The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-18

The local optionists carried The Nc
Master bill through the house by the
decisive vote OF Sc to 80. The same
incessant hammering which has char
acterized the fight since its beginning
continued this afternoon. The OppOsi-
tion, only a few OF whom switched to
the other side, made merciless attack
upon the perfect organization OF the
optionsts, but to no avail. The option
lists stood together to the man and all
Of the cogent argument the opposition
was able to prhduce failed to weaken
them.
1t is doubtful if there has ever been
more holly contested fight in the
house chamber. 1t is doubtful II any
question has engendered more feeling,
Following is the way the members
voted:
Yeas-John Anderson, Nels Ander-
son, w T. Anderson, Bell, Bird, Boil
niger, Boone. Buchanan Buck, Byerly.
CALKINs, F 7. Campbell, Christensen,
Cline, Cogswell, David Denman, FL
bridge, Fancher, Farnsworth, French,
Gordon, Halferty, Halsey. H. II. Han
son, Ole Hanson, Holm, HUBBELL, F.
G. Jackson, II A. Jackson, Krouse,
Leonard, Mcclure. McGregor, McKin-
ney, McMaster, Morris, Morse, Palmer,
Reeve. Rogers, Rudene, Sayre, Scott.
Shut, Sparks, Spedden, A. NJ. Stevens
Stone, Taylor, Fl. w. Thompson, Todd,
Vollmer, Whaliey, Young, Mr.. Speak
er Total Sc.
Noes-Beach, Bishop, Bradsberrv,
Bugge, Burke, Cameron, J. +. Camp
bell, Carlyon, Clark, Edge, Erickson,
Fisher, Client, Hall, Hayward Hewitt,
Jeffries, Kayser, Kenoyer, Lambert,
Locke. Macarthur. McInnis, Miller
Norris, Renick, Sims, Slayden, f. NJ.
Stephens, Stuart, Sweet, Tenant,
Slayer, T. A. Thompson. Tonkin,
Ward, Webster, Weir. Total 3S.
Absent-McMillin.
The passage OF the bill this afternoon
was somewhat OF surprise to its sup
porters and was made possible by
Beach, of Mason, leader of the opposi.
ton, who moved suspension Of the
rules and the conside ration of the bill.
Palmer immediately demanded call
OF the house and the speaker instructed
the sergeant-at-arms to notify the alb
sentees, Gordon, Kayser, Thaycr and
Mcmillan. The first three names we're
found The latter was absent from the
city. The doors were then ordered
locked
In the galleries people crowded for
seats. Many stood up during the two
hours or more of debate. At times the
speaker was unable is restrain the ap-
plause and members joined with them.
The excitement was intense. The sen.
ate adjourned early and its members
scattered over the floor and in the gal
leries of the chamber to listen to the
speeches.
After the roll call had been taken
Palmer, who had voted aye, gave notice
that tomorrow he would move for a
reconsideration. Jackson, leader of the
optionists who had expected such a
! move after Palmer had voted in favor
of the bill, made motion for reconsid
Grafton, which the speaker ruled was
in order despite the protest OF Palmer
and Beach, who claimed that Palmer's
notice outranked JacksOn's motion.
The optionists voted down the Jackson
motion which bars Palmer from max
Jog the motion tomorrow. This shrewd
move on Jacksop's part prevents 70.
ope ming of the question and continue.
ton OF the iiibustering tactics.
The McMasters bill is now out OF the
hands of the house and ready to be
transmitted to the senate. Beach open.
ed the debate saying it was unu u Il for
the author of the bill before it final!
passed to inform the members of the
legislature as to It's merits He alluded
to it as "this bill which you are stuff.
ing down our thrOats."
He declared that the local option
plank was placed in the republican