The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-17

eferszhtv rnovet mat the Commute. rise
and recommend tts tr6e1nite postpone
msnt oftns bill.
frank Baker opposed the motion. He
took the opportunity 70 make long
speech eenouncsEg saloons as a curse 70
humanity ard relic o. 1ar1zrtsna- In the
language and with the fervor OF q temper
azes orator. Baker pictured the tenptz-
lions placed IN the paths Of ianoceat young
men BY the saloon men. these. with the
gliGeG palaces Of the cities. combined 70
lure msn 70 their downfall ard reap a
profit ~ their destruction
Bakers attack or me saloons was alto
gethsT sensational He said no man on
earth exceeded him in hate of tire saloons.
and he heartily advocated ths passage Of
the biil on tire theory that Il would utterly
destroy the saloons.
Way opposed the bin vigorously. He
characterized II as a scheme OF folsting
or the people OF the state political ma
chine The b!H was pregnant with harm.
The governor OF South Carolina had ia
vored the bin when he found that 1t fur
p4shsd him q means Of hosting himself
into ONCE.
81 believe In the government ownership
OF railroads. telegraph lines. etc. but
don't believe the public necessity for
whisky Is such as 10 warrant the state GO
ing into the saloon business on whole
sale scale
De Mattos called attention TO the fact
that the supreme court had decided part
OF the South Carolina law unconstltu-
tional.
Ciime Scorches Gene Way.
Cline replied to Way in q vigorous
spsech. Ia which he carried the single
saxsg from KING over a pan OF hot Goals.
III the gentleman from King opposes
this Dill, out favors some regulation of the
Fraf A. n. fufr a
reform biilT' asked Cline.
Way: Because ! ind that the people
here do not favor my theory"
Cline: Il am ashamed % ehe gentleman
from King. Ills reply Is the old story OF
the wolf in Sleeps clothing who crept
into tie flock. His statements regarding
this btu are untrue. The proat sharing
features OF the South Carolina law are en-
firely eliminated in this bin. More than
this, the BIZ has not acted as a political
machine IN South Carolina. where the
present governor Is an old line Democrat.
a man OF q different stripe from Senator
TillTnan. the author OF the dispensary act.
Further. Ar. Chairman. / wish 70 state
that I am a reformer and am here 10 ad-
vocate measures that Will benefit my fei-
low man. and this bin / believe Is one OF
these"
Many Temperance Advocates.
did Johnston. Hodgdon added another OF
mis- quaint sayings which oonvulsed the
house when he said In imprisoned tones:
The rottenness Of the liquor question
e exceeded only by the rottenness OF its
defense on the floor OF the house. We have
been shaking this rattlesnake by his tail
too long. and have been bitten at every
jump
Geraghty said thai he had intended 10
quote the decisions of the supreme court
on the bill, bun the actions of the members
OF the house had convinced him that such
arguments would have Ettie weight with
the house. This biz was greeted by up
roarious laughter from the Republicans in
the house and lobby. To the Prohibition
lists Geraghty said that II the bill became
a law - would be possible for men to get
three drinks OF whisky for the price OF
one now.
Finally the committee rose and reported
the bin for passage On motion OF g p
Bush the rules were suspended and the
biA placed on FINAL passage. The roll call
resulted yeas T.. nays 81. as follows: