The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-06

70 furnish Informs sSoc as 10 WHAT ss1
been done IN cezacrs7a Via TIE so,1
pesits- agar ssst congress dspec9e1r s1-
ssreiy up0n anefscz1i soszr1ss fer in,Srna-
ton.
Trryse and pHscc made h-ses speecaee
Ttse Morgan rescistson went 70 TIE car
endsr.
Att e-e,ock ths senate doors we're opened
an3 Lodge moved 10 take 70 the srzaraxs "a
;son k,!lg. but before the spectators hsss
secured ;Axtr seats N the galleries a.astlsr
order to cfcse the doors was n,A1f- f1aa
and Harris protesting az xatsssl taxing Aos-
gan From sne sor- AZ lis tas session SIS
resumed. ana Lodge moved 10 take Up tle
tusrrlgraison bill On = yea and nay 49,
mary senators rErained frurn so-+s-s'
breaking the gnSrzsra. TIE vote was =
TO =. or IA short q q quorum can On
the senate disclosed - senator's more than
q csicrrra making = evident rnze fsis-
buster xas 10 progress
RslI ana Harris urged thzs the bill shc'iid
not be pr>&ed IN the absence o< Giosos.
who had taken q leading part in cpposing
the hilL
IIpexe sad Gibson was perfecsfy aware
tina, tie bill wcala ccsne up. and " II vas
20 be e1Essdsred ~ this session Il raust
~ asne al orce. After an sxpmnat;on
by Lodge that Z the btn was taken up ne
scuid nor urge Il AZ anre. ths Obstruction
VAS withdraw snd fhe immigration oii
was taken 20. and made tie nnfinished
esixlnsss without a division Morgan OF
fe-ed an srss3ament. that proposed max
the restrictigas cn immigration should nos
apply to persons arriving from the isiana
OF Cuba.
Haxinx secured the right-of-way for the
immigration biii. Lodge agreed 10 allow "
TO be iali temporarily aside. and M-tchea.
Rep. Or, spoke on hts resolution for the
selection of senators by vote Of the people
Mitchell argued that the reform would 40
away with the POOL room deoaucheTy ol
primaries eliminate the influence OF local
bosses. minimize the influence OF wealth.
create closer relation between the people
and the senate. and overcome the element
of monarchy and aristocracy In the pres
ent system.
The measure was supported by Perkins.
Of California.
Chandler declared the election Of sena-
tors by the people to be q concession to
Popnltst tendencies.
Palmer. In responding 10 a suggestion Of
Chandler that he fPalmert night not ne
returned TO the senate, retorted that new
issues had arisen since his former election
in popular canvass. -on these issues /
have the misfortune TO differ with the ma
chine of my state" declared Palmer. The
machine has control of Illinois. The ma
chine has control OF other states. The
machine Is against me. l defy the ma
chine. Whether the machine Is stronger
than the people remains to be seem
Palmer went on to show that most saIu-
tary result from the popular election Of
senators would be freedom from machine
control
Hawiey. Rep. Conn. opposed the
change. after which. at the request Of
Mitchell. the second Monday OF December
next was fixed for considering the subject.
The feeling In favor of an early adjourn
ment was Indicated by the introduction Of
a resolution by Aldrich fixing Monday
next at p m as the time for adjourn
ment- George. Dem. Miss. tnterposed a
protest against adjournment untfl the
bankruptcy bin had been acted upon The
resolution was referred TO the committee
on appropriations. At p. m. the senate
adjourned.