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THE ' MORNING OREGONIAN. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1903. 5 LOOD OF ORATORY Mass . I nmmippinn Kin iviiiiiii Eloquence. even then. Mr. President. It must be won by Intrigue and by betrayals that would nave shamed a. Judas. What was the Issue In the state convention! What has been the Issue tor the past year? Has tt been the Republican party they were trying to build up, or has It been a factional machine? Mr. President and gentlemen of the Senate, do you believe If there had not been a Vnlted States Senator to elect there -would have been this hue and cry about a railroad com mission In thl Legislature! Sir. President. I hold in my hand a copy of the statement made by the Executive of this stats last May In which he brands as almost felons those who do not agree with him. I am a free-born Amer ican citizen and take exception to such charges. - - s n PA F f S T I T V a f. . . .....i, t.ht n m v nnlnlnn a Yi has I - . -. .t..i.i... UI1 1 1 1 IU I HLhN IIT r CM I I . - . ' . Gicui aou cvuuui iu we ihu u , . .... local production and hauled to tidewater by the railroads of this state. The remainder waa bioucht from the Eastern manufacturing center and the great cotton belt. During the last 12 months tbere were entered In this dis trict from foreign ports alone 1M1 American and 635 foreign vessels, having a total ton nage of 1.230.69S. and the clearances were 12-2 vessels, with a total tonnage of 1.34 S. KB, How does that compare with a decade back? Prosperous "Without a. Commission. During these ten years have we enjoyed the felicity of a railroad commission? Has this marvelous showing been due to the creation of -a. legislative, enactment in the form of a railroad commission to regulate the manage- . . t n.fpulii From IVashlnn Republican untn, and Some Ilnrd "Word Are Used, that I be allowed to exercise them as I see OL I do not attemDt to force them upon others. who, from selfish personal motives, for antici pated spoils, for promise of preferment, for po litical recognition, may be advocating the pas sage of this measure. It will be an act of charity to kill this bill, that they may never know how many had been called, but how few could have been chosen. It has been said that we are a prosperous people, and statistics show that our people In this state were unusually so. all wre doing well, all were happy, but this bugaboo, this political war cry could not be stilled. The coyote and hyena that foster and profit by un rest must make trouble or their vocation would be lost. They prate about the Republican platform and party honor, where Is the party honor in the gentleman that Providence has selected to officiate as Governor of this commonwealth. who In certain counties of this state has re fused to indorse or recommend the Republican OLYMFIA. Wash.. Feb. lL-(Sta cor- uslncss of minor Importance, and the in- s Ar ak.AA nTir nillR. I 111'. I 21111 UUli UUUIUUH - - MMt col. Mil whicn naa oeen nwuo i-i fr.r ii o'clock, was taken up. he majority report commenainn wiue.m- uct? Where Js the party loyalty that allow rcttwinPTTipnt. ana me rauiuuij - i a nynna ballot to bear h i name, wun an in . . a Vio thr. maionis . i rA Rnnntnr TOImnXl ffcrcd as an amendment mat uio . a w ThA nuestlon s a. tk. rln T Tin IT tut rnirv ui iiit; v. vi . . .u thn rnilmnds were pudmc nign- i nnfWitat nnaincr the lact inai i . , - . .l.,ni onltfll urns invested in mem, I .nnrm.. th-lf artlnn till remained quasi public agencies --. TAlmnn rcn not Ol HU Cn- neccii -. V t . iei.Mv in the stereotyped reports or tne V. ' m levin n 111 Other nnd nlso on the legal status or uie t I a-rv Via rieni fll LTJV- t..,e.c nrifl urns fol- """."".f - , of Pierce, who !.v.i., (ho nnllttcal aspects 01 me " - . . . t t i n i,iatnrr n iu the commission pianK iiammon epuivc - - Kr. President. I oppose this bill. I W r. careiuuy --- . SET l am -stacere In such oPr- .....ml reasons. 0l'i"- : .h. floor or mis ocnre mv -reasons Wiu ii. .1 .,1 nr mi siac " . AMlve rales . . us ..x. - . II 1.11 C dorsement nf the Democratic candidates? So well. Indeed, has he followed In the footsteps of his Illustrious predecessor that at times I believe he almost forgot In his anxiety to elect a Senator, to what party he owed allegiance. For those who assisted him from honest mo tives I have nothing but respect. Mr. President, there are several gentlemen here who voted against this bill two yeara ago. Some were candidates for re-election and Did their constituents It would appear so. Hovr the Plank "tt'ns Inaerted. But the Senator from Pierce says It la In the state platform. If that be no. let us see how It got there. Let us review the means by shich It txcame part of that platform; by whom it was made an issue, and for what purpose. Was It made an Issue by the people of this state for the benefit that might accrue to Ihe greatest numbtr? Mr. President, I think not! Ask the people of Whatcom, of Thur ston, of Pierce, of Snohomish: take local poll- tics out of King County, and ask them do the same thing in Spokane. Mr. Presdent, it has, been recorded that Just prior to the beginning of the late Senatorial contest the friend of one of the defeated can didates who urged upon his followers the sup port of the commission bill, circulated a peti tion far and wide asking the representatives of King County to vote for this bill. I am told that thui petition was numerously signed In King County, and also In Mason County. I understand that signatures were secured by the score on Vasbon Island. In King County, and that people traveled miles out of tha, woods In sr from excessive ,Mvihr I mai people w ric create a machine ltlcal destinies 01 im ,h ... Mn relief from I claimed then, Mr. i-rra.u-. ; trIotlsm. pressed by the railroads that claimed, Mr. i ""ueni. wr being president, of the pitiful appeal from railroad mposea upon or than to listen County! people downtrodden and op- seam Vashon Ixt the gentlemen be honest with themselves. Do we want a political machine In this state for the purpose ot perpetuating the power of patronage: for the building up and supporting "S"?. .L ViVTatment than to listen . . . . ino mwuit". i in.... nnuiinans. " lsarmomiea or Buiuai. . . . ..iiw Tinrtv. TWO inn" -- siaenl. tnis . - - , M much ' "JT.w.