The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-21

tr~fnz fat passage ~ ne o4sp%ae%AF 49,
CAraSasy rna1< tFss ss1n@ rcs1t regarSlnx
eorssitaffonaf -saffrg d. nslix sur sp~aks-
sgsne ed ret ~sfeTfate E scr fne F~3s'9n
sfsaa th8 setfoa ~ ire bogs. IN crfAa9sesstx
any reaasrx e tae hsi thirs rsad-nE
vas prl1ns fscas sg1ssscs fsat re 5iil sa1
been reed.
IRE Canuss tgsl vas shsn read. Williams
O. tie chair. Powell Hf0vse 80 arn<tld-
-sent striking onf al after rs ensezsHg
r8auss ara substituting eiasfs prDVlains
mat no railroad shall c5srzs 11oFe tsMn
= r-asoreste rate s7s ~easonaalenesA %
fhs rzt4 20 - asc1se5 ~ fury Lest
garw q Yakima moved Al Amendment 20
include potatoes. aopn IL o7t@a 1lT'ehs.
a~toxN asvlss .&srs. peaches ard ~ool n
sh4 t.t ~ zgvfe8fssraI sro3uefz or when.
a. provided Fl ~--rtnu !. a Teduetkoa ~
rts~ - Ger cent q n9aH%. The Eastern
.faxfss4vtes delegates Immediately raised
kicked azaiasg the aulsGdnssHf, ara
yossrts Kaia Tnese matters cAu frff
vsegf L. fswssfatss y sks commission
,.etes - e-,ser was made that TIRE con-
Yp.aaion tsH xaa not under Discussion.
yntea tie aneakAF eustafnse-
= was plain taat the bunch gTss1efs
,ear~ aefermluea that 10 aasnffnent
sBeaad - made TnES aroused ne ire q
E.tsfnrsr. who went after them savage
jY said be
aArn W. going 20 81 here and u. ne
rr~ry.tsara renressatfaz cne-third - tne
efaea dictate what legislation shall De hss1
affecting 81 ihs couaHn4yicsl inlerests -
-sae sssvy* ST@rxr+kfag Western Wash
sag*on deYna nsfe a rsta On fruit ar Nexs-
"a bles from Yakima that vii permit sesi.-
. aea x,Fsron FARMS aas orchards
Warner 81 snohonssh made the sane
s.alrfs saving that the Eastern washing
ton members were Interested soiesy ~ see
snz thal their interests were protected
regardless OF the rights OF he rest 81 tns
state.
Here the house a5yo8Fns3 Tor the doom
recess.
on recorvenlng VIII vigorously attacked
tbs JoTy amendment. BE said:
y want to ask the gentlemen from sno-
hGn1ieh ana Pierce. @hp are s3ei'oE Ll4s
shis anne ugTBent. where are your reform
,asase ~ your aeelauz IN trying TO tack
this aBsersimsF1 you aFo frsaains On
dangerous grounds E0N are putting
yourselves in tne position Of trying 70 XII
the DILL. J say 70 gop, u yen want - de-
feat this MEASURE come out IN the open
snxi fight Il like men.
IF the gentleman from v htimsn vents
10 be fair, a. hs claims" replied Jory.
sfet him accord 70 others the sincerity
ard merit ne aFfogates 20 himself ms
bH as IL stands nov IL grossly unjust. IL
i 4 Discrimination against Yakima com
81. Inless you grant TellEf 90 faklm@
county you viii segisiata agatnst one Of
the richest fflh proc aens ssaL Is ~ ne
ing mo amendment yesterday IA eomuakt-
tee of the whole 1 claim the consttu-
n!ii at any time when il i on second read
Ing ! object TO this gag rule.
Warner Indignantly protested against
the inslnuations conveyed Ia Wits re-
marks. lie twitted the "bgnch-grassers
for forming an alliance with the Spokane
members TO shove commission bin
through the house on the heels Of the
al 49, VII t.
IDENTIFY Is 10 suit the railroads.
witt declared that no was not IN on
any deal OF that kind. that the commits
sion bin would have 90 rustic for Itself.
Johnston intimated that the house could
not expect the railroads 10 carry melons
and other perishable articles at the same
rates charged for inperishaole products.
Ki,tingsr punctured this theory by ask
Ing Johnston IL no did not know that the
Northern Pacific charged the same rates
for melons and fruit from Yakima 10 the
Sound as on potatoes. Johnston said
'So." and Kitunxer replied. We'll. 1
do
winsor wanted TO pour oil on the trouh-
led waters. and proceeded To DO so by en-
fering on long discourse on railroads in
general.
Prank Baker took the floor TO admins
ter q druhbing TO the Whatcom county
members he said that consistency was
liksned 20 a jewel but that "the consist
sney OF the members who were pushing
the bin shone like brickhat on a foggg
morning" Baker showed that the Whit
man county members had drafted the bin
without taking care 20 inform themselves
as 20 the conditions ia any section Of The
state save IN the wheat fields OF the Pa
louise and BIS Bend. They did not kaow
what rate governed tho transportation Of
melons from Yakima 20 the sound yet
81 a. 1
on general principles. lie told the bunch
grassers' that their threats as TO his
position on the hia did not scare him a
BIT
Il arm here said he ITO do what Is
fair and right by all the interests In
voiyed In this bill and not 10 discrim-
mate against two-thtrds OF the state FOR
the benefit % one third"
Hooper moved that all save hons and
woei be stricken from the Jory amend
ment. Thls carried. and IN this form the
amendment Was adopted,
williams moved % amend BY reducing
the amount provided for special counsel
from sle.ooo 10 s.. @o. Lost.
RAIDER moved 10 cut IL down 20 S. 90.
Warner supported the Raider amendment
Il viii take the contract here aud now
20 try al the cases growing out 81 thls
legal talent Intended In the blil,"
There may - something else II q for
you" said tafTaEhty.
Warner retortod. :. Not II yoa men from
Spokane car get either feet or hands on
a." daughter
nsdor'a amendment carried.
Here Cline took the chair, relieving
Williams Immediately Witt moved the
suspension 81 the rules and passage 81 the
ball Lost - 20 -. two-thlrds not having
voted '-ayc"
Then Followed tAe most exciting episode
Of the day. Geraghty rose 20 point OF
order
"All these amendments sre out % or
der" said hr ~Fhe house yesterday add
point was made this morning. bat w. have
had 81 the chair man Whole sole par
pose here - 70 defeat th5s hIll."
At this cat Williams arose. waite with
wrath. ard said.
'eThe gentleman croua Spokane has MADE
a coward&N attack on rne--E1ch as I can
never suffer so b. made uareouked and
face. ] can SAY thaf was not sen5 here.
ike rhe gentleman from Spokane 20 reprm-
sent 4 man froe1 ths - Eol mine far
United states senator. vita millions back
Of hins."
A. th,a tsere VAS esnsral re-nou-
STRANGE from tha spokanites ana TIE
sneaker vapped vigorously for order When
pc eouis - heard. williams demanded
that ueraehtl's remarks and his own %
plsced tn fhe journal This was being
ann~ when Roberts moved that the re-
marks - ne gentlemen - szpunecd crcm
the reeora Before tAe motion couid -
put pewvU rass and recltet tass verse:
~HuAs iu fhetr lfft1e nests agrce
Aa8 'f's $ soT~v s3Eht
when eaikarpn o. ere tafa3ty
FaN ott aad 9uArsel and akht"