The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1897-03-12

The school OF Jaw-smlths TOOK a va
cation yesterday, and it will probably
he long one.
Senator McReavy succeeded in hay
ing $500 added to the appropriation
bill for fish ladder in the Skokomlsh
River.
A new judiciary bill has passed both
houses which reduces the number OF
Superior judges, and again places Ma
son and Chehalis with Thurston coun-
ty.
For the past week the house, like
flock of sheep, has passed great med
lev of bills and then the members in
dividually go to the senators, and pray
them to knock 'em out,-playing to
the galleries. ur'
McReavy's bill for the building OF
the capitol was defeated Tuesday.
The populists are evidently unwilling
to have better capitol building, al
though it can be built from the pro-
ceeds of lands donated by the govern
ment, which can be used for no other
purpose.
The Senate committees which in
vestigated the Penitentiary, Universe
ty, Normal, Reform and Defective
Youth Schools, Insane Asylums and
other public institutions uniformly
brought favorable reports of their
management and the conditions, re.
flecting credit upon the past republic
can administration.
ABOUT the liveliest work the present
legislature did was to pass bill for
$4,000 extra to pay legislative ex-
penses, which went through IN less
than three minutes. This makes the
total appropriations so far 100000 or
$1,000 per day which is $4,000 below
the expenses of last session, but this
| legislature was not done and it will
probably call for another whark at the
tide land fund. Most of these men
were performers" from "RefOrm" pre-
cincts. who howled economy and tod
what great savings they would make
over Republican extravaganza. Rat
A CONCURRENT resolution was passed
b. the legislature March 4th, extend
ing to President Mckinley the con-
gratulations of the Washington legis-
lature, with the sincere wish that the
incoming administration may be
crowned with the blessings of the AL
MIGHTY and prove the instrument
through which the people may receive
the prosperity necessary t. their hap
piness. To the credit of the populisls
the resolution passed with but one dis
senting vote, that of an ante -deluvian
relic named Reinhart from the back
woods of Whatcom county, who ot',
jected to the recognition of the AL
MIGHTY.
WHILE the populists violated one OF
their strongest campaign pledges 10y
defeating the bill abolishing the salary
fund, and reducing public salaries; in
most instances the salaries are low
enough now, the last Republican leg
islature having cut considerably
Where the officers perform their gen
eral duties without help, they carr
their salaries. Jurymen, too, are poor
ly paid, when they are required tc
leave their avocations and accept gen.
eral fund warrants in payment. So l.
is for the best interests of the co.ntie,
that the bills were defeated, but il
demonstrates that the populists did
not know what they were talking
about, when they made the pledges.
The revenue bill is perhaps the most
important one passed at this session
but it does not relieve the delinouents
to any extent. 1t makes the interest
on delinquent taxes Is per cent. and
abolishes the penalty, to xes TO be due
In two payments as now, except that
they become due ON the first Monday
in February and are delinquent May
80. In case the first half is paid by
this date, the tax payer has till No
vember to pay the remaining one hall
At any time after the taxes become
delinquent the treasurer may sell o.
application. Within three Years after
delinquency the purchaser of the tax
certificate is entitled to tax deed
hut must take the matter into the
courts IS in the foreclosure of mort
gage, giving notice to the intereste.
parties. This takes the burden of liti
gati,n off the county.
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