The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-03
MEASURE
Loses BY
One VOTE

OLYMPIA, March 3.-Tho
Lamping soldier reward bin
failed to pass the senate thi0
morning by one vote. Thero
were Il votes for the mea-
sure and Il against. 1t takes
p votes for a constitutional
majority. Magnus Thornlev
of Everett, on whom the con,
test depended, at the la1t
minute voted no." aftc
promising to support ~
measure.
The last minutes of the hjstorl Y
contest We're tense. Vote hal
delayed uufii today. f6II6 ~
ceipt by Lamping OF the folloU1nm
telegram from T.nomIe. sent ~
Seattle Saturday.
4 have just returned from -
Francisco. Sorry. unable to eek o.
your assistance. IL necessary. -
pone vote on soldier compenrot1n 4
bill until Monday and will hc1u|
you" Ss
When Thomle arrived at the -
ate chamber today he was car
into the cloak rooms by SenntGi
Howard Taylor. of King. ana r.
smith. of Everett. They are ormS1 I;
izaiion leaders. who bitterly oppo11(
Lamping. W
Just before Thomie stepped ONT -
the senate he leaned over to I.o1
ping and said: II am all rixhf.
George--I'm with YOU"
Heated Argument
a call OF the senate was den,n -.
ca ana doors locked. but Sergonu&
alarms Dan McCush failed to hr1d
In the group. Lamping. Metcalf s1s1
other supporters OF the bill went u.
the cloak room. Heated argumenfn
waged there for Is minutes.
Thomie. face flushed, finally c.
in. The roll call began. and VII
Thomle's name was reached It vlma
known that his vote would dec1i3e
the fate OF the bill. He hesitnfof
and asked huskily:
MIR. President, what are we vufr
ing on?'
The Lamping bili," said Carlyun
Il vote no." Thomle answered.
Those who voted against the bin
with Thomie were: Barnes. Bishop.
Bolinger. Brown, Carlyon. Cleary.
Conan. Cornwell. Cox. Crawford.
French, Han, Kuykendall, Loomis.
Mccoy, Sinclair. Smith. Taylor.
Wells and Young.
After eight hours of debate, the
senate adjourned late Saturday until
10 a. m. Monday. Never before has
any measure been debated SO long
on the floor of either state house.
Twenty eight senator's made
speeches. BY vote of % to ii.
with three absent, friends OF the
sS.eoo,o0o soldier recognition bill.
guided by Metcalf of Pierce, delayed
the vote until Monday. when Thomle
was expected back from San Fran
cisco.
IL takes % votes to pass bill
thru the senate. Twenty-one votes
had been assured late Saturday. on
Thomle depended the final decision.
Speakers Lineup
These senators took the floor 10
urge the passage of the soldier bill.
Davis and Metcalf of Tacoma. Ferrys
man of Wenatchee. Croft, Hutchin.
son. Ben johnson and Phipps OF Spor
kane, Iverson of Poulsbo. Lon johns
son of Colville. Judd of Chehalis.|
La,nping Renick. Rockwell and
o'Harra of King. Myers OF Lincolns
Morthland of Yakima.
| Those who fought the bill on the
floor were: Taylor of King. Conan
of Spokane, Cox of Walla Walla.
Cleary of Bellingham. Brown of
Whatcom, French of Vancouver.
Han of Colfax. Kuykendall OF POM
eroy, Loomis of Aberdeen. Mccoy of
Oakesdale. Smith of Everett.
When the opposition had COMPLEX
ed debate, L.amping. pulsing with
| forceful emotion. opened his final
statement. saying: "All you have
said, when summed up shows YOU
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