-,,, M , t xlZ t,..i. Shall we have a railroad commlsslonr a ii i aa)U I taJr Jet ijnbf j-fl on this floor hon- . ..... .v.ii f.v tne iiLfiJ"""'.. i Miiv tiinivtn in, lmmui nr in nifmru in.T . . , ma.hlntT" ?OW, Mr. I . . j . . i , .h, c-nate. 1 asa i ,. - ... . In all candor nas anioi"s TJ,ViiosltIon I fcJr P'cln a political and scheming octo- ton? Mr. President and gentlemen of the Sen ate, look at the figures for yourselves. Do you find In them any Indication of a pressing need on the part ot the business arid commercial Interests of Washington for such an lnstltu tlcn as Is contemplated by this act? I think not. Does this denote progress, prosperity, devel opment, advancement? I think so. lias it pause, Mr. President? Has It even hesitated In Its advance? No. Indeed no. It has only begun. Today they are building steamers for this trade that are the wonder of the century. Let the trade Increase In the next ten rears aa It has In the post. and what a great com monweaJm, Mr. President, will be ours. Al ready our commerce Is the envy of lortiana and of San Francisco. These cities are ready and anxious to defeat our Just destiny. Shall we assist them, or shall we say to those who are willing to help develop our state, "Come, and we will put no unfair restriction upon you"? Let us say to tho Central Pacific, to the Southern Pacific, to the Cnlon Pacific, Here are the grandest, the best natural facil ities that a generous Providence has ever given to any section: come and reap the benefits ot them, and we will enjoy prosperity with you." Let us say to the Burlington, to'the Santa. Fe. to the Rock Island, aye. and to the Canadian Pacific, "stretch out your rails until they meet the sails on Pucet Bound." What would It mean. Mr. President. If we had as many miles of railroad In proportion to our area as In Iowa. Ohio. Pennsylvania? Every forest would echo with tho stroke ot the ax: every acre would glimmer with lis shining field of grain: eiery mountain wouIJ give up Its hidden treasures, and eve.ry hamlet would re spond to the welcome song of Industry. Who are behind this commlsflcn biui v. nai have they done to upbuild this grand state? Where are the monuments of their progress! In Skagit County? Better. Mr. President, to go back to the days of the staze coach, the prairie schooner and the Indian canoe than at this time to stand In the way of and retard the development of two great railroads against whom this measure it aimed, because they may have combined to reach out for more trade and cut down ex penses. They have already given to me larmer and the shipper the bentflt of this policy 01 combination, ot reduction In expenses and of Increased trade. Suppose the railroads are making money How long will It be before other roads are here as competitors? Already they are surveying the way from the north to bring another trans continental line to our seaports. How long will It be then before. In the march of progress and development, a line will be built from the south? Two railroads. Mr. President! I would to Ood we had a dozen, and that every one of them would help as much to build up our state as the two which we already hare. Senator Graves was the next speaker. He declared that "from the earliest his tory of the English law It has been a rec ognized principle that public servants and public agencies, sucn as raiiroaos, are subject to regulation by the state, and that the best Jurists hold that such reg ulations are necessary. He continued in part: "But a new light has arisen in this Sen ate. and declared that the railroads have made the state, and that the state should speech was Impromptu, and was by far the best on his side ot the question. He warned the Senate, that they were taking a dangerous step, and that this day would be long remembered. He stated that he could regard the vote to kill the bill only as a crime, and that this day's work would come nearer to wrecking the Re publican party than anything that has ever happened to It. Ho said the rail roads opposed the commission bill because they knew they could not control the com mission. "If the merger suit is lost Dy the people," said he. "railroad competition in Washington will be a dream of the past." He accused those who were pro testing airalnst'the irregularity ot the adoption of the commission plank of play- lnsr the babv act. and asKea wny tney naa not filed their protest at the convention. Instead of making the passage or tne plank unanimous. He also stated that he would tomorrow Introduce a bill for an elective commission, and that the nght was not yet over. He repeatedly ex pressed a high regard tor the chief ex ecutive, and said that he would stand so much higher in the estimation ot the peo ple than those who opposed the bill that they would be unable to see mm. 