The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-12
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
SHARP DEBATE ON THE CarTTu
BIZ MEMBERS OF THE EoVsE.
Williams Brzzes the Proposed H.
nuewal SIS n Real Estate Scheme
the Relief of the widow of Henry
G. Asheufefter.


cayItol baii1fng under fhe present plans
was taken b. the houEe THIS morning In
the debate Or measure ~ AohznSro.
providing for the appointment Of con-
nlttes 90 permanently * the seat - gov
ern-nenf and suoralt tire choice 20 the PEG
Pc for r2fifcztiou, there was sharp pas
aage-at-zrrs between Villains Of King
and Frank Baker o. Pierce. Wiitama
characterized the Mohundro measure as
a scheme 70 further real estate spesuls-
ton The proposition. re sat1. saazcke4
OF lob Baker said that Williams stste-
merits gere . gross SANDER on TIRE honor
OF the speaker OF the house, the president
OF the senate ard the governor, who. ac-
corzing 10 the bin. were 10 appoint the
members OF the commission. For mo-
Fnent tie situation was decidedly tense.
bit Speaker Cline poured Oh on the
troubled waters. ard later Baker moved
that the bill be iaGsEHltely postponed.
This carried.
The house took up the matter IL commit
tee OF the whole. RAIDER presiding. The
0ills involved IL the question were house
nil a. oy MohuTalTo. and house biz :. by
Warner. The Brst provided for commits
siou OF i've persons. none o. whom should
be residents Of King. Pierce or Taurston
counties, Two 10 be appointed Dy the
speaker OF the house and one by the
president OF the senate, tie three 70 come
from the present legislature. and tao
others BY the governor. II was provided
that after the commission had chosen .
permanent location Tor the capital IL
should submit the same 70 the qualified
electors for approval Warmers bail SIM
ply repealed the Whole OF the act Great
Ing the present capitol commission and
providing means FOR the construction OF
the building according 10 the Flagg plans.
No sooner had the Mohundro btlI been
rms Fsf t1F Z
creating the commission. be stricken cut.
Williams startled the .-0isss by saying.
This section Is clearly unconstitutional.
and more than that. there Is a olg JOB In
the pFoposl ton % leave 70 ave men me
selection u a permanent location for this
capital il j. --Totort0us fact said VIII!
Jams. exctte4y. that syndicate Of capi-
tal1sts exists which has secured an Op1ou
on Lo9 acres Of land between Tacoma and
Seattle on which 70 locate the capt, 81
thls state. ] say that The purpose OF this
bill i 70 allow some real estate boomers
20 work JOB through the legislature. The
whole proposition smAcks o. JOB, and
more than this. the whole oil Is uncon-
sligutionaL"
r. r Baker replied 70 Williams IN
speech thai was scOTchiag hot. sad he:
Il brand the statements OF The gentle
man from King as most un~arranted
and outrageous SANDER upon the integ-
rity % our honorable speaker, the pFssi-
dent Of the senate and The governor % The
state II you strike out the Arst section
OF the bill yoa might as Well eliminate
The cnactlng clause. as IL would XII the
1 ball This IS the aim Of the gentleman
from king. ] say 20 him. Il ne wants q
XII this bal. iet him come out openly and
not strike a. Il II an undeTh4nae1 man
ner"
Cline relieved the situation when he
arose. and thanking Baker for his de-
/ Tense Of him. said that he had net felt
/ hart at williams remark. Baker had him.
aar a..HM D.
| 70 pay the expenses Of this commission"
lis there any one else in this state in-
/ CURED cline, who would Re more Likely
/ TO show e willingness 20 pay the expenses
! af commission Of this kind thau the syn
I diCate talked ofs'
| As for hls own views. the speaker said
/ that be opposed the proposition 70 move
/ the capital There had been 40 concerted
| movement on the part of the people Of
4 the state 10 move the capital He believed
/ IN the inltiatlve and referendum. but there
/ has been % initiative or the part OF ire
( people Of the state on this proposition.
I but the agitation had emaD8tsd from
/ within the legislature. lie declared that
/ the legislature had no right 20 select the
/ location OF the seat 81 government. even
/ By inference. and believed THAI the pres
aut bin was Unconstitutional.
williams insisted that the bill was TN
/ constitutional and des. xusd 10 promote a
boomers Interested in .he measure would
/ line their pockets II the deal was'csrr.ed
0ut.
/ Way added his voice against the bill
Warner defended the proposed removal
4 or the capital fTom Olympia. Baker thea
/ said. "TnAt settles d. I move the COM
/ mittee rise ana report 70 the house the
/ Indefinite postponomeut of the BIZ"
I Q&ughter) The motion prevailed.
/ Warmers biN repeating the c4plio. act
/ was then taken up. Warner spoke for
( half an no9r on the proposition. reading
/ from tie reports % 1ae capitol commits
I sicn. lie declared that no more Of the
warrants on the capitol fund could be Sod
/ and thai further progress under The pses-
/ ent plans VAS impossible.
/ Mitchell OK Thugstun replied 90 Warner.
saying that people did n0t understand ,le
I tfue cause ~ the trouble. which he said.
I las in the Mct tbat che lands allotted b.
/ the government have never been se.eCtea.
/ Roberts moved THAI the committee Use
/ aud report Tie Indefinite postponement %
lhe b.u Here Frank Baker ,oak up the
uEht for Warner AMI made "a vigorous
4 speech favurirrE the b..L lie succeeded .u
! forcing the PepV.ists in line for the osl
( boy saying thaE the members OF mss parry
4 in The legislature two years as1 hsd
/ fought the present law lnch oy !neh. Rob-
+ erts' motion 20 recommend the trachE4te
+ posaponomeat q he btu carried, agt when
( the house rose Ross succeeded ia getting
/ the house 90 divide me Qaestjon TIE
/ Nohuuaro bl. was then kEie3. Sgt Ba-
\ ker moved that the hn1se indefinitely post
+ poue that part % the report % the com
( m.ttec ~ the whole relating 80 Warner .
/ baL Th.s carried. 81 10 -. On s. rising
! vote
Warner thea moved ths suspension OF
. tho 20 IS and passage 90 his htl VII
4 Jams sccoudrd the meloa. BE ewing Ihat
/ en ron can the olN would BE- sa.ei Tire
. pl. passed. however. e. 20 81 The ~ ot.l4.
Yeas