The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-03-13
WORK OF DOUBLE -CROS SERS
STORY or HOW THE HOUSE CON-
MITTEE BROKE FAITH
WITH SENATE.
Promise to Consider Senator Illusions
Bill Was Broken After Favors
Had Been Received.

| tory Affecting the closing day of the
legislature. That man whose actions
subsequent to promise may be clas-
sified in the vernacular of the street
as "double-cross" is under suspicion
| thereafter when that act affects poll
tics, is a mere incident, asserts tint
| Olympia correspondent Of the Press
Times.
Charley Hutson. who represents the
| counties of Franklin and Adams and a
portion of Walla Walla in the state
| senate, and who is soon to be made as
sistant United States attorney for the
eastern Washington judicial district,
| introduced in the senate bill creating
a judicial district of Franklin, Adams,
and the new Benton counties.
The merits of the bill do not enter
materially into the situation that was
developed. In the course of a few
years at least Franklin and Benton
counties will fill up remarkably through
the reclamation of lands that are af-
fected by the irrigation program Of
federal officials. In the course of
year or two, there will be demand for
a Judge. Whether or not he is needed
now is a question open to debate.
The bill passed the senate and was
held up in the house. The judiciary
committee, of which Speaker Meglers
floor manager and personal represent
alive was chairman, attempted to
smother the bill to appease DR.. w.
Hare of North Yakima. Benton coun-
ty was, by the act, Withdrawn from
the Yakima and placed in a new dis
trict. Hare's was a fight for economy
for his district, not for the convenience
Of litigants in the new district.
Request Turned Down.
Hutson had been gaining in
strength in the senate throughout the
session. He was strong personal
friend of the members of the sitting
committee, otherwise the rules COM
mittee, of the upper house. He re-
quested that his bill be given chance
in the house and the house rules COM
mittee turned him down at DR.. Hare's
request.
Then the members of the senate COM
mittee came to Senator Illusions res
cue. Through an authorized repre-
sentative word was taken to the house
rules committee that the senators and
the lieutenant governor, as a personal
favor, asked that an opportunity be
given for a vote on Illusions judicial
| bill. Neither Hutson nor the COM
mittee demanded that members of the
house vote for the measure as an al
tentative for senate support, but the
senate rules committee did declare that
any favors the house asked would be
granted.
After considerable difficulty five of
the seven members of the house rules
committee agreed to advance Hutson's
bill. The speaker was an unwilling
sixth member to agree and DR.. Hare
held out. In consideration of the
houses action the senate rules COM
mittee gave prominence to eight house
bills in which members of the house
rules committee were interested.
Thursday morning Charles S. Glea-
son, of the rules COMMITTEE, went to
Lieut.. Gov. Coon and demanded that
three of his bills be advanced, declaring
it to be part of the deal that he
should be protected. There was no sucn
deal, but the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
agreed to see to it that GleasOn's bills
were considered. At the proper time
the lieutenant-governor told the senate
that the rules committee had over.
looked three bills and asked for consent
to have them considered. The senate
agreed and passed two of them.
In the meantime the house was job.
bling the Hutson bill. The lower house
was dilatory and did not progress rap
idly with the work in the morning
Hutson's bill was eleventh on the cal.
endar, instead of tenth, as was agreed
: and the filibustering tactics of thu
> house made it evident the bill was no.
likely to be considered.
Hutson Badly Jobbed.
Several times members of the house
not connected with the rules COMMITTEES
attempted to have the Hutson bill
. taken up out of order and voted upon
After the senate had acted upon al
the house bills agreed to and even un'
der upon Gleason's bills, the reques
was submitted to the house member:
for a vote on Illusions bill, no demand
being made for support Of the meas
ure.
, About the time the house was t.
take recess for the noon hour. mo-