The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-02

from the operation Of the bill. and Davis
was caught
Hamilton moved TO strike out section :,
applying 20 lumber. The motion prevailed
AcReavy--As IL stands now. do not
think there 81 any one who knows any
thing about the Dill, and al this tim. il IS
in order 10 move ali indefinite postpone-
mrnt.
Wiltshire explained that there was no
confusion II was now clearer than 1t
had ever beer We have amended the
present law, reducing the rate = cents.
The melton failed. yeas I3, nays "A, as
follows.
Baker LeCrone
Bigss McReavy
clapp Megler
Cole Miller. r. ].
Davis Scncfeid
Hamilton Warburton.
High
Baum Miller. d
Carper Paul
Crow Preston
Hail Runner
Hammer Van Patten
Hlu Wiltshire
Mantx Teend.
Absent.
Andrews Wedding
Heinrich Reinhart.
1odged.
Keith plummer.
Land
Plummer at once moved that the Dill be
cong dered engrossed 'and placed on it's
final passage.
The chair said there was great objection
70 bis going 10 the house without being
engressed.
McResvy-Do / understand the chair
rules that a motion To consider engrossed
Will rot be considered
Pres dent Daniels-The chair has made
no such ruling.
Before McReavy could catch his breath,
however, Teend moved an Adjournment,
II was a close vote. but the president de-
ciared 1t carried. and the bill went to the
engFosssrs committee. while McReavy and
the railroad senators how.ed with indigna-
tIun
This bill then took Its place on the cal
endar.
Traitors In the House.
Seyen Eastern Washington traitors de-
seated the LaFoiiette rate bill In the
house. They are Allen, Scott and Sexton
Of Spokane, Weity of Stevens Englehart
OF Yakima. Moore of Skamania and Cur
tiss of kiicki;at.
Englehart had announced to within a
day or two that he was fer rate re6uc-
iions. then without word OF explanation
lla voted against the bill.
The asfeat OF the bill was not really ex-
aected in the house II had been feared
for 1t was known two weeks ago that the
Grosscup Stevenson lobbyist combine had
begun shawering special favors on house
ffsa N&ars
aad better things were expected OF it.
All analysis OF The vote shows that thir-
ty-fve West side and seven Eas. side mem
heFs voted against the bill. while thirteen
Wss, side members voted for it. Every
member from Pierce county stood by the
railroads and they were assisted by seven
ont Of the nine Republican members from
kins county. Three fusion members from
kinS voted with the railroads.
Al! sorts Of excuses are given for the de-
feat Of the bill 1t is generally argued
tina, the short haul rate hxed In the bill
Increased The present price for twenty miles
from 80 cents 10 81 10. That Is true, but II
Is Asa true that had proper effort been
made this error could have been amended
No man could really hide behind that ex-
cuae IN voting 20 defeat the bill.
Alien Of Spokane attempted 10 have the
oil amended in this particular. bat Allen
~as ka1an 10 be opposed to the bill. and
ii wss neg generally understood that his
purposes were honest.
Mcdonald Ok King. too attempted 10 have
taa Bib seat "a the Judiciary committee.
tut AeDonaia had not sho~n any frienau-
ness for the h!il. ana even had 10 De
brought IN 10 vote Oh 4 cali NJ the house
fssFo,leise. Pgatt and Myers fought hard
for she biii, out the railroad lobby tad
been 100 powerful In Some quarters. while
IN otaers i natural feeling that the lumber
Hsssres,s should Re projected Influenced
sona wees
4 Is ,nl8 Of ere member from the lum-
aey regions. however, sAat he received Il
anettsl rate On lumber shipments ard got
s; az wriHns before re changed attitude
AID opposed She bill. iiow many others
;aere are tAe gatSye alone vii tell
Tic cVi effect q Stevenson and Temple
ftat Influence on the lower Columbia river
members Was shown by iae fact that all
vetc4 a 4.ust the bin
j. HOWARD WATSON.