The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26


hold forth N town. as they are now doing,
and the eaildsng erected On business prop
eT1y, when the state no longer reeds Il.
can be Sold fo- as much as hzS been put
into Il, Il NOS more. This is the main rea-
son offered Tor erecting a building for state
ossacsais OF the capitol grounds. Hence
form the legislature Nili meet only once IN
sHo years. unless special session IS called,
and it IS thought best that the
members GET along as vel as
they can untal permanent
capitol building Is provided for and cons
Fsefed. LseUtenan;-Geve-nor Jaughton
says that $500 OF $4.aoo expended On the
present building viii make il comfort able
and suggests that small appropriation
might be made for sacA purpose,
Representative Putaev. OF Pacific conn
", has prepared bill which he wSll Intro
c2ce IN The Hossse In Gay OF two relating
10 salaries Of ooan9y officers from the
twentieth 10 tNenty-nlnsh classes. and
provl01rss that these salaries nav be IN
creased ~ the respective boards Of county
com fa2sSscsleTs 70 amounts commensurate
VITA tsss services required. None af the
salaries. however. shall exceed the salaries
now f.xeS By i4S for county officers of the
IweAs2eSh class The bsll ls intended 10
relieve the officers az smaller counties
whose sSlarv . nos sufficient. for s..s;s.g,ezs
IN many counties the treasurer. who Is
compelled Eo give heavy bonds. does nor
receive more than SI0e wear. Other ofsi-
GERS IN many instances. are paid IN like
proportion
Acting Governor T@ngl.ten stated this
evening saAs he had appointed as side
land appraisers for ThurSioa COUNTY. T. ".
Andrews and FrSnk Ruth. Of Olympia.
and Hon Francis Rotch. q BSsceia. The
ssa.e prison commissioners have sub
nalEtea 70 Acslng Governor T.aueasen a
supplementary report containing hzSt the
report Of the clerk Of the state prison,
showing the cost of maintenance for the
wear "a he $500 second. She cost and
TecoFassae1 ae1acatlon OF the board concerning
the establishment of lutte BAG
msnnfSctory, with a report fTom Hon.
John McCoEnh, warden Of the California
peniFenUary ~ san Quentin concerning
the operation Of : similar plant. conducted
nv thai institution, third. the repors Of
Senator Ps2;t 4 Preston who was an
pointed . special committee Of g.ae 10 visit
California 20 report upon the operation of
the JIts bag factory "a San Quentin prison.
The commission suggests th2t an appro-
pTlasson he made al once to provide and
maintain fsfsy-l00u rlSnt for iate bag
mandatory. The only Industry giving
Employment 10 prisoners 81 Walls
Matla now as brick pasni, and
iuzSsaUch - there are more
thar enough prisoners ~ furnish labor for
The ute asg plant. ard such an institution
viii ee Of especial value 10 the farmers. the
commission concur with I.ieu9enSnf-tsov-
egner I.aGghton. who. IN his message TO
the Legislature. says:
IN order 10 reSiuce the sum required for main
-
industry z-e n-4eazs5se 70 hesashy discipline Snd
TIE proper management of penal institution.
recommend the immediate establishment Of
TIE !Ite bag massuiscso-x IN Secorsznce with
the act passed by the last legislature X IS ex-
csae6llgay important thai constant employment
shouzE nc furnished % prisoners zS apart from
the dcxs-zasliry az reducing taaa nes cost "a the
stale o. E2al1ssisl5Ig .he coGEictS. such employ
naenf would ~ ct great be2eas from mental.
moral and physical standpoint
The legislative assembly Of the territory
IN isss appropriated S25.60 for the par
chase OF the necessary plant for the m anu
fscENTe OF grain sacks. and the last state
legislature appropriated an additional SIS
COZ Tor the same purpose These funds.
however. have not been. as vet. applied 40
the object specified The srring governor
Is aaxioGS that the state make the neccs-
sary appropriation az once. that the matter
may receive immediate attention The
Jute hsS industry n state prisons of other
states ls 5 complete success A
Efsg-Aoona% plant sssch IS S sug-
gcsted by the prison commission.
can turn out enough sacks 10 supply the
entire stafe OF Washington Lieutenant
Governor Laaghton SAYS where sacks now
cost II cents each. with the establishment
Of plant n the state prison the price viii
be reduced 10 and 5 cents. which viii be
q very big saving 20 grain producers.
There is money In the state treasury 10
nay al warrants presented. Members here
after Nr;il not De under the necessity Of get
ting warrants negotiated and cashed at
banks
Senator McCsrty proposes 70 make
struggle for his seat when the matter
comes M Tuesday. He has retained Rep
rcsentatives Snively and Gilman, LAWYERS
and leaders Of the Democracy in the House,
10 present his case.