'We are stultifying ourselves; we are breaking our pledges, and wo will shortly be reaping the whirlwind." Vandevanter ot King roaae a vigorous nrotest against the Pierce County mem ber's gloomy prognostications. He said he needed no defender, ana mat ne woum not be terrified by threats of fusion, and that they could fuse if they wanted to. and the Republican party would still be vtrtnriftus. Tolman followed warburton witn a tew foeiint? remarks. In which he expressed regret at seeing his Republican brothers clawing at each other, and. as he ex nripri it. "flchtine like brothers." Ho M there waa" some consolation in the old saying that when -certain men tall out certain others got their Just dues. Hamilton closed the debate wun a snort speech In answer to warburton. A mil of the Senate was then demanded and Moore, Democrat, of King, waa miss ing. It was reported that air. jioore v. as averse to going on record on the com mlMlnn bill, and as his colleagues would not permit any sidestepping, the sergeant-at-arms was dispatched to find him. He was rounded up a tew minutes later, and thi. clerk called the roll on loimans amendment to adopt the minority report. The amendment was lost by a vote of 23 to 17. The roll was then canea on tne adoption of the majority report, ewhlch was for indefinite postponement. Tho result was as follows: Aves Baker. Baumelster, uapp. -om- well. Davis. Earlcs, Hamilton, Hemrlch. Hurley. Kinnear. Lecrone. Moore. O'Don nell. Palmer, Potts, Rands, Ruth, Smith of Snohomish, Stanscll, Stewart. Sum ner, Tucker, vandevanter, veisn, .air. President 23. Noes Angle, Crow, uarber. uraves. llallev. Hallett. Hammer. MCKenney, Moultray. Raeher, Rer. Sharp. Splawn, Tolman, Warburton, Welty. Wilson 17. Tho political amuationa oi me voters were as follows: For the bill Republicans, 10; demo crats, 7. Against the bill Republicans, 23: Demo crats, 2. t WtTere did the Governor stand at that time? Was he in favor of trusting Gov ernor Rogers with the appointment of a railroad commission? He was not. And if he was afraid to trust Rogers, we are afraid to trust him." Roth then characterized .the Governor as a man who "has gone crazy tnlrsting power? He then offered an amend ment to Insert tho words "providing al ways that no Commissioner shall be quali fied until he has been confirmed by the Senate." Before, aeio discussion of this had pro ceeded very far, Maloney offered a motion that tho committee of the whole report progress. The motion carried, and a few minutes later the House adjourned until 2" o'clock tomorrow, at which time a meet ing will be held for memorial speeches in honor ot the late John B. Allen. E. W. W. RETURNS BILL WITH VETO I GOVEKXORDOESXT APrnOVE GAR NISHMENT OF OFFICIALS' WAGES. Attempt to Pass Measure Over Gov. cruor's Veto Falls Declares It Is Class Legislation. Dill IX THE HOUSE. Is Introduced Appropriating IX THE HOUSE. "V r- r . .iter or change the position .r. 7."VTu i- I"01 "B'aie mem. x uo nui cro iu cu- hin held? I claim, in surr"". y. - - . ..... 1 1 mr- nr ..in iuu rr concessions m m man couiu ."" --- :.. ,h(1 Bth.T actments In a oecaae. ,. cerous political macnmei . gentlemen, during the past "T", tact with the VJSXSi , vnn ever imu ... their share to make this the greatest state In the Union. This Is the age or enlightenment, ot advancement andy ot commercial progress. Better lend a helping hand to those Individ uals and corporations, that If for no other reason than their own Interests will make us great. Say to them, "Use us fairly that Is, all we ask. Tou can and shall run your own Bus iness, and while you treat us with justice we shall not restrict or hamper you with useles) legislation: earn all that you can and spend It phase of .the bill; the time for that has passed. This is a government of the peo ple, through the agencies ot parties, and both parties in this state nave solemnly pledged themselves to the enactment of this bill. As Senators we are not answer able to our immediate constituency first. but to the whole people. This bill is the adopted policy of the wholo state, and we have naught to do but to enter up the ufc . tt.,.. vn ever thought where It I , ..! . ri.-iT m, nntoia riches our I ludrment of the state. So tar as the euca pn -- , . Mnv i -r- - . ... .. . ... ,. mleht end! Xiavo you - i mines, our loresxs. ana our acres di ww iuc- 1 v.iitv. .u ..m . vo .. .unu... j " . Mr. President. I neither criticise nor prejnoice corner of the stats: say to the ven- the right of any benaior 10 " .""V I turesoms prospector In the mountain fastnesses; .! conscience dictates, and I asic mat i a I farmer in the vet primeval districts BJioweu . " . tnte plat torm has I VD0 nave nopea against cope ana aavs waiieu .Tierce b -- mi inese years listening ior u ciang or me cledced It to tne people. . SSty if we keep not that pledge. Let u. pass ' . c.ntn. frnm Snokane bell and the shriek ot the locomotive: say to the manufacturer of our Sound cities, whose forges are blazing, whose whirring machinery hTtfor I momenre Senator from Spokane bssYaia that his county platform Instructed to support such a bill. I answer to the Senator support. ,nrt such a measure. "rtV' Rowing the local situation, feels that who. with their brains and capital, enlisted In ena ne. m '"H " ..irm not nb- I t.V nf maVlnr this the zreAtesl shlrmlnr' It was an nonesi anu . - -"TIT ' . talned by outsiae iniiucucv, r. - combinations, nor won by me prom e of pa tronage or threats, that It Is his duty to sup Mrt It. I say to the Senator from King that i7 ... nt n tenore the matter en- II IMS CUUUtl " . .. I " - . ttrely. he knows the sentiment ot me people rtate at ltTrefor the there better than I do. ana mat greatest number. lJrttolSZS Collusion and Is.rigue Cbar,ed. was many years ago decided by the aruest oi i The jjjjtfona demands this bill; the Cover- statesmen that the fundamentsj principle . or dwnana ,u t,m the platform demand It? popular government was me pihc.uk 1Iaa tj,e gUlte platform the power to demand In the hands of a representative inai "l"'"! that which Is detrimental to my county and makes day out ot the quiet mldnicht: say to the mariner and to the commercial companies state In the Union; say to them