The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-30
/ n PASSING THRONG.

s 49,. ....ie of Cheney have not yet
8 = s;.eir hopes Of continuing the
d s.tou durfr9 the next two years.
d ~ a - fact that Coz. Rogers cut
bAe .s...nnr1at,on for itz mainse-
& sxa frank RI. Graves. the well
l-E.ne attorney, at the Rainier
49,. ~ ,.s~ht. Mr. Graves wa4 re-
-. :. s,,acseg for the school after the
sz.sssc taII WAC passed by the last
1x- and when X became evident
n - roxrry mad determined to veto
..-v,euriafton for the school. He paid
- = tbe governor at Olympia IN
-..~ Nth other gentiennen Interested
- ~ uerpstuasion OF the scnoci. ana
--s 10 bring about RECOMMENDATION
- ~ natter By she executive IhIs
81 - fnljsd. however. ann IL .ns senooi
| ~. =. sr.etained during the interim be-
u next assembling 0. tae 'ss'a'A-
~ '-sssr means vii. have TO be re-
.s.s s-u.se~s OF che Cheney school and
So SD III ..asssre AZ the place base their hopes
's~sS,.rfnx the operation Of the school
fs-s.1 erasons. which an examination
B ~ .austitutiop and of the laws passed
esst-fsfuYes In the past have brought
ssN The Cheney school was In sx-
$500. vhen the constitution Of the state
!. - sAoa4ed. and the instrument Itself
\ Il ...-s-sA the common sclsoci system Of
- ~. end the normal schools az a
-. ss1veof. pledging the state TO their
s.~.ancA. 6ubse auentiy an act Of the
! N sl.s~1.see cave further force to this
{ +. <-esfson. In the present school law.
<SsS vras The work Of the last ieglsla-
- se1ew brown as the Lsishef bill, the
- aehools are recognized az part of
E S - ~.s,ooI systesn Of the state and their
huent authorized.
2rsaher reason why the hope IL enter
@SssI ~. the school may not De aban-
&->1 ues ia the fact that before the leg
Sssure had concluded It's work the -trus-
- "a contracted with the teachers Tor
fher year,s work. under the authority
RI ~ ccns.ftusion and the laws then ex-
k1l~r. 4 y held that the governor has
Xf - poWsr. under the zuise Of veto
a AprrppFsation bill. 10 kill on the
NJ and To cancel these contracts. made
| - - With the credit OF the state
3 a Z undssstood that when the proper
- arrives the state auditor will b
asnused to compel him 20 audit the
ss.Son.ts AZ the school for salaries and
~e1..ssa Of maintenance during the next
S-s yeers, OF course II Is conceded that
sssreent Of the bills cannot be enforced
- An appropriation. but 1t II held
sSsf fks bills may be audited and pay
- uroyided for by deficiency bill To
3 ~ uaesed By the next legislature. Legal
s.4horitics state that the adjustment or
s SN snhonl can be effected only by iegis-
Fl ~ Enactment repeating the laws which
Srlhof1ssd sher establishment end which
7nfend the credit Of the state 10 their
1872 - ncA
- ansietaxsrs Of Seattle are muchput
"a Il sfs decision Of the supreme court
s6nensfng the exemption provision Of the
&4cu,se law unconstitutional. There Is
- spresess and commissioning among
= heiieverx In the Henry George cult.
- = vay out Of the hole into which
- have been put has been suggested
- xneis tar Populfsts In the iezfsia-
~ fseuaof ths most aggressive and COM
- faction In that body Of factions. They
1uttd together single syed Tor the en-
fnsnt q legislation along the lines OF
r. sIngie tax theory. and when the SEES
- uas over they quit the state capital
M0satiar themselves on the fact that
Aou9A fswer In number than any other
-, they had succeeded in capturing
m priscs Of a tangible. II not material
niure, than any other They had sue
auasd in ENGRAVING the single tax theory
4 exemption Of improvements to tho
mnaut Of $50 and had procured the sub
linu1on of an amendment TO the constitu-
~ permitting cities 10 prescribe exemp-
- Of improvements from municipal
4HSton by vote OF the people. This was
Snsd to operate solely in cities Of the
- cioss. but a. a county and school
&R1ia b - much Of a municipal cor
1astieA - q city. the effect Of the amend
A1at Il adopted IL widespread. for IL
Nod permit the people 10 virtually put
a. NAole Of the single tax plan into op-
1fion b. simply holding an election.
81 N not much surprised at the de-
- although much disappointed at the