The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-14
NAY BUY THE COURTHOUSE.
Pierce County Men Declare They
VIII support No Measure Carry
ing Over e23o.eoo. the Estimated

Special Dispatch 10 tire po<t-intei1igsnesr.
OLYMPIA Fer 33-Ths situation ~
garding the capitol hai has undergone a
radical change today which. II FILL ywed out.
NAY reslir in the defeat % the committee
bill which passed the house last week.
spproprlac!ns $5pS Go for the construction
OF the building o. the present foundations.
and the substitution o. q measure for ire
purchase % The Thurstsr county court
house and the erection OF wing In which
will be situated rooms for the house and
senate. AZ well az the Necessary committee
rooms
Al meeting Of the senate committee on
state buildings and grounds held this ats-
ernooE, the new scheme was arst pro-
posed There were present. at the meeting
Senators McReavy Of Mason. Hamilton u
Pierce Miller OF Thurston ard Cole Of
Pierre. L, Is understood taaJ the PROPOSE
ton 20 purchase the courthouse and con-
Vert Ii into a capitol building came from
Senator Hamilton No definite action vas
taken. owing 10 the absence Of other MEN,
osrg Of the committee.
II developed tonigh, that the Pierce
county delegation al meeting this after
noon Instructed Senator Hamilton. who IL
a member Of the senate committee in
charge OF the capitol matter. thar they
would not favor a bill appropr3ating over
$50 90. providing the governor vetoed the
present bill. This is a complete change OF
front on the part OF fhe Pierce county
members. who supported the substitute
capitol bill almost 20 3 man Acting under
the instructions OF his colleagues, II Is IN
cerstood Senator Hamilton impaired 10 the
other members OF the senate committee on
state buildings and grounds his opinion
concerning the pending measure and init
mating perhaps, that he would favor a
measure 10 purchase the courthouse and
make IL into state capitol by the addition
OF wing Of the senate and house Of repre-
sentattyes.
II Is evident that the figure named in the
Pierce county delegation as the ma ximum
that. should be expended for a capitol
namely. $4,000. has some connection with
the reference in the message OF the gov
ernor relative to the adrisability 81 pur-
chasing the Thurston county courthouse.
This Is me stone building three stories
high. with basement which cost the
county Sl63U0. II is said that the county
authorities have agreed to sell IL 10 the
state for tls0. 900. III has been estimated by
those In favor Of the new scheme that at
a cost OF 500 900 more d wing on the east
front OF the building could be erected large
enough 10 furnish spacious halls for the
senate and house with committee rooms
In the basement.
II is practically assured that the propo-
sition to purchase the court house and
make the alterations named will meet with
the approval OF Gov Rogers. 1t is almost
equally certain that the present bill, which
is now IN the hands Of the senate viii
meet with a veto from the executive. Thus
the friends OF the capitol measure are
placed between two fires. SO to speak On
the one side they are almost certain 20 en-
counter executive opposition, with the
doubtful chance OF passing the committee
bill over the veto. On the other tsey are
confronted with a proposition TO purchase
the courthouse and enlarge Il by the use
Of the material now in place in The founda-
items on Capitol hill.
A meeting OF prominent citizens Of Oym-
pia was held az the hotel this evening
Representative Fslknor. chairman of the
house committee state buildings and
grounds, was present Two hours were
spent In a discussion Of the matter. No
definite action was taken.
The friends OF the present capitol meas
gre viii stand BY the bill" said Mr Falk-
nor after the meeting. We nave iecissed
10 make a fight for the bill as IL passed
the house do not believe there is much
sentiment in the city In favor Of the new
proposition"
The state now ownS Thurston county
bonds TO The amount OF .ll0.00 which VIII
figure In the new deal In case il Is con-
summated
Il Is possible that Bill enlbodying tne
proposed new scheme will lee introduced
IN the senate tomorrow.