The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-12
&c. w. DORR. Chairman.
n. G. WILSON.
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sheuid SIT Tfti the Crack of Doom.
As soon as Secretary Esaeinan had m
fshed tie reading 81 the report. Houghton
moved that the report 81 the COMMITTEES
be received and the committee discharged.
y move that the report OF the commit
tee BE- received and that the COMMITTEES be
given until the crack Of doom % Anish is
Investigation" said Taylor. In inpassion-
ed tones II. for one. want TO have my
reputation cleared Of the impatasion cast
upon r.
There Is really nothing 20 Investigate.
aud ] think the report Of the COMMITTEES
should be received ant the committee dis
charged" said Easterday
Taylor said be was very much dissatis-
ted with the report Either Warner.
Squire or the reporter had failed 20 tell
tho truth. The committee. he thought.
should have brought ia more definite re-
part. IT was . Scotch verdict II said
you're not guilty. hut don't 90 Il again"
80 far AZ be was concerned he was will
ins "a Rave the committee 20 on and In
vestigate him as FAR as Il chose. The re-
port eid not "a him justice,
Nrog I'D not see the necessity for maxi
iag a specialty ~ enc man. The reputa-
lion ~ aU fhs sens tors we're re dear %
the sneaker az was that ~ any individual
member - ihat body.
Wi'soa said thh report Was not con-
elusive ere. The committee had tot been
given the tame ~ which TO make Il full
report.
Il think It - the duty OF the senate to
investigate any member whose reputation
has been attacked" said Noughtou hut
IN thls ease There Is nothing to investigate.
as no charge or imputation has been
made. it - not necessary for this body
- give No Taylor a certificate % char
aeteT as We an know that hc Is sn honest
man am willing 10 vote FOR resolution
that Senators Taylor HIgh and othara
are honest and thar they have been vim
dle&ted, / claim that the COMMITTEES
should he discharged because there ara ma
eharges. no proof. ard therefore nothing
- investigate. ] san1 therefore. insist
that the committee he DISCHARGED"
Keith believed taat the COMMITTEES
should h9 discharged. q had been gsvrn
ample ume and should have aied a fsIi
report
Innocence onEht go Be shown.
neekehach said that the committee had
hat begun 20 work when 80 was re~4 Ted
b a demand for "a partial report In re-
Spouse 90 that demand che renort haB
been ulea. ard as the coamutce stated
Il WAS MOI faN report TGe sreE ker said
y he were connected Nth this cAarEe he
would Insist Upon the Investigation being
conducted 20 conclusion. because Il hs
we're Innocent netting could bo proven
against him. sud ultimately his Innocence
would be established
narg sad that thc committee had accent
ed the work assigned % r reluctantly.
aud hal looked about Tor cAarr,s hut
they had faHsd 20 Hna any IN ire Post
FnfeiiiEvueer They had summoned Repre-
sentative Warner and beard MS testl-
ns0nN. Due di3Eeoca had been used 10
bring Senator Squire % Olympia 60 tevli-
~ as VAS evidenced by the report II the
senate wanted - cor1psi the attendance
81 Senator squire a bench warrant could
be lsFacd That IVES matter far che ser
ate "a pass upcn- TIE committee had in~
formed the senate 90 tae facts The re-
port hn sa4k d3d nos cTimlHate "a sluv q
sssss,her. TIE committee was nos 5o a po-
sltfon 20 ask the senate 60 discharge &c.
ia molten OF RauEe tae testimony -
psDrearntafsva Warner. watch VAS At
fat,Aea 70 the report rsS resH
On motion - Taytor = was ordered that
the testimony q Warner ana the HD3iaEs
of tse house fnvess sStlng commlttes -
printed a the journal.
TaNEorsa rsatlea thAe ere ccn suitfsa be
sanrlanea tui to crack ef 4cem was pat
- = vefs se8 lesI
trsuahtea's matlan thst the eNesna{ttae
10 DISCHARGED as adopted. yeas T.. navs
~ fhs tkree ate an hers - tas Investigating
safarasses net vctinS.