The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-08

urfrtsnslv legislation togar5s the SCI
Sters' Rome contrary 20 the spirsr 81 the
constitution, and not conTsrn plated oy Ins
trainers % TIE presert IA. ncr desired
q tie patriotic citizens OF the STATE and
css.s a. unmsr1-se stigma upon the
MANNED and disabled veterans, wao@e
hsrosc services n tas past should rsaE-
taelu the pride q the state. as lney are
Therefore. Tor these ard other reasons.
- Il resolved ~ Stevens Post. No. ], and
John r. HEler Pest. Nc. 81. Grand Army
os the Republic. that We earnestly pro-
test against ere passaEe Of satd senate
cal No IL ard nereoy appOfnt the follow
ing COMMITTEES 70 take such further action
s4l1 BIZ from becoming law or the
Committee Stevens Post 40. - II.
Carr A " HASTE, NJ. IL Holmes. A. c.
C,o-nr1fstee John p Killer Post. No. 81
Amos Brown. J. ". Langley, Richard
Osborn, ". v Einshart and E. "
~ order OF Steven. Post. No. 1
A. II. CARR. Commander.
BY orders OF Miller Post: No. 3.
AMOS BROWN. Commander.
Senator Taylor who VAS one OF thu
COMMITTEES who visited the soldiers home
81 Orting Il a veteran % the late war.
end served for four years When shown
the foregoing petition be said:
II / had never visited the soldiers
home. and these revolutions had been pre-
sented az q. a r. gost o. Wnlcn Mas
q member I would never have voted Tor
them. I visited the home, however ana
claim that any veteran who haG ootn me
interest OF the veterans and the state al
heart would have reported the same "a
the visiting committee did. The commit
tee reported the condition Just as they
sary to correct the evils that were In
existence there"
An interesting question In parliamentary
procedure has been raised IN the senate
The rules provide that unoton 70 re-
consider vote by which any bill has
passed or failed 10 pass shall be made on
tie second day after the vote. Notice OF
intention to so move must be made on the
day OF the vote or the next succeeding
day. II is the custom to hold the bill in
the senate until the time OF this notice mas
expired During the WEEK the senate
passed the bill for printing Of all county
blanks By the state printer and some one,
In order 20 hasten the bill along, moved
that the rules be suspended and the bin be
sent 10 the house forthwith. no objection
was made by any one. and the bin was
forwarded to the house forthwith. The
next day Senator Wilson, OF Clallam, gave
notice TO reconsider. The point was raised
that the order TO send the bill 20 the house
had shut off the right 10 move 10 recon-
slider. Wilson contended that this was not
right but that the senate should send 10
the house for the blu and that his motion
10 reconsider should be heard. although
he did not insist strongly on the point for
the reason Chat I'm that case the motion
10 reconsider would not have been car
ried. The bin had too many supporters TO
secure the essential two-thirds majority.
The same question win probably be
raised again IN the matter OF the railroad
bin, notice OF reconsideration Of which.
given by Senator Wilson. almost immedi-
stely was carried without objection to
send the ban 10 the house. The principle
for which Senator Wilson contended Is
that while rule may be suspended tenn
poraFily, which affects the rights OF the
whole assembly or majority. not so "a
rule which gives n right 10 an independent
member Of the assembly. While the sen
ate might suspend the rule affecting the
incidental disposition Of the bill, In the
meanwhile the rule giving the right to a
member 20 move for reconsideration
could not be taken away. In this case q
bill is still I'm the control OF the senate,
being I'm charge OF the engrossing commit
tee. and 10 is thought the motion to re-
consider must be heard.
One reason that the motion 20 reconsider
was made was because OF the claim that
the amendments made in the committee
% the whole were not adopted when the
bin was reported back 20 the senate. This
claim. investigation shows. has no good
foundation.
II begins 70 look as though the woman
suffrage bill would fail for the reason
that Il has too many friends The house
has passed De Mattos' woman suffrage
bill and the senate has passed Ike meas
ure- De Mattos insists that hts measure
is the one that should be adopted by the
senate. while HIM alleges forcibly that his
bill should be adopted by the house