Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-03-10

ing for the appointment of an Inspec-
tor of Oils. Indefinitely postponed,
Is their provisions are covered by
House bill No. 39l, which was reported
iavorably yesterday.
House bill No. 262-To enable cities
and towns to exercise the right Of emf
nent domain for the taking and dam
aging of land for public purposes.
Passed.
House bill No. 4I5-Providing for
the assessment and collection of taxes
OF cities OF the first class. Passed.
Adjourned.
The Mentzer bill to provide for the
location ard erection of a capitol
building was considered by the House
Friday afternoon, as special order,
and after being fought by the friends
OF the Puyallup bill was passed by the
decisive vote of SO to 10.
After the adoption of the report OF
the committee on public buildings
and grounds, favoring the passage of
the bill, with amendments, Scott Of
fered an amendment extending the
time for the completion of the capitol
beyond January l, 1899, in case suf-
ficlent sum to pay for the building
shall not by that time have been de.
rived from the sale of lands granted
for capitol purposes.
Leo, who led the fight against the
bill. in the interests of Puyallup
moved that its further consideration
be postponed until the bill to re-suhmit
the capital question had been acted
on. He declared that action on the
pending bill was premature. He pro-
ceeded to argue the question of re-
locating the capital when Mentzer
raised the point of order that he
was not speaking to the pending
question. Leo continued to argue,
and Ludden next raised the point that
the motion to defer WAS out of order.
The Speaker held that the motion
could be entertained.
Ludden favored an immediate vote
on the pending bill, as time had al
ready been spent on it, and its passage
would decide the fate of the other
bill.
Mays said he was friendly to both
bills. Uaughter) He wanted the
submission bill acted on first.
Sallee contended that the present
site was not suitable one, even if the
capital should not be relocated, and
that sufficient grounds had not been
either purchased by the State or do
mated by the people of Olympia. He
thought that if fine building should
be erected on the present site, real
estate men would place old barns on
surrounding property to force the
State to buy it. If built on the site
proposed, the State house, he declared,
would not be seen by travellers on
transcontinenta roads.
Mentzer made q strong and eloquent
plea for the passage OF the bill. He
said that the capital had been located
at Olympia but three years ago by a
magnificent vote of the people, and
that there was no reason why the
question should be again allowed to
harrow up the citizens of the State.
He reminded the House that it was
conceded by all that a new capitol
was needed, that the State deserved it,
and that the necessities OF the Legis.
lature and State officers required it.
He declared that the proposition to
postpone the bill was merely begging
the question. His speech was vigor.
ously applauded.
Leo argued against the convenience
and economy Of the present location,
describing Olympia as a way station.
Mentzer announced that the deeds
for the additional land required had
been executed.
Gilman said that it was poor bust.
ness judgment to locate u two-million
building on site consisting of only 10
acres.
Leo's motion to postpone was voted
down, Is to SO.
Mentzer offered the following pro.
vlso as an amendment:
Provided, That no appropriation
shall be made from any fund except
the fund derived from the sale OF lands
granted for public buildings at the
State capital"
The amendment was adopted.
Gilman moved to amend by making
the limit of cost 81 100000 instead of
$2,OOO,0O0. Lost.
Mentzer moved to amend by pro.
viding that no more than three men,
bers of the building commission be
members of any one political organi-
zation. Carried.
Morrison opposed making the State
Auditor member of the commission,
az he would have to audit its accounts.
No action was taken relative to the
objection.
Winchell offered an amendment
that the capital be built on a site of
not less than 20 acres, to be donated
by the citizens OF Olympia. Lost.
The rules were then suspended and
the bill passed.
Yeas s. Anderson of Whatcem,
Brock, Bush of Chehalis, Bush of Pa.
cifc, Cameron, Dem, Durant, Parrish,
Foster, Green, Hamill. Hurd, Judson,
Kerr, Keller, I.etterman, Ludden,
Mays, Mead. Meaney, Mentzer, Mer-
chant, Moore. Mulkey, Mckenzie, Nc.
MILAN, McMurphy, McNew, Nelson of
Lewis, Rinehart. Roth, Scott, Shade,
Sheldan, Sherman, Smith of Douglas,
Smith of Okanogan, Smithson, Tuck.
er, Tull, Turpin, Webb, Weed, West.
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