The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-30
PzoealtrIons MUST Be CUT
1pet7 - Aaaissf e-DeIfnsasnsy ~
csnatsss- mfIsf.ry rsns-Psymsnt
- srin~ inspectors.

~ 4f1H ~ tHn bfN4Nt st1fzas f7
15f1x - saie q e0sas sna seesi0a laHs there 9
3 1Is1 ~ essRzx1 ~ lew 81 els1-hfth u ons NIL
~ M saesssm6n. 81 property FsiastiopA tef oe-
1F8t{4:e fnfrsnf eepsnsez 81 the state militia
1Eescslss,es of he ssxse nay be Summarized -
H5<oMr.
- ~, ls<s. general purposes ssizssi2 70
Xxf{nsszed reeeirss ffe1n nqa0F LICENSES SEQ q
1lxaazs ffpaa pxlkan Iessor ~.~-.-s.s.. lsey y y
zfc< e-ssnszs. ass'" "
4zneHn: dine spnefsl fand from miiatis -. :
{Usae lse =
<56Sn 81 hand Nogezbar n ls1s..-..... 1857 %
9afxf estimated ,..a....s..........s. s51sses -
II vail be assn sl..t no rssefnnce f. mads - the
Aure<eIna estimates 81 auy haiaacss due from
&,xnfse4 - tle Stale 1tom taxes previously iefsea
ana aleN aeliaqpent ! fexres 70 so ihss fhs
&ecushts bsfxaen fas several eoanties aud the
Hf4llors a. ehoNn By the books Of the late ter
1I1cfial sndffsr. sra nst II steh eondition ~.
- 3ussly nnY sxsspanft Of shs available funds 81
MS snfe f<sa>as6 tram tfik sDtlfee 1ne apparent
= IS1zsez <r><s}a fhe rounsiss exclusive 81 the
3ee< d 1fss aQgfeRais oVes t4s.10o. There are
15o6z3ezs nssaY efea4ts o. nhaseEcenfs 10 the
mxsfeF e es,zt BILLS. EfsesnFeFs commissions. De
7Sax,6nf saxes sud miscellaneous 0lfsets which
h49t ua< beau tnf1f1d 70 the credit Of The ooun-
~. ana mhaiessr nss balance nay be fonnd
<xe tie State from THIS p1z5Ve eAHnof Be feek-
6dtf cf xrtzfaf smount than would be sum
f111k Is pey he outstanding warrants before
~ sezs= es1 he redeemed 81 the state.
1er kaeuelsI liabilities ~ the stale consist Of
o8t<lxndtnE warrants Of tbs general fund
e1uauAtiaz 70 xsa.s5z -. Thsfs are also IN.
1Iasi4Na elAims mas credited which viii. per
h<14. a<zfssnfe sus or three thousand dollars.
tnt Is Nlieh ~ Il Row imposzsbin for this osiior
a faxm reifahle estimate.
trllonlDe Il statement ct TIE military fund:
Inaoutoe<~
~ ssvy for 1850 ..-........szs.ei -
Xiahztsfte1
4snount duo general fahd....-.~~..~.. i.2ss %
oafsfsudsns warrants tsxeiusive Of
}nfHfextl s4s..s.s.ss ...ss.s 1907 %
U<<1Hcs per cent Tor dsllaquenciee
and eenmisslon on tar 81 lss9e-.4. sse0s %
=
Balance axeilsble foe 1852 SIC. 26s ~
There Ii . considerable balance Of the tax
NY 81 1855, ief military purposes, uneolleet-
lie. but IL II not probable that the arnannt Of
.6ai 1aiiaqnnncy Will excrsf The interest OF out
nAudine warrants o. taa military fund
In eonseefioa rlsis ths subject Of stale 70
stuf1es desire 70 call attention 70 section 3. Of
i'd set passed By the terfltorial Legislature 81
fka flaws of issa. page ~, selstive q tnspectss
q soas m1nea and ventilation 70 coal mines
nn}es fts pfu4iklons of which tar o. mills
ia each teii II eoai seid aud used from the coal
xffsek IL the territory was levied. From this
tunfes fhefe was collected and paAd into =
sbesiai aiming fund frum Iaiy I. fSsa. 70 Say /,
sk<e. the sam uf <fs74Si. on thiE sum ss.Eda rs
Nas appropriated 70 Ehe psymsni Of salaries Of
e1ei zaine anspesinfs. and the balance, slsT.is
IFxtffsTsAd 81 sbe general fund. since Mas J.