all, Mr. Pres ident, we are patriots and sot partisans. Let us honestly and sincerely vote down this bill. Go back to your constituents and tell them in all candor that you did It tor the greatest good to the to yours? Can & bare majority, won by col lusion and Intrigue, say to delegates from dif ferent parts of this state: "We have decided to and so. Take It and be good"? Mr. PreslBcnt, you can drive a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink. The Governor demands It: he Insists upon It; he Is firm; be Is Immovable, the gentlemen say. I speak of the Governor without disrespect. Rut use his Judgment as a fully licensed age, oi those whom he had been selected to represent. Echo of Tacomn Convention. And I say to you, ilr. President, and eentle men of the Senate, that the majority of the members from my county have not forgotten their Instructions, have not forgotten tho tem per or pulse of their county conventions, nor t .v. einri-ren the base betrayal of their nlstform at the state convention ucu m w i icno- oi no reason way nis wui, ms opinion. ms, September 10. 1902. Mr. President, the I jj, purpose should control us, any more than ours, just as conscientious, snouia control mm. Tou say he Is firm; shall we be less firm? I would, Mr. President, entertain very little re spect for myself or my colleagues It we thought more of the firmness ot the gentleman at the bead ot the state government than we thought ot our own. Tpu will hear It said that he will stand out against us. So be It. Do we fear to stand out against him? I. for one, do not. I am willing to meet this Issue and to go to the people all over this grand young state tot their verdict,. Shall it be said that we who do not agree with htm are lacking in firmness: are any less stanch, less Insistent than he? I trust sot. Xot the Party's Platform. Who Is this Governor, I ask In all due re spect? For I have the highest regard for him personally, and for his executive position, and have nothing but praise for his official admin istration. But Is he the Republican party? Is It the Republican platform we are asked to stand upon? Or Is It his platform? Is tt a platform built by the unanimous approval ot the party of this state or Is It a platform adopted and secured by promises ot support ot this man for Senator, that, man for Congress: this man tor Judge; that man for an official position. Is that the platform they ask us to abide by? An appeal made before one delegation for snnDort because the Governor had helped a certain candidate betrayed one county, and a. public announcement mat a naa hatchery had been promised, show how another county had been betrayed. Is that a state platform to be proud of? I say no, Mr. iTesiaent. if we are to have & Railroad Commission, let us have a telephone, a telegraph, a street-railway com mission. They are all public servants. Let us restrict the output of lumber, ot coal, and let us regulate the growth of wheat. Let us make everything subservient to the whim of our ever-changing politics. OIr. President. I have been called a railroad man. I have never denied the charge, nor hid den my light under a bushel. I am a railroad man. I was a railroad man 14 years ago when there was but a bridle path and one single track along Tacoma's water front; when one wharf only at Seattle could accommodate a vessel, and that one end at a time. I was a railroad man. Mr. President, when the ar rival of a foreign ship at either Seattle or Ta.com a was mads the occasion of a holiday and festival. I am a railroad man today when the bays ot our Sound cities are dotted and our wharves Uned with the ships ot ail coun tries, and when the flags ot all nations hang peaceful folds against an azure sky. From the time wben we were commercially unknown up to today, when the name of Puget Sound Is known and recognized over the civilized globe, wherever there Is a people who "go down to the sea In ships," 1 have been a rail road man. Mr. President, only 12 short years ago the total value of the Imports and th exports of the Puget Sound district were I4.90l.163. Last rear the Imports were 113.293,107 and the ex ports were 35.S1&09. or a total ot t4S.Sll.31s nearly ten times uos ot tne year lsw. Probably one-half of these exports were of fight was fought out In our county, and. with .r. r.r in, nartiallv disaffected dis trict, we were opposed to a railroad commission. We turned down such a resolution. Mr. President, I declined to be elected a dele gate to that state convention. I had received my Instructions, and I am here to carry them out. I have fought this fight for the past year. I had been warned that I would be op posed: that I would be met with all the power of a state patronage both to be given and promised. They kept their promise. There has been no misunderstanding. I have had the honor to be returned; handsomely returned by a free and enlightened constituency. To them, and to them alone, am I responsible. The peo ple of my district, Mr. President, are unalter ably opposed to a railroad commission, and In all honor and regard to them I shall oppose this bill. Mr. President, there are other Sen ators here whose constituencies are opposed to this bill. I shall refer briefly to King County. Tt cannot be claimed by any advocate of this measure fin the floor of this Senate that the people great majority of the people of Kins County desire that their representatives in this body vote for this bill. The position of the Senators from King County has long been thoroughly understood. They were nominated in a 'convention held In Seattle last June. In the platform adopted by that convention there was absolutely no mention ot a railroad com mission bill. I venture to say. Mr. President, that, knowing what I do ot the situation In King