The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-02

OLYMPIA. Marcs f.-sFecial>-As soon
as the senate convened q petiilou was Teaa
from tairty-sight FesidentS q Pullman
requesting tne passage Ok the cine uis-
psnsary biz. Referred
III. y. &c. relating 70 the adoption o. le-
gal hesrs. Was faVoTabsy repeated. Adopt
Cd
H.R rs. relating 70 thc Pullman college
approximation WAS reported back favor
sbsy from committee. Calendar.
g. y. ia. providing for the gfnding %
of tha Affairs u irrigation districts. was
reported hack from committee faror+0.y.
Adopted.
s. b Is. providing for a state orphan asy-
lum. wac reported by committee In favor
of SIS lnasfnife postpohemest. Paced o.
fle.
s.B. n. repoi tel beck from COMMITTEES
without recommendation Adopted
3. +. 2i1 relating 10 vide ties on wsg-
onz was reported back by committee vita
reeo4nFn endatl5n that & pas. Adopted
8. Il. 80 for relief OF Union SaviGgs
bank reported hack from COMMITTEES fay-
orally. Adopted.
s. b. %. reiating TO building and loan
associations. WIS reported back from con-
mittee favoraby. Adopted.
II. Z. az 10 tx railroad rates. waS re-
ported back from committee with recon-
mendation that II pass. Crow and Run
ner ilsed q minority report requesting that
the maximum rate be- S55 per ton, instead
of s. per ton. white the majority recon-
uended that the maximum rate be - per
ton. = sport adopted, and 80 copies OF
the bill ordered printed.
Report os state Inivcrsity.
TIE report OF the committees appointed
30 visit the state university A. Sssttie.
Normal schools at Whatcom. E2iensDarg
and Cheney. Soldiers Home at ortiHg. In
sane hospital al Medical Lake were read
and ordered printed.
The COMMITTEES 10 visit the university
reports that IL arrived al Seattle Friday
evening, February 90 and cary the next
morning proceeded to the new grounds.
The report says.
Here we thoroughly inspected the
buildings or the university. as follows:
The gymnakium and dFill hail building We
found a very commodloas structure. the
main portion OF which covers i65xSo feet
In addition 70 this there are dressing
eooms. company reonns and offices. max
ting 10 most useful and convenient
structure II cost the state. including AL
equipment little less than E.@a.
The next building inspected Was the
solid stone observatory. IN which the In
trunieuts used at the old university were
vaced. A visit wss made 20 the power
house on tho shores OF Lake Washington.
rounding that little could be added by
way Of Improvement. The Seattle N In
tsrnnfionai railroad passes along me
shore OF the lake At TINS THthts from WHICH
. spur has been eonstructed over the
COS bunkeTs. which lead directly into the
power house BY system Of chutes- In
this way the fuel Is placed at the door OF
the farnaec with the least possible
trouble aud expense for handling.
lake Washington furnishes an mex
hsnktiele supply o. soSi water, ne
aud lts equipment consists or two 100
horse power boilers ore large bnHalo
pump. and two auxiliary pumps. a a.
hxrF@a n
wesr1nghosse dynamo. Steam is led %
the eui3dings for heaftng purposes and
the dynamo furnishes electrtcity for
power and for charging storage batteries
Ia the main building
ave next inspected the main university
bailelaR. This We found 20 De "a large
tTely Of natiy" material. comprising
pressea hrsok from Spokane county. sand
stone from Pierce county, grantte from
Sh0hoaniah county, terra Gotta and laIn-
Der from King county We found the
ahoFatoFies ga tire basement az the build
tng equipped with tha most aunstanfl IA
and latest improved apparatus.
eve then inspected the museum. the
heating ard vvfffiiatinG apparatus, the
end anaily the library. The last ~ found
- contain about e.s1 volumes. 81 which
fully two. thirds ARE United states CAV
srnInsat repaFt2. exc~fieni works in their
nne bat failing 80 tufnN tao rnldife-
ments % = university library. This ~
bsary certainly nee9z Seneroas ea.tsp,,
NWNE ~ works Hs f&fFtFiff'F III kA& eFsF& -
sspartmeuts - Instruction
'sThs records ami accounts Of the In
rtlfutton We found carefully preserved tn
the secretRry's vault. duplicate voucher
beln9 preserved fer every expenditure
the originals being 8lea IN the ofiice e
en- state auditor.
1--WE tbcn examined the old grounds
sna buildings - fAe university. tn the
cstv of seattle TIE b5giidings are Old
AM OK litrla Nalua, hut thc grounds com
prtea Zen acres iH the vcnter 81 fhe CITY
wnich mRy BE sold ugon toe revival Of
Cuisines for . IN sufficient 90 reinln uTse
the state for eao outlay tn new buildings
an equipment
Your com rniitee thc3 attended meet
sng - the board 81 regents Of the uni
vereffg az eHtg h were BIS Guessed the con-
dtian AMI needs ~ iHe institution.
A resait 81 IRE Nssif sud inspN. lton.
We beg leave Is make recommends tons
.sFYrrs- rhas IA providing fer the naain-
tsnance for the iusjitut3an for the mex;
two wears an allowance Pc maze just e.
hsersl rs tho finances u che STATE VIII
permit.
for ihs pr9per investment a. fees. be-
quests ~ rya tuitfes as amended by the
hetsse committee. ~ enacted
'-Fhird~rhat house ei3 s.t rroTt3irg
fot thc rroffF preservation 81 IRE public
aceum ms az ans state 60 certain ibra-
FkFz pc enacted
"Fonfta -That ao,ise oIu So providing
foF the laEaf3nn az STATE fn0~eWm iH tne
fnaseuH1 81 fHe Z University 81 WashinE~
to- 81 s'nneuaea by ghe hease eoHHittee,
D. rnacted.
sTffh-Fest She legislature grsct rc-
TEL ,e thr wttaw 81 the iste "a e.. Ash
eufeFer. - SorkaHe contractor cn fAe
res Watu a.f ash@ ~ the university. Fer
~ aRNa feaHi affer frureuEA tuFts-
tratten thsy creusirK sala Fel.st u,ssss
- as sct cf stuaaie Justice oE ihe par
Hesgsetf-ly sase.s.et
-. A DAVIS. Chairman.
F g. 81 AEFEE