The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-16
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Supreme court ..................... 400
superinssndent q public instruction 600
Commissioner ct pubic lands .............. issio
State grain inspector ...... ............... 1000
Pullman agricultural college 1000
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When Senator Land moved the adoption
Of the report the Republicans and Van
Patten made their last united stand
against the committee action. Hamil-
ton, Warburton. McReavy. Crow. lie
crone and Biggs demanded the roll call
on the adoption OF the motion.
The roll call RESULTED: Yeas. Is; nays. IS;
absent or not voting, 2
The vote being a tie. Lieut.. Gov. Daniels
cast the deciding, vote. He saved the re-
declared carried.
e220.77O Increase stands on the
senate Journals Yeas, II, Nays,
10, Absent or not voting. 2.
Those voting yea weref Baum.
BiGKs, Carper, Cole, Davis. High,
Hill, Land, Mants, McReavy, Da-
vfd Miller, II. J. Miller, Panl.
P1ummer. Hummer, Yeend and Mr..
President-17. By political anil
alton those voting yea weres
Democrats, ~ PopuIisfs, 10.
Those voting may weres An
drews. Baker, CIapp, Crow. Hall,
Hamilton, Hammer, Heinrich, lie
Crone, Megler, Preston. scho-
held, Van Pntten, Warburton,
wiltshire and WoodiDg-10. ~
political sfliiiation those voting
nay werei Republican, 1St Popu-
Hist, 4.
Absent or not voting, Keith and
R~fnhart, both Populists.
The following morning March 8, the bill
came up In the senate for final passage
At this time the opponents Of the Increase
n the appropriations could have killed
the measure and forced an extra session.
The administration senator's present num-
bered only seventeen. one short of the
majority OF the entire body necessary to
to stand firm the bill would have failed
OF final passage. Senator Van Patten,
who had stood faithfully with the Repub-
Iicans for economy, realized the situation,
roll call arose and cast the deciding vote
for the measure.
Before announcing himself Senator Van
Pattsn briefly explained his reason for
as all present were aware. he had ~.
posed the administrator extravaganras
and still stood In decided opposition to the
proposed increases. At the same time he
realized that the defeat OF the measure
At that time. with the close Of the session
only few hours away, would necessitate
an extra session. Rather than force the
state into such an expense he would vote
for the bill and throw. II into conference,
where the Objectionable features would
nrohahlv be partially eradicated by the
Republican policy controlling the house
The vote In the senate on the
passage Of the btil stools Yeas,
~, nays, IA, nbsent or not vot-
Ing, 2.
Those voting yen wercs Baum,
Carper. Davis. Hixh, HIN. Keith.
Lsad. Mants. McR~Rvy. David Mil
Ter. r. J. miller. Paul. plummer.
Reinsnrt. nunner, Van Patten
and yeend-ts. ny political amli-
alton those voting yea were,
Democrats, fat Populists. IL.
Those voting nay were, An
drews. BAKER, Ctapp, Crow. Ham,
fIton. Hammer. Heinrich. McgIer,
Preston. Schoncld, Warburton.
Wiltshire and wooding-i3. all RE-
publtcsns.
Absent or not vottngi Biggs,
Hall and L~Croue. One Democrat
and two Republicans.
The rules were suspended and the re-
vfscd bill was ordered transmitted at once
to the house.
That afternoon the bill was received Ivy
the house and. on motion of Mr.. EngIe-
hart was taken up for action on the SEN
ate amendments.
On vote the house refused 70 concur in
the increases
II was thin returned 20 tho senate, and
that body Also refused 20 recede.
Conference committees were appointed
by the presiding officers Of the two bodies
The senate committee was composed 81
Senators High, Runner and BigEs. all
Populists.
The house conference committee was
composed Of Messrs, Engiehart, Carpenter
and Klngxbury. all Republicans
The conference committees met, and it
was immediately found that deadlock
existed the popuilsts refused q racodr
from the high appropriations they had
forced through the senate. while the Re-
puhicans declined 20 consider an increase
~ almost a quarter 81 million dollars IA
the one1ating expenses ~ the state.
Each committee reported 70 It's respect
i've body that no prospect 81 an agree
meut existed, and asked to b. named az a
free conference comfaittee. with power 90
a