The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-01

rfclpai purposes shall se fsvted. which
~izss. p-ogisses sfiII further. that ire
property o. The United States and the
STATE. c0unfiss. school districts and ot1er
municipal sorporzsi.or,s, sad sses = Ger
srsl Isr provide. may De exempt from
TAXATION"
TIE message % the governor delivered
20 the legislature o. Saturday rzs re-
cefveS with manifest tlsapprovai II al
nos. begged the legislature 70 create
railroad commission. and threatened II
iris was not lone tn cali an extra session
Of TIE legislature. TIE effect has beer 20
create a distinct hostility 70 q railway
commission. ard IL 10 roy almost Ger
tain that such a btu viii rot Be passed
II such q measure perchance Is passed
tbs governor viii not have the appoint
Enent q the CON n4sxsoners- They viii be
elected or appointed BY board made up
% TIE stste officers.
Considerable surprise fs manifested at
the smaIlaess OF the sur 10 be appropri-
sfed by the provisions % the sppropriz-
risa bill for fns agricultural college az
Pullman. The regents % the college say
thar the 1880 70 be appropriated viii
rot be sufficient 20 keep the college open.
IL fs but $500 year The very least
great part Of ths college expenses are
paid for By the Federal government. but
the money derived from this source can
only De applied 10 salaries. and for the
purchase OF apparatus. The normal
schools are well looked after. The What
com school receives $4,000 $1,000 for
maintenance and 80 60 for improve
ments. while the Eilsnsburg and Cheney
schools are given 81 90 each.
Senate bin III By the committee on
state penal and refOrmatory institutions,
vii come up tomorrow at O'Clock This
bill Is intended TO still further decrease
the sentences of those sent 20 the peni-
Tertiary who properly BEHAVE themselves
II amends section %. Of the penitsnEiary
act. IS follows:
THE board OF penitentiary directors
silal require OF every ahie-5odied convict
confined ia the penifentiaTy as man
hours % faithful Ia Dor IN each and eyery
day during bis term Of Imprisonment as
shall oe prescribed BY the rules and regu-
lationz OF the psnitentiaTy. Every con-
wet whO shall have no refractl0n OF the
rules and regulations o. the penitenftary
or laws or the state recorded against
him, and who performs In a faithful, or
derby and s3eaceable manner the duties
4Ene0 hfu. shall DC allowed from MS
term. instead and In lieu OF the credits
heretofore allowed as Law. deduction
FEARS. three months Ia each Of the next
to years and Eve months IN eacR OF
the remaining years OF his term. and pro
rata Tor any part Of the year whsre tbe
sentence Is for Taore or less than year.
Each convict shall be entitled 70 these
deductions unless the board OF directors
shall lad that for misconduct or other
cause ne should not receive them But Y
any convict shall commit any assault up
on his keener or any foreman. ofacer,
convict or pers0u. or otherwise endanger
FP "a naEFaEf
regard or the rules OF the penttentary,
or commi. any misdenleanor, OF IN any
manner violate any az the rules and regu-
latlons % the peaitentiary. he shall for
feit all deductions OF time earned by
him fo- good conduct before the commits
sion % such offense. or that. under this
section he may earn IN the future, or
shall forfeit such part o. such deductions
as TO the beard Of directors may seem
Just. such forfeiture however. shan be
made only by the. board OF directors after
due proof Of the oNenSe and notice TO the
offender nor shall any forfeiture be i'm
nosed when party has violated any rule
or rules without violence or evil intent.
os which the directors shall be sole
Judges The board shall have power 70
restore credits forfeited. for such rea-
sons "a to them may seem proper.
There must be cattle thieves in Eastern
Washington. IN the section OF the state
represented By Baum. During the week
he introduced senate bill 2iI, which reads
as follows:
.'sec.gton /. Every person who slaugh-
ters or kills any steer, cow, calf. or other
horned cattle. whether the property OF
himself or another. shall keep the hide
and ears Of said animal or animals in a
conspicuous place for the inspection OF
all persons for period or thirty days
from the time of killing or slaushtering
OF said animal or animals, and shall per-
NIT any person or persons. upon request.
90 inspect the hide and ears OF any such
animal or animals at any ana al times
during the period OF thirty days from the
killing or slaughter!ng Of such animal or
animals,
sec. >. Any person neglecting or re-
fuEtng 10 comply with any Of the provis-
ions az this act shall be deemed guilty OF
a ntsdemeAnor, aud upon conviction
thereof shall be flned IN sum OF not
less than SIS nor more than 500 for each
offense."
Tho house committee on state buildings
and grounds will present a report tomor-
row containing a rev scheme for the con-
struction OF the state capitol The com
mittee has figured out a way in which II
Is claimed the capitol can be completed al
an outlay OF S74n0. American instead OF
Belgian glass S 20 be used. the dome cut
or and the upper story left UNFINISHED for
the present. Reductions In costly stone and
ornamental work are contemplated IN the
plan. the whole reduction amounting 20
ssSs 80. The committee VIII report sub
stitute for the Warner blll ernbodying the
above plan.
The senate fisheries committee will finish
the hearing on the trap question tomorrow
night II can 80 predicted that the com
raigtee viii report a substitute for the Han
sen bga. allowing traps IN Bakers bay and
on tire Sound three miles from the mouth
- streams. The trap men are quite sat
isfed with The outlook. believing that the
Hansen bill vii be killed In the senate.
The senate committee On railroads has
ahout agreed % report the Canatt BILL
amending r. 81 that the blanket rate on
wheat etc. from Eastern Washington
VII 20 81 instead % e. 80 per ten. Most %
the severe reductions in the Canutt Bill
VII probably b. eliminated in the senate
ELLENsBt RG AND PULLMAN.
Report on the Normal sch COL nd Az
rIculturaI College.
OLYMPIA. Feb. 5S-SpsciaI -- Follow
Ing Is the report - TIRE special committee
ON the agricultural college and El}eos-