The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-06
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.
Committee of Five, Including the
Governor, as Chairman.

OLYMPIA March s.-SpeciaI.-The house
spent yesterdays morning session prlnci-
pally in wrsngi!ng over bill By Roberts.
providing a new method for the manage
ment Of he state Institutions. As original
D. drawn, the olN created state board OF
control OF five members. of which the gov
ernor vas 10 De ex-of1iclo chairman. The
other four members were 70 De appointed
b. the governor. Roberts, in the course
OF the discussion on the bill. said that it
vas understood that the governor would
name four OF the state officials as the
other members Of the board Of control. al
70 serve without extra pay.
A rather lively skirmish was precipitate6
when Frank Baker sought 20 amend the
bill so as 70 make the lieutenant governor
secretary OF the board aud commissioner
OF public institutions. This would practI-
eally take a great portion Of the power out
OF the governors hands and transfer IL TO
the lieutenant governor. OF course.
Roberts and the other administration men
In the house fought the proposed amend
ment. but Bakers idea was incorporated
IN the bill By vote Of IS TO "a
The sum of 800 per year was allotted TO
the commissioner or auditor OF public in
stitutions. as IL was afterwards termed.
As the lieutenant governor already draws
1900 per annun. his pay for doing the
work OF president Of the senate and gem
eral manager OF the state Institutions
would be 80 per year.
Roberts cited constitutional provisions
against the proposition to have The lieu
tenant governor do double work. bat Bak-
er showed conclusively that they did not
apply and ttat the legislature could at
any tine specify what the duties OF the
lieutenant governor should be.
Here the noon recess interviewed. On re-
convening X became apparent that the ad-
n1inistration had laborei with some OF the
members with such good effect that Hoop
er moved 10 reconsider the vote by which
the Baker amendment had been adopted.
After A lively fight. the motion prevailed.
yeas a. nays 81. Then the house went al
over the ground again.
The following amendment was offered
BY Warner. incorporating Bakers idea in
the bill:
THE governor shall appoint by and with
the consent OF the senate Eve citizens OF
the state as members or said board. who
shall serve without pay. The auditor OF
public institutions, hereinafter provided
for. shah perform the duties herein
after prescribed, and such other duties as
the board shall direct"
Roberts spoke against the amendment.
RAIDER for IL.
The amendment was lost. yeas IS. nays
a. absent Il.
The committee submitted an anendnent
creating a state board OF audit ard con
troll Of state institutions, TO do tbs work OF
the various boards now n power; the
board 20 consist OF FIVE members 10 be an
pointed by the governor and confirmed by
the senate; four are 70 serve without nav
the fifth to BE- known as rnnriSstorer az
pSblic institutions. at salary OF s., 500 Der
year.
The amendment was adopted
Roberts moved the suspension az Tho
rules and passage OF the bill: carried. The
bill passed. yeas 81. nays z. absent s The
bill contains ar emergency clause