The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-10

sgPPHRssTsG THE rsEEsTTGATTos
TIE soass % representatives, % ire lsgiz-
fsturs 1t Csvuzgsz o. a narrow 4so-aty
haa 1eesaes saas i warts 70 fzfzcer proc
isx late To- eaarEea - aIsezsS eerr-Os10a
g. ~ naza1oTsal s4@ctsoa. tas ra2toT1sy
savtng 1ssa eaaInsz by to votes % re
rsssusere was zsghr s@se sssz prss2zns9
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ser IS Gals tna usest significant falns dis-
eags@d - TIE ballet 81 sgs Qas@tioa- Ths
vote against Gasczasrxis.x TIE coEngsiftes,
saseA aHnoancaa szsaf & nso not pet "a
laaea 10 -aborss vas aAa2s ~, Nl1a tao
szesptloas. - Rspaolls&ss ard - raAd1as-
oE-sAs-raas PopsltssS $50 had REFUSES 70
sa - ths resals o. ths eauezs ogsT tas
aastoss4g eaae4satss. willie vita tao cx-
eergssas TIE nss serlsy r. favor % suppress
80 10 iav@sfsx ssSon Sss Fla1s ~ % t1Qss
x5o ask voted for gas eS2z2s nousi1ss-
TIE iasestgzztlng COMMITTEES was nos
else4asxs1 asc4E4@ its lsDors Lad been
sEu4t1esa @sss haFr@n o. rssllts- On TIE
eongfary. re oxpEessaon % oglnioa O. TIE
part 81 taoas xas acre aavoc2slrz recall
q tie committee S&E that tie work o. IT,
ssssgs2glan Nzs procsszang szsIsesy too
~eL Tasy ~1lsn't waat a-y scandal"
~za urged a. rezaoa fog stopylag TIE
NoFk
rf.s metaoa 81 TIE legislature leaves ths
matter practically xhsrs Il was waea TIA
eessmlsas~ zAa sspolnsea. Taat commit
tes has, bs3vseF. reported that lss Pre-
goaasfAnee q TIE eVlssaes taken before
q maoNN tbAf Representative Warner
nasae 8 aistinct prososstlou 70 Senator
Squire 70 ana9saee eefta4n naernbefs OF ths
ssxsa.atuEs O. az bssz.f. and ASKED 3 casa
Kaymsest OF s. 30 with TIE <Esrthsr SUM Of
$50 Contingent upon gsaatoF salirss r.
election
The evlassoe tskea before tbs COMMITTEES
o. whieh fhls Fading 10 made Is ron &C
essHlble TO tse legislature. sz - tas com
snlitea.s report. 80 FAR tie action % ths
house has beea confined 70 ~aeesptiax ths
sepess' and 1iseA2Fsing TIE committee.
IL ss = matter OF SONS Interest 70 TIE peo-
Pc OF tals state wne thsr the house % rep
rsseatatlysa proposes TO 60 anything fur
fser ia thls matter. Certainly no ssgiu-
nate reason exists Wy iris much a, ssaSt
q tse committees report should not -
LEASED upon
II Representative Warner Is an ina0cent
mar. ns saonld be vlnaioa1tsc. u guilty. he
snoasd bs yslnisae3- TAG committees re-
port does nos beside tAe question. Il sim
p.y saves Il 10 be o@leTnined - the house
Itself s~yoa6 tie very pzlpahls aint FUR
sashes In The report that TIE committee
thinks that the grepoudsganes % ths evil
eencs Is against Warner and Ia favor OF
Ais aceUszys.
There IL 20 IeKttinats~mannsr 81 whtch
the house car sxa8s this duty. Its action
L. recalling tie committee. after tas com
1agtfee Itself bad reported that It bad not
sompistsa - Investigations. IS n itsslf
sggnclent 20 warrant belief that ;hs usz-
sogfty Of the house dared not permit toe
Investigation 20 proceed fartAer. Hhea
men accused ol wrong Use sveFy means
~ighin their power 20 soreSfal or suppress
Investigation tato sAat crime. What & ths
n-turai. TIE Inevitable eonclusisnT
Thls reform Legislators" Is already
rnaking a decidedly shady record 7a~
snlT good wageA II hsz yst accomplished IS
10 disgust many % The misguided people
Who xotsa 70 s1ect It's members 90 oflce
vita the consequences Of their actions. and
20 thss render II Improbable that ssy more
sucA sxpSrtme=tz wll be made N tie
future.
II. howeysE Il carries cut the policy Of
suppresssnE Investigation into alleged cor
raps prsesioss 10 tie poias OF refusing q
pass ary verdict upea TIE evidence re-
ported 70 II for is setisn. e viii naturally
I. eisare3lteA by al deoout people h TIC
state. without -oSAr5 to party. ara TIE euE-
ploisn 81 eoreaptioa wA A'ways cling
around - nsesnh@rS.
Tep~re is thia uzucs % - sa14. however.
fer to mlnortfy % tie elslouisss. those
zhe are kuowH IS rnidale-of- road Pep
utzta. Thts elrusert wss tsa most fvarat
90 any whsca rnaAe up 80 hetsrogeneasas
Eurcss % the reform movement ~ tAe
rons~rvstivs men o. the state. aecAaso tsey
were expected % lnltisfs ana attempt %
cary into eject al imueuAe naruss- O.
Visionary 49, 5estFsctsve Legislative
sciwuaea. TAsy savA hosover. sAc~a
Themselves Aonest sd sincere "a IassIr pro
fresioas % referFn 20 TIE extent % stead
tasty opposing tha proposition 90 stlss ire
ga!ry fnto the ai3srea ecrTurt p-4ctlces-