight Judson be-
came more indignant aud moro bitter rs
he progressed, declaring that when he
wanted advice to his course respect
ing legislation he would apply 20 some
one who knew something about IL, and not re-
quest 10 from a man who, though he represented
Pierce county district had no standing in the
community where he lived. who hal never
been heard Of before his election, and would
never be heard OF again but who. for the time
being. assumed TO be the leader OF the reform
party This charscterl sstiou OF Baker was
loudly app saded-
The scene was exciting thsnce!orth.
Baker rose 10 question OF privilege to reply
Go Judson. Ha claimed that be had been
Rros ly iasuited IN respect 10 the accusation of
ignorance. He said that when ne MAS as Old ~
Judson he light know a much SIS tina. memher
bat that even thea be would not be very iniels-
gent. He declared that Jnisou had no reason
to charge THAI he pretended 10 be the leader of
the Peoples party.
Jadson interrupted him TO gay that such as
sumption wss 20 he inferred from the fact tina.
Baker WAS TIE spokesman OF his party. This
reference 10 Bakers talkativeness excited great
laughter Baker proceeded 10 insiausie tina.
Judsoa had recently visited a saloon and
that the ''msl. aous fslsehoots" re had uttered
were inspired by drias- Judson disolained
the uissraace ot fslssaoods Ladden, who aas
in the chair. called Baker To order at this poin,
members arose. but Smith, the Popul.st from
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