Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-25

! cffrae ana saying thaa this rrawA -
oeen hsoughs hsEe b Ssatlls moneg.
WhGn Chairman Allen. of tke honra ~
oolnly conmtssiannra, nied aiunr wnrf
N line ha tcck oc1asiun 60 explain that
he knsW that tie desire % oul np Kfna
eouDty emG1a1ed n Pisrna eaunfS.
he bslne . cas,odlsn q Kine eoar-
rs est4ta. fsla q 10 ks lis
duty v pretecl Il. and when be nw :
pariion q Z beinR sto,en aWay be was
4oine afief H. He had bat enc day n
Which 70 pEspara % refata ths faiss a..
legations made 30 aecomplish foa theft.
&c hsd hroush, - fraIi- a ssss 49,. -.
days work With him. That uas his
d1ty. be said, and hs falf sura a ronld
Be s1inaient. Bot Il Il uas nol, he
would aak M ons week 10 brlua il &
rsmonstranos that wo1ld b anan-
i BweEed.
Il uas hsEe hat Mr.. Taompsou broks
II and said be had seen and heard
enough, thai be had baan misled as 10
the wishes q The people IN the diafEici
Indicated and would beQ thesf paraen
fer The tro1bls ucoasioned. Ha addsd
houevsE. that this could net be exreet-
81 % be eonolnsive with regard 10 sneh
points aa had no8 offered A remau-
stance. This had the excel Of break.
tnR the visls Of wrath that had e0noaal-
cd about the person Of Tom Humes sad
ne arose and emptiad them over the
head Of Mr.. Thompson.
I'VE have besn taken wholly una
wares IN this matter be exclaimed, in
dignantly. "A Ne ls sprung upon this |
legislature b which it Is expected 10 |
rob King county ef its most fertile val. |
leys and hoodwlnk the dwellars In sha |
II - fuae. II
Pierce county. Iha lie has been hatch |
log foE mouths, arranging its coFrohor-
alton and support. This unhOly btu |
10 rushed with breafhlass haste
into the committee room and only |
| by Q struggle do We secure one solitary |
day IN walsh 10 prepare 20 meet and |
answer u there. 40 every door We can |
reach IN that limited time the faisshood |
ts indignantly answered with q denial, |
and y0u tell us thai because in this Que |
day We did not reach every home in this |
vast trsct you propose to tear /
from us that portion. You can |
only listen TO She voices that |
have spoken. ] say that We have des- |
troYed your case By proving ifs leading /
allegation to be wholly faise. Therefore 1
| Il must all fall 10 the ground and II Jas /
tice be done you shall not have single |
spade foil Of the soil sf King county"
Mr.. Stevenson, chairman Of the CON-
mittee, now arose and increased the ex-
citenent that prevailed By pushing /
through the crowd and declaring that /
be had heard enough 20 be thoroughly /
satisfied, and that be would report
against the bill tomorrow.
A protest from the equal rights asss-
ciatioD Of Pierce county. Of which i
Mary Taylor Patrick Is president and
zarella n. Mccoy is secretary, was pre-
sented by Mr.. Thompson, against ex-
emptiHg women from ioFy dsty. The
protest declared that such exemption
vas unconstitutional.
Mr.. Forests bill defining kha boun-
dRry line Of Lewis county, was reported /
favOrably and passed under suspended
rules.
The COMMITTEES on military reported
favoFably upon the hill prohibiting the /
marching or armed bodies Of men, 9th
or than the territorial militia, through /
the streets OF cities. Toe restriction /
does not include the @. A. Il.
HILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills we're introduced: /
No. 203, by Mr. Reed. authorizing |
and empowering the incorporated |
NV ~ nA4a 1thAes "a NAAG tNAAA9aAy 70 Issue II
and dispose Of bonds to provide funds /
70 pay outstanding Indebtedness and 10 /
provide for the payment OF the pFiuoi- /
pal and interest thereon.
No. 2O1, BY MF. Forrest (by requesi),
authorizing the opening Of territorial |
roads, Whenever the county cemmis-
sioners OF two o. more cuuatios deem it /
expedient, and up0R the reoelpt Of O /
pstition Of twelve h0asehoideFs Of each /
eoaDty appoint a board Of viewers 20 /
locate the road, etc.
No. 205, by Forrest 10y requessl, /
Amending section 1859 Of code, provid- /
ing that attorneys authorized 10 prao
tice Law Ia the territory may perform i
the marriage ceremony.
No. 206 By Mr.. Thompson, 10 provide /
for the assessment and taxation upou
the property Of railroad companies.
This Is the hrst bill that has been intro
dneed on this sabject since the repeal
Of the gross earnings Law. The fea.
lures Of the bill aFe as follows:
Section l. Provides thai the county
assessor must assess each description Of
lands belonging to railroad companies
and the improvements upon the same
separately, except sueh lands or lots 6
are exempt by laws Of the United
States.
Sec. 2. Provides that real estate and
pefsOpal property not part Of the
right of way be taxed, the sans named
as tue property Of individuals.
SEQ. g. The lands occupied and
claimed exclusively as the right Of way,
SHALL be listed By said corporation and
shall return sach right Of way By sabdi
visions showing the tracts through /
which IL Kuns aud the width thereof,
/ 20 the several county auditors on OF be. /
fore the hFst OF April, and the right OF /
| way shall be assessed 90 = whole in |
oAcb county by the assessor thereof, |
except 80 far as said right Of way is ex |
empi by ths laws Of the United STATES. |
and the Yalne thereof distributed per
rata according 10 the nunbeE ot miles
n main traek IN said county 10 the sew
eral taxing districts.
Sss. I. Tbe railroad track In each
case shall ineiude she sabstEucfure and
sapeF- ssrneture, trestlss. bridges, ties,
rails, tunnels, ernbaRkments, and tele-
grAph lines aud shall be assessed as
shole and a. improvements on real
rroperty at certain sam per nile aud
be dissFiboted pro rata, etc.
SEQ. 3. Ths improvements othsr
than the track, ETC., whether situated
upou the land oosuFied and eiaimsd as
rigbi Of wag o. other lands includina
station houses, engine houses, water
tanks, elevators, coal bankers. sids and
second tracks. sDufs, maoeine shops
and yards. mast be separately assessed
as improvements apon real properly
and rstuFns shall be 30 made as to shs1
the lands and lots upon Which they
are placed or described By legal sub
divisions Of lands or spsciGo dsfcFiO-
tio3 Of lots within Q town OF city that
they may be assssssd for taxation IN
, the city, town, scbOoi or road disfricf
IN which they may Be exsn2ss etc.
! Sec. 8. 1be rolling stosk Of any
road wholly within one county must be
listsd 81 the place where is iis principal
place Of business. and for th9ss roads
running thrcuRh more than one ooanty
tosn they shall Be listad 81 the head.
quarters Of the divisio1-
Sec. 7. All other personal property
. beiOnginQ 30 railgoad eonpaGies nos
heregef0Ee designated muas be assessed
Ia the county sad ioesI taxing distriei
IN watch fhe same u found by tie 80
= ssss0e, O. dssaanated iH fhs rsturps
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