The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-27
A. He did; in the legislature @

A. There was bill introduced by
D. F. Anderson. of Rosalia known as
the Anderson freight rate bill
Q. Did Mr.. Mead vote for that bill ?
A. He did, and on his motion the
rules We're suspended and the bill
placed on final passage.
@. Why did not Mr.. Anderson make
this motion?
A. Because he was absent, serving
as chairman of committee appointed
to investigate the State Agricultural
college and School Of Science at Pull
man.
@. Did he leave his bill in charge
of Mr.. Mead?
A. He did not. He left it in charge
of John w. Arrasmith of Whitman
county, speaker of the house, and r. ].
Neergaard, representative from
Adams county.
Q. How do you know this?
A. By the statement of Mr. An
dersOn himself.
@. But did Mr. Arrasmith take
charge of the bill?
A. He did. When it came up as a
special order of business he called Mr..
Mentzer of Thurston county to the
chair, went upon the floor of the house
and advocated it's passage.
@. Did it pass?
A. 1t did, by the following vote:
Years so, nays 0; absent and not vot-
ing IS.
@. Where is record of the vote?
A. On page 442 Of the house journal
of the session of 1898.
the bill in the house?
A. There was not a vote cast
against it.
@. Was there an anti-pass bill be-
fore that session of the legislature?
A. There was. House bill No. 1873.
introduced by Smith Of Douglas.
@. Did it pass?
A. 1t did not.
@. Was it voted down?
A. 1t was.
@. What was the result of that
vote?
A. The committee on railroads re-
ported the bill with the recommended
ton that it be Indefinitely postponed.
pone the bill by vote of 40 to q. with
II absent or not voting.
Q. Did Mr.. Mead vote?
A. He did.
q. How did he vote?
A. He voted in favor of indefinitely
.postponing the bill. ...
@. Where is the record of that vote
found?
A. On page 425 Of the house journal
of the session Of 1898.
Q. What became of the bill2&
A. It was recommitted to the COM
Hllltee OI
O. Who was chairman of that COM
mittee?
A. Mr.. Mead.
@. WHAT did the committee do with
the bill?
A. There is no record to show that
they ever did anything with it. Pre-
sumably it was pigeon-holed.
@. Does not the state constitution
make it mandatory upon the Legislature
to enact an antipass law?
A. 1t does.
@. Did not Mr.. Mead, when he quail
flied as a member of the legislature,
take an oath to support the state con-
stitution?
A. He did.
Q.Then how could he honorably
vote against an antipass bill?
A. That question must be answered
by Mr. Mead.
@. Was there any other freight rate
bill before the legislature in 1898?
A. There was. House bill No. 443
passed by the Legislature of 1891 and
vetoed by acting Governor Laughton
which came up and was passed over
the veto.
@. How did the vote stand?
A. Yeas 20, nays 2, absent or not
voting 6.
@. How did Mr.. Mead vote?
A. He was one of the six not vot-
mig. =.
@. Where is the record of this vote:
A. On page ISL of the house journa
of 1898.
@. Has Mr.. Mead any other record
on the railroad question?
A. He is reported to have been q
delegate to the republican state con-
vention of 1902 and to have cast his
vote against the plank in the platform
declaring for a railroad commission.
@. Has he any other record on the
c,octiopo