The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-21
ECONOMY IN GOOD EARNEST.
~Aue NonsinnlIy Carrying - Larger
Aneuns Than Appropriated Two
Years Age, the Increase In Great

x<sesxI raspateA N tAe Pssf-fntesI3gs
rf.YgPIA. k'@3. 13.--Tta@re - rnUcA sat
sxs.es4crl among sn@ Republican E8@EaH%rs
- the Legislature ln the reEesrt o& tA@
soase committee or a-g>Esro peiafions made
.sts zasr1Erg 81 tsse form u tas general
.sssrrszgs aas3ons aEs- Tfs@ text - the osl{
- .ssfsssasa exclusively ~ tos3ays fsost-
ssTs.sigeY.osr T1ae Measure carries "a to-
a. a.p~oprtz ZION ~ q ~. an ard appAr-
sstly exceeds IN total carried b. the
~ q ~ IS 60 - ~ reality. ss~svsr.
a. al this year Is bus q trtas over ss3.-
- greater than tast ~ two gears age
rs Subtraction f@lt by tne Reps bssoau
wsssrtess - sfse legislature ie the htil as
xrsssee ~ Chairman Eustetsart, II -
sgsse committee, lies IL tAe fact that
notwithstanding fG@t practically eE-
srv state of4eer. aT.a fnauY % rhe heads
~ departments asked for rnuch larger
acr-agsfantson& thar tasy received $50
ysars Aso The committee has kept .ae
estimates for expenses for fkse nexs two
pears dowu "a the bard pan q absolsts
necessity. The total ~ estimates hand
q &C. taa house COMMITTEES ny tse various
state officers and heads Or departments
sss aIaaosf IS aatf million tu excess 5f
sse amounts granted ~ the committee
TIVE years 8zn tEe Legislature fa4ied 10
Hake tits usual appropriation from TIE
rey9lYtug fund ~ the stats penlteusiarg
soY tire purchase ~ tute fabrics. ate. for
fae state peEaIfmJtlnry. This is So s8 The
ssssn may ~ found tais year ia the anpro-
prlatiun bill Another failure or orrfs-
SEQ b the legislature OF 1876 was the
appropriation NJ gaz.se from thee state
sraln Inspection fund for carrying On tins
sogk - she state grain commission. E1e-
saes.ng tia total Of these two items from
shs excess of this years btl over thar 81
two years ago. and IL viii be found taat
fks Ai Tor this year carries only $500
Hsra than tne nlli % lsa7
Il d. not 5eiiegs that any member OF
ths legislature. not member ct one or
the ether % tfie appropriations commit
sess. car understand tie difficult aud try
irx nature Of the work 81 preparing the
fsE1fsi appropriations measure" said
Chairman Eagiehart. ~ the house com
natee teday. There seemed to -. a
ssrsral Impression among tue members
u The state administration that this leg
sssasure would re easy 70 to speak in
he matter or appropriations. found
saAs there was really "a sentiment in some
" BE departments that All fbey had To DO
Vas 20 ask for Increased apprepgj atoms
AID they would be granted ID not
believe there ever Was a legislature in the
history OF the state ard 81 course I
s5~ax only for the Republican majority.
tat more sincerely desired to keep ina
ny and the requirements Of fhs sttua
scn. than tho present one
II has not been the desire oT the com
Esssss To cripple any % the stata inafi-
tRocsas. and We have granted an Increase
Wherever thsra was evidence 10 suxttgv ~
Jaha the insane aaylun1a. Tho number ~
Inmates la the hospital ~ ssfellaeoon in
81 as compared with 49, tpfo years ago
There are $40 Inmates st Medical Lake.
where there were bflt s4o or therea}3oues
u iss'. In the former ease the commit
be- Increased the Isas appropriation sor
HAantonane~ ny sBtso and FOR All pur.
s1ses nj the asylum the Increase was
Nsa. The sam for maintenance at Mod
IA Take was Increased 50 20 over thai
. fwo years ago.
The idea THAI Republican asimintstra-
'ien III national and state affairs Is a sig
ss for ths retufn % good ti,rt~s - all
right and In "A point very wtit taken bat
s<cause VS. have a Republican legislature
sesFe VIII be 40 tendency - extrmta~
Tance in the appropriations. II correctly
fssef the intentions ~ the members