The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-02


uary l, 1881, when the legislature of that
year meets. The expenses may be esti-
mated about as follows:
Judiciary 35c COO
30 900
Penitentlary $1,000
oaUoo
$40 600
OF course these are mere approximations
and may be increased by the the thousand
and one items that accrue to expenditures
for the maintena nee Of q state govern
ment. Since the pruning knife Of prud-
ence must be wisely and generally used 10
keep down the appropriations for extraor-
ordinary purposes TO $4,000. this branch
of expense must be estimated at not more
than that amount. Then the total expen-
aiture that can and doubtless will be made
by this legislature can be summarized as
fellows:
ordsnnry aasoO0
Extraordinary rg..........s.-....-.......... s0ooo0
The present debt of $23e, 4T2.26 Il here
ignored. il being assumed that a way can
be found 10 provide for It's payment out OF
the years income of s572 ,s66.35.
1t may be expected that the total amount
OF assessahle property returnable In 1890
will be $i50. 900 ,010. and. il $4,000 is to be
raised. the state levy will be five mills. IL
il probable, however, that the legislature
viii deem ID wise 10 fund q part Of this
indebtedness, say $25e.000 II so, S5OQ.-
600 must still be obtained. and the levy
would therefore be three and half mills,
one mill more than the present rate.
1t is well known that congress expected
the various buildings Of the Normal tech
meal, scientific and agricultural schools 70
be erected on the proceeds of the sale of
certain public lands. These include the
state capitol. But funds from these sources
cannot be ohtainabIe for at least seven
years, and the amounts. ii they are ex-
pended now, must be raised by direct tax
alton. No relief can be expected from the
sale or lease Of tide lands which will prob
ably not be disrosed Of in any manner for
some time When revenue Is derived
from these sources. washingsofi's hnan-
eial condition viii be sound and prosper
Gus, and the burden of taxation viii be
very light. but not till then.
Besides the large amount of usual legis-
several topics that must be considered
which have hardly been touFhed in
former acts Of the legislature. One 81 the
most important Of these il fise irrigation
laws. Of present vital interest TO the conn.
ties Of Yakima aud kittisas, and 81 general
importance to al parts Of Eastern Wash
ington. which viii, sooner or later, irrtgaie
extensively There Is not now las upon
this subject npo6 the statute books IL
would seem at FIRST thought that
the enactment Of laws covering the
question fully wollId be an easv
matter This is net the case. Intricate
questions. involving prsvase and public
rights. are involved and proper laws can
not be enacted without special study Of the
subject. In Colorado, which i raputed to
have the best system of irrigation laws OF
any Of the states, commission ei eminent
LAWYERS devoted much time in tha snvesti-
CATION q. the subject; and staintes here
shoalc not be passed hastily and Without
much eAEtion.
There 4 no law nos that looks especially
toxasd the proteetsoB Of the rights and IA
seres IS of persons engaged IN mining for
arecioas metals. The people OF tha okaa-
oran country aaA other regions where
are located rich mites of gold aad silver
expecs w4li-4ievtsea lass. shat tlselr prop
ertv may he secured and ths ores saser
trors the earth i'm legal security.
SUI other industries that win expect
protecsiye legislation AFe the fisheries and
svsteF BEDS 0f she state. The last for tae
protection Of Gsh is now Practically sasd.
II viii - remembered thss tie seFFiiariAi
lexsslatars sevsrMl years sasee pAsscss iaE
making il illegal 70 fsSh duriag certain sea-
sons cf the year. bat $ clause SIS a<lksed %
she effect that TIE law shoasa he1pFae oEe--
ztsge when the state uf Oregon enacted .
similar ssAtnse. The ot5eet htfns t's seecFe.a
antlorxs JOINT lAw fer she reputation 81 sss
asaeY3ns Ef Tie Euaar4bse- Tbs ast
wns afterwards derl&red useroastsksIs
ss0nss bv the fsrrssot ~ sarsense soafs
A lAx regulating the seasons q hslAtTiss =
srarerasisely nezsssary sna wla - ss
aa4ndsa. wlssle stss reUpSe oS slseaiwAfef
Rzy ard ether plaess Nhezs Tie psopGsA'
rasl0n a. 0yssezs ts caFrssa On extensively,
s1lI expset leg: slasson fasiy guAF'sins tissF
Ir1nssTy.
eezy sskxse1se Aad fna naTsrtaGs question
LA ..5.. ,ea., xksa ssxssnessSrtfsk 81 revenue