The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-15
HAS MANY OPPONENTS.
Metropolitan Police Bill Com
ing Up This Week.
THOUGHT TO BE DANGEROUS.
Cousa ne Made the Basfs ef q PoIit-
fcal Maehfne--A Biu E'rcvtdfng for
Legislative Manu&I-rayter's
Measure Relating to Highway.
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OLYMPIA. Feb. A-Speoiai--T-se met
/ ropolitan police bill, which has
been expected ever since the legislature
convened. has put in its appearance dur
l ing the week. IL Il passes IL viii give
the governor the control of the pelice
/ departments Of the cities of spokane. Ta-
coma and Seattle. IL viii create "A pow
erfal machine. whieh can he used with
7 great effect in n close campaign.
There Is a great deal Of opposition TO
the hiil even among the PopuiiSts Sems
/ OF the members OF that party claim that
as those cities have TO pay THE salaries
/ OF the police officers. they should have tho
/ power OF hiring and aischarving them.
/ that II is not fair 10 compel the cities TO
| foot the bills and Stll not have the say
about who shall make up the police force.
The metropolitan police system has long
| been an abomination 10 the people ot san
| Francisco. With such experiences staring
/ the people in the face II il certain that
the people % the three leading cities OF
the state do not desire 10 fasten on them
selves measure that will oe productive
/ principally of evil
! AT the last session ~ the legislative
assembly n bill was introduced and pass-
ed providing Tor a legislative manual
/ Gev. McGfaw vetoed the hill because
/ state funds were scarce. and the veto
/ came before the present legislature ana
WAS sustained Another bsil providing
/ Tor legislative manual was introduced
during the week by the judiciary conn
mittee- such work would cost Sgea0
It's main value would be as a references
/ book. such manuals have hitherto been
/ gotten up tn this state by private indi-
vidusis. The bin Is as follows.
:, Section l. The secretary Of state. at
the expense OF the state. shah hlennialiy
prepare and publish a book to be ma med
known and called the Legislative Man
4 nal or Green Book. which shall contain
Z the articles OF confederation declaration
f OF independence, constitution Of the Unit
ed states, organtc act, enabling act, proc
1 lamation of the president. and the consti-
/ tuition or this state. Roberts rules OF or
Ger uf Tree Tor puoiicati0n1. rules and
| Joint rules or the senate and house. lists
! OF senator's and representatives and OIL
I Gers, clerks and employees of the senate
4 and house. state Officers commissioners.
commissions. salary lists. the law for the
election ot United States senator's. lists
/ OF postoffices, calendar OF holidays and
/ grams OF the senate and house chambers
| and ante-rooms and of each floor. and cut
| or the new capitol. state flower. TWO page
/ maps OF the state. showing United States
and state judicial congressional. senato-
/ rial and representative districts. biograph-
/ icSl. statistical and such other informa-
/ tion. including this section. as he may
| consider proper and useful Within two
weeks after the commencement OF each
/ regular session Cf the legislature and ear
| lier IL practicable ne shall distrlbuts
| copies thereof as provided by law.
! Sec. 2 Said manual shall be bound ia
4 green cloth, and otherwise be Substantial
| ~ In the same style as heretofore. Tho
name Of each member of the legislature
/ and state officer shall be printed on one
copy to be delivered 20 him. There shall
be 2.o00 copies OF said manual printed and
/ bound. TO be distributed a. follows. Five
copies TO each member Of the senate and
| house, one copy to each empleye OF each
| house, two copies 10 each state officer,
| state school, college. public library, con-
| gressionai library and state institution;
one copy 70 each Judge OF tho United
copy 10 each United states senator and
member OF congress. 10 copies for ex-
| change, 10 copies 70 be reserved for mem-
bers OF the next legislature, and the ball
ance. II any, 10 sell at 81 per copy
Sec. 3. The secretary II state may, III
his discretion. dispense with the preparA-
tion and puhlica ton of said msnual os
any part thereof for the years is3-sa
The following bill. relating 20 public
highways, cycle paths and ways, was In
froduced during the week BY Senator Tay-
loT, and is now In the hands Of the Judi
.siary committee. II Is particularly inter-
esting 10 cyclists. II Is called senate bill
No. iS7. and its provisions are:
"section !. Within their respective
counties the boards of county c9mmis-
.
of city or town the city council of such
city or town shall have Jurisdiction under
such limitations and restrictions as afs
prescribed by law.
= To las out. set aside. reserve. main
tain. eres,t. improve. control. limit the use
OF. regulate and manage public highways.
cycle paths and ways.
= 10 limit and pre-crIbe the speed at
which a person can ride or drive IN or
upon or over such public highways. cyeis
paths and ways.
- To establish and coliect special
annual license tax on each and every se-
hicie. cycle or Iieycie for The purpose of
improving such highways cycle paths and
ways for which the same Is sei apart
Sec. 2 When public highwsy OF cycle
pa IN or way ig Set aside and improved
Tor any special purpoze or use. the county
commissioners or city couHra! may Gauss
appropriate signs 20 be- placed along said
highway. cycle Isatn or way. Indicate the
special Use for which the sAld highway,
cycle path or way has been set apart.
See g. whoever. With the intent 20
prevent the free use ef sueh highway. cy-
Gle path or way shah throw. drop Or psacs
or shan cause or procure 20 be thrown.
dropped or placed. in or upon any high
way. cycle path or way, anF glass. fsrks.
nfbSr snbvtanee which might lnfase or
punctxe any vehicle or Cycte faNtuly
using @he same. or which might weuu1.
disable or in1ure any person Using such
hiEnway. cycle bath % ~aFs nhaA -
guilty % a mlsdsmeaHor.
SEC / Any person frespszsi1g upon
7 any NlMNMAg- ftfatE EAtH ~ FHF
snail have been reserved eft apart snl
improved for e speriat purpose Hhd Use,
hv driving horses. cattle Or wagons taere-
On. or who shall iu any manner wiiliully
o9srtrlBct or damage such highway. cSeis
Path Or way SHAH ~ deemed guilty ~
m fs1e Fneanor.
.2ae. s. Any person fouBA guilty ~ the
violation of ans of fhe provisions Of this
act small he punished ~ g enc - not leAs
than g. nor more than 80"
A. usual. there r. more or iess talk
a bout the removal - fae capital. o1f tas
sentiment has not yet cryseaf3ized. Bak-
prs A8fl providing for submitting the qaas-
zion of thA removal of the capital 20
vote of the people WIS defeated IN t6s
house Warner bl1 repeating the act pro-
vf6luR for the construction o1 me cap3-
f8l Waa paNsea nF she house In ths
Tnaa while the foundation, Wntcn cgsk
$1,000 stands under g saea, waiting for
a supersfTucture.
senator Davis believes that The capitol
building should he finished WIN mat
end in vfew ne introduced q blil this week
expedite the complexion 0f the unfinished
ca-lral building and makes an appropfta-
tom therefor ItS provisions are
section + In order 70 preserve the state
eaEatol building foundation already con
struetea ard mscnre the fuli benefits %
sas appropriz ions already made ard fes
obligations already Incurred for tn@ com
ptetl0n cf sad building. ard ln oTeer hat
ne state may ger The benefit Of the fn-
tere9E nnw accrutng upon the warrants
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