The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-19

said election the said L ~ Sims received
a majority Of the votes cast and that
seal in this body. The minority Of your
committee ara satisfied from tire appear
ance OF said ballot. together with the poll
book. that the same was rejected BY the
election board OF sad precinct and that
the same should not be counted
Wherefore the minority Of your con-
nittee recommend that said l. N. Sims
retain his seat IN this body.
Kl,tinser o. King defended his minority
report. making q stro1s pea for justice.
showing that The committee had refused
70 count the vote cast IN CowIizz county.
although they had been sent fer and had
been laid before the committee he de-
sired that the house deal fairly with both
parties In the case He minated that the
committee had not been fair, but had de-
ct9ed TIE case on = single ballot u hicA hsd
not been counted, for The reason that the
voter had not. & was alleged. resided II
the precinct ninety days This ballot, be
said. should never have been injected into
the case. because the number n the right
hand corner had never been torn OUT Mr..
Kitangey closed with a strong Plea for
justice. without psrtissnship.
Strive OF King moved 10 substitute for
Wits motion a motion 70 re-refer the
whole matter 20 the committee, with in
structions 10 count the ballots. Witt OF
Lincoln spoke against the I9tto1 ana de-
Tended the report
Al this point Powell OF King shot few
poiated questions at Chairman Smith.
Powell wanted TO know how the commit
tee learned that errors were made in the
count OF ballots which were marked OPP
posite the name OF the electors only on the
ticket, when TO ballots were examined
The questions became so pointed tina. Frank
Baker arose 20 point Of order against al
lowing an attorney TO cross-exaunine the
chairman OF the committee. The chair
ruled Baker out Of order. Smith replied
20 two questions, but on the third, de-
clined 10 ba further fnterroga ted
Powell then reviewed the case. severely
arraigniEg the committees report. He de-
ciared that the committee should have ex-
emined every ballot had Il desired 70 treat
both candidates fairly The fact that bal
lot for senator Is 10 be taken tomorrow
was no reason why the house should not
act as conscientiously as a jury in A case
in The courts. Mr. Powell said:
That committee ought not 10 take EVIL
dence in regard 70 two or three ballots and
refuse 10 examine The remainder. II might
be true that some votes we're enormously
counted for Or. Sims. II might also ap-
pear upon a recount OF al the ballots that
an equal or even greater number OF votes
had been enormously counted for Mr. Har-
grave. l. would do no harm TO anyone TO
be fair. Doubtless Il was true as stated
by the member of the committee. that a
recount would he tedious ana take time
Notwithstanding this. IL ought In fairness
TO be done. in spite Of the fact that a bal
lot for United States senator is 10 he taken
tomorrow
Strives motion to re-refer 20 the COM
nitsee with instructions 10 recount the bal
lots was lost. yeas g nays IS. Carr of Okla
hogan, Cline. Couch of Adams, Coniae Of
Thurston, Day OF Pierce, De Mstfos of
Whatcom, Forbes Of Pierce, Gerry Of
Franklin. Johnston of Spokane. Likens Of
Whatcon1. 3Eathiot of walla Walla. Mitch
ell Of Thurston, Scott of Kittitas. ]. e.
Smith of Douglas and Scion T. Williams Of
King, eighteen in all, and ali OF them flu
sionists. voted in favor OF re-referring 10
the committee and against the fusion ma
tority. The majority report seating Har-
grave was adopted. "a 10 ls. the vote being
as follows.