The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-31

1888, az 49, drafting s-sd wnsch world
be srr--o.1zsced 81 zh7 legislature. 1x-nE tae
fafssssv of employers fer Esrsonz4 INJURIES
sustained By -ae4r employees.
Various resos1rUzs were here .raErc1 a<e1
ard referred 70 xne committee or order O.
s.u~su@sss. ard sls0z-zzrze1- was szksn a.
NOON.
IRE s-ocvsnsscn recoavensi ~ o'chcek
Svassr-uaa Parry. OF she counrnsttse o. Or
Ger OF fsssssresx resc ne report, OF wfasn
xna following Is a synopsss;
.sra~ convention shall De resolved INTO
az organization kEsoEn as eas Tax an1
psr~enenrna4f T.aagus OF the s14ts q
ysr.wsyr.e-sor- IN vrssrh membership shall
- n--zn Z, al rssrzons Interested n state,
e~rEnyv. municipal ard school affairs. TIE
,.xarsl Offers snail BE chosen. and me tenn
xsyr-ry orrzrE zasson % tne conversion
vs1a1e r-rrnz merit
The COMMITTEES further recommended the
~Ieerion % committee Ga legislatzon
~hfcn should draft Measures 20 Dc agreed
s,oou BIZ ire convention. Debate wac Afs.-
lied 20 nve-rnlnuts speeches and TIE fol-
fovfYg order Of business was reported
Fgfrzt The revenue lawS-f1ow they shzA De
amended Second. Yetre1cament--now caS
econorny IN public affairs De accomplished
~ legislation? Third. miscellaneous reso-
Iatsons.
r. ra=osussors embodied IN the report CO
oazed ND IN the order given and adopted
A number OF resolutions were introduced.
ard after debate were killed or else laid
on the table. For instance, the changes
recommended fl the revenue law we're
taken from the report OF the Seattle COM
ra3free but this xas laid aside and the sug-
gestion embodied IN the pamphlet issued
by the Spokane Tax League was taken up
and adopted
wr Roys. OF Tacoma- offered q resolu-
ton recommending that the legislature
pass q law consolidating the Offices OF city
and county treasurer. IN speech IN sup
port OF his resolutions. ne said taaE Taco
ma Seattle end Spokane had had cons-1-
cradle expsrience with treasursTs an1
banks He favored law which should
compel the city council 10 name oRs or
more banks as aspositors Of public funds:
that the banks keep separate accounts
with each fund and cash the warrants Is
sued against them, reporting TO the comp
troller daily the balance in each fund.
This recommendation was opposed By
Col. Il. W. Conner. who, IL speech that
was applauced. pointed out the fact that
TacomR's dire experience with tr@asureTE
and banks was through the relations OF
the former with the latter. He spoke
against making the banks responsible for
the pubic funds. Tire resolution was lost.
A resolution providing ror the comsoitda-
ton OF city and county governments IN
the large COUNTIES was. tabled. bat after
ward taken from the table ard referred
To the committee on legislation.
The following committee on legislation
was elected BY reclamation: City Comp
trogIer George A. LAebes. % Spokane.
Comptroller VIII Fl. Parry, OF Seattle:
CITY Attorney saackieford. of Tacoma;
siayor-eiect weisenbsrEer. OF New What
cor. and G. II. Holmes. OF this city. The
legislative committee organized By the
election OF VIII n. Parry as chairman.
Corporation Counsel John X. Brok n. OF
Seattle. and County Attorney Conner. OF
Pierce were added 10 the committee. The
convention adjourned. after thanking the
members OF The legislature for attending
and officers OF the convention for the eff
Gent performance Of their duties.