The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-08
number OF csopls On the train. who ASKED
Aim ~vfos@ ssarzsF ne carried

On. % the principal leslie. raised n the
tate campaign D. TIE Poruiss.z and their
fusion sifies Was that OF expense. Tee
Populssss demanded the lorutug OF % a
number of commissions. ard Gov. -~fsct
Rogers has fnttsnated that whe1 fhe legs
fst1re gets through win re fst JOBS
she-. wffl Pc few remaining Places for TIE
fgxhsaJ. This policy o. fstFencssrlesst
ana reSo~va- zfn b~ Watched with great
snssrest bv tire people % tss state. VINO
have been led 70 believe tsaS rnsuy r@@fs-
less Offices can - done away witn- Inefe
A. % course the question q now fzr th1
sSSnzfrs stra ton and the legislature VII .
allowed 20 go BY tire men who WORKED
early ara h u for IRE causs % fusion ana
who naturally expect % resolve some
thing band@o1e at the nsnds CT the n
corning stare administration
One OF the measures thai VII De pre-
eenteS 70 ths Legislature along the line q
rstrsnrsraenr as laid down IN the Elens-
burg psatforzn has been prepared BY n ID.
Warner. rspyesentsftv3-eiect from 5noao-
rrkxn county Mr. Warmers bill goes F1gnt
10 the root o. rhe matter and Is radical
enough 90 satisfy almost any Populiss re-
former. II provides tor the afoli$hrT1e Z
OF the following commissions and BOARDS
OF trustees:
tn. board Of trustees OF the Eastern
washington hospital for tae insane; that
Of the Western Washington hoSpfta1 for
the insane. TIRE board OF directors o. the
state penstentiary. trustees Of the soldier
home a. Orttng. board Of regents OF the
agricultural college and experimental sta
ton. trustees OF the state reform scaooa
state board OF horticulture board Of land
commissioners and capitol commission
IRE hsM furthar provides f3r the redac-
ton OF the number Of superior judges
from twsnEy-on 70 fifteen, and cuts down
fhs number ~ prosecuting attorneys from
ihirfv-four 70 twelve Other offices
abolished are the county auditors. mining
inspectors and arid land commissioner. II
Mr. Warmers bsll passes IA anything Ike
fts original form. the patronage % b con-
trolled by the governor will be very limit
81. Indeed. ~ one were not absolutely sure
81 Mr.. Warmers sincerity Il might be sug-
Eesfed that he was aiming 2 blow a. the
governors patronage.
Mr. Warner proposes 70 replace these
boards an1 commissions b. superinteu-
dents II the various institutions &C be ap-
pointed BY the governor and responsible
direct 70 the executive. Another plan. he
says would be 20 create q general beard
% state institutions. Including the govern
or secretary Of state ard one other state
officer. IN this way he siFas 70 place the
responsibility FOR ire mana cement OF these
institutions directly upon ire sdministra-
tion. whore the people may lay the blame
OF unis-mana cement should this occur.
Another bill which Mr.. Warner has pre-
pared IS designed 70 restrict the dfe Of
franchises granted BY municipalities -
twenty-five years. with the right. on fair
revaiuafion at the expiration o. this pc
ricd 20 an extension for another quarter
OF a century. After this period expires. the
property and rights OF the corporation
are - rev without further recompense
90 the municipality which may operate
or lease the properties.
Mr. Warner has also prepared n bill for
the crestion OF a board Of railroad, steam
boat warehouse. mining and labor COM
missionere, Of three rneruhers. two 70 be
elected by the legislature. and the third
70 be the governor. who sh8n n chairman
OF the board. One Of the members shall
be a practical railroad man and another
a practical miner This board shall adjust
inspection OF mines. steamboats, and ware
houses. A clause in the bill provides for a
reduction OF freight rates Of q per cent,
and OF passenger fares from 5 to 4 cents
per mile
State supsrin tsnient OF Public Instruc-
ton Browne has not appointed his clerk
"a yet. and viii not until after the legis-
lature hiss made an appropriation for that
office.
State Printer OWN Hicks has selected
Harry Bowman. OF Dayton. as bis superin-
tendent. Ia place OF J. H. Ogden, who
goes 20 Grand Forks. II. c., 10 start a
mining papsT.