Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-08-19
Oily MPIA GOSSIP!
SCHIVELY INVESTIGATORS GET
FIRST KNOCK DOWN.
lnve SfigafOrS and Anti-lnve StiqatOrS
Are Lining Up as Hay and Anil
HaY Senator's. Indications Point
to the Result Being d Roaring
Farce,


Editor Herald
First blood for Mr.. Schively; also
first knock down.
Such is the result of the first round
of the impeachment battle now on
in the state senate. The defense drew
blood when the senate sustained it
demurrer to the first charge of the
house Impeachment committee. That
the decision was reached on the
ground that the esnate constitutes a
court in which the defendant is
hedged in by all the technicalities of
jurors prudence constitute a knock
down.
This conclusion was not jumped at,
but reached after two days of strenu-
Gus, stormy oratory, in the form of
21 to Is vote sustaining a ruling
of the temporary president, Senator
Presby.
While there may be excellent rea-
sons for the senate view the bald
fact remains that the decision was
| reached by vote almost exactly
anti-administration VS.. administra-
ton, the names of Booth, Presby
Ruth and other opponents of inves-
| tigation being recorded in the vote
| for the demurrer, while Brown, Pol
son, Cotterill and other 'investiga-
tion" senators voted against it.
1t seems probable a similar if not
identical lineup will prevail while
the trial drags its slow way to a
"vindication.
Notwithstanding his plea to be ex-
cused on account of prejudice against
Schively, Senator Booth voted for the
demurrer which indicates that his
action was "feeler' and that his
excuse would at once have been fol-
lowed by the application of enough
more equally implacable enemies of
the insurance commissioner to have
put the senate out of business. But
| his work was a little too coarse and
the reception of his plea not of such
a nature as to encourage others to
follow suit.
Attorney Israel's plea that the peo-
pie wanted to get at tne truth of
the matter and would not be satis-
Nfied if any of the court were thought
ito be prejudiced was extremely
speciOus but wide of the truth which
seems to be that the people are
"prejudiced" and would be we'll con-
tent if the senate would give Mr..
Schively his time" speedily and
then sign up it's own pay roll with
dispatch.
The governors message has been
delayed by his attendance at the Spo-
kane irrigation congress but is eX-
pected to be the event of the week.
Speaking of the governor, if the
Spokane story of his 10-cent viola
tion of the anti-tipping law and sub
sequent caustic comment be true, 1t
must have been a matter of princi-
pie with His EXcellency rather than
any intention of putting the waiter
on Easy Street.
Impeachment proceedings were in
terrupted Saturday by the absence
of 1 senators, Attorney Israels con-
tention that it was unfair to the de-
fense for the court to be cut down
to that extent being accepted as re-
asonabe. $50 far it does not appear
that the senate is disposed to be per-
sistent and malicious in exhibitions
of unfairness of any sort toward the
defendant.) With the present lack
of interest displayed by senators the
sergant-at-arms is not to have a
sinecure from now on though re-
solution that members shall be eX'
cused only by two-thirds vote is ex'
pected to help some.
The governors message may oper
the way for legislation and give the
house a chance to get busy. 1t is
not expected that much will be re-
commended along new lines but thai
some of the most palpable of last
winters mistakes will be pointed ou1
for correction.
The Spokane Pan Tans' have ad
ded to the gayety of the occasion ant
the correspondent who sees an op
portunity for investigation in it:
transactions should be accorded hi:
proper station among American hui