The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-09

Olympia, March s-Speciai.-ihe pill ap-
| propriating ss30 90 for the erection OF
state capitol passed the senate today,
/ Just as IL came from the house by a vote
| Of "a to To- The principal opposition came
from Easteriay, Rep. and Crow, Pop.
They succeeded in having two amend
fnents adopted, but these were afterward
reconsidered.
The senate went into committee of the
| whole. and after reading the bill as IL
passed the house. Dorr moved that the
committee report the bill back with the
recommendation that II pass. The report
was received and the bin placed on third
reading.
The first amendment was by Easterday.
who wanted all warrants 10 bear. upon
their face, the words, This warrant
shall not be construed as n debt OF the
state of Washington. but Is to be paid
out of the state capitol building fund.
from the sale OF lands granted for that
purpose"
i Senator Horr explained that the state
was already protected by the wording of
the law and its construction by the sp-
premc court.
Crow. Pop. concurred In Yesterdays
amendment. and deemed IL necessary for
the protection of warrant holders.
Dorr stated that II the amendment was
essential In throwing any safeguard
/
yor it, But no amount OF matter that
could be stamped on the back or face of
warrant could charge the state with
any indebtedness except against the fund
created by the sale of lands granted for
the construction Of a capitol Senator
porr then called attention To the supreme
courts decision, from which he read that
no obligation was imposed Gpon the state
and no taxation could he levied to meet
III. .f.Afk4 k4ef.f-e
ton OF capitol The land" he said.
was granted 10 the state for the sole
purpose Of erecting a state capitol build
ms and can be used for no other pur-
pose"
Easteraay.s amendment was adopted;
ayes -. nays Is.
Another amendment hy Easterday was
adopted by the insertion Of the words
.sana no other money after the sentence
referring 10 the state capitol fund"
senator Kellogg wanted the appropria-
tton clause stricken from the bill. which
,,.etfon was lost ny a viva voce vote
senator Deckchach vigorously opposed
any further amendments.
senator Brown then moved 20 recon-
slider the vote by which yesterdays
first amendment was adopted, and Tay-
lor. who also voted sor the amendment
said he had since lvr1izea that 1t would
the warrants by the contractor
Frink said he was satisfied that the
purpose OF the amendments was 10 kill
the hsil.
Tire motion 10 strike out Yesterdays
amendment by reconsideration was
adopted ayes =. nays 2.
Senator Wilson proposed an amendment
similar TO tie one Just reconsidered, bat
Senator Lesh vigorously opposed any
1--we nj
down.
rassertiay's second amendment was re-
considered by viva yoce vote. and the
bill was then placed on finaI passage.
shSrn Of all amendments. and In It's ORR
gsflaf shape as received from the house
The vote was as follows;
Yeas-geiknap prown. Campbell Decke-
bach reorr. FrInk. EsaIbert Hail. Harper.
Helm. Horr. Hutchinson, Ide. I4esh, Meg
Ter. Mcsianua. rusey. Sergeant. Shaw.
Taylor. Van Houten. washburn. Wilson.
Nooding~-St.
Nays--crop-. Donah0e. Easterday. Field.
Foss. Kellogg, Lewis. Miller, Range.
RebsFte~ie.
senator Hutchinson gave notice Of re
const3erstfoY.
nasf=aSsen bills relating 10 state
school ani granted lands were report@s
by the committee this morning without
Z
hsli to abolish tho state land commission.
AS the committee we're unable to agree
all hills bearing on the matter were flied
AMI made a special order for tomorrow
evening.
Senator Crcw called up ths Morgan
railroad bill for reconsideration this
morning BAT his molten was lost Sen
aforS F'rsnk and Gilbert, eho voted
against the hin Wednesday afternoon.
were the only two 10 vote for recon
sse4eration With this exception the re-
salt remained as Il vas when the bIgl
VAS defeated.
Crow cyeas ted some amusement tn ask
snx for the reading of the newspaper
clipping az petition 20 ths commission
srs ~ Whitman eogntv, urging them to
ratfy che singing bird hili'' and 10 en-
art . like Law fer the propagation OF
squirrels.
Senator HaIrs bill appFoprlatiug suSss
for the maintenance and Improvement Of
the agricultural college AID school OF
sglerST. FOR the purchase % additional
tax,ssS and she erection of buildings &xs
called up, ana the senate went into cogs-
rrsgtsce ~ the wnale for tsx consideration
whsn she It'll care Srsrs the committee
the clause aprro2rfaftng Estst for an .x-
fszrsrnensaf ssassca n Fuyaiiup was
stricken out. aGd Sergeant asked that Il