The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-10

Record OF tho Work That Has Beel
Undertaken and Accom- plished.

Record OF tho Work IhAe HAS Been
Undertaken and Accomplished.
OLYMPIA. March O. Especial. Tho
house this morning concurred in the SEN
ate amendments to the capitol building
bill! on motion of Mentzer.
Kline made another attempt TO have
the Wenatchce new county bill taken up,
but was again defeated.
The report Of tho conference committee
on tho Anderson bill was presented. Neer-
gard moved that the house concur in the
minority report. In explanation Of his
motion Neergaard said:
should like 70 ask the house 70 concur in
the minority report Of the committee. since the
senate has adopted that report 1t 10 not all
that ~ wanted. but it viii grant much needed
relief, and Il comes within Is cents ton OF
what the majority wsrs asking. I was one OF
che member Of the committee that signed the
majority report. and we have agreed that as this
IL the last day Of the session. and there 10 no
further time for delay. IL stands us in hand to
remedy the existing state OF Affairs BY adopting
the seuats's amendments, aud hope IL viii be
done.
Baker Of Pierce. Populist. said:
Ihops the house win not concur In tho senate
amendments. There 10 q principle In this mat
ter. ana think We ought to havs what wo havo
already decided Is right else let us tsko moth.
ing. II 10 an outrage TO attempt to force these
amendments on tho house. and I say let NJ
stand by the majority report and the blame will
rest where II properly belongs.
Anderson Of Whitman supported the
motion to concur. saying:
A. the author Of this bill I will say that
hope that the house will concur IN the senate
amendments. This 10 the last day OF the ses-
sion. and while this bill Is not all that we
wanted. ~ has already been said. still ws are
satisfied To take that rather than nothing. It
will be . saving 70 the farmers OF the Palouse
section Of $4,000 a yea, and we hope every
member of the house will vote TO concur.
Neergaard closed the discussion As fol-
lows:
In reply 20 the gentleman from Pierce Mr.
Baker, want to say that We arc working for
results, not simply 20 fix the responsibility for
the failure of certain legislation anywhere
This bill will reduce the rates TO the farmers 81
per ton. 1t 10 this reduction that We want. and
ws are not here to tx the responsibility for a
larger reduction on the senate ON ANYBODY
else. hope the house will concur In the mi
noriiy report
The minority report was adopted. Roth
gave notice that he would move 10 recon-
slider the vote by which il was adopted
The conference committee on senate bill
No. a6o. the revenue bill, presented its re-
port, signed by the senate members of the
committee and by Wheeler of the COM
mittee on the par, of tho house. 1t recon-
mended the concurrence by the senate in
several Of the house amendments. and
that the house recede from others To the
amendment providing for the taxation of
credits, il recommended the addition OF
the following proviso:
Proridet. That mortgages and all credit. for
th.. hasa N. hail
sidsred property for the purposes of this act
Wheeler moved TO adopt the rcport
Judson. Mays, Baker and Neergaard on
posed the motion, and Ludden and Roth
favored it, The motion was lost. IS 70 Al.
Wheeler gave notice Of 8 motion 10 recon.
slider. A motion by Mentyer 10 recon slider
the vote AZ once was entertained, and II
WAS lost. Neergaard moved the appoint
mcnt of a free conference committee. and
the house 30 ordered.
At the afternoon session majority of
the conferences coin mIttee reported that II
could not ssree. Wheeler made minority
report 20 the same effect as the one pre-
scented by him NJ the morning session.
His report was adopted by the following
vote:
Ayes-Andsrson OF wha,cor, Anderson Of
lin. Crockett, Gilman, 6ireen, L;rseaheFg Han.ll.
HsllSss. harr. Keller. Kelley. IsudGsa. Mead
N~sny. Merchant. Morrison. Mulssy. NcEwaIn,
Mem Ian, Nsse. Nelson, PAYNE. RlaehaEl. Roe
ca. Roth. eallee, shade, sherman, Suishson.
hPscG. Temple, Tull. Tarpin. wsshburn. WEBB.
Ned, Ne~;isii. Wheeler, White, wiachell.
woodwoFth--<A
N'Ts-ADdersor az Pierce. Baker. Bush of
ttchagis. Covan, Dean. Darant. Eiraoae., Ell
wars hsosv' Parrish. Foster. Hoole Ju:son,
Ai.ac' Leo. lst;erlnaa. MAYS. MensEsr, Moore.
NeNaFphy. NesrssAsa, Pierce Ok kliest.at.
sset'- Shelton. SAITH of Douglas, SasstA o..
osanogsa, fac&eE, Mr.. speAKsr-A
Scott offered The following resolution:
WHEREAS This tssis3sipso IL now within one
daS OF Adjournment and very LITTLE has teen
aoao Tor she Sesset o. the people: Re it
kesesss1. la: u Is the sense .. this bsdy thu.
the uaSmseFs saosld return tie amount i tAs,r
pef diem aal ia..esge y sAs srsAsusy AID pay