County, had any effort been made by the advocates of a commission bill to secure the adoption of a plank In favor of that measure, they would have been turned down hard. Klngr County's Position. That same convention sent to the state conven tion a delegation of 90 Republicans unlnstructed on the railroad commission Issue. It was never claimed prior to the meeting oi the state con vention that any considerable number of the Republican voters of King County desired a railroad commission. Tet at the Tacoma state convention -44 of the 90 members from King County voted with the commission men. They were undoubtedly led to do this, by the personal solicitation and request of the King aspirant for the Senatorshlp. He urged them to this action by the representation that the adoption ofi commission plank would further his own interests and advance his candidacy and there fore be of benefit to King County. I believe no man will deny the statement made by reliable persons In King County that, had the railroad bill been an Issue before the King County con vention, that body would have Instructed the 90 delegates elected to the state convention to vote solidly and as one man against the rail road commission plank. And shall any one say to these Senators from Xing County that because the state convention bv a bare majority, obtained In the manner t have Indicated, adopted a resolution favoring such a measure, that they are to betray their constituents and be false to their trust? I say no! a thousand times no! The Pnrnnionnt Issue. ' What was the paramount issue In the state convention? Was It the Republican party or Its success that was being considered? No. Mr. President, it was the railroad commission, and even after an entire year oi wire-pulling, oi cajoling, of promises, of patronage, of 'political preference, of threats and, .combinations, and form was not adopted fairly, I have noth ing to say. This Legislature has had to witness constantly the washing of Kepub- llcan dirty linen, and the charges of treachery and broken faith have become common occurrence. If Senators cannot obey the expressed will of the people, they have no business here, Io man has a moral right .to come here and pose as the representative ot a party and disavow the party's principles. Party honesty is the same as individual honesty.' Senator Crow followed. He said In part: "After we had fought this fight out on the floor of the state convention and the commission force won it, a representative of the railroads moved to make the action of the convention unanimous. Whatever might have been done prior to that, that motion made the adoption of the ap pointive commission plank the unanimous action of the Republican party, and it does not look well at this late day for any man to claim that the platform was un fairly adopted. This Is a question that will not down merely by your defeating the bill today; it will be present with you in the next campaign, and you will be held strictly accountable tor your failure to carrv out the party mandate. Senator Garber. of Lincoln, declared that the agricultural interest of the state was bIng plundered by gross and notorious discriminations, and by their grain being forced to arbitrary discriminating points, and the discrimination thus practiced was a violation of every law of trade and every rule of common Justice. Senator Hallett, of Spokane, declared that tho Legislature had but one duty to perform, and that was to enter up the verdict of the people. He declared that everv man who votes against the bill should not only be impeached, but should be nut in tho penitentiary. Several Ineffectual attempts at recess had been made, and at 1 P. M. tho motion, CArrled. On reassembling at 2 o'clock. Clapp of Jefferson spoke for about nve minutes. "The railroads of the state," he said, "are giving satisfactory service, and their man agers are still capable of attending to their own affairs. The advocates of n rail road commission are the nnanciai failures and the disgruntled politicians. The sub stantial business Interests of the state are opposed to it." He continued that the railroads were public benefactors, and cited the efforts of the Northern, lines to brine Oriental commerce to Puget Sound. Senator Rands ot ClarK maae one or tne best speeches of the afternoon, lie showed up in plain colors how -the com mission plank had been rorcea tnrougn Clark County, and minced no words in de claring that a judicial appointment had been promised In order to secure a com mission delegation to tne state convention, nnd to get votes for the Governor s sen atorial candidate. He declared that tne threat tiad been made that postmasters In his county would be removed unless the commission delegation was secured. He said that when the Governor went on rec ord with the statement that a man was not a Republican or an honest man unless he supported the commission plank, he exceeded his right. I have not left the Republican party," said he, "and I am a better Republican than those who are seeking to pass this bill for their per sonal aggrandizement. He declared that ClarK County was car ried by falsehood ana misrepresentation. and that If he voted for the bill, he would pot be voicing the" sentiments of his con stituents, who wero not In favor of a commission. Rands has been sick tor sev eral days, and was pale and trembling when he sat down. " Davis of Pierce made a humorous speech, stating that his constituency of 2000 men were solid against the bill, and that he had always Decn a raiiroan man, and would continue to be such. Tucker of King, who, is a railroad em ploye, also spoke In favor of the bill, and asked that his position be regarded not as a railroad man. but as a member of the Legislature, trying to do his duty