The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-10

After a half dozen other amendments
merely OF a technical nature had been
adopted. the roll was called and the bin
passed. yeas "a. nays Is. The following
Populists, Democrats and Silver Eepubli-
cans voted against the bill. mainly on ac-
count OF the single tax amendment;
Phelps (Pop) koehleT lDsm). Mathiot
Is. R9. Mentzer Is R-l. Stafford (Pop.).
williams Is. RI, Warner tDem.A
Phelps opposed tho single tax amend
inent az ths session last night. and was
mainly responsible for It's defeat then. He
opposed IT again this morning. and when
A. became a part OF the bill voted against
the measure.
The bin Is perhaps the most important
passed az this session. IL makes the inter-
est on delinquent taxes IS per cent. and
ab0iisbes the penalty, taxes 10 be due in
two payments 81 now. except that they
become due on the frst Monday In Feb
ruary and are delinquent May - In case
the first ha. Is paid BY this date the tax
payer has til November 80 20 pay the re-
naming ons-hah.
Al any time after the taxes become de-
iinquent the treasurer may sell on appn-
cation Within three years after deiin-
quency the purchaser Of the tax certificate
Is entitled 70 tax deed, bur must take
the matter into the courts SIS IN the fore
closure OF mortgage. giving notice 10 the
Of litigation or the county.
new system Of blanks Is incorporated
iu the bill which was prepared under the
supervision Of the senate COMMITTEES on
revenue and taxation Ii {. a great Inn
proveneut over the method Of bookkeep-
Ing now In force. being much simpler and
less expensive. II Is estimated that saw
ina of - ~ 80 per cent Is made In the
cost Of bookkeeping.
Section iis. RENTING the penalty and In
tersst on aelirFusut taxes up 90 and In
cludinE issS, was stricken out by a vote
OF 20 to -
At tho afternoon session the house spent
over ar hour ia debate on II. ~ IS BY
Wtikes6n. apnropriating 3 GAS for the
relief az w y. Donly. contractor on The
New whatcom normal school.
a ms torttv Of the COMMITTEES Ga aprro-
prlatteus reported Tn favor NJ paying
g. as - % which Aiss.1@ was for extras
the remainder representing the amount OF
the depreciation Of the warrants on tho
normal sc,scol fund. ia whlch the eoutrac-
tor Was to ~ paid.
Vytst Submitted a minority rapport. iHno~-
lrR the depreciation in TIE warrants. ara
Recommending that tSs creditors 81 poaly
be rsta - sac After long debate. in
wklca the question 81 the states liability
ard the depreciation n the warrants we're
gare trta exhausslVe.y Wits rspa~t was
.
THAI tAe money should be pai8 q .he con
irsctor. leaving has creditors 10 Sc on AZ
bends.
When this WA done roslass.n said re
eau,d 70 longer support the bfIL re de-
clarcd that TIRE contractor should hrsuw a
sult against TIE heard of trustees n Ia rad
a clam ~ ths state vas 10 y.ay out money
en- a e1alrn - tsis kind g. shou.t 80 20 tse
ueer who had done - work and who had
furnished ghe material
- Mates ecaosd thls opinion. a. dff
Ragrr ON roN eaN ere A.H "a 80 q % a.
ATS re Aouse toak up fhs two Bills Tor
fte ecenr.sffoa - tee STAGE csnfof huss-
ine r. r. "a By Warner. AIS sso BY faa
sesrfrfttee IN state h#5ldiaEs ard rr0.lrfs.
pateaes
The COMMITTEES bT1 sas substituted so~
. thsf 6gzEe ey warner
re rs.es wera suspended snf -. Al
etaeat on Seal passsce MeFTse~if rrrsea-
s.ratss aEa'usf ere hasfv Kramer f-
wa3ch the hl3 Wa advanced 20 fhara read.
irx SIC Aa3 INTENDED % crer a. sr-e~ss.
f-ert ass gave ar.ics that - wreefs sa4--s
. THE s..t a. is provided thss re sta.s shaslf
s guarantee th- iste-sSt ~ the caritcF h5r.7a
g -sh r~eseFtss sEs .-st gre hst TNs
/ states Eraaces ae-s En- rs ccnt .f,e 70 esu-
serfake t1e -scVtrvr t{rn q t1s hrEFf~r
/ Coa5ue ~ Tharsioa spoks tsr re haL -
+ a. Mitchell
rran& EaAer sst3 the self 2te-sst az -.
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E taesr pr.aa1r.a- Tse o3a @as uacars sftr.
tionaA Tae constitutes prasles,ed lie -
fserEltave - uaneF 80 tse caaf.ct sx@ae-
eae az ere csE.ta. sa18 aassl tse hetfFf-5 -
vsars crested ard Sc eae eoGteasr -aelss fsrst
saa 'aserssE Or fss san8s As-e1rssr~ -
e 49, ser year. ssus.1 - pa-8 czE - "a
genegaI f1H4. ia vsos4tion - sAe coasslta.
tton.
WFreFr Feeakra tae advocates - 80
r}H fer rf2ssHE .c sUtegtaih n8s eal e-f
saesslsatsas A. Uaeausll sat4oasE measure.
he said
Fs atu car rsx'sr gsss ta.s }ss--sa-
ture NcgT xFres has es~n yofs< rsta
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