The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-17
The House Passes Cline's Dis
pensary Bill.
DEBATE GROWS PERSONAL.
Way Held Up To View ns a Nice
Specimen of "Heformer'-InItta-
tive and Referendum Also la
dorsed ey the Hease-The senate
supports Sugar Ronnfy--ssoN.
Rogers Want. the Peniteatfary
Inyestfgation Delayed.

OLYMPIA. Feb. -Speciai-Tne re
form forces In the house had vsritahls
nela DAY today. passing Ia tne morning
hia submitting . constitutional amend
nent carrying with il The initiative and
referendum. and 10 the afternoon Iatae's
hiH snaugurating In Washington the South
Carolina dlsnenSary stQUor baw. Rota
propositions had roo1 na1orttles. and al
though i Is pain tAat the 'reformers''
have qa5se overreached themselves IN their
efror,s 20 make reeord. tae leaders ara
apparently satisfied.
The passage az the dispenssry bsa. w-nics
was introduced ten days aEo hy speaker
Cline, came as a surprise. a. the bill was
up for second reading today ami no ere
eXpeeSed that. the committee OF sha wh0.s
having finished consideration Of the bal.
the rules would be suspended ana sns
measure placed on It's final passage
A bitter hgnt was made against the bEl
by Geraghty. Way. Warner and other
Tusi0nists. The discussion brought out
In plain relief the fact that the oFganiaa-
ton known ss the fusion party Is mads
up Of Heterogeneous elements, which pos
sess characteristics which viii make their
amalgamalion into one compact party an
impossibiiity. For Instance fhe single tax
ers fought the bill because IL does not
agree with their ideas of taxation. Tho
Prohibitionis5s advocated the bin for the
reason that they could not ger prohibit
ton. ana were therefore satisfied 20 take
what they shink 10 be the next best thing.
The Silver Republicans opposed the meas
ure and fought IL openly, although in Tho
face 0f the shihb0ieth reform. for the
plain reason that the passage Of the bill
wsS a piece OF atrocioasly bad politics.
Some OF the popuiists voted against Tho
hill Tor the same reason. while the Demo-
Gratis fought Il because 80 does not har-
moniEe with the historical traditions of
the party regarding free whisky. Each
member belonging 20 these factional sub
divisions Of the fusion party looked upon
the bill from his own narrow point OF view.
The result was that the bill engendered
. bad feeling among all or the members OF
the majority. which has already increased
the factional differences that exist
In the debate Cline rebuked Way for
opposing the hill. saving that he was
ashamed of the position on the question
assumed hy the member from Kiag, Way
had objected 10 the bin because it will in
augurate a political machine 20 he used
for selfish purposes by the party in power.
Cline limited that Ways success in being
elected 10 the house was due in some re-
spects 20 a certain machine IN Seattle.
lie Brushed at the sanctimonious attitude
assumed by the gentleman from King
and In other ways plainly and emphat-
ically expressed his dissatisfaction with
Way as "refurmer
Warner pointed out that the fusion party
would go TO wreck or that days business
II the bill passed. Iie said the state was
not ready for prohibition. and the Popu-
lists were trying 10 force something like
IL upon the people Of the state regardless
OF their wishes in the matter.
The senate put on its working clothes
today and transacted considerable husl-
ness, including the passing Of several bills.
The most important OF these was the bill
that provides for the paying Of a bounty
of ] cent per pound on ali beet sugar that
may be manufactured in the state. Tho
proviso is made that no more than $4,000
shah be paid out by the state Ia any one
year.
Gov. Rogers is again soiici,ous about
the investigation OF the affairs OF the pens-
tentiary recommended in his message. A
resolution providing for the appointment
of a committee OF Ave 20 investigate the
penitenuary, which was alleged 10 need
investigation Immediately. was passed ear
ly In the session, and Il was not tlll Just
now that The senate portion OF the COM
mittee has been appointed by Lieut.. Gov.
Daniels. Right on the heels Of these sp-
poiutmeuts comes a communication 20 the
legislature from the governor 70 the ef-
feet that while he stlll considers the pent-
tentiary 10 he IN a bad way. ne does not
think the legislature can now spare the
time 70 investigate It. lie therefore sug-
gegts that the Investigation take place aft
er the legislature ad1ourns. " looks "a
though the governor was paving fhe way
20 have The investiga ton reaoiuti0n pass
81 early ia the session. recalled 10 the end
that he may himself be able 10 ni4y tho
star part There has been 50 much shiiiy-
ahallying ~ this matter that there must
be some deep reason a. fhe bottom OF ths
x1atter a lively time Is promised when the
attempt is made 20 recall the resolution.