toward the people who elected him, and who were not In sympathy with the bill. Warburton of Pierce, the best friend of the commission bill, made a very fine de fense of the Governor and of the bllL His Discussed by Committee or. tho Whole, at 2 o'Cloelr. The railroad commission bill was made the special order for 2. o'clock this after noon, was taken up promptly on time. and on motion of Easterday the House went Into committee of the whole witn Johnson of Ferry in the chair. Tho first act of the committee ot tne whole was to have the bill read through by the reading clerk that the members would all be certain to know Us contents, and when this had been done the com mission men made the first move in tne game by proposing through Lewis of King that the bill be reported bade to tne Mouse with the recommendation that It do pass. Glcason of King opposed the motion on the ground that there should be a dis cussion "of the bill as a. general proposi tion. The idea of resolving the House into a committee of the whole, was to en able the widest ot latitude in sucn dis cussion. Lewis said tho object of his motion was to facilitate business and avoid the dupli cating of the work of the House. If the bill were taken up section by section In the committee, the same ground would necessarily have to be gone over ih the House on second reading of the bill. Roth rose to a point of order. He read from rule 47 of the manual for this ses sion, which provides that a bill under consideration In the committee of tne whole shall be read 'section .by section and each section adopted or defeated by vote of the committee. The second mo tion conflicted with the rule, he declared. Jones of King expressed the belief that no honest amendments would be offered in the committee. The bill, ho said, was the result of months and years of prep aration and was satisfactory In every particular to the friends of the measure. Wells of Spokane performed a difficult straddle by questioning the worth of Roths point of order and by attempting to refute the statement of Jones that no honest amendments would be proposed to to the bill. He paid that both party plat forms called for tho passage of a bill creating an appointive railway commis sion which should be nonpartisan In make- up. The bill before the committee, he declared, was not in compliance with the nonpartisan declaration of tho platforms. He de&ired to propose an amendment to the first section correcting the defect. and said he vould also favor an amend ment which 'would make the commission appointive until the next general election and elective thereafter. He believed the Lewis motion should be defeated. Easterday frankly admitted that he did not Intend to vote for the bill, but If commission bill were passed he wanted it to be a bill that would be a good one and comply with the wlsheg ot the peo ple. He said he had an amendment to offer regarding the appointive feature of the commission, but announced that whether the amendment carried or not he would vote against the bill. Lewis offered, as an evidence of good faith, to agree to withdraw his motion if the committee would agree to consider the committee reading the second reading in tho House. Tho chair ruled this proposition out of order, and sustained Roth's point of order that the bill must be voted on section by section In the committee. The clerk then started the reading of the first section of the bin. The first clause, however, provides that the members o the commission shall be appointed by the Governor. Easterday at onco offered an amendment striking out the words "ap pointed by the Governor of the state" and substituting the words "elected from the Deonle of the State of Washington." This started the debate in earnest. East erday opening It with an argument In favor of his own amendment. "I want to know why appointed from the Governor.' he said. "Why not let me appoint? (Cries of "Second the motion.") Why not let the chairman of this committee appoint Why not let the Secretary of State -appoint? Gentlemen, I believe In the dear old principle of keeping the government in the handn of the people. If this be wise, why not have the Governor appoint the Congressmen? Why not have the Governor appoint the Judges? But can any one say that the Governor or the Sec retary of State Is more competent than any one else In the matter of making ap- polntmentsr "That Question has been threshed out al ready before the people of the stafe." said Lewis "and also in the state convention of the party to which the gentleman who nas lust spoken claims to belong." Mr. Lewis declared that tho members of an elective commission could be traded off In convention in the Interests ot the rail roads. Thero were numerous other speakers, and as the day wore on tho arguments grew in warmth. "I stand with the Governor," said Roth, and. Just as every one began to look sur prised, he continued, "as he stood two years ago, when this same bill was up. $100,000 for Lewis and Clark Fair. OLYMPIA, Wash.. Feb. 1L (Staff corre spondence.) The most Important bill In troduced In the House this morning was No. 311. by Mesler of Wahkiakum, which was a duplicate of S. B. 155. Introduced in the Senate by 'Rands of Clark. Theblll calls for an appropriation of $100,000 for the Lewis and Clark Centennial, and also provides tor the appointment by the Gov ernor of a nonpartisan board ot more than five members, who will serve until Jan uary, 1105. No salary will be paid the commissioners, but they will be allowed expenses. They are to meet within three months after the act becomes a law and select from their number a secretary and a president. They shall also appoint an executive commissioner, with a salary of not more tnan 1150 per month, when ac tually engaged. The executive