The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-28


constituents me s-a.e Of Washington
has able. CONSCIENTIOUS and no1est me1
who can be Induced 10 serve x - emit
I'd 3 ss insars q as a less ST han
this il folly. which 90 nos wish 20 COZ
nit / VIII a9f ira, these ner have IS
yet rot been named nor has there been
any promise 70 appoint sny nan 70 ire
position n@re mentioned. Whoever says
that these men are named arteTR q false
hood and renders himself lsao3e 70 -
against the true interests OF the people OK
tbs state
ms situation has seemed 70 demand u.
for ! believe that honest Ze1 IL your
body are being betrayed 20 fhex hurt and
70 the defeat OF the peoples cause, /
most earnestly hope that X VIII not b
necessary for ne % call an extra session
OF the legislature because OF failure upon
your paT< 70 90 your duty. Very respect
fully, -. r. ROGERS. Governor"
De Mates quickly moved that the mes
sage be referred 10 the railroad COMMITTEES
Cleveland Smith said: Il amend BY
moving 20 lay * on the table"
De Aatfo.-I accept the amendment.
Tners we're cries OF Regular order" the
friends Of the administration evidently re-
sentlng the treatment the message was
about 70 receive The speaker settled the
controversy by placing X or file.
The committee on municipal corpora
tons presented a report or the netropoli-
tar police biz thai * be indefinitely post
poned- The report was signed by two
thirds Of the committee.
The house took up II. y. s. by Witt. re-
ducing the salaries OF ali state officials.
The committee reported q number of
amendments.
@. II. Baker moved an amendmenf max
ing the salary Of members OF the lsgis-
lsture 50 per day. Ii Was lost by an over
wheIming vote.
Frank Baker moved 20 strike out the
section reducing the salary OF the sttor-
Pierce county the county attorney re-
ceiv.d $3.50 per year, and certainly the
attorney general Of the state ought TO be
treated equally as well
Powell said that the state could well az
ford 20 pay the encouragement s5.01o per
year. and save the SO Co that would he re-
CURED 10 pay the fees OF special counsel
employed - railroad litigation. Geraghty
roasted the bin IL vigorous language. He
said:
This measure Is most ridiculous one,
and ] want section 10 remain IN the bill,
as without II II will ne less of freak The
purpose Of the author Of this bill is merely
10 manufacture political buncombe. Why
don't this legislature reduce the salaries
OF Justices OF the peace. who now receive
5000 per year. and which II can reduce by
enactment. instead OF wasting time with
sAGu blll as THIS, WhiC1 cannot operate
for AZ ieast two yearsT"
Witt defended the bEl aud resented the
remarks OF Gerashty. He said:
mo doubt the gentleman from Spokane
who opposes the reduction In salary Of the
attorney-g was at Eaensburg. He
heard the gentleman (Winston) say that
We were there as ps triots and not as Office
seekers. and yet when ct effort is made TO
reduce salaries the gentlemen from Spo-
kane object. / say the men nominated
were after the salaries. You talk about
ability. In the name Of God. why didn't
you elect ability 20 this office? ] say 81 800
year is all this attorney-senerars ability
IL worth" Great laughter. In which the
Republicans Joined ssth relishD
Geraghty--Dtd you vote for Winston FOR
attorney general?
Witt-Yes; but II was all could DO 10
swallow Il. (Renewed laughter)
Bakers amendment was lost.
An amendment was offered reducing the
salaries OF the members OF the legislature
TO s2.5o per day. Hodgdon moved to amend
by making II nothing. The amendment
was numerously seconded. but the speaker
did not recognize II. and proceeded to put
the motion on the $3.50 amendment.
scene OF disorder followed the Repub-
tcans demanding recognition for the
Hodgdon amendment. Finally the motion
to make the salary g. 50 per day vas put
and lost on roll CALL yeas g. nays IA. as
follows: