The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-22
NEWSOF THECAPITOL
County Tide Land Appraisers
Have Been Abolished.
THAT WILL BE THE DECISION.
0ev. Me0raw Signs state Capitol 8nl
and AnotheF-Ons Bill Becomes
Law without His Signature.

Law Without Hto S1Gnosofos
OLYMPIA, March 21.-[Special. LAND
Commissioner Forrest hes submitted tho
question 40 to the effect Of the new land
commission act on county boards Of tide
land appraisers TO the attorney generals
ONCE. and it is probable that the opinion
in reply will be that the boards have been
legislated out of office. It is likely, too.
that it will be held that the tide lands that
have been appraised by these boards and
not sold will have to be again appraised
under section % of the commission law.
which reads:
AL appraisements heretofore made under ex-
isting laws, when sales have not yet been rnadc,
ere hereby annuilsd, and all such lands shall
be appraised and sold. or leased. ~ herein pro-
videi.
A question has also arisen as to the ef-
feet Of the provision for appraisal and sale
Of all lands in the bill creating land
commission. upon similar provisions rela-
tive to the land granted for capitol pur.
pose contained in the capitol land bill.
The latter measure was approved ON
March 0. and the commission bill on
March Is, and therefore. if the commits
sion act be held TO apply to capitol lands
1t will supersede any conflicting provisions
that the other may be found to contain.
According to q ruling of the attorney
general, state warrants issued prior to
June will draw 10 per cent. interest on
the ground that while the bill fixing the
rate at per cent. has been approved, it
does not go into effect until ninety days
after the adjournment Of the legislature.
There is q serious doubt, however. as to
whether there has been. or is any author
ity of law for the payment of interest
on state warrants The constitution pro-
vides that no money shall be paid out Of
the state treasury except in pursuance OF
an appropriation by law. No appropriation
has been made out Of which to pay inter-
est on warrants. and therefore the author
ity of the treasurer to pay interest out of
any fund, or more than the face value of
any warran. drawn ON such fund is being
questioned.
The deadlock in the Thurston county Of
fees that prevents the recording of deeds
and other instruments affecting real estate
BY the refusal of the treasurer to certify
on such instruments that all taxes levied
on such real estate had been paid,
COuSAhuSOs Anu bUSlS was tatu
for test mandamus case to-
day by the presentation to the treasurer
Of deed for certifcation and the indorse-
ment thereon by him that all taxes had
been paid, to the best of his knowledge
and belief. The auditor refused to accept
the deed for record, for the reason that the
certificate did not comply with the new
law. and the question will now be carried
to the superior court. The decision will
be of interest to every county in the state.
Having disposed of ell bills before him,
Gov. McGraw 10 expected to now take up
tho business of appointments. and it il
probable that number Of the boards will
be named this week. Today he reap
pointed Fred w. Agate, of Ellensburg, a.
. trustee of the Ellensburg normal school.
Two citixens Of Cheney DR.. F. A. Ponce
roy and d. H. Stewart. arrived here today
to intercede with the governor in behalf
Of the normal school at their town. They
entertained the belief that the governor
could reconsider his action in vetoing the
appropriations for the schoo, and could re-
vive the items vetoed, and therefore sought
to have him at least put new life into
the appropriation of $4,000 for the
maintenance Of the school even If he still
disapproved the item of the SEQ 900 for q
new building. Their errand was. of
course. bootless one. as when the appro-
priation bill was filed with the secretary OF
state 1t passed entirely out of the gov
ernor's control. The Cheney men claimed
10 have high legal authority for
the position they took As to the
governors powers in the matter, but It is
ahla th of hal - l~u~l ID
them on the theory that the bill was vet
in the governors possession. The gov
ernor's veto action was taken after mature
dslibsration. and the Cheney items
were stricken out on the principle
that one normal school was enough
for the state in view of its finan-
ciai condition, and. therefore, even if
he had the power and though he regretted
that the Cheney people had to be disap-
pointed he could not reverse himself as
the delegation desired. The next effort Of
the Cheney men will doubtless be to induce
the deficiency board created by tho recent
legislature TO authorize the trustees of the
school to incur expenses for the mainte-
nance OF the institution on some scale so
that il may not expire.
Representative Meany arrived here to-
night for the purpose Of arranging for the
transportation to the Worlds fair of the
fruit. grain and vegetable exhibit prepsred
by W. .. Bush, OF this county. and which
10 expected TO win for Washington pro-
ducts the pre-eminence that was
gained for them by tho exhibit sent by
Mr.. Bush to the Centennial exhibition.
The exhibit has been prepared in dupli-
cate, and space has been secured for il in
both the state and national buildings.
The commission will pay oil the expense
OF transportation and Bush's fare TO Chi
cago and return. and his expenses for
. stay OF at least two months at the
lair. Mesny had conference with Assist
ant Attorney General Haight this even
ing. relative 10 the question as TO when the
Tree tuition clause Of the university act
takes effect, and learned that the opinion
of the latter is that the provision Is now
In force and appiles TO the present term.