commis sioner is empowered to do aU necessary to secure a complete and creditable dis play tot the products and Interests of the state at the Exposition. He' shall make monthly reports to the commission, and shall hold office at their pleasure. All state bureaus. Including mining, horti culture, agriculture, fisheries and others. are authorized to, co-operate. The House met at JO o'clock. A resolu tion was presented by Wilson of Walla Walla, advancing wages of clerks 50 cents per day. On motion of Ranck It was in definitely postponed. The morning session was uninteresting. devoted almost exclusively to the second reading of a lot of uninteresting bills. Fifteen hlus were read a second time and passed a third reading. Among the more Important were the Gunderson anti- pass bill, the Cole bill, defining criminal anarchy, the Sunday barberlngjaw, ana the Easterday anti-trust law. There are still 20 bills on the calendar for second reading, and four more will be added to morrow, by reason of having- been received from committees today under lavoraDio renort. In addition to Megler's bill, Jo. an, me followlnir new bills were Introduced: H. B. 315. Gunderson of Mason Amenas the act fixing licenses on the product of flshtraDs so that the amount that snail be paid the state on fish taken thereby Is Increased from U per 1000 to J2.50 per 1000. H. B. 316. Brewer of Chehalls Proviaing for a state road through the Counties of Jefferson. Clallam and Chehalls, ana ap rvrrinriatlnir 125.000. TI. n. 317. Gleason of King Amends the act relating to duties of the Secretary of State, so that he Is given complete cus tody and management of tne state v-apuui hiilifllnir when the same is completed. Tht rtutv Tinder the present law would be divided between the Secretary of State anri tho Rtntr- Librarian. tt Tt 515 Brewer nnd PhllbrlCK Ot t-ne- h-iii". nnnntv Is a duplicate of Senate bill filed yesterday relating to tide land3 in front cf Hoaulam. tt rt 319. McKenzie Prohibits tne eaie ot llcuor on or near the grounds of the Agricultural College. tt Tt. 230. committee on revenue and tax ationProviding for a notice' for time ot assessment and time of meeting of Boards nf TVmAlliatlon- H. B. S21. Jones of King troviaing iui the assessment and taxation of express H. B. 322. King of Thurston or me rcUef of C S. Rlnehart, BIG PIANO BARGAINS Great Accumulation of Second' Hand and Slightly Used Pi anos and Organs Being. Dis posed Of by Ellers Piano House for Almost Nothing. IX THE SEX ATE. Only a Short Session Is Held In the Forenoon. nr.VMPIA. Feb. 11. (Staff correspond ence.) The Senate had but a short half hour In which to transact buslnes3 this mornlne. on account of the railroad bill, which was the special order for 10 o'clock. The House concurrent resolution provta Inc- for a iolnt session In the House cham her nt 2 o'clock tomorrow to listen to eulogies on the late ex-Senator John B. Allen was adopted. House concurrent resolution proviaing for a Iolnt committee on fisheries, to con 'sLit of two Senators and three Represent atives, to meet a like committee trom tne Oregon Legislature, was amended so as to make tho committee number three Sena tors Instead of two. nnd was tnen auopteo, the House afterward concurring in the amendment. Senator Tolman secured the recommit ment of Senate bill No. 106. to prevent the defacing of natural scenery, which had been recommended for Indefinite postpone ment. The Senate took up out of order ana passed House concurrent resolution ro. lo. bv Molestad. protesting against tne inciu slon of any more of the lands ot Skagit County within tho forest reserve. Tho following new bills were presented: H. B. 153. Stanset-Appropriating J10.000 for the construction of a road In b erry and Stevens Counties. The road is to connect at Newport. Steven3 County, and run to Orient. In Ferry County. IL B. 151. Stansel Appropriating w.uuu for the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River at Northport, Stevens County. The appropriation is made con tingent upon the Commissioners ot Ste vens County appropriating M),iw more. Tho whole amount Is to be expended un der the direction of a commission consist lne of S. C Slawson, A. V. Downs. Kent Ovelvle, Jacob Broederrus, George Mason and George Barclay. H. B. 155 An act appropriating $100,000 for the collection, exhibition and mainte nance of tho products of the State of Washington at tho Lewis and Clark Expo sition at Portland in i9Uu. xne bin is a duplicate ot the Megler blU Introduced In the House this morning. v. w. SALEM'. Feb. IL (Special.) Governor Chamberlain today returned to the House with his veto House bill 47, Kay. which was to make salaries of public employes subject to garnishment. The bill failed to pass over the veto oy a vote ot a wr passage and 23 against. This Is the" first time that Governor unamDeriain nas ex ercised the veto power of his office. Tho present law, section 259 of tne new code, reads: No State or County Treasurer. Sheriff. Clerk. Constable or other public officer shall be liable to answer as garnishee for moneys In his possession, as such public officer, belonging or owing to or ciaimea by any judgment debtor. The bill was to amend tne law as 101- lows: "Except when the Judgment debtor Is an employe of the state, county or other nubile corporation of which the gar nishee Is an officer, then such officer snail be liable to answer." 