Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-01-06
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Petitions Csntinue % Peur
In ~ OIympEa.
ssms slxnissaat Tan and A.sssns -
sAs Ways ana Msanu csmnis..s
II shs csunulL

% % aFeaks Ano tn ccngguHeune fi1R
council did not oonEsns until susnf1
minutes after 10 O'clock. Thsn, bow.
eEeE. the work moved nlonR yarp
anneoihly and axnic8hly.
Refiti11s praying for ths neenanfmnna
q ths w0msn suffrage Iau oonainne q
c1ms ID. alahouRh III sell un3agstood
th4e saeh naediems Of expression Of
giswn are not tafFeQnentiy IS feaxfnllY
nno wonosEfnlly c0usfEaslad as are fhs
imAQinasicna of certain male woman
fnnraRists, uhcs charmed hy Ne sound
% iaeiK own voices. think the whole
world bes also s1oppeo 10 listen.
AcoptinR the s1Rgsatiou naadn b. ME.
t7o1ey yesterday. Al appropRialien bills
rtll be EsfesFed IN tha nFst fnsiaune. o.
subsequently, 10 q references % auothef
oemm1ates, % the ways and meana coni.
nnittse, 10 order that & may consiAsr an
q shem With relalpuce a The rsEsnne.
NJ. ehaFpste1n, uadef a Esotiou 70
Ieler the two biils. inlroduoad hy Nj.
Thompson ana MF. Hawisy, nprropKi.
atinR $1,000 ard $1,000 raspssIl lfsIy
for she Washington school for dsfeetive
youth, made q little Epeeeh on the sab-
1ecs Of appropriation bflIa. he aIisd
the decision % the United States en-
prema court In She case Of Fargo. etc.
W. Stevens, reported ia snpFeus eourt
reporter vol. Z, page So, on the validity
Of q lag taxing the erosn earnings Of q
railroad company, this citation bainR
for She purpose Of showing that ehe
regenue arising from this tax q unlaw.
ful and msy he nearly u not entirely
cut on Ct any time the railroad CON-
paniea cho08e to refuse 90 ray. The
decision vas made April 1, 1887. TIE
nfsa paragraph Of the ayllAhi naya: "A
state statute which ievies q tax upon the
Rross receipts Of railroads for the car.
Fiage Of freight and passsnears into,
Ont Of, or through tha state, II 3 tax
upon oommeKce among the states, and
therefore void.n Therefore she oom-
mittee was Edvised not 30 include In its
calculation Of the gross revenues as
certain the fund arising from the pres-
ems gross earnings tax lag. The sua-
geation was also made that the ways
and means committee consider these
questions and, IL possible, make some
pF ovision 50 that there should BE- auf-
ficient revenue to meet ell proper sppro.
pFlziions even IL tue tax rate should be
increased. BE, however, did not favor
an increase Of the tar rate unlass il
should become absolutely necessary.
The reference Of appropriation bills
10 the ways and means committee has
as yet bean done unanimously. OF
coarse this will Be appaFenaiy Of ad-
vantage 10 ali concerned In such bilis,
because, "a 3 general way, all viii have
an equal show and will be practically
oOnaldefed together. AZ she same time
the ways and means committee becomes
the mecca Of the fond hopes Of nearly
every manber Of the o0uncil. Sach 4
state Of Affairs naturally will make tbe
ways ana means committee B lever in
affairs OF special significance and pow
eK. TIE members OF the ways and
means committee are Convey, White
and Ssarpsteiu. The suggestion 10
have all appropriation bills referred 10
this COMMITTEES oFiainated With Mr..
Convey, and, Is above noted, is actively
supported by MF. ShRrostein. In q
msnner the members Of this eommitkee
have sought for the references Ia ques-
ton. Mr.. Gowey's idea, o. given here
t0fore, did not 90 90 far as to include
the possible formulation OF q measure
10 increase the revenue 20 a. 10 provide
for proper appropriations. This may
have been an afeeFth0uahts Anyhow.
Mr.. 6harpstein suggested it today.
Those who are inclined 10 believe that
tie Northern Pacific Railroad company
is at least satisfied with the formation
Of the ways and msans committee will
nov not be inclined 30 expect legislation
70 be formulated by that committee
which viii not be sstiafsosoFy 10 that
company. Altogether the move is rather
iBQeniOua, apparenfiY.
The following rev bills we're intro
duced:
BY Mr.. Lewis, By request, Amending
section liz OF chapter 8 81 the code, re-
Iaiing TO arrests and bail, BY inserting q |
fsv words. Il was FefeFEed 10 the iudic-
iary COMMITTEES.
By Mr.. Lewis, also By request, Eelat-
ing to public roads and highways.
which will be Of considerable interest
10 farmers all over the territory. II
provides Substantially that all pablic
roads and hinhways which have been
laid oct and used aa peblic high
9ays for and daring the space Of zen
years, and which have net at the end Of
said ten years been properly opeBsd.
according 10 the prayer OF the petition
q aliing for she same and u secoFdanee
With ms sag IN Gach cases, shall Be null
and void. And where the same passes
along or goes through private property
or lands OF any person owning the
same, The ssid person shall have the
right and suthorlty to close up and util-
ixs the same as the said person shall sss
az. II was referred 10 the committee
90 roads ssd highways.
By MIR. Barker. by request, providing
for assignments bg debtors f0r the bene
90 Of their creditors aud 10 secure
creditors last distribution ef the estate
Of sueh debtors; referred 10 the i0diei-
aFy committee. The bill was dra D BY
Tom Ghfiihs, Of Spokane. The bill is
an elaborate one. and presumably Is in.
teE ded 10 provide q complete system Of
regulations Of sueh assignments.
MBy Mr.. White. 10 provide for the Day
nent OF the clerks Ia both houses Of TIE
legislature Who vii be paid out % Toe
territorial moneys; referred 10 the ways
and means committee. Tue amount Of
wages IN cash instance is IN blank. and
viii Be adjusted By the committee.
Mr.. Lewis eaya he viii introduce, to-
u1oErow, 9 joint resolution praviding
that ns bills shall be introduces il
eithsr houss after January 99th, except
hV permission granted By q two thirds
vote. Thfs is u order snat the COVER
nor may pot be compelled 10 consider q
whole raft Of bills rushed through at the
dose Of the ssssiens
Mr.. Gsbsl returned today at noon.
and Mr.. Rosdeg is suffering from q So
we're cold and is unable 20 attend. There
is talk today tbat she council vii aim
DIV naet t0morFoW for the puspose Of
adisurulnR, this being u eympsthy
with the action taken by the hOnas.