The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-08

4assscasy. Rasus, Borsags, Forsyth. Ross. 0ii-
~. aassingsv Horr. Ids, AcNanus. oNsffL
1iet ards. Rurssf, sergeant Shaw and Van Hou
oso-A
Ns!s-BsIHnsp, ponshes. Dyer. Esbsimaa.
4nrs, Helm, Hu sehinson, Ksiiogs. Kinneaf,
NeCtasy. Mills. Roesrss, Smith. Ven Do Wan
sss-4A
A sDsudmsnt 70 section was adopted.
pseyldine thst the section shall not sppiy
n r4spset 70 rates that were in existence
- s6s dass named, January 8, 1888. msds
n ~ampstition With transportation wholly
- t~Arsiy BY wateE.
Jss bill vas placed on dnal passage and
passsd, ayes 81, no l. Smith Of Whitman
votSd in the negative. Absent-Campbeu
end Van de vanter.
Tin following bills were indefinitely
posltoned:
Q 81 No. II. BY Richards. providing for N
cd xsonal superior judge for whatcom county.
q = No. ~ relating to stock herdsra.
asQ No ~, By Van Houten, relating 70 pub.
- sshoola.
az. No sos. BY Shaw, relating % voting on .
eonrsIturonal amendment permitting woman
suffrage.
q 4 No 81. b. Hutchinson. Affecting precinct
boufsdaSioa.
n q
nsn= and collection Of taxes.
q > No 2sA ~ Ids. fixing rate for feeding
0cu',y prisoners
HA No Ai--Ths bill provides for the levy
Of 1zx Of ~ mills all property In the state,
The 4mount 20 collected TO be paid into the
esatk treasury and redistributed among the
ssu'Nss throughout the state in proportion 20
- lumber OF school children In tho several
con 1tsea
5 esasts bill No. 10. BY Dyer, relating to
erinees against public morals, was passed
unslimously.
Tye house having refused to concur in
Che senate amendments to the Anderson
railroad bill, Senator McCroskey moved
that the senate recede from ITS amend
mss n. The motion to recede was lost. p
moss. Il ayes. The president appointed as
the conference committee on the part OF
the ;senate, Senators Ide, Edens and
Nilrr.
SA.aase bill No. LIS. to aid the State
Historical Society passed
Access was taken until 7:3O o. m.
Al its evening session tho senate first
pasgsd house bill No. 30, creating board
Of tSsrbor line commissioners. The next
billso be considered was the Mentzer bill
for The erection of state capitol. The
lobby was crowded to the door by inter-
esnA spectators. The bill received its
fis, halt by an amendment by Dyer to To-
cats. the capitol on the present site at
Oily Sapis with q revision that the citizens
Of Olympia donate to the state OF
Ws3dIngton in fee simple all
thax property. consisting Of about
sles4n acres, lying in front Of the present
Rro.ssnds and bordering on Bndd's inlet.
lie Argued that the people of Olympia
cousi we'll afford to donate this land, and
thai n. H. Owings. Who was at the last
ssssion senator from Thurston county.
hao 1t that session strongly advocated the
purchase of this land by the state. Dyer
was IF the opinion that some day the state
NAV want to locate on this ground gov.
erns!r's mansion. state armory, and per-
har< state printing Office.
Cikypooi opposed the amendment, BE-
cause It would be unjust to the people Of
olympia TO virtually compel them to pur.
chsss the appropriation.
Esnnear supported the amendment, say.
ing. chat the state was about to erect q
ma.lniicent building from the proceeds Of
theaale of lie, 900 acres Of land. and he
thought the state should have ample and
unt,estructsd grounds.
Van de vantsr stated that two year.
ago brilliant and able senator (Owingsl
who Was representing the county Of
Thri-ston In this body, was on this fool
Wit. brilliant scheme. and nobody will
dem! that he II full Of schemes. to sell tn,
s,aN for $4,000 this very piece Of land
the amendment now refers to, and he vii
be liSre again two years hence with thi!
sclfeame scheme. or bill to appropriate
&iSSO0 10 Durchsaa this land
Arrsst Of King vigorously opposed thu
mc,dment ~ unjust. Horr earnestly de
Tended his predecessors. denying that tn,
Lana Was owned BY any others than citi
Gems Who have lived here many years. ant
bavf purchased and made their home.
nesa the present grounds. He urged tina
Ii tsSs legislature deman d. that the people
Of olympia shall pay $4,000 in order K
have the building, then vote for tn,
amendment. Otherwise vote IL down.
CtAypool closed with . most forcibl,
arg,: ment against the amendment, ant
When the vote Was taken the amendmen
wsss COST by 8 yeas and Is nays. the yea,
beirw Senators Dyer, Ide. Kinnear, Rut
TEL. :smith and Van dc Vanter.
Az amendment by Ide. to prevent ap
proariation for the capitol to be availabl,
unit ali proceeds from the land had beer
paiks in was lost. Another amendmen
waesdercd by Smith, 10 let some contrac
tor a-ect the building and to turn over {,
the contractor when the building is com
pietsd as payment therefor all land
granted for this purpose. Smith said b,
waS. ed TO make u few remarks as protes
aga" tst the passage of this bill He said
II simply a proposition OF rea, estate owner
OF ~ people Of Olympia, who argue that IL vii
unss4te values. Ii 10 the most gigantic schem
befo3 this Legislature II this laud grant vii
pay f,e es.oo0ooo 10 erect this capitol shall b
perf3sly willing 70 turn the land over to tn
conf issioners and let them proceed. The Ian,
graz will net not more than $4,000 and th
peolSs of the state will have an indebtedness O
e.aHo saddied upon them.
CMypool again defended the bill, sum
minx up Smiths remarks as mere opposi
tom. and the amendment WAS lost A.
amendment by Rut,er that neither Of tia
mcrlJ ers of the commission shall be resi-
denis OF the city OF Olympia was carried.
Dyer moved to amend by making tn
cost of the building si.ooo 900, instead o
5000 rs the bill provided. Tn
frierys of the bill were not on the aler
and 5he amendment was adopted. Tn
bill Aas then placed on final passage
ther& being - ayes and negatives
thos3 voting mo- being Senators Dyer
Eastigdsy and McCroskey. Smith. q
Whitman, voted no, bat changed to ay
and fave notice that at the proper time h
woui2 move To recaps;de The ep,a-,an,