The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-25

The Governor Fails 20 Furnish In
formation as TO Alleged sEimf-
nslity-Fu.aaRfsfsA Admit That Re-
nossi of Officers Is wantea-A
Resolution By wiisen Occasions a
spirited Debate--&nen nded 80
tn ne faenecsusI, and Then
Adopted.

reouesttnx Cow Roecrs % furnish he
senate during the present week snkorma-
ton as 70 ths gsenttentiaTy. caQssS one 0t
the most lnagasSt0ncl debates of tts
present session. The resolution was
adopted. but n0l Until i had esea snseaa-
ed - 2s to De Ineffective. Il II as fell0ws.
Whereas, The governor IA hAs lnsIs-
UTAa address ufssa thAt e vas 81 tie St-
most Importance that an investigation -
zGa1e oE the mana scnsnt 81 the snalrs
o. The state peflE flEfemtsaFEs an1.
whereas. The governor IA his recent
message 70 This noay stated thAl a axe
Nosanae OF eNa1Naee A2.1 come tafo his
possess4oa showing tha necessity ok suea
any - tlsA tlQns and.
Whereas This BODY Shcusd have eefors
II al aYaasaals inforEnA slen EtsA{tns 70
said peEts enttary. - tile end sfat lsszs.a-
ttoE may na enacted Slth reference 10 the
management Of the same that wlil pre-
Nent future abuses and trge g1s.Arsles.
now. he il
Resolved That the governor ee ana be
hereby l.. requested 70 furnish 20 this
BODY during me present week. any and
al Information whtch he may nave al
h4u4 with getersneN ~ said pen-tenttaFy
and referred 10 Ay hlm IN his mlessaSe.'
wnson moved that the resolution he
adopted. and caustscauy reviewed the ac-
ton % the governor Sra the entire conduct
Of tae matter of the Investigation - tae
penigenrsry. and accused him o. apparent
iuslncergty.
HiSh moved an amendment that the
governor ne requested 10 furnish tae SEN
ale wlEa the information az the proper
time" instead OK during the present
week"
The accusation was made By Plummer
that the Republicans were constantly at
tackiES the governor. IL was done 20
make political capital. 10 was hls belief
that the governor rad evidences on which
he based ais accusations against the man
agement OF the psTltentaary. lie moved
that the resolution be indefinitely post
poned. This motion was voted down.
A strong speech WAS made by Dorr. In
which he repclied the inSlnuation that
the Republicans had attacked the gov
eFEcT. The speaker and the other RequD-
leaus on the floor had and would con-
tinue 70 support the present executive
when he Was right. Then norr described
the story of efforts made ~ the lezfsia-
ture TO appoint committee % investigate
the alleged criminal condition og affairs
az the penitenfiary. as requested hy tho
governor In hts message. lie asserted that
the governor had stood In the way and
prevented the appointment of the COM
mlftee.
Miller OF Taurston-H do you know
tins?
II will not disclose the name OF my
informant bat viii inform you that men
within the hearing og nv voice have told
mo that the governor has been using his
influence % prevent the appointment os
tae committee 70 investigate the peniten-
tisry. ] lno. thar the speaker of tae
house viii not appoint the committee. be-
cause the governor Is opposed 90 IL. aud
] am sure That no committee viii he sent
% W9iia NaIia during the present session
% the legislature"
Range said he could not credit the
charge that the governor had fnterfarea
and prevented the appointment of thu
committee. although ne did rot know 20 n
certainty that - ssc not. II was hss
4fesF- - ~ IA. ss.r.-
be thrown on the matter hy an invests
gztion-
A secret investigation was favored BY
Senator High The action ~ the gov
eFnor In withholding the evidence In his
possession was proper. because II Il was
rnade public he thought the guilty might
escape.
The Idea of the guilty escaping was
rieicsled ny Lesh. who eaid that II shey
desired 20 ievwnt they could have done so.
as II was forty-fiva days. since the gov
ernor published the charge 10 the world
Deeksbaeh asked Miller Of Thurston IL
man was called thief ard Il Is forty
i've days before ar attempt ls made 70
prove IT, whether hs VIII nas endesver I'm
the interim to put the evidence where IL
cannot be found.
x DO not know the habits OF thieves
well enough 70 answer your question" re-
piled Miller.
n reply 70 the attack on the attitude az
the Repue efran members made ~ Plum
mer. Decs~bacn said that the Republican
senators had only held one casfeua and
it was agreed fbst they would support
every good measure that caana up. no
matter from what party is euaannfnf He
assumed that the governor bad in!orrna-
ton FaaectiHx on the manner iu which
the peniIeufsary was managed II this ia
true it should be given 70 the legislature.
90 that uss assures couid be enarted 70 pre-
vent recurrence 0f Kueh irregularities
Keigh had hsa many conversations
with the gdverucr nnd was an ardent
frisnd Of his - % txo weeks ago the
governor desired an snxessi gafEou bas
now chat the legislative session sac draw
tnF 20 a close. he feis that there wam 10,
tine enough. and therefore Nauted the
matter postponed until after ths lewlsfa-
tare adjournfa Eefta SAL that be- nad
been Instrumental in getting q portion
u the Information and he knew shat II
Was
I.esh-Is q sufficient 70 convietg
Ha}th~Nes lf - nos. Tfivfs is no iafen-
tioa 90 eonFict. 5ut ths guilty parties
an91Aa - maae - stes doNa
HAL ~ Wnsfuaam-~Khe governor says.
Nj kefth. fhat tse Information oa wa8ca
ne oasas his charges aaa furnished ~
amzteur Detectives eouvfcsr and snfssia-
BE Esereoas- A. Bs2s4 SAY tnas Eon have
furnishes tofaTmatlsu. Noala rs 80
as#WN 80 A24@t % h8&@& kttF~# t+aAA9N 4NA
b9lvug
Ketgh-Tou can place nae ia ahatsser
"a Esegggg goa sse g.
Frtnk ar-s xuea the governor fsr sur
ring ar8 casting rsN@afaoEs cH fAe aGp@~-
fflteu8ant ~ tas peuafeutiNTg BE SAID
sne RsBH8f 8rans tnvestl gated gre penssen-
taayy smo years ago ard taAs tnWFe RAa
- vnriIiAt5cn or saasysfsaAsylwE ateeuz X
sfth@r He seyTe8 the governor foT eAs3-
4ax an aerast mar a criminal
ksith-Tbe governor does not say thai
salsEs aFs tT nina
Frtnk-5ts Scea say thaE they are ertEl-
fnd5 IN the infDrrEEip1-
Mrley Gales sar tne p-sTsous question.
al HtgA's afnens1neat thas fhe governor
b requested 70 faraish ths Information
a. tEs proper same sas carried ~ II ysss
- "a nsys.
As iris aFzan4ansnt defeats8 sac object
CT rh@ re~ss9sg9e. Ws@on. fts father
moved 10 isy & % ihs fanse The Pogu-
ssss were arpaasea ard sssy voted The no.
Fs0n aoWn- Teen IRE res2iufsga as amend
81 ra@ aaopt~a ~ = viva Eose yots-