The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-12
1t Is Likely to Be Passed by the
State Senate Today.
JUDGE GLASGOW IN PERIL.
joint Committee Votes to Abolish Of
fee Of Municipal Judge.
inpsachmeas Charges AxAanss JaAxe
Jesas Arthur. OF spokaae--Rsatsf Cor
Dsiinaasnt IaxPaysrs--A mn Cea-
eernsag rercelesars Of Real 1ssass
Morsgages.

olympia, Feb. II. "A usean-
ure Of the greatest Importance to
the state. and one that has arfseu
suddenly 70 a front rank IN the work
or the senate, is the bsil BY Senator
Taylor. OF P.srse. providing for kocal
option In the state OF washinzt ton- The
bill was sGsrolaced by request. ana
was followed by petitions aunerDusly
signed fr0nn nearly every county In tho
state. LITTLE attention was paid 70 the
matter at first. as II was believed Il
had no chance OF becoming iaw.
Shortly after its Introduction repsescss-
tatives OF the different orewerSes m the
state came 60 Olympia. hooked over tho
situation. concluded there was no ne
cesssity COR open warfare and departed.
Tho prohibition element OF the shkte.
however. has been constantly at work.
urging the passage OF the hail. A few
days ago the senate committee resraxe1
IT back to the senate with two report.
the snajorIty report beng Without rsSs-
oamendation and The minority favor
interests then appeared. and 1t is said
made a poll of the senate with tho
startling result that IL was fnusad 10
Since then active work has been dome.
and today when the bs.l was expected
TO come up in the senate a heavy lobby
had been collected. under the manages
issent OF SCHILLER. OF Spokane. to aefeat
the bill. For some reason the meas-
ure was not called up tosiay. but 1t -
certain of being reached tomorrow.
The liquor lobby ~ hard at work to-
night. and their desperate efforts indk
cate strong fear that II win pass.
The joint revenue and taxation corn-
nnftee of senate and house met this evan~
Ing for the first sime and will hereafter
hold frequent sessions. In an attempt to
get some sort of order out of the mass of
proposed legislation in both houses on
taxation questions. One Of the questions
that will require q great deal Of inysstiga-
tiun Is that relative 10 the arcentanco
by county treasurers of warrants IN pays
ment OF taxes. This matter has been csn-
ssdered py the senate committee and tho
general opinion resulted that II would -
inadvlsable. The question Is ono that
looks reasonable AT first blush. but npou
Investigation II is seen that IL enables
the big corporations to pay taxes IN de-
preciated warrants. and is of no benefte
to the small taxpayer. as he II seldom en-
abled 10 handle warrants; that II requires
the issuance OF moro warrants. az the
amount received for taxes 10 reduced, ana
increases the amount OF interest paid
OUT. and that It's whole tendency Is to I'm
poverish instead OF improve the rondi-
tion OF the county and Its people. There
is little danger OF such measure pass
ing the senate. even IL II should by my
hook or crook get through The house. 80
the senate committee has already decided
that II was 80 dangerous as to require
such number or protecting clauses
thrown around Il that Its natural use
fuIness would be destroyed.
The question Of = remission OF penal
ties and reduction of interest on taxes
will aiso coma up before the Joint cona-
mittee during It's earlier sessions. There
Is no doubt that the people viii he given
relief. The consensus or opinion among
members of the senate committee seems
to be thar for the eoriing year fhArnte oe
interest on delinquent taxes VIII he re-
diiced TO about II per cent, and the pen-
atty TO about liz per cent. On the taxes
of 1929 either he penalty and intsrest
viii be rebated. II paid this year. or the
penalty viii be rcbated and the interest
cent.
There IL now no doubt In the minds Of
the leading members OF the Joint conn
rnittee on taxation that new method
in the issuance OF warrants fa needed It
has been shown that the county officers
are shout the only persons In any of The
counties In the state who receive 100 cents
on the dollar on their claims against the
{s 1.4.
ers throwing all available cash into tho
salary and contingent funds and when
the former Is run dry then salary war
rants are drawn against the contingent
fund. In this way the official warrants
are paid promptly, upon presentation, By
the treasurer. But II ~ not 20 with the
man building a bridge. with the Juror.
the witness. tbs merchant the printer
ard others. They are given warrants on
a fund that is always dry: these war
rants have to be sold at a discount. ana
the county has 10 pay an excess price on
this account Thus the county. with
often plenty Of money In the salery ana
contingent funis has 20 kufer these
losses under this systern: First. loxx 10
credit in the aepreciatei value OF war;
rants, second. loss Of interest on the out
standing warrants. third. loss OF from u
10 = per cent BY exceaR price charged
on goods or contract. and al to allow
officials 70 get 10 ceDfa on the daisar.
The senate committee. before tho meet
ing or the Joint committee. WAS convert.
Cd to the belief that the salary and con-
ssnxsnt funds sfsoFsid be abolished. and
that syasenl should be enforced that
wonii-aftsr providing f5T the interest,"
on bonded Indebtedness and 50 stHts'e
saxes.- conspei payments OF 4 ms Ia
cash az long az the cash held oaf. ana
that then the isSssanee of warrants rf1oula
begin, AL claimants uy=a the counsysn
funds being then served exactly aifks.
The majority Of the ccTrxrnisfes seem u
bs OF the opinion inst thers ID kreax
reform In the rnethot proposed az II =
q strong step forward toward placing
counties upon q cash bAais.
The Rogers Dill for a general school tar.
which Viii pFpyI9e $50 for each schooe
ct1si1 "a TIE stats. IL msetgag With severe
orDoz zioH from the taxpayers Of some c(
TIE larger elites ef the state. ThS 1ifn
passed the hozsse Saturday and w31n ~
Genes up ss the senate viii be hasssrfy a.
posed n u ctatnsea by the oppsneats
the nss sesfe that n Seattle the faxpazA
viss have to pay sts9a 90 OF sefsoa -
sbove the amount required in tha n~
benanOs = sAeir Rsessnt Eetea e. i