The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-07

H0nncemcut was made III the senate mat
the House had agreed TO $ic0. 600 that body
forgot its usual dignity and broke into pro-
The increase OF appropriation is almost
wholly due TO the decided stand takenby
Senator Long.
As soon as the Senate had resolved itself
IN committee Of the whole for considera-
from Lewis county offered an amendment
to strike out $25 900 wherever il appeared
and insert therefor $50 600 thus making the
annual appropriation $4,000. or $780,
altogether in two years He advocated the
adoption Of the amendment in forciblc
speech. stating that ii the state could not
make such an appropriation, it had better
not make any. It would be better TO
appear penny wise and pound foolish, as
the narrow minded Oregon legislature has,
than to make an appropriation that would
not give the state creditabie exhibition.
Esheirnan said he would be in favor of
the amendment il he thought the lower
house would coneIir. He thought IL the
amendment vas adopted, il would defeat
the passage OF the bill, and Washington
would be rated the same as Oregon. Citi-
gems of the state favored q big appropria-
ton. he was sure, but the House did not,
so in order to get anything through the
Senate better agree with the House.
Kinncar considered $4,000 large
enough appropriation, and thought 1t
would meet with the appreciation OF the
people.
Knecland was in favor Of providing for
q splendid exhibition, but thought $780,
100 plenty. He knew private subscrip..
tlons would be large enough TO meet all
emergencies.
Luce was in favor Of big appropriation.
but his constituents were not
Long rcforted that members Of the lower
house and others who opposed q large APP
vsxnv pfaff had nat faE MT
ton what o small tax it would be upon an
individual. 1t would only amount 10 %
cents on each 81 90 assessed, and no one
would possibly kick at that. He was in
favor OF sending the bill back to the House
with the 500, eco amendment and let them
refuse to make all appropriation II they
wanted to.
Mccroskey did not believe 1t would be
policy to tack on an amendment that
would tend to defeat the bill in the House.
Forrest was in favor of the amendment.
He did not want to visit Chicago to see
stuntetl exhibition by Washington, and
100000 would be little enough.
Long arose again and said that the peo-
pie of the southwestern portion Of the state
were unanimous in their expressions for
an ample appropriation.
OwiIgs thought it would be exceedingly
bad policy to pass the bill making $50 Coo
appropriation. Tie best interests of the
people demanded large. appropriation,
and If the treasury was able TO stand it, he
would be in favor Of appropriating $500. 900
for the purpose. Every dollar expended
in this direction would return ten-fold.
He was getting very. tired OF having the
work of the Senate interfered with by as
sertions Of members that the House would
dothis or that with whatever might pass
the Senate. He was in favor Of sending
the bill back to the House with the $780,
coo amendment, for 1t was right. and If the
House does not concur there would be
plenty of time to appoint a conference
committee for further consideration.
Rutter was heartily in favor of the
amendment. He wanted to see fine ex-
hibition. which could not be created if the
bill passed in its present shape.
Drum, one Of Washington's three
Worlds fair commissioners. was in favor
House would concur in such an amend
mcnt. and was of the opinion, too, that
such SUN would be sufficient. Make a
$4,000 appropriation the first year
and $25,010 the second year. In this
way sum sufficient to meet preliminary
expenses would be Immediately available.
He was satisfied that $4,000 altogether
would initiate against the best interests of
| the state: 1000 would do less for Wash
| ington than for any other state in the
Union, as her resources are more DIVERSE
fed than those OF other states.
on the committee arising and making its
report the Senate passed the bill, with the
| amendment. unanimously.
What the House will do remains to be
seen.
The Senate passed n.teen Hill code bills
| this afternoon in about as many minutes.
Senator Dyer Was in the chair, and as fast as
I Secretary Barton could call out the title
and read two or three lines Of the bill the
| chair would rap him down. put the ques-
| ton and have the bull passed before there
was time TO think When the anove num-
| Der were passed. however, code bills had to
| give way to others.
| The harbor line commission bill, appro.
| priating IS per cent. Of the proceeds of the
| sale Of tide lands in every harbor in front
| of incorporated cities of the state, to sub
| stantial and permanent Improvements
| of harbor rims in such cities, passed
| the House this afternoon. An amendment
was added that such improvement shall be
| made subject to the approval of the Sec
rotary of war, or an advisory board to be
created by him.
Sharpsten OF Walia Walla sharply at
| tackled the bill, on the ground that it would
| be unwise to make harbor improvements
| until tine disputed titles have been settled.
| lie CtelEueT TespOuueu tutt 1t WOulQ DC
/ imprudent TO devote money received from
| the sale of tide lands TO any purpose what
| ever, il the argument of Sharpstein were
| to be needed.
! Taylor of Pierce attempted to divert
1 part of the tide land money to road pur-
| poses. but his amendment was rejected, as
| was another, by Powell, to reduce the
| amount so appropriated to 80 per cent
The bill passed with very few negative
| votes.
The present laws do not clearly define
| the present boundaries of Island county,
mentioning expressly only WILDLY and
| Camano islands. A bill by Representative
| Morse. passed by the House this morning,
! removes all ambiguity that might arise by
| placing WILDLY, Camano, IRE, Smith 5
| and Deception islands within the limits of
| that code.
The governors veto to Ready's fence
bill was taken up this afternoon in the
House and sustained.
The bill to appropriate $500 to prose-
cute the work of digging artesian wells in
the Horse Heaven country, Yakima
| county, passed the House today. 1t au-
tharizes Yakima county to appropriate a
| similar amount Former legislatures have
appropriated $4,000, and the well is now
| $50 feet deep. 1t is believed water can be
reached if the we'll is dug deep enough.
The Senate today acted upon the House
amendments to the revenue bill and con-
CURED in most of them. They declined.