The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-01
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render il necessary that for the fullest deve,on.
mens OF the same there be deep water coc,muni.
cation between said lakes and tide water: and
WHEREAS, Your msmorialists, the legislature
OF the state Of Washington, a. . BODY. has vfs-
ited the site OF said proposed canal, ana from
their personal inspection are convinced not only
OF the feasibility OF the sntsrnrisc but Ala, cf
the great advantage such an I'm mproyoment voni0
% TO the growing commerce OF the state oe
Waahtngtion. - well - to the entire maritime
interests OF the whole Pacific Northwest; there
fore,
We respectfully ask and solicit that your hon.
oraole bodies win speedily appropriate such
sum a. may DO sufncient to construct that nor.
uon Of the canal from tide water At Salmon bsv
Ton Puget sound) to Lake Union, and from LAKE
Union to Lake Waahingtou, In the specdiest
manner consistent with good work: and, as In
duty bound, your memorialisn viii ever pray.
The consideration Of senate bill No. 40.
providing for the assessment and col
lection Of taxes, consumed the greater
portion Of today's session. The bill was
introduced By the senate committee on
revenue and taxation. of which Senator
Forrest II chairman. The bill gave rise
TO particular interest by reason of the gen.
eral discussion throughout the state in re
iatfon to the taxation Of church property
Senators and members have received
hundreds of communications urging the
exemption Of church property. and nearly
every member Of the senate had some.
thing to say on the matter. The bill 10
one of the most voluminous OF the session
and was prepared with much care. The
exemption section, which excited the fifst
discussion. was the following:
Sec. S All property described in this section.
TO the extent herein limited, shall be exemps
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schooihouses. state colleges. state universfty
and state normal schools. with the books and
furniture therein. and the grounds attached 70
such buildings necessary for their proper occu.
pancy: second, all land used exclusively Tor
public burying grounds or cemeteries, all
churches built and supported BY donations, and
the grounds whereon such churches are built,
not exceeding 10 feet by 200 feet; Provided such
grounds are used wholly for church purposes;
third, all property, whether real or personal.
belonging exclusively to the state Of 70 the
United States; fourth, all buildings belonging
to counties, used for holding courts. for iails,
for county Offices or county hospitals with the
ground on which such buildings are erected:
fifth, all lands. houses or other buildings b.
longing to any cohnty, township OF town, used
exclusively for the accommodation or support
OF the poor; sixth, all fire engines and
other implements used for the extinguishmsnt
OF fires, with the buildings used exclusively for
firs companies, whether belonging to sny town
or any firs company organised therein; seventh.
al free public libraries. hospitas for the care OF
tne sicks wnesnef supported IN Whole or IN psrt
" cn.Iy, orpnanass ano orpnsn asyiums, 1n-
.rs h.,,.. -. -. ss.a .ns - a,s.n 49,
nsreonal pronertv a sech hon.eholSer and bss6
Of > family. liable TO assessmsnt ana taxation
under the provisions Of this oct, Of which such
individual h the actual and bona fds owner. 70
sn smouns nos s1cesoins ssoos frosded. shas
s.Cn - psI.0n .n..a l,.s - = ~ poA psop.
d.1ncs ~ sss"nns !, -. srs,"st,c snsn
by this eectiou from the total smoune 81 this
assessment, and assses the rsmaindef.
McManus az Snohomish offered An
amendment TO strike out ali that nortion
relating 70 churches He said thai not -
tar palatial houses Of worship vas vrone
when the po,sessions Of the povertv
stricken of the land were taxed elr thsA
the Law allowed, He wae unslterat,av "a.
posed 10 absolute frood6w ftum tnxation.
Senator eer1oaut oG111H - amend.
uont q o6oe9 n go ~ - II ~.
- oflGDoo Nh1iiitin5 49, iaapo,g
csded from hIs aupendnao2 "a 3s} I
Sereeant's amendment "a oronalv
opposed by Senators FORFEIT, Brown.
Claypool and Eshelman.
Sergeant contendsd that II people were
able to put from 500. 600 70 500. 600 in
palatial palaces of worship. they were able
to pay taxes ON it, and that when thev
made monuments OF worship to their
money instead OF their God. thus taking
vast sums of money from the legitimate
channels Of circulation. thev should nav
for it
Senators Caypool. Forrest. Kinnear.
Brown and Eshelman refuted his asser.
tions.
Senator Horr favored exemption for tho
reason that il was not rood policv for =
new state 70 tax church property.
Senator Forrest and Senator Hahn
favored churches.
On roll call for the adoption Of the
amendment, there were q nays and
yeas. Senators Forsyth. Foss. Gilbert.
McManus. Roberts. Rutter. Sergeant.
Shaw and Smith voting in .he Affirmative.
and Senators Kellogg. McCroskev and
Van de Vanter not voting. The amend
.nov. The -..a;rv ~ -. h;u ,,.. go,