The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-02-27
SENATE and HOUSE
Doanes at Olympia as Seer, by the
Tribune Correspondent.

by another method and place the
issue before the people in 1914 by
the use Of the initiative. The new
measure is the same as one intro
duced at the beginning of the ses-
sion. which, however. since its ad
vent in the committee, has not
since seen the light Of day. 1t
however, has the referendum clause
attached.
The following entitled what
Pr0gressives Contend For" is clip
ped from the Everett Herald. and
Is the condensed speech of Thoma
Corkey, Progressive candidate for
speaker Of the house, which was
delivered at Everett on Lincoln 9
birthday:
Representative Corkery, of spo.
kane. said he would refrain from
oratory. and try to explain what
the Progressive members OF the
legislature have to contend with
He said the Progressive members
had not attempted to maintain war
fare against their opponents. Be-
ing in a minority. they had refrain
ed from radical action and had en-
deavored to secure all legislation
they could by standing on the OBJ
vious justice of the measures they
promoted. The Progressives want
ed to get all the results possible,
and something had been accomp-
lished by taking cOncillatory
course. He related the efforts
which Progressives had made tt
have the autocratic power of the
speaker of the house taken away
from him. He told of the Pro-
gressive proposition to have COM
mittee appointed, consisting of three
Democrats, three PrOgressives and
three Republicans. to name the
committee on rules SO the proceed
ure would not be left under con-
troll of an autOcratic presiding Of
ficer. The Importance of the
rules was explained. Any legisla-
tion not approved by the speaker
and the rules committee could be
shelved and never allowed to get
before the house for consideration
The Progressives we're unable to
accomplish this reform. Legisia-
tion, Mr.. Corkery explained, was
decided largely In committees. sc
the Progressives had proposed tha'
the votes in committees during con-
sideration Of bills be made puohc
the same as votes on measures ACT
ed upon Oh the floor OF the mouse.
To give color of approval to TINS
the Republicans had offered a res,
olution providing that the, iinai
vote taken in committees on biiis
be made public. This. Mr.. Cor
kerry contended, was not to the
point. as the vote of committeeman
ON amendments during the consid-
GRAFTON of bills was what determin-
ed their fate, and the people were
entitled to this information. bu'
the Republicans would not nave
it that way.
He said the Progressives were
not making war upon the RepuDll-
cans. which was vicious and inde-
fensible; and wanted the people TO
know what they had contended Tor
The obvious fairness of the Pro-
gressives' stand must commend the
party to all fair minded people.
He told why he was for the re-
call of Judges, and said that of all
the law books that one could find
in any lawyers library in this state
hut two books represented the law
made by the legislature. while all
the other hundreds Of volumes con-
tanned the law that had been MADE
by the courts. All he wanted
was to have the courts that made
80 much law, without consultation
with the people, or law that the
legislature never had anything to
do with, that the makers Of this
kind Of law should be put on the
same basis as the legislators who
are subject to recall. but who make
only small fraction of the laws.
He told Of legislation introduced
by PrOgressives in fulfillment Ol
platform promises; particularly. he
mentioned that on the night OF the
inaugural ball. he and pRepresenta-
tive Rowland. becoming weary OF
the Jam OF people In the Temple
of Justice. withdrew and, after con-
ference. put in the remainder OF
the night in drafting the mothers
pension bill. which had been over.
looked, these gentlemen having had
the Justice of the matter Impress
ed upon them by seeing the finely
dressed women at the ball and con-
trasting their condition with that
of the women who scrubbed the
building in the Temple of Justice.
The PrOgressives had maintain
ed good temper toward their Oppon.
ents at all times; that 1t was not
an issue of men, but OF principles
and the Progressives hoped to leave
u record that entitled them to the
respect of their opponents and the
commendation Of the whole people
of the state. He felt a deep con-
yiction that the Progressive party
was the party that stood for equal
! justice. but 1t must show results and
fair attitude, or 1t could not ask
for the confidence of the people.
Concluding, Mr.. Corkery express
ed his confidence in the judgment
of the whole people. saying that
! this composite judgment included
the judgment of the city man, plus
the Judgment of the farmer; the
Judgment of the young impulsive
man, plus the judgment of his more
conservative elder; the judgment OF
the capitalist. plus that Of the work
man, and that this judgment was
the safest and the sanest in all
the land.
Appropriating ,the sum of 50.
i 563,626.O7 for the coming bienniuM
the joint house and senate budget