The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-28

s1ernresrg snort finA roa3s srorn Icing az
! fectsd ~ the law
3sorr wanted the rate or lumber ard log.
refused and through 81 error on tAe. part
made
Then. MANNED. raItflated az IL was. both
1rcw AID Egansr Popu.lsts, disowned the
stricken Thing, Crow moved 70 Indefinitely
postpone tie bill, which In -ssat.gs par
measure win help Tire people Of Eastern
Washington You are mistaken" said Crow
I vii not vote for q"
Runner. Yeend and Houghfsn also spoke
against TIE bill The lattsr-a Silver Re-
publican. but just man. now gone to the
Silent ma 5orsty-ssid the bill had been cut
10 pieces unta Il was OF no use whatever
The consdrators. however brazenad the
deal through. and the railroad bin passed
the senafs.
The next morning In order 10 remedy Ne
error mad. by allowing DORIS amendment
reducing the freight on logs and lumber the
vote on The bill vas reconsiGered, and the
iuIrss'sr ref:uc,son rate was stricken 0ut.
The bill had many rictssitu3es afterward
however The house howlsd against the
aHiefsfmfnts-- A conference committee was
appointed. but dsagreed Canutt, Baker
and RAIDER. Of the house favor.nx the bill
a. amended, Roberts and W.tt opposing
The senate conference committee was a
unit. however, for tins bill az amended
Then free conference followed, with the
some result. The senate ratified the repor-
Immediately. In the discussion In the
housa some CT the indignation felt found
Voice.
Roberts said: II Is an absolute fac, that
this bill wa* drawn by the attorneys OF the
RAILROAD companies and they are now pray
ing fnr IT'S passage.
Stafford pleaded that the coal reduction
clause be returned TO the BILL as Kittitas
county wanted a reduction in coal rates
Cleveland Smith. OF Whitman, created
sss1sA rs'5e, He = a large powerful, man not
much - zen to oratory, but possessing a
great deal OF natural ability. He talked In
aisle shaking his fist and denounclng the
men about. him. He said In part:
''This spectacle should cause
tears Of rage tn Row from the
eyes of generations yet unborn.
an ashamed of this reform par
~ In this Legislature. We were
elected and sent here by the peo-
pie to 1exislate for . reduction in
railroad rates. Vow they propose
TO come I'm here and ask as 60
pass this bill. I repeat am
ashamed of these reformers,
They have not had the backbone
10 stand mp like men for their
rights. The railroad people have
run this whole shooting match
from the beginning. IT.. a shame
aud a Disgrace upon the civiiixa-
ton of the people In the last days
of the nineteenth century. that
party sent here should he 30
cowardiy and base as tn betrny
the trust placed In II by the peo-
pie. ! am going hack tn my peo-
pie and tell them what has oc-
CARED here. ! can say that for
Iktsx
rights
Wi.t, of Lincoln, tail dark and the pos-
SCISSOR OF a powerful voice. SAID;
''The coordinate branch of this
legislature IL controlled body md
soul by the railroad compnniex
They have Blended their knee like
syeophants tn the railroad octo-
pus- am not afraid tn denouuce
the senate above us rs rotten and
corrupt tn the core. and owned
bag and baggage by the rail-
roads"
Geraghty-no you include members Of the
reform party In the $suate?
WHITES air. / do
Geraghiy-They deserve it.
Witt am rot afraid 10 reject this SEN
ate bill ard go home 70 my constituents
without any railroad legislation. tbs is
what this house should do. This bin In
!ta present shape aUords no relief whatever
! Insist taat the minority report he adopted
Canuts. Popuiist. urged the passage of the
Bill 81 amended.
Wiikes"n tPop.b of Skaait said
with Intense sarcasm: .Is this
the bastard product of two years
of PopuIist se.tation. IT 80. we
deserve tn he consigned TO oh
uxtou.''
Wolf. SILVER Republican. of Spokane said
the fis3Gn party bad a ma tor.ty in the
senate nut had sold out and the marty
aiuue Was 80 blame.
lac Nattos liver Republican said
There was something rotten In Denmark
and ;hess Is something rotten in Washing
ton. when / W2s q Republican I followed
my leaders to the ditch. buS there stop
pad. refusing 20 he GitSha1 II this Marty
continues on The road Y has Travelled II late
! shall part company with Il here and
now
When the rage of honest members from
Eastern Washington had spent itself tho
ana the def0rned railroad bilI became A
law.
I'ndouh.et,lY t're last legislature Wa the.
/ Most corrupt that ever sat IN the state IF
Washington There Was 10 feeling of re-
sfSTrsis<fy la party among the Yue1e,f..v "a
ara asytt have ssiis,i ~ :lrG ether = pm
Ditst or fusion convention IN the stat 10
rcuuets}g that leg stature flr failure ta ar
~ cgt the fusion r'edges ]. IL fhe~t fore
evident 3hat " hi.e the members assumed M
party eSroDShjfity. To rarity sss,1rf7es3 M
| responsibility for the officers j elected
J HOWARD WATSON.