'Such legislation." says the Governor, 'is class legislation and Is vicious In the extreme. There can be no Just reason for permitting the wages of a public official to be subjected to garnishment, while moneys belonging to other persons than employes are exempted from any such pro cess." When the question came up whether to pass the bill over the veto. Mr. Davey moved indefinite, postponement .of the measure. Mr. Davey and Mr-. Kay. though from the same county and of the same party, get into sharp competition very frequently, and so they did In this Instance. Mr. Kay at once set about pass ing the bill over the veto. ' There Is big demand for this bill." said Mr. Kay. "There Is no good reason why public employes should not be subject to the laws of garnishment the same as all other persons. It Is unfair class legisla tion to exempt public employes. If this Is not a good bill, the present law, which exempts public employes, should be re pealed. Why should the wages of a-man who works In a blacksmith shop be sub ject to garnishment and the salary of a man in public office be exempt7 Mr. Davey replied that state employes paid their debts readily and that there was no need of enacting the bill. Mr. Eddy favored" the bill. "I don't agree with the Governor's logic," said he. Mr. Kay later introduced a bill to repeal the present law. Governor Chamberlain sent his veto in the following message: The bill permits state, county and all public officers to be held liable to answer as gar nishees for money In their possession as such belonging or owing to or claimed by any Judg ment debtor where sucn Judgment debtor Is an employe ot the state, county or other public corporation of which the garnishee Is an officer, but does not permit the garnishment of moneys in the hands of any public officer where the Judgment debtor Is not such employe, jln oth er words. It provides one rule ror one class or debtors, whilst another class Is wholly exempt ed from Its operation. Such legislation Is class legislation. Is vicious in the extreme, and should not find lodgment on the statute books. There can be no Just reason for permitting the wages of a public o facial to be subjected to garnishment while moneys belonging to other persons than em ployes are exempted from any such process. For example: The employe sells his labor to the state, the county or the city for say HQ per month, and any Individual holding a Judg ment against him Is permitted to levy upon his wages In the hands of the proper public official; on the other band, a merchant sells his wares to the state, the county or the city to the ex tent say ot $40 per month, and no Judgment creditor Is permitted to levy upon the debt due him from the state while the money Is still In the hands of the public official. Take another example: The state contracts with an lndepend- I ent contractor to construct a building at a cost I or say ku.uuu: tnis contractor may become In volved for labor and material to the full extent of the contract price, and yet his creditors can neither file a Hen on the building nor attach the money In the hands of the state officials. There can be no Justice In such a discrimina tion, and I therefore return the bill with mr veto. This is an extraordinary opportunity. The variety of makes is Immense. Up rights and squares, the finest pianos made, many but slightly used, that have been turned in to us as part payment on new Instruments. Every one thoroughly renovated and in perfect condition. As a, result of our Immense holiday and club sales, the accumulation has become so great we must dispose of them to make room for the large shipments of new pi anos now coming in. It is cheaper for us to sell the old instruments at a sacrifice than pay rental for additional warehouse room. We are therefore making prices that will prove a snap to any one who wants a standard piano for their children to learn to play on. Every one will be found In perfect tune and beautiful In appearance, having been thoroughly pol ished and restored. PIANOS Emerson, upright. In very handsome case, slightly used. $123: Fisher uDrlirht. In J perfect condition: $150: Ludwig. In ex cellent tone. $163; A. B. Chase. $216; Singer, in perfect condition, $195; Stelnways for $263. $D0 and $72. according to age' and con dition, but all In good order; Brackett, $73; Hardman. $7S; SlcCammon. $34: Mar shall & Traver. fine action. $60: Hallett & Davis. $75; Kranlch & Bach, $D5; Marshall & "Wendell. $CS; Gale, a fine little Instru ment, $2; Ernest Gabler. $92; Emerson, $CG; Mlxsell. $S0; Marshall & Wendell. $37; J. P. Hale. $SS. Terms, $10 to $15 down, and monthly payments. $1 and $3. ORGANS Chicago Cottage, as good as new, $34; one handsome Mason & Hamlin, with large mirror and high top. for $59; one ot the celebrated A. H. Whltneys. $U: an elegant new. $S5 Kimball, case damaged in shipment. $58: fancy-cased Packard. $43; Crown, guaranteed tor ten years; $52; the Great Western Cottage. $15; Smith-American, very tine. $CS; another Kimball", used , two years, $: an Estcy, good as new, $42. The payments on these organs are only $5 down and $3 a month. These are only partial lists. If you are Interested in securing one of these bar gains, write us tor complete list, and any further particulars you may desire. The opportunity is a rare one; you are certain to get mucn more out 01 any one ot tnese pianos than the price would indicate. The finest, of course, will go first, so if you want to get the be3t In this sale, you will need to sec or write us at once. Ellers Piano House, the great Western piano dealers. Washington street, corner Park, Portland. Or. Other large houses. San Francisco. Spokane and Sacramento. WHY THEY SUCCEED Because They Are for a Specific Purpose. Held for Murder WTShout Bnll. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 11. fSDeclaJ. May Lewis, who shot and killed Gus Pe terson, one of the crew of the tueboat Traveler, at Hoqulam. Tuesday nleht. when he refused to nay for drinks at the Lewis House, was held without ball on the charge of murder. The woman has made no statement of the affair. 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