lz**, ~ fs0tipfz hare come into She treasury
f<asn MS source aAn set IN regard Co coal
zaines.a mas pasted b. the Legislature OF ISL -
<laHs 81 isx q. page ~. whicA IN sen.
efsl trYms rspssls 'sali acts snd paFts Of
IL il rsnf1rf sAessNlsh.r II males ne refer
eb<< = he laws u fsss. irapcsing mlning tar.
ana therefore Ia sny Judgment section OF the
inA Of isss. herein referred n. has nos been re-
reaird ar nnllilsd BY the lax a 1as7 - in respect
q ku8t nffaea OF ny any other set Of the iegisla-
fsi<e Ii pas tpahfietn one 81 the principal OBJ
{sess 81 the isHlsiataFe 81 isSs IN creating this
''z<pasata minins fund, % provide means for
fstmsns Of tins salaries OF coal mine inspectors.
Iis4 salaries al theks officers IN.
sIn4 the preseat iaw aggregate $1,000
tes ennhm. watch. darsax the last hsenniAi
tefm. have BEEN paid from the general fasd.
L will he seeR 81 Elaaca thai this unlast auan-
sass ezpedIent o. imposing q tax levy on the
-rkffit q NrepeFty values Ia ecaefAi Of state Is
dlsfSfl5 n shn interest o. private 0r corporate
enterpfEses Attention il resaee fully called 10
fkifz mater. that II deemed advisable remedial
eHtstsston may Re had upon the subject
An embarrassment presents itself that
has prohahiv moi reserved the serious con.
alteration u al The members Of The legis-
iatnFe Constitution. section | OF article 1.
az slta state, county aud municipal indahs.
esfnssss, provides thai the total indehtea-
mes ug tie state. direct and contingent
sinxly oF iu aggregate. shAsl not nj any
timae exceed four hundred thousand dol.
lars" ny rigid appliance of this rule the
legislature could not nov incur an iRdeht.
elnVss ~ more than 8 t0i 30. 50. the dlfisr.
skscs between the present debt and the lsmis
rrnserlbea By The convention. bat
there IL an income Of sss9. $50 3
which Will % available moi
hefere the fsyst % March. when taxes be.
ts,aaa delinquent Mcantlrne The legislature
w1ll have made les appropriations. which
urs9sf no reasonable estimate can ha less
thar ssgD.n0o. ami iss contingent expenses
uill amount 20 si4o.0o0 mere. making a
fpiaf 81 sea-. 90 20 - expended Al this sss.
Sos. Add this 20 The present Indebtedness
and lbs grand total ~ this session viii he
<s7S 7&z.as
Assuming that she total prospective
fexsnue san be legally eoasiaaFed a. an
ossssa ia this enormous total, there vii
xxs he lest 500 elsi III, nF ever sfoa 90
mere thar she sN0 90 Hmil This est.
nete il mAss upaa lhe hssis that Tiers
shsll he no enesuNehnssat apon tie income
IL she states failure - receise Va eyery
sxs.s. ~ tho current expense ii cssileetsan
asna q tAs various branches al she stats
TcxSsnmeul
The ssssmaae that the approximate nj
anAeunt 70 no nsurs than SSsa 90 il iow. a.
shx legislature ~ The exercise al sssas eau
t3on and econonay can hardly taii short d
fssat asaoant 30 fsalhA its purposes. Ihs
ts.sin 1sFsetsua 81 the ofgsase Ian nsn<s N
violated ar the expenditures nast be keps
beneath "a amount Ehas il appears ahsa'
hAfsas necessary u incur. The question
ssgesents ITSELF - such seysoas shape that i,
mKsst snan svseave tAs assentsoa OF ths
ssnancsxgs os Ire legislature
r~SURvMxRn WASHINGTON LAMBS.
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