The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-09

passe. and officials who accept them shah
De pr4psr.y PUNISHED
ssxtn-Rswal2ts railroad freigh, srs5 pas
seEser rates through TAte ol43 ard Esii-
s.venth-Abolish tae Office CT arid lard
cQrnm!ssioaer and place rs duties cyon
TIE state iaaa commissioner.
Esxnth-k.3t0sF a,F9.lgh ms cary e0FEafs'is-
sicH or establish q FeA cpshzn4sslof. 70 Io9a1
eggs
school. sos3l@Fs' aorne. insane esy'Eals ard
school for defective YOUTH 10 charge OF one
board o. control
Tsslih-InvesIiga.s m. psa';entiary BE-
fore the present management ehaaEss, II
reports are rue al! iAs consIetz are not
Eieventn-Pass good nine inspection
laws
Twsl,th-Psss 4 Law Tor state hank ex-
arniner 20 inspect STATE aank5 sf.3 nui0-
Ing and loan association
Thlrteentb--PYoaibi III asn raps.
wheels ami other stationary hA1ing gear
and Tax eacn fishing boat.
Fourtsenth-ii is hoped that any mem
wn.ch w0u.e lWp.leate any person IL the
cTsnss cf corTUpt sol.cigsLiGI ~ offlcla q
vi imnle6 .ately cause prosecution 10 Be
brought agaius; such person. ID the e7at
that bribery may become a thing unknown
IN Washington
No Attention Paid 10 Them.
The governors recommendations wers
treated Is the isglsatas@ Wl'- A.tsr 4afi.'-
ference. lie sS@fS fSsa4sG-s TNsS 1ssFS@~~
o. Ia this way.
Flrst~A 81 tax placed OF corporations,
SrG per cent or collected premiums OF
foreign Insurance companies less the amount
o. the losses paid policy holders.
ssscoDu-~ ignored
Tfi!rd-igncTe6
Foarth-Iguored
Fifth Ignored
s.xth-A lams railroad freigh. bill dc
lated oy III. railroad companies, pssse.
request for reduced passenger rates ana
railroad commission ignored.
seysath--fgnorea. I8s arid Land comm e
sioner was abolished. bui commissioner ~
irrigation was created Wbo a. gwen the
FORMER dut.ss ma Ss9gJ1 appropriated.
Eignth-Ignored.
Nlnth-IS,ar u control ordered for III.
nsD.tent AIRY. agyllDEi and soldiers nome.
Tenlh-Igrored.
Elsven,h-siine inspection law passed
TGeifsE-Ignore6
Thirteen TIL ignored
observation-disclosures.
Il il necessary 10 explain that once the
bill! for a tax on corporations was killed bit;
reconsidered only atieT the secretary OF
state took the matter up and made II
personal HgAt In order 10 increase the rev
snues OF his office IL II also proper To call
attention TO the fact that the recommends
ton regarding the collection OF taxes from
corporations as In force tn PennsyiYsaia
came from q system put In force by Re-
publieans Ia q state that WAS the banner
Eepubi can State In 1890
The demand thar the penitentiaTy be In
vestgatsd Vas not n any Way i0ter:ereG
with by the Republican minority. In fact
Powell. Of the house. and D9rr w .lson and
others IN the senate frequently called the
matter up and urged that the governors
recommendations be carr. ed out. But the
governor mad made a mistake he WAS then
afraid comm ttee to investigate might &c
appointed and he used his personal infiu-
ence to prevent legislative investigation.
The law placing the pententlary ana asy-
iums under board of audit and control
was not Popust doctrine, for the retiring
Republican governor had urged IN his finai
message tina all state institutions be placed
under one board of control
What Republicans Would Have Done
Had the Populst legislature beer desr-
Gus OF taking advantage OF experience and
reducing state expenses 4 Cou'd have
passed some acts recommended by the
Republican governor. as 10 lows;
Compelling ctiz rs 10 act as election of
Ulcers without bay. saving 10 the taxpay
srs nearly $1,000 on each elect on.
A further reduction III reclass. tication OF
super or courts
Abolish the municipal courts. (This WIS
done)
Give railroad relief on the same princi-
pas of law and justice which apply to and
govern the Interstate commerce coIgAn.s-
SION
Pass collateral Inheritance law
Pass appropriation bis for maintenance
OF public Institutions urder detailed items
and mol III bulk. to permit ~ veto by the
governor Of Unpeces a3y items.