The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-14

eure In TIE hars.s or ne csscers ~Ao are
responsible 1srecssy to the sxcE1e. and hold
tasr2 responsible fer the manner = wazea
t.se money S spent
Members u the legislature are resro-,-
SasSe for The manner u which NANCY IS
vsf@t. and IL there szs Sxt-svRz2zcs n
THIS ~ssErS< a. the .2ss Sessioa tie rasEs-
sers g the parry were Just as z1ueA 20
blame as sn9se IF tire others There was
10 Sre4xs- effort on the part OF The DEM
ocrzfs ~ PcEye.lsss IN the heuse 10 cur
TAX expenditures than she~e was en- the
part az 1hs Republicans. The cnsv de-
psarIznent N whsoa there was an attempt
al resreacAssszE was II .sae saiar.es o. the
sA0orc2zaEs officers IN tie s~.e house.
These we-s cut considerably. aag there the
iesis.sES1Fs stopped. il znxA-, PERHAPS.
VIII advantage have gore or ard CIT sz2-
aries e.sewAers. bur il did not. In con-
noa honesty. thereFovs~ Z salaries are
higher IN some 20bic institutions than
taey o1sh. 20 be, the responsibility may
legislature. which began 20 CO, the pay
o. officers and stopped when II had got
through with the state house.
The present financial condition % the
s.see - ~ fclows.
TIE total tnssc. ssneSs OF the state OF
N A on all accounts Is un3sr 81
Esss..e iEcliaiES interest. OF This. sS0esa
- Tor territorial Indebtedness assumed by
the state. Since statehood an amount
which mar De stated. IN round numbers
al ssoos0 has been ap1ropriatea ana ex-
pended Tor different institutions on ena
understanding TIA, ii viii be r>courei -
The sale Of lands granted BY congress
20 those Institutions Tfsns we dsd that
more than one-half he Indebtedness OF
the state. not including interes, on this
ani for expenditures for which the state
VIII be reeoaced from the sales OF lands.
Against ais there is outstanding Of taxes
wnch were DELINQUENT Of January !. $50.
ssa J0. and ~ taxes which viii be deiin-
aasn; e not paid IL November Of this
rive at the following summary:
Total Indebtedness Of the
Receivable from sale Of
oa sshos .v.;,ss i.' for '- rem. s"@
Receivable from taxes :. Lisa $50 ..ia. SO
Net Indebtedness OF
the STATE. $3.50
Against ,nis net indebtedness OF so 80
the state has public institutions which
have cost upward Of s.. 90 Gu, such as the
state renitentiary. the two hospitals for
the insane. the state university. the eg-
ricui-ural college. the school for defect
I've youth. the reform school. the normal
schools and others which need not be
StrcNsS&CA lf<>e HlS1KIsiDuS were eCDlO-
mically constructed and are Just cause
Of pride 20 all citizens.
Thus 1t appears that while the indebted
ness has rot reached Is per cent OF the
fixed constitutional Indebtedness OF s4aa 90
the state has been able 70 establish edzlca-
rional and other necessary Institutions.
which VIII be equal 10 its requirements for
years to come. There may be some question.
perhaps as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF some OF
these expenditures. but the legislature
wanted the Institutions and az the tine
they were ordered TO be built all the peo-
pie looked for q continued period OF pros
perity In the above estimate the state
capitol Is not considered at all This
stands by Itself and may not be properly
taken int oaccount IN such a ejaculation as
Is made above.