The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-28


the present incuusbents term xhe cfrsrs
Of public printer Is 70 - abolished. s-av-
ing everything unter tn. consrss OF the
printing eosra-
Under existing conditions there are no
public records Of corporations. ara In
legal PROCESS IL is aitscals TO learn ar~an
whorn papers shous4 be served. EASIER
days bin requires all corporations formed
or 20 be formed 70 fle with sns seere-
fary % state, and with ne county sudi-
nor IN which such corporation has sss
place OF business. list OF an ofscers, to-
gethsr with their places CT residence
Senator DORIS BIN requires cities and
towns OF the second. third and fourth
classes 70 aasntain separate fuud 10
be known as an interest fund into
which shall be paid all taxes levied 70
meet interest on principal on ali
bonds issued by such cities or towns.
and cut OF which fund interest and prin-
cipai shall be paid The purpose OF ne
biz is to do away with special funds kept
by cities and towns and make ali war
rants payable out of one general fund, so
that they will al be OF equal value.
Senator Megier presents new method
OF raising funds for the Improvement az
county roads BY deyosing . per cent.
OF the proceeds derived by the state from
the sale OF tide iarsis 70 that purpose
Ii is proposed 10 create special fund
from ;hese proceeds for the cssuss ruction
and maintenance Of a system OF perr,a-
county roads in coarxses where such tide
lands may be self- The funds are to re-
main in the harsis OF the state treasurer.
are 20 be expended by the county com
missionsrs and warrants are to be drawn
by the state auditor upon she fling OF
proper vouchers approved by tie COM
missioner OF public ian.is<
For the purpose Of conducting expert
ments In sugar beet culture Senator
Hutchinson's bill provides for an an.
preparation of $500. with which the pro-
fessor Of chemistry in the agricultural
college Is 10 collect specimens of sugar
beets from the various counties and re-
port the results of his research.
Campbell of Pierce. in his bin tust pre-
sented leaves 1t 10 the discretion of the
council OF any city or town to exempt
all manufacturing companies from paying
any city or town taxes where such com.
panies employ twenty-five or more per-
sons in their business. He wants the
blu to be In force Immediately. and there
fore attaches an emergency clause.
An important measure has been intro
duced In the senate by Senator Shaw OF
Clarke county. the Democratic war horse
or the southwest. II Is to reduce thu
states expenses in the superior courts.
Its single provision is that at the genera,
election in 1896 there shall be elected in
| the county OF King three superior judges.
| In the county of Pierce two. in the coun-
ties of Thurston. Chehalis and Mason
| Jointly. one judge; In the counties Of
| Whatcoui. San Juan and Island. Jointly.
| one; in Pacific, Lewis. Cowlitx and wah-
klakum. one: in Clarke, Skamania and
| klickitat, jointly. one; in Spokane. two. in
Whitman and Adams, jointly. one: In
| Walla waila. Columbia. Garfield and Aso-
| tin. jointly. one: in Kittitas, Yakima and
| Franklin. jointly, one; In Lincoln. okan-
ogan. Douglas and Stevens, jointly. one.
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A code that II Is proposed shall be
| owned by the state and shall be free from
| the numerous blunders OF Hills code Is
contemplated In the bin introduced by
Reynolds OF Lewis, in the house. for a
code commission. The bill requires the
governor to appoint a commission within
ninety days. 10 comprise the reporter of
the supreme court and two attorneys, one
from city greater than Il, 900 inhabitants
and one from a city or town &ith popu-
latien less thar f5,ooo. the reporter to be
ex-officio president. 1t requires the work
TO be carried on during the present bien-
NAL period and requires a report to the
Fifth legislature. to be made at least sixty
days before that body meets. The report
| er receives no extra salary for the pro-
posed work, but his assistants each re-
ceive 5000.
Popugst Cline has introduced real
wild-eyed Populist bin relative 10 the cap
itol building contract. It's main provision
/ Is that upon the completion OF the build
ing on or before January /. 1899. the state
capitol commission shall make deed in
| fee simple to the contractor OF all land
granted by the United States TO the state
of Washington for capitol building pur-
poses, and that the tender of such deed
shall relieve the state OF any claims OF
any kind for the construction OF the cap
| itol building.
Representative RAIDER desires to make
mammals TO order in the educational In
stItutions OF the state, TO make maternity
a science instead % a natural function.
and TO have her known hereafter as Prof
Mamma instead OF the good old mother OF
New England type. Raiders bin is NUM-
Der si, and provides for a chair OF ma
ternity in the state university and normal
schools Il requires the proper authorities
TO secure a competent female of expe-
rience as a mother for each OF these IN
stltuslons. who Is versei in all that per-
tains to the birth and culture OF children.
who possesses general education. wsso Is
aualiied as a phssseian ana who has an
Intimate knowledge OF hygiene and all
that pertains thereto. and who aas made
prenatal influences ii special study. ard
Dc krau~u n professor of ma