Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-02-16

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ol,ias and interest collected be credited
to the different funds pro rata instead
of keeping it all in the general fund.
Tho measure to put counties on cash
basis bv aboishlng contingent and other
funds ana requiring the salaries of Off
GERS to be paid in warrants PAYABLE from
the same fund that all other warrants
are drawn against, is quite popular IN
the committee. and it is believed such a
bill will be reported favorably. The
present bills will perhaps be consolidated
into A substitute bill, which will perhaps
contain some conditions for the protec-
ton of the present officers, Withholding
it's ooeratiou for several months. for in:
stance, and putting a safety guard
around all present outstanding salary
warrants. The opposition to the salary
and contingent fund system is that IN
nearly every county in the state all the
available moneys are put into these
funds against which salaries and pre-
ferred claims ar drawn, while the gen
eral dealer with the countY-the fur
nisher of supplies. the contractor, the
Juror, the witness-all are paid bg war
rants drawn on fund that is barren of
moneys AMI is certain to be SO long as
there is any danger of the two funds re-
ferred to running dry.
The proposition to compel the accept
ance of warrants by the county treas
urers in payment of taxes has been
thoroughly discussed. 1t is not popular
and is believed to be extremely danger
Gus. The experiences of other states,
of which the committee has been made
familiar, have shown that it is disease
breeder instead of purifier. To be at
all safe it would require so many limita.
tions thrown about it, so many protect
ing clauses, that it would really destroy
it's usefulness. The opinion of the com
mittee is about settled that the measure
is n, a good one and would not operate
tC the best interests of the county gov
eminent nor the people. An adverse re-
port can therefore be looked fer.
There will be some big contests in the
senate within few days over bills now
10 the hands OF the judiciary committee.
The downfall of the speculative rich
people of the state during the past two
years has been attended with much dis
tress, Both the mortgagor and the
mortgage has found any amount of I'M
satisfactory things in the present laws,
and each is now working to get a
change
o." of the most remarkable bills be-
fore the senate committee on judiciary
is that regarding homestead exempt
ions from debt. The present law pro
vides that man of family is entitled to
homestead valued at $1,000 which
shall be exempt from attachment or
other lien of a judgment or other cred
itor. One of the bills introduced on
this subject proposes to raise this home
stead exemption to $4,000, which it is
said, is equivalent to the California law.
Another believes it should be an acre o.
Land NIT h ;,,,,,rovan,anto in tba oity Cr
40 acres with improvements in the
country, providing the value of the same
is not in excess of So 900. Others want
it reduced to $1,000, and some still
lower. The committee has been at work
on the sub]'ct for some time. 1t has,
however. been unable to agree on a re-
port, one member standing out for the
present law, and others for $4,000. II e
average opinion of the committee is that
the figure should be fixed at -, 500, and
tins will very likely be the result after
it Is fought out on the floor of the sen
ate.
Another mp Jrtant bill is that regard
ing the possession OF mortgaged prop
erty sold on execution during the year
for redemption. There is a strong feel
ing that the original owner should be in
possession, securing all of the profits
from rentals and so forth, during the
redemption period, and the committee
is SO hopelessly divided that it will be
upoI,la ia a0rea throwing the different