The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-06

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ea<errnfre6 20 fight *. ars Re moved %
ssYams cut the worsss from April ! 1sss
81 that tie Interest wossl6 rus from ths
tire fsss property became celinGaert- Tss
am<nnnuens was vosss down.
An srsAndnent wss crsret ~ Lefn. a.
lowirg county commissioners sne efsy
councils 90 coupro.nsse 90 taxes due fer
ssst and 1ss6 Wsrburtoa was sfrstd he
ofgs1ers would abuse this power Z % was
conferred upon them.
A cote CT warning was rasse hy r'Crr.
.ho said shzs IL tAss policy was ptirs1sS
o. wou11 not be tns taFffs Of enc Repuo-
lean party that vsossid he talked q ~
the people. bnt sssher those Of ire P7pu-
is; party Iexn's srnsaf rssrk wss insT.
D0Fr moved shat al penalty ard inter-
esf liz ths future 20 into fns county
school fan6. and pinrsfner smsadsa that
Dorrs aasnfn@ns snail rot apply 20 pen
aliy snd Interest due 20 cities y souss
ron the cities re aatG. FIHWFHeF .
amendment was csrTis6 and Dorr's
snen6pens vss defeated
Al amendment was offered ~ Esl pro
wiling that ne remission q penalty ard
Interest shoTild apply 70 property ALREADY
sold for delinquent taxes when the prop
cry wxs subject to redemption. amend
merit lost
Adjourned siFi . N
trpou reaseemtstng President Daniels
snncrrcef that whsE - made the ruling
70 clear TIRE senate bar L Sss done be-
eaass there Nss 80 much noise thai i waS
neat ~ Impossible 70 transact business
On molten % '. lIson- parties vao we're
assisting senators sefs admitted 70 the
tar ~ this ssnste during the discussion OF
fae reVsnuc and aKasion OIL.
Tire senate refused TO concur e. the
amendments made 70 s. r. =. This bill
l. Intended 10 prescribe the mode Of pay
merit Of collgs ti0ns 70 De paid In money.
The house wiped out ne senate bill com
pletsiy ard substituted two additional
sections. Dswis. McfSeavy ard Reinhart
We're appointed \ committee 70 confer
with shs hou-s 20 sec II an agreement
or s. II. Re could not be reached.
Consideration Of tire revenue and taxa
sion ali1 was resumed and Leah offered an
amendment. when was adopted. IL pro-
vides that county commissioners ard city
councils shall have fail power and author
isy 20 compromise any tax for the year
1864 and for previous years having IN view
fhe value % the property against which the
taxes are ; lien. compared with the taxes
against sueh property and having IN view
the present value % said property COM
pared with the value Al which 4 vas as
ssssed for iss4 ard prior years
Wilson offered an Amendment that any
party sggrfssec by any decision Of the
board Of equalization may appeal to the
superior court.
Dorr amended Wilson's amendment 50
that the prosecuting attorney shall decide
or the merits Of appeals. ard II he gives
bic assent the appeal shall be made from
she board Of equalization 70 the superior
court
Wilson'S amendments and DORIS amend
m~nt 20 the Amendment we're killed by a
motion 30 indefinitely POSTPONE.
Davis moved that the portion Of section
:. thsf exeSnpts churches aud charitable
Institutions from taxation. ~ stricken out
Taylor sa!d that be VAS not = warm adj
vocase OF TIA docirsns Of exempting church
property from taxation but under tha int-
fsatsve ard referendum tfas matter Of tax
sng churches and chAritabls institutions
rad been submitted 20 the people ard they
had decided that churches ard charitable
Institutions should not De taxed.
rlmes have changed" said DAVIS
Then The state was 800 Republican. and
now Il ts 5000 Popalist"
Tavisr~-Does the aaoipsiist party set q
premium on unwodiinassr
Davis-rou can take thar 81 yea please
Rslnhsrt INDUCED IN 4 TRADE against
churches ana saia they interfsred with
and meidlst IN puzzle business lie Ia
vorea Davis amendment
High offered ar amendment 70 Davis
amendment ny submitting a section that
churches, etc. he exempt from taxes 70
the extent % si.eoo
Flumnsr moved that both Davis and
Hisa's amendments "a lad On the table
Adopted. yeas "a. nays =
motion 20 suspend the rules ard con
elder thu btu sngrosnes. - that n might
10 placed on FINAL passage. was adopted
yeas -. nays n
DoTr earnestly PROTESTED against the
passage OF the biz. and especially against
the section that gave TIRE power % the
county commissioners and city councils
10 remit taxes. II was a measure that
would react against those xho favored Il
Range also fought the passage OF ths
hIH
The bill vas thea placed on a.. nnsi
psssaEs snd passed. yeas =. nzys g. TIE
vote was as foisoss.