The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-20

eoncur,enx rexolnszna aaktnx leare % infruduce
btu. passe6-8 ayeA
1Ae ccamsssee q comnesce repo<sed vstnouf
fecommsudaa1en On 8 n Nn ~ granting fhe
cuu6xruef canai frum the heod of Solmcn hay
- deep vaaer. Tha comnlssee found that tAe
company had acqatred ee<snis vessei rights In
she construction Of canal from salmon hay 70
Lake Cnion and LAke Wsahinssoa
The land commission hsli wax taken mp again.
and nnendmenu na1e in the cenmsssee Of sAe
whoae weEs conexred in The ball vss then
passed
Word having been recsived from the Houss
that Il bad coacnrred in the rcsoiusion 70 allow
Ansfin 10 irsrocuee . hill. that senator pre-
sensed : B. No -. relative to bcndSng school
dassr1c<x
n b No "a. By osiphsns-R Relative % sAs
creation of Z commission of technical inssruc-
ssons sn taken up. and the Senate went inao
cnnnisfse OF the whole % c1nsddsF the appro-
p<sxfson clause
Kinneax moved TO reduce the appropriation
from si00oo to q. 90: carried
The COMMITTEES then arose and reported TO the
Senate. The bill was laid upon the iahle
H =. No -. By Joint committee. TO prcvsd
Tor the sale and leasing OF school lands
IAs reading had progressed 70 section ~ BE-
fore - amendment was attempted 90 be NADIA
Van Hnusen then moved 70 xsrike out the pro-
viso that leases be made 70 the highest bidder.
claiming that TIE provision would effect leases
now nsde in Spokane county.
Houghton ohiecsed. saying that II tho ieasea
were good this Law would mot effect them. and
AFTER further dehsse the motion was iozt-s yeaa.
Il nays
Baker moved to strike ont the provisions that
limit 70 par the purchase Of county bonds by
the state commissionez: carried.
Payne offered new section. giving the right
of-way over school lands 20 persons or cogpcys-
tons engaged in logging; carried
Rinehart moved 10 strike from section II the
provision leaving II in the hands OF the county
commissioners whether or not 70 sell the timber
lost
Drum moved 10 strike out provision limiting
the sale OF timber 70 leo acres, and make ie go;
lost-l0 yeas. II nays.
Hunssker offered an amendment that Glands
chiefly valuable for timber" shall be sold TO the
highest bidder
Houghton offered an amendment that school
lAnda within two miles of Incorporated cities be
sold by lots and blocks when its value comes 20
exceed 500 per acre; carried.
After much discussion the bin was laid on the
table.
HB No 30. by oliphant- Relative to the ere
alton Of . commission Of technical instruction.
vas taken mp and read
Lawrence moved to strike out reference 10
u&fACuitufBt CptickG Ieaukux u2nCus$ion TIC
senate took recess till !. 30 p. m
The Senate. On meeting In the evening, re-
sumed the consideration Of the bill on taxation
and revenue.
Houghton offered IN amendment prescribing
the mahner in which the assessor shah ASCERTAIN
the value OF mines and mining claima On the
lst oil April the owner or prcsident or secretary
shail ale . statement of net prohss. and that
shall be taken ~ the value OF the mine Coal
mines are not included.
Thompson. of Pierce. spoke about machinery
which had been bought 10 dig an OIL well near
Sumner. and said that the machinery was value
less, but al the same IL was regularly taxed.
Houghton, therefore. added mining machinery
10 the amendment
Kinnear vigorously opposed the latter amend
ment, and Houghton agreed with him and
withdrew II.
Luce moved TO amend the provision that in
surance companies pay instead OF Q per cent
on premiums
Kinnear wanted 10 make IL IL per cent. After
debate IL was lost Luce's amendment was
then carried
Houshfon moved to make the state tar ~ in.
stead oi mills: carried.
Lawreuce moved to make the maximum
school tax 10 instead OF mills: lost
RinehAst moved N amendment 70 section B
hAelQec3 Of which was to exempt mortgages ON
realty from taxatiou. A long debate followed.
Then Long moved . substitute that credits be
exempted" After much debate Longs amend
menf was carried-yeAs. Is. nays,
HunsAker moved an amendment that migrA-
tory sto K may be assessed, carried
Adjourned