The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-02
STATE LEGISLATURES.
The Senate Holds ) Solitaire
Session.
INDEBTEDNESS
LIMIT.
CITY
OnIy Two Hears Devoted 60 Business
The seass Printing BIn Ordered
70 KngrossmenG

OLYMf1A, Feb. 1.-The House having
adjourned yesterday until 10 = m. Mon
day, the senate alone holds . session to-
day. A large part Of the time Vas spent on
the state printing bin, which was ordered
engrossed. The session lasted only two
hours. and was devoid of interest
Wilson'S bin, which was passed in the
Senate today, il Of the utmost importance
to the cities and towns Of the state 1t
permits them to take early advantage OF
the constitutional provision placing the
limit of Indebtedness for Ill purposes
general and specialist 10 per cent. of the
total taxable property Of the municipality.
II the bill passes the House and is signed
by the governor. it viii be possible for
Seattle and other cities to extend their
credit for any desired purpose without
waiting for the adoption Of new charter.
Tho bill win no doubt become law very
soon.
No. "a. appropriating $l0O. 900 for the COM
pletion of the asylum At Medical Lake.
Luce has presented . joint memorial to
the Senate asking the secretary Of the
treasury to modify his well known decis-
ion regarding the duty on lead ores. It is
the purpose Of the memorial to afix .
tariff on Ill lead In sufficient quantities to
make 1t valuable for commercial purposes.
The memorial passed
The Power medical bill, to which there
has been 30 much objection, may be the in
direct cause Of another investigation. The
bill, it viii be remembered, passed the
House some days since and was sent to
the Senate. Certain circumstances to the
passage Of the measure. which were sub
mitted to the House committee.
did not accompany the bill to
the Senate Is is customary. The story
goes that DR.. Power, chairman Of the
House COMMITTEES on medicine, threw the
documents into the waste basket Wolfe
Thursday introduced . resolution in the
Senate, instructing the secretary to ascer-
tain what has become of the documents.
Wolfe is the author Of . rival medical bill.
Kinnear has presented another bill rela-
tive to the location Of soldiers home. II
was at the request of Stevens Post. G. A.
r. Union Veterans League and several
other associations of Seattle. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment Of two trustees,
who shall select . site and govern the insti-
tuition. The site shall be not less than
forty acres, to cost not more than 10000.
The sum Of $4,000 is donated for the pur-
poses Of the institution.
The drainage bill which passed the Sen.
ate is modelled after the Ohio law. II is
very full bill, and provides for the appoint
ment Of drainage commissioners. and for
the condemnation of Land for the con-
struction of bitches. etc.
Payne's bin to protect innocent pur-
chasers of community property pleads
that where the legal title to community
real property Is vested IN . husband or
wife, and the other spouse is non-resi-
dent OF the state or lives separate, 1t shall
be lawful for either to make and
file and cause 70 be recorded . declaration
under oath setting forth the community
character Of the property and the residence
of each of the sponses. Any person pur-
chasing community or real proper in this
state, concerning which no such declara-
ton has been made. the legal title stands
as it apparently is.