The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-19

10 the legislature. Eugene y AZ N2s A8's
house leader of iris contingent
in tbs house 2g Way VAS & quiet mem
Der, except wfaen a single tax question was
-: then ne w4s vesy active. .>o 500 Sss'
ssny that Way r. g single taSsr first.
Yopglsst next TWO years ago ne sad 10
sne:
THE party tnat VII rake Up single tax
~isl be the party that st1eces<is Ne MA
p old the balance 81 power y - q rlisfahs
% say i5sat s.Gxls LAX Is a Popu!tzt 3is@-
. know seterai Republicans Efo are stF9i'.
sgg.e taxers aEd II Inc Republican party
sf.opId take up single tax IA the next cleo
: or. single takers generally would vote
IL Republican ticka;.
In Control OF the House
Mr.. Way has 81 abs assistant "a Speak
~ Ciire. while Robert bridges. ne newly
iectea commits soner Of public lauds. s'lT-
s,shsd tho teaGq .&fters for the slngte tax
rs IL. which they could meet and plAh taeir
weF. III the Ieg1sl allure.
II was agreed 3fst thIs Mr. Way should
ave the Craftsmanship @ the committee
IN revenue and taxation. and. second that
s.. ma ]oritp Of shat committee sho3!d -
ngse takers TIE committee on Tsvsnus
a
= nd sigat OF these as appointed b. Speaker
cane were single takers. as follows Way.
Hicks. TobASsen. Freeman. siuhr-naa.
DAy. Scott ar.e Conine. Thus the single
TX rnen were placed IL cgatrol OF the most
Important committee in tbe house and II
TODD them vel. In hanc.
Phelps hin Killed in Committee.
On the eighth day OF the session M,.
helps, a leading Popui5s. sgom Stevens
sunty, offered a bill abolishing the then
no personal property exemption in the
~ laws. IL was sent TO Mr. Ways commit
se, where 1t remained until the ffty-hrst
,sy Of the session. when it was reported
.ack with the recommendation that II DO
's'effniteiy postponed.
This contest for supremacy between
&yay and the opponents Of single Tax Wac
. interesting that the foat-IntolIigencer
olympia correspondent On February &. 1897.
aortly after Sir Phelps had tried 20 get
elton iii the committee, said:
There 10 much speculation ar to which
tetion OF the popalisl party will control
i the committee 90 revenue and taxation.
5lssse Way. the single tax advocate,
hairfnan Of the house committee has In
poduced bill exempting Personal prop
sly to the amount Of s.. so and improve
iften,s on real estate TO the amount OF
1890. number OF PopuiIsts ia the house
re strongly opposed to any kind OF
xsmption.
Phelps or Stevens, who represents a
9un,y that cast larger percentage OF
oies for the fopuhst ticket than any
ther In the state. lately introduced bill
polishing the present exemption of $3.50
ihe bill was referred 10 the revenue and
,t1ation committee. which. as Phelps
''ates 1t. Jumped Oh the bill SO hard there
gas no life left In It
sMany OF the Eastern Washington Pom
lists have no sympathy with the single
* taeories Of. Way. and when his bin Is
ported they will let him feel the weight
5f their opposition
Ways Measure Sidetracked.
Mr. Way on February = brought out his
sinSle tax bill. TX provided for an exemD-
ion Of $500 on personal property and Sc 800
"a improvements on real estate. Mr.
Phelps and bis friends, however. had been
O stroas In their opposition to single tax
hat even Mr.. Way concluded the bill could
fct De pushed through. and IL had been
ecided To make the Fight In a smaller de-
rec through an amendment In the reye-
''ae OH that Was being prepared in the
eiiate Therefore on March ? the WAY
300 exemption bill was reported back To
ne Reuse without recommendation. If
vas never called up.
Always q Hidden Issue.
Although single tax had not been u,ana
IN open issue in the campaign. the advo-
aies Of that theory continued their work
Of attempted Injection of its principles iata
ar state Jaws. Hens is how they got their
work IN:
The senate committees revenue bill was
up In the house for consideration on March
$ The bill. as it passed the senate had
ia'sed The tax exemption and personal
property from s3e9. lis the old law provided
o $590.
Representative Winsor. one O: Ways
Si"s'e"sAx friends. proposed that this
'ihead'nent be inserted III the exemption
clause OF the bait:
HE improvement In and upon land OF
eAch is'Fson liable Ia assessment and tax-
alton under tha provisions of thl~ az, ~
which such individual IL the actual ana
lng 500"
The house was Informed That THIS wac a
sins'e-tax amendment. as It exempted I'm.
proVennents on aud. and Il refused %
adopt the amendment. sas vo,a being. wa.
81 nays b. absent or not voting 2
These ns'on4f, voting against The
amendment numbegod %. a. follows:
Baker. ?, 4. Mt,frsages
Baker. \ W. N~Atcs
l.0si'. a. ;. Parker