The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-07

POI support tie bHs. because If they dia
ers In those smaller towns The esa was
i1gssiouay ard shrewdiy am ente4 30 a.
Y Apply 70 cities Of the first class only.
forcsd you 10 voss axasnss III. 81. had i
renamed il rs original form. when * In
c,udec any incorporated ely or town.
sneusd p-evsl vhsn the oia applies -
sites OF TIE h-st class Only.
his act provides that the ccnDtrlc-
sfoT. rfafrtenance and renewing o. cusk-
reads and retaining walls and other inn
ee nses charge against and collected
from the Acctsirx street When property
owners open street. build ou1kheads and
retaining walls and dedicate them 10 the
poossc ana the pubic wears them out. the
pH5ssc. Or the assessaole properly, should
bear A share II rebuilding those bulk
law passed BY this house day before yes
tsrdsy IL these property owners do not
pay the assessment for improvements lev
ed against their property. when = falls
days without even giving the owner his
DAY N court These proposed improve
ments relate principals. 20 the streets
most used. streets over which the fraEsc
of the cities travels. the first streets 90
De worn out. and while the act exempts
from assessment every one who owns no
property within the Improvement district
where these improvements are 10 occur, II
means the cepriv!ng and forcing from
the owner bis property. and Is manifestiy
unjust, and property owners in my city
are pouring letters and petitions In here
praying that this burden be not thrust
upon them"
r. 3. sl7. by Kittinger. authorizing eoun-
" commissioners 10 expend portion Of
the road funds for the Improvement OF
streets
These bills. a.. "a and IA. were intro
dused at the request OF the city council Of
Seattle.
C. P Bush's bin. No. rs. providing =
method for the reclamation and irrigation
OF arid lands. was passed. 10 10 g barely
receiving a majority. II appropriates $4,000
and creates the office of commissioner OF
irrigation. a scheme of warrants TO be is
sued IN payment OF work IN retaining the
land is Incorporated In the bill which has
been fully noticed in these columns.
Following Bush's bin came Lands. bill.
No. los. providing for the issuance of $780,
900 In bonds. drawing per cent. interest,
payable in New York. These bonds are TO
be issued on the arid lands and expended
in payment OF contractors bills for plac-
ing the land under a system of irrigating
bitches.
Warner took the floor and vshementiy
denounced the bill He said:
II have already warned this house
against this bill. which is a gigantic steal
| want TO tell the members OF the fusion
party in this house that every one OF you
who votes for the bill will never be sent
back here. and the party viii be damned
forever! Do not say you were not warned
in time"
Hodgdon raised . great laugh by ask
ing:
rs ii possible for the fusion party 20
be damned by this bill any more than IL
has been damned by the presence of the
gentleman from Snohomish?" (Warner)
Powell, replying to that part of War
ner speech IN which he said the Populists
were initiating the Republicans. whom
they had called thieves, In issuing bonds
IN time of peace. said:
ct desire to correct tho impression that
OF the gentleman from Snohomish. II is
true that the Populist. while following
his plow, cursed the Republicans as
thieves, but now that he has been TO
his constituents, he has not the face TO
say IL. He does not presume to be more
severe than 10 repeat TO his silver Re-
publican co-agitator the Gliding of Fall
Thou hast done much harm upon me,
Hal; God forgive thee for II. Before I
knew thee. Hal, / knew nothing: and
now am /. If q man should speak truly.
but, Hal. I prithee. trouble me no
more with vanity. I would TO God thou
and I knew where a commodity of good
names could be bought" Great laugh
teri
Hodsdon-Has the Republican party
any good names 70 sell?
Powell-Ws have, my brother from
KING good names In ahundance: but
US. Renewed laughter and applause
from the Republcans)
On ron call the bill was defeated-yeas
IS. nays n, the bill not receiving q ma
jority Of the house. The roll call: