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

De rezEGerIe@- tftS t&<s1S33 " As Eo&<- aE1
TIE 90 was passed. awcs = absent Z
TIE naH anea1sEs ths revsnse isw 50
ar 20 reduce delinquent tax penalty from
5 70 ! cents. and Interest frexa y 10 u
eents. ana making taxes payable s@rnI-
ennaaray. was passed with an additional
amendment by Deckesszch 70 exempt
from taxation ehArssahle institutions sap
ported In part by chartgy
These bills were irsxieEzstsiy rsnsfrons1:
by Frank-Perasssing cities Of the ffrsr
class 70 suitd retaining y ais Haen max
ing street improvements
BY fde-Tc give 80 the counties % King,
Spokane ard Pierce tive superior sssages
BY Kellagx-r0r the purchase by the
state OF the plant of tse state prsn:er.
BY Hutehinson-Reiatinw 10 the mar
ner la wAieh waterways m.y be exca-
waited hy private contract.
By Hali-A similar measure TO one here
tofors passed. extending time OF nay
menf on state school sAnSs
III. b. by Ezey-For the payment of
mileage OF Jurors.
The Rogers barefoot scheostov hill, was
passed BY the senate after having been
amended 50 as 20 make the Der eausfa
ss instead Of So. and nxsng the maximum
tax levy at instead OF S mills
Senator fsfe's motion TO indefinitely post
A
sion. the chief opposition to postpone
nent coming from Seuatoss Brown and
Sergeant Senator Frfnx fayore1 the
postponement of the bill as an injustice
20 the cities. Brown said the cities OF
Spokane. Seattle and Tacoma paid mills
and as his Httie' city OF Sidney paid T.
mills he thought the larger cities could
afford To pay little more. Senator Lesh
did not think SO Fer capita too much
r-Nf vyutr ka.
WAS advocated mainly by those who were
going 60 get mere than they gave.
The motion 10 postpone was lost, ayes
g. nays g Those voting In III. affirmative
were: Senators Campbell. Frfnk. Hall,
Ide. Lewis. Miller. Roberts and Van
Henten. absent. washburn.
The bill was then placed on final pass
age. Senator Taylor amended by max
ing the per capita apportionment Se. and
senator Lesh reduced the tax levy. to 4
mills. AS the bill was passed by the SEN
ate IL provides that the state shall levy
a tax which. in addition 10 interest on
the permanent school fund. shall be sssfsi-
cient to apportion 10 each child of school
age throughout the state the sum of 50
per capita, with a proviso that the tax
shall not exceed mills
Senator CampbeIl's bill was passed per-
misting the organization of local building
and loan associations.
The bill by Senator McManus to author
ize counties. cities and towns to issus
bonds for the funding of outstanding in
dehtedness was passed. II IL becomes a
law Ii viii enable the funding ~ indebt-
edness in series from one to twenty years.
The present law makes IL necessary TO
issue bonds for a period OF not less than
twenty years. thus working a hardship.
Under the MeManus bin the bonds. which
must be issued now at q comparatively
high rate of interest. may be called In
and Cancelled for refunding purposes with
out payment of bonuses.
Senator Helms bin. authorizing In
corporated cities. towns or counties to
construct and maintain ferries over un-
fordabie streams. was passed.
The consideration Of all the tide lands
bills was postponed from Saturday &c
Monday evening.
The senate passed the state road bill. q
substitute for the bills presented by SEN
ators Harper and Hutchinson. Ii appro-
pirates $500 for the construction of Q
road from the mouth of the Twisp, on-the
Methow river TO Marbiemount on Skagit
river. The pass Is TO be selected by the
commission. 1t win be either Cascade
pass. Slate and Ruby creek or Thunder
Creek pass.
Sergeant's bill, appropriating $4,000 for
a wagon road from Pierce county TO Yaki-
ma. through Matches pass, was also
passed.