The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-10
CAPITOL BILL Is PASSED
SUBSTITUTE MEASURE IS SUCCESS
FuL IN THE HOUSE.
IL Prevails, - to i5-FaiEnor Opens
the Debate, and In Answered by
Daniels, Who Forsees a Burden
on the state-Maay Visitors.
speclal r,.snatef. !. the Poss- gnteElgenear

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OLYMPIA, Feb g.-Wsth Afty-essnt
yotss to itz credit and nfteen against, the
eaglp1s substitute oh. prepared in Lea o.
the eets5uet Miller bill by chs house COM
H!ttea on appropriations, passed the house
this afternoon and Will SO Immediately 20
the senate for action, The ID. w&s passed
In the same form as IL was Introduced.
and has been printed Ia full in the Post
Inteliigencer.
Briefly told, Il provides for an appro-
pr.ation oGt ~ the eaplt5l building fund
OF tau01 10: the construction Of tae capt.
;oi on the present foundations. under
plans which are TO be modified from the
original plans, which contemplated the ex-
psndifure OF az 1a. The faaae are - be
raised by the sale Of lands granted To the
stase by the Federal government. but un-
III the lands are sold. the state By the bill,
is to pledge It's credit and guarantee the
interest on the warrants at per cent.
per aGnanL
The lobby OF TIE house was filed with
peorse at the opening Of the afternoon
session. Many women were present for
whenever the capitol matter Is on there
fs great interest among the people OF
Olympia Prominent citizens OF the place
and several Members of the senate inter-
ested IN the completion Of the eapito.,
crowded into the lobby during the speech
making.
Falkaor Speaks for the Hill.
There was no very sharp debate over
the mli. f'aikEor made the prineinai
speech for the bib. lie advanced the best
arguments possible FOR the hill. saying
that every one realized the dire necessity
foE building whore the legislature could
meet In biennial session, ard where the
state officers could have their offices and
49,
report Of Land Commissioner Bridges con-
corning the amount and value OF the lands
timber ard otherwise, In the cap. toj grant,
declaring that the timber alone would Ray
ire cost of the building several times over
lie sad that the tim. had come when the
stais must 80 something Ia the Premises +;
taAt Olympia wss the capitol AMI wo;,, 4
remain the capitol q the stale, ana that
IN flStiee 10 the state ana 90 the men
eho serve the state. and n the people II
Olympia. the biz should pass.
Daniels in Opposition
Daniels Of Clarke made the chief speech
against tAe bBl. There are many per
sonal reasons why ] should support this
ni.i' said be, referring 70 his former rss!-
deAes here IN 1879, when he was prtvate
secretary 70 Territorial GOV. Ferry.
Fisssant memories OF the capital c{f,- ana
slncefe regard Tor the people 81 Own
Y4a iHif@t ne % vote for ths t,ill has a
sense Q! pItajc duty Is stronger. ana rrlust
ufne 20 place q warrant oF indehte,if,ass
against the state q s6eo Aaa with no money
whatever In the capitol fund More shan
'lat. IRE building Will bn marres Il pres
en- txted1ency - made 90 take the Tlare
~ she peat Interests of the state / ana
N f&E"F g building tae capitol. and oui.a-
1hr y rlght here. and shall not favor II .
removal. yet % not Nfsh 10 sarrif3-e
ne architectural beauty % the eapital.
80 oSil*'e. loo. that the past history
~ TINS stale suggests a conservative course
ln public a. well as IN private AFFAIRS In
Ia" years believe. much could be ne
fVnapii SIZED in The direction Of Disposal y.
ne lands owned ~ ths state ana IN sss-
ing r'e''ey Into the fund shall favor
any measure that vii tend go rnal{xa ~ =
object. bat shah he compelled 70 vote
sgs.ust the blli
i1sSon ~ Pierce Objected ., tha Ast,
saying that the Northern Pacific was sell
ing Land at % cents Per acre adjoining
per acre. -
in case shis htli fails" said rlsso,
another Will oe introduced for the Pc
snpNal - fAe capital 20 better place
than this
Tacoma was evidently referred -.
bedford replying 10 Blsson said
- am safiSaet from the ts,xosffvatfor, ?
eave inside IRA. she timber 81 ranst5l
ianG~ viii pay for tae building Nor
,l'h ,1.af i.e.i ms is no hog" tAgp.aase
Hei'is sat3 he s.t na' approve the hni
atd Cetgif @st Nete far %
Allen so kane Utsfe "a s4e-rs e.r tAe
-tfi tt&5 arou~etE great suEAasi-sfa l-s t.sa
galleries on vvte tAe @N was PASSED
ycas "a uays -. Those Yatlus aga.f'4t
tAe .}l we're
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