The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-06

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IA rrank T HuHssr. cs Seastig. rsFw resi-
ssevf IN Washsaztasr Mr. ssnze informed
nae that al 3f sas house hisls for asSaE
efs5zss ~ere dsfccsiye ard hat waife Trey
xvure under carss7srAtzSr1 81 s1s-e1rsZrai.-
reee fae senate hsFi for Seattle came ever
90 sze h0zse. having passed the senate.
WAS referred 10 HIN Chairman. ard ny
hira wAs referred - his ss-ccrirnstssse,
win the suggestion that Il BE- adopted
TIE senate nsE wss therefore fasoFsay
reported by Mr.. Stones committee and
ssas n3scsd OF the house calendar. where
/ found H.
~F0~ persons who are unfamiliar with
tire parts arzenta-y rules Of tfe house 81
rf4-s~@SssEs tettvez IL should b. explained
that a h.si on the calendar can be reached
ana taken ap for passage In only three
ways. First. n its regular numerical or
der. This IL practically out OF the ouss-
fion. as nearly 1880 bills are introduced
AZ every session and hardly ! per cent.
pass. 20 bin as low down on the caien-
oar a. cur bfl could never he reached
that way. Second. by unanimous consent
In this case one objection by any mem
Der prs5vents consideration. and several
members had said. notably the twos from
Oregon that they would object Thrill.
hfis cssn ~ reached for consideration ny
suspension % the rules. Under the rgliss
every second MoElttay - known as esus-
w.son the speaker will agree in advance
u recognize wlsen they rise may offer for
consideration a hisl and Il iwo-fhirfs -
those present vote for Il the bin passes.
II * rot generally known. but II should
he. thar no man can speak on the floor OF
the house Of representative who rises 10
10 50 unless the speaker recognizes him
and on suspension days the speaker will
recognize TO one unless he knows IN ad-
dance. hy agreement what the member
proposes to bring IN. IL Is absolutely
impossible for "A member to secure reces-
milton on suspension dav unless the
sneaker knows what for Here arose orr
difficulty. Mr.. Reed il opposed. As many
q Our best Enen are Ia tht. establishment
Of assay Offices To use his expression,
here il no sound raason why the govern
rnent should pay t5e cost Of franSporta-
tien On miners snst from the assay office
70 tsse mint. Mr.. Reed. however, Is
griendly Ia Seattle. He was here in 1885,
kuc~rs the city and the people and likes
them hsh. | saw him three times and
know he Is friendly to US With Mr.
Stone I saw the speaker and knew his
attitude.
With speaker Reed.
''on Monday, May . a suspension day,
Mr., Stone saw Mr. Reed and wished 10
he recognized TO bring M our bill. Mr.
Reed at first refused. but finally said that
IL it could be reached he would give Mr.
Stone a chance. Unfortunately for US,
on that day A war measure. an urgent de-
ficiency bill for ss5,esoo. was brought in.
compelled immediate consideration by
unanimous consent. to the exclusion OF
es eryfhing else, and took up time in which
our bill might have been reached. sat
in the press gallery. over the speakers
head. watching the clock from II until
about s. when a motion to adjourn was
pu. and carried. and We had no chance
arain for two weeks. When Monday.
May Is. came around Mr. Stone and Mr..
Lewis both saw Mr. Reed and urged that
he recognize Mr.. Stone to bring up our
bill ard he refused point blank. After
lunch Mr.. Stone again saw Mr.. Reed and
urged the matter strenuousiy. Mr.. Reed
then. as Mr.. Store saws in a letter which
I have: Recognized me fMr. Stone,
TO move to sasnend the rules. because
was somewhat insistent upon It Some
what insfstent' is a mid way of putting
the matter; because a. | know. Mr.. Stone
was dead in earnest for our bill Be
fore the speaker recognized Mr.. Stone the
latter saw Mr. Lewis, and that gentle
man worked like Trojan 10 rally his
Democratic and Popullst friends. and with
tered a Very considerable number Con-
sidering that Mr.. Lewis is not only in the
minority. bat in a minority OF the minor
itv. a. he aspires tn divide honors with
Mr.. Bailey. Of Texas. the caucus leader
OF the minority, he made a surprising
showing. Mr.. Lewis was heartily and ear
nfStlv for the bill. He made concessions
az me as a LOBBYIST which were more than
I could expect. bat to say. as some Of his
oVer-3ealous friends are doing. | under
stand. tbat he 'trlckei' Speaker Reed and
passed the h'll Is unjust TO Speaker Reed
and To Mr.. Stone especially. Without tho
fuli know ledge and consent OF these gen
tl7men the hsI could never have been
taken M and discussed without Mr.
Stones consent as h. rot Mr.. Lewis was
in charge Of the hin. Mr. Lewis could not
have opened his mouth. and Il Is absurd
- say that any one man passed the bill
Seattle had many strong and vigorous
friends without whose help 81 might equal
" 'ruthf,llv be said the bill wnuId no,
have passed. Familiar IS he Is with The
rules. I 10 not believe that Mr. Lewis
himself would 10 such an absurd thing
as 10 say that he tricked Speaker Reed
on Z suspension day. Among The friends
Of the measure. outside Of officials anl
members Of congress were such men az
J. J. I'm T. u Weare Or James p
kimhai former director ~ the mint.
Cap. r. II Ray now a colonel I'm the
army, 1ho was on the Yukon: James NJ
Gilbert. formerly OF Yakima: \ T Nc
Cargan. formerly ~ Seattle, bur now Of
Syracuse. y. Y: William r Ra.iey. who
Is Gen. Ayers son-in-isw. and many
others well Knowu here The fact Ss Seat
tie has very irfuentia. friends In all uarfs
= the United States numbers Of whom
used their pull and It has active friends
on thu fiOoor Of me house itself In other
words. Seattle was strong enough to get
Consideration. snd she TO. IT.
AS fof myself. was there Simply as
a lobbyist claim no credit FOR ANY,
thtrg. and have no criticism to make
snvsrs@ TO any person. The establish
raert ot assay office in Seattle is OF inn
portances 10 al sections OF the state and
The whale state delegation worked FOR f.
bat 20 not believe IN taking cretff, from
men who showed themselves actually 20
''e orr friends rs the manner that Thomas
II Reel and Charles W Store dsd
r understand that I. IS said that
claim credit Tor the massage ~ the bin
a0d that an 4 candidate FOR he affcesof
a~saver 7 would iite "a say hat an
unt such an ass s~ - claim credit for