The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-14

NQ&ffk % p&S heed 20 u now whan * 10
I IN the hands o. amateurs" traaxhtera
III makes no difference a me whethes
/ these plans were started ny Gev. J. a
/ GFsa or 8ov. John Il. Rogers" continued
jsliAEns. No ane can accuse me of par
dal4ty te the !ast administration Ras
viii stand up for the Interests Of the state
oA this question. want 70 ask the gen
tlenan from snohemtsh. * IN his opinion
as lswyer, X shls fund is abolished. via
tAs men who have advanced money and
whc hold contracts on ghis building have
e~ose Tor action against the states'
WArners u SUPPOSE thy woRld."
VILLAINS: Wei. then I am opposed 70
the proposition ard shall vote TO have
the action Of Thursday rNecoasldered.'
Baker spoke aSsin. reciting the expert
ences Of Tacoma ard other cities where
expensive puhic buildings had been
erected at tremendous cast and
ncw the work could be done fer
peoP.e would be gsad 10 undo the work
tAey had 6one- Referring 70 Williams.
Baker paid him tAis nice compliment
Judging the gentleman from King BY
his actions in thss house 1 hope TO Scd
that IA win never agaia permit himself
70 attend Peoples party convention"
GeraGhsy Of Spokane spoke against tas
hisl. showing olSar.v that x the capitol
fund is abolished the warrant owners
wOuld have a claim against the taxpayers
and lien against the lands. lie pointed
out the weak spots in che oil. and the bad
effect the bla would have II IL became
law.
Roberts OF Spokane made a strong ar
gument against the bill. declaring that IL
81 passed tho warrants outstanding would
he practically repudisted by the leglsia-
ture. Such a course was dangerous He
vigorously opposed the measure.
johnson said that inasmaeh as thers
were many legal questions involved. ha
thought the whole matter might wvas h~
deferred TIL February II. at s:sa o'clock
y m. and moved that the molten ne made
a special order for that date. This car
RED and the matter was laid aside. but not
until the speaker called attention 70 tha
fact that gas bin had heen presented ny
the lighting company for s40e GO feet oe
gas. and said that 'this did not include
ths gas supplied by the house itsesf'
usaughter}.
A remonstranee. signed hy iss residents
OF Tacoma. against the passage Of tls
compulsory plotage law. was read. rhree
other remonstrancss signed by residents
and shipmarters OF Tacoma and one from
West Seattle were also read. They were
ali referred 10 the committee on oommeros
and manufactures.
The speaker appointed Roberts. Lana
and RAIDER a committee on conference rel
ative TO amendmants to house bill No. -.
which the senate has refused 20 concur Ia
Tohlassens bill. No. aoi. repeating tho
Donahoe road law was passed with very
little debate. yeas 81. nays To-
House bill No. 4oa. reported by the COM
mittee on forestry and horticulture. was
read a second time. amended and went 10
third reading. The bill reduces the num-
Der OF horticultural commissioners from
two to one. Heretofore there has been
appropriated 1880 for two years TO pay
the board hat in house bin Nc 4o2 tho
salary or the commissioner is fixed at
$500 per annum. In place OF the other
commissioner IL is provided that 10 every
county where the horticultural society
shall demand IL a deputy commissioner
shall be appointed at s. per day. the ex-
pense to be paid by the county.
The railroad bills Nos. ~ and az came
up on second resdiag. House Bill No. Az
was reported as a substitute for house bill
No 9s4 by Canutt
Fritz OF Snohomish moved that both
bills be ro-referred 20 the committee. He
said that he had signed the report hur-
riedly at the noon hour and found that
there were several Objectionable sections
TO the bin which ne could not approve.
This proposition aroused hornets nest
in the ''bunch- grssscrs' corner OF the
house" as one member put II.
Witt OF Lincoln made a most vigorous
speech against the motion. lie said the
people of the state were becoming weary
OF tho failure OF tho legislature TO pass
reform" measures. witt said the mo-
ton 10 re-refer was stab at the bin.
IF you are opposed TO any railroad leg
isiation and want 20 kin this bin. coms
out like men and say go" said the Lincoln
county member. But ~ you are not care
fui the session win clip away and you
VIII have accomplished nothing"
Cleveland Smith said the wheat grow
ors of Eastern Washington were demand
Ing in unrnistaksbls language that the Leg
-. D - Aa to
people last fall Smith said the bunch
grasser'' corner Of the house had not In
terfered much with legislation but this
was time when they wanted 90 be heard.
He entered vigorous protest against the
motion to defer action.
Frank Baker sided With the Eastern
Washington members. He said: Let us
take this bill up in committee OF the
whole and light II out line by line and
section by section" lie said the motion
20 re-refer was intended 10 gfye the rail-
road attorneys a chance TO work on the
railroad committee.
Geraghty said he was anxious 10 have
suitable railroad legislation. but consia-
cred the railroad committee had not prop
erly considered the bill. He wanted tbs
house 10 pass a good railroad bin after
proper consideration.
we cannot go back 20 Spokane with
out a railroad biEi-in fact. II no oil ia
passed We will not 20 back said Go
raghty, a sentiment which was later
echoed by Johnston OF Spokane.
Couch and Tobiasssn protested against
the motion 70 defer action.
Klncaid said that Pierce and King coun-
ties could not support the bill unlehs 10
was a just MEASURE.
Baker moved 70 table the motion. lost
Kincald amended Fritz' motion 10 have
the committee report Tuesday morning.
carried.
The Eastern Washington members de-
nanded rOu call on Fritz motion. which
prevailed, yeas So. nays ~. as foIigws.
leaa.