The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-09

ard, when a1tlsorized ~ . three-hftks vote
az the peopse, ~ per cent. for eeneraI pnr-
poses. and an Additional 5 per cent. FOR
water. sewerage, Hghts, etc. The act shah
control VIXEN III comes IN conflict With local
cr special laws or charters
The object Of Buahss House hEIi Is 10
create two state agricultural colleges. one
70 be located eslst and the other west Of the
mountains. The choice OF sites il placed
in the hands OF commission Of ave 70 be
appointed By the governor. Appropriation
OF the proceeds Of sale Of % 90 acres of
Land donated by the government is divided
between the colleges.
Bush's second bill proposes rather
unique plan Of assessment. The present
Law Is sought 10 be simpiifil1 By ciAssi-
GcaEion Of property Of individuals under
one head. II the tax payer has more real
than personal property. il Is al called real
and assessed a. such and vice versa. II i
claimed that this method viii diyest as
SCISSORS returns Of snperfions details and at
the same time answer the purposes OF the
present las. The bin further provides
that there shall be division Of lands into
classes agricultural. pastures, coal, etc,
etc. No other state has = similar law SO
far as here known,
Handles insurance. bin introduced today,
provides that outside Insurance companies
doing business IA the state must have
paid up capital Of s900, coo and home COM
panies OF Sl00i10 All mgstpay q uniform
license Of 500 per annnm.
rnissioners of deeds was rushed through
the House because there is no existing law
that allows the governor TO make appoint
ments Of commissioners and much incon-
venience is being experienced thereby.
The House took up Cooks local option
bifI and started 20 discuss il. but changed
its mind and referred the bill 10 the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
The bill to provide official stenographers
for superior courts caused a complicated
discussion in the Senate. Senate bill II,
by kinnear, and House bsil -. by Grant,
had been made a special order for two
o'clock. FairweatheF then reported from
the revenue committee. Senate bill
%, by Rinehart, with amendments
which were features taken from the
other two bills. The Senate voted 10 post
pone the two bills and take action on9O. IL
then appeared, on reading the history Of
20. that it had come up previous TO the
holiday recess aud had been indefinitely
postponed on recommendation Of the
judiciary committee. Being dead il could
not be acted On. kinnear wanted 10 refer
the whole matter back 60 the revenue COM
bill but The members of that
committee said No. 80. as they
had amended it, was all they had to pro-
pose. Finally, after dozen motions and
a long wrangie, in which Kinnear fought
against action without further consideFa-
ton by the committee. Wilson was all
lowed TO introduce bill 80, as amended by
the committee. as new bill and il was
read twise by title. referred TO the revenue
committee and reported back favorably in
few minutes. Long moved that the rules
be suspended and bill read a third time
and put on it's passage. but this failed, the
vote being rs ayes to 10 nayes, not the re
quisite two-thirds. The three bills we're
then made q special order for ; O'clock to-
morrow.
II Clark had been careful enough TO get
some one tc look after his millstuiT ex-
change bill Tn The Senate IL might have not
met with such dire disaster there. The
bin required that -four should be exchanged
for wheat al mills only at certain basis.
Several senators announced that il was a
bad bin and their statements we're accepted
without question, and the measure was
unanimously killed By indefinite postpone.
menL
The Joint committee Of both houses on
the insane, who. by concurrent resolution.
we're instructed TO visit the asylum nj
Medical Lake, will make its report tomor-
row. The committee will report that the
S6l.W0 appropriated by the territorial leg
isiatare has heen expended ON the con-
struotion Of brick building with granite
foundations, the entire structure being
sls feet in length. the main building four
stories high and the extensions three
stories each. The committee will recon-
mend the appropriation Of tlDe 900 20 COM
piste the building and to construct power
heasa and laundry, ETC., and furnish the
Building ready for occupancy. The com
mittee also will recommend the exchange
OF twelve acres IN The northwest corner OF
the tract on which the asylum Is erected
for a strip 81 equal dimensions in front Of
the building The report will show AL the
expenditures OF the commissioners since
the beginning Of the work together with q
schedule Of the estimate for the appropria.
ton required.
The Senate committee on tide lands held
a meeting tonight and decided 20 ask the
Senate 10 send committee On jnnketing
tour around the sound TO give il a chance
10 ascertain the status Of these lands. The
trip would probably consume three seeks
time and il allowed to be made viii begin
/ on January H.
Birds hlll is Tor the protection Of dis.
/ charged employees and makes the oFense
/ cf "hsae slisling" hy any person. agent.
+ company or corporation 4 nissienaeanor
/ punishable hy fne OF not more than i've
I hundred nor less than ore huadred dollars
The company shall Ris0 ba Liable 10 renal
+ damages - the discharged employees. het
I wbea The reasons al dismissal are aake.i
/ BY any person, company oF corporation
/ % when The discharged employe has Ap-
/ piled Tor employment. they NAV Sc FUR.
ntshesf Provision Is also made against
nasckl5ssing Of employees Who have vo4un.
( ssrily ie1t the service * any company.
The deci6ea objection 60 Egnnear's anti
/ rsaksrsen bill lesi bird to draw np . meas
are thAs ALL satisfy AL ls provides thai
no shsFif. Hlayar 0F ether person Author.
kesf e., ne sfssseiaf sgetsssts.s A.