The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-08
LIVE OLYMPIA r0PrCs.


No Fight On App4op4SntiOns--The Rafl.
road Conmissaoa Bill Killed.
OLYMPIA, March 7.--ISpecial. 1.-The an
ticipated fight on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill did not materialize. The
committee bill passed both Houses with
but few amendments. The House cut out
the clause appropriating $8.oo0 for the
travelling expenses of superior court judges.
and passed the bill after half hours d..
bate. The Senate reinserted the clause.
and the House in q gracious mood receded
from its amendment. No other changes
were made in the Senate. The total ap-
preparation is 81, ,252,S 800.
When the Senate met this afternoon
Claypool offered resolution giving For
rest the privilege of introducing his bill
regulating the disbursements of public
moneys by all officials. Senator Owings
supported the resolution. He said that
the Senate had rushed through an appro-
priation bill of more than a million dollars
this morning with scarcely a moments
consideration. at is crying shame. j" he
exclaimed, that more consideration is not
given to our methods of disposing of the
public money. There is absolutely no safe
guard whatever in the bill we passed this
morning. The bill which Senator Forrest
will introduce will not prevent stealing.
These public officials may steal something:
they may steal even one-half of the amount
they get their hands on, but under For
rests bill We can catch them at it." The
resolution was adopted.
The acting governor tonight exeacised
his peculiar privilege under the constitu-
tion of vetoing any part or clause of a bill.
by returning Bothell's logging hill
and objecting to section two. This section
made it lawful for owners or their agents
to go upon the premises of another with
or without teams, and gather and take
away sawlogs or piling or any other prop-
erty by them owned or to the possession rf
which they are entitled, upon payment of
actual damages when such action shall not
be construed to be trespass. The governor
bases his objection on ground that such
law would authorize the taking of private
property for private use without first hay-
ing made compensation therefor. The
veto was sustained: % ayes, q nays.
One of the pleasantest incidents of the
session was the presentation by Senator
Claypool on behalf of the members of the
Senate to President Wilson of a beautiful
diamond shirtstud, shortly before final
adjournment tonight. 1t was complete
surprise to the efficient aad popular
presiding officer, who was overwhelmed
with the token of appreciation of his
services. Senator Clay pool made a yerv
pretty speech, in which he alluded tn the
unbiased and at all times correct rulings
of the chair, and the high esteem in which
he was held by every member on the floor.
President Wilson was overwhelmed. and
could but thank the senator's for their
friendship and wish them every happiness
In store for prosperous community.
More than an hour was absorbed this
afternoon in lively debate over Senator
Owings' bill appropriating 500, 600 for the
purpose of purchasing some fifteen acres
of land to enlarge the present capitol site.
The proposition met with red-hot opposi-
ton from several senators, led by Kim
near. and was finally defeated by one vote.
Owings made a strong speech in support of
his bill, holding that such an addition was
necessary, and it was best to get it now.
In two years it would be worth twice as
much. He had maps to show the location
of the land, and was determined in his ef-
forts to pass the bill, but the Senate
thought otherwise.
At the last moment in the House
lively row arose over a new community
property bill offered by the judiciary COM
mittee 1t was denounced by Sneaker
Shaw as a fraud and swindle. and il was
urged with equal warmth by Sniyely and
others. The bill provides that when
either spouse takes conveyance Of land