The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-09
"oMANsuFFRAoE FINALLY LOST
The Bill in Aid Of Lake Washington
Canal Much in Favor.
nsxss' the Pepalist Loader. Makes .
Speech Fer Is--satisfaessry Progress
81 lnpertaae Legtslasies-TAs sen-
ate Not to Meet Again Untia Monday.

An1uFS al tnSs session Is the Rogers bin.
governing coal mines. passed by the
house today. 1t amends section 2 OF
the present law On that subject, and
aims 70 better protect the lives and
health of coal miners. 1t provides that
ssisn level IN any uoal mine shall be
furnished with separate splits of pure
air. Increasing the number of cubic feet
Per minute required at present. The
temper Of the present legislature Is
eGidsntly to give better psoteosaon to
miners. as the experiences of the last
three years. attended with great loss
OF life and property owing to mining
accidents. have shown the present law
70 be inadequate.
To facsAtate the work OF the revenue
cou1mattee. which Is the nost Important
before the legislature. a new departure
has been created At Joint meeting OF
fne house and senate committees a SUBJ
coinsmttee was appo.n&ed to segregate
ana report on the work to the main body.
iIits is reniened necessary because OF
the large membership Of the two bodies
the mouse committee having fifteen MEM
bers and the senate committee nine nen,-
bers. The subcommittee Is composed OF
Messrs. Minis. Candy. Reynolds and Mur-
ray On the part of the house, and Messrs
Frank. Roberts and Wilson OF the sey-
ate.
AS there at presents exists no power sn
cities OF the third class TO provide and
care for the poor and infirm, Senator Nc
Manus, in his bill. emr,o wers city councils
10 levy general or special tax for this
purpose
Senator Van Houten's bin provides that
where death results from any wrongful
act or omission an action may be MAIN
falffed BY the personal representative OF
the Deceased. il the case would have war
rdnted an action had the deceased per
son lived The damages to be recovered
In such instances are not TO exceed 5000
and the action must be commenced xxfsf-
In two years after the commission or
omission OF the act from which death re-
suited
senator Woo1ing propooes an increase
IN the revenues Of cities OF the fourth
class by licensing all and every kind OF
business authorized by law in such cities.
as weh as all shows, exhibitions ard law
hui games.
TO hssp the project of erecting a state
normal school at ,Whateon Senator Dorr
has outlined plan in his bin for the ap-
preparation of $4,000 1t provides that a n
prppriations for such schools shall be
made only from fund created through
the proceeds of the sale of land granted
to the state for normal school purposes.
Anticipating. however, the fund out of
which the 10000 appropriation for me
Nlhatcom school is TO be paid. Senator
porr proposes that the governor. state
auditor and state treasurer shall he a,,-
thorized to make a loan of $4,000 srpnn
the bonds of the state said bonds fn r,.n
from five to fifteen years, and to be nay-
able out of the normal school fund.
Senate bill No. 17p. introduced In the
senaFe yesterday by Senator Huschtn~on.
IS entitled AN act relating 10 the prnp..s
ventilation and safety OF coal mines and
prescribing the manner OF the aupofu..
Senate bill No. i7a. introduced In ~.
prehenslve bsfi which seeks to correct the
defects In the present law. and provides
for the better protection of the lives OF
eoal miners in the state.
The bill by Johnston relative to the
payment of the principal on school lands
which passed the house today. Is an inn
portans measure. IT provides chat the
time for making payment os pr1nc.zsal On
contracts for tse sale Of school lands
made under the provisions Of fTse arts az
the legislature approved March 3. 1saa
and March IS, 1888, respectively, IS ex-
tented to the first day OF December. lap
In al cases where caae~fiftn or more of
the purchase price has been paas prssu- 10
the taking effect Of the act and theraas-
ter payment Of one-sesth of the purchase
prsce ard all accrued Ssxt xterest must be
pad annually on the first day OF Decem-
her OF each year urs;sl full payment is
made The extension 'of The tine for the
payment of any part OF the purchase
price Is made on all sucsa contracts on
~-aie.l onzy one-tenta ~ the purchasae
price has been pazd prior 80 shs. taking
effect OF che act; provided. THAT In orvier
70 have the benefit Of szae acs the hoAYer
OF amy such contract shall pas the Sec
one one-terth OF the purchase price. ae-
corssng TO The terms az the eorst-acz. 90
getsaer w2s4 all Interest that may be due
on ehs contract at the taking effect sf
sae at. as fcslows: one-fossrfh Of such
ard accrued saseres; en- or ESefo~e De-
ceYssner sSs, 1855 and one-fossg-th cf sasf
SECOND oae-tensh Of the purchase price.
aYaa accrued Egytsrest, on or before tae
farrs day Of fpeceussser If each year there
after sHf.ssi The whole IL paid, prosfsae~f.
further. sFas all such contracts sssau con-
tfssase 10 draw interest az tire rate there
in specifies until tire principal sssss1 pro-
vaNseSs In sssca contract be fully paid, NJ.
fssax hsAscrS thereof In orser 10 have sae
h@aefis os this aot. shall pay sae accru-
lsa9 trssereS< thereon annually. as herein
provided: provided fGisslssr. fhas noting
auAr~sa ssssssaisseS shall prevent the tsssi-
ssy og any con.raes from paysag the fun
arxsssaas due a. any s9Ere. An emergency
Clause IS attached
Senator Ranges bal - grant powers 10
COUNTIES relative 20 psblsc woE-ss. aE4t sss-
grxssaacesi particularly N the interest 81
ira work on t+xe Lake Washington sasff.
rznas which rassssSs ssse sersase u-szsnes-
ssay. earne afp Ia TIE hcssse this rzsgw-zxssssx
A nation was asssie 70 suspend tne russsss
fsr shs passage og S2se essts. Several pngss.-
lists 81 ussrs asssxssFstses 81 delay matters
csasnssmg sAag they nasghf wisss To ark.
Amendments 10 a<. Esska~. P0p. Psssrse.
ssssaae a syaessfss sr~sca IA favor ns IN.
bill Sic sad he cesrsssseres2 u a sssoSs
s-easossasSe ufsasare Tn every Tesssses. axzs
sgsas 10 .4sssc- 10 the r<ogsa OF kaag