Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-01-27

ly every State officer will have de-
ficiency bill in here during the next
few days?
I. J. Miller-I believe the Secretary
OF State needs money, but aside from
this know of no other call for addi-
tional funds for the maintenance of
State officers.
The question then was debated as to
whether there was deficiency or not.
The committee oi the whole finally re-
ported the bill favorably.
In urging additional money for the
Office of the Secretary of State, Plum
mer stated that the corporation tax
law had, during the past year, brought
into the State treasury $4,000. In
order to send notice to corporations
and to handle the additional work ne
cessary in making the collections ad-
ditional clerk hire was needed. Hence
the presentation of the bill appropri-
ating 5000 for the Office of Secretary
of State. The bill was favorably re-
ported by the committee of the whole.
When the roll was called upon the
final passage of the bill appropriating
additional funds for the State Land
Commission Senator Megler said, in
explaining his vote, that he did not
consider the State officers to blame; it
was the result of misguided fusion
judgment. Both the Secretary OF
State and the State Land Commits
sioner had pleaded for additional ap-
preparations two years ago. The fu-
sion Legislature had not exercised
good business judgment.
In the House, Friday, the Commit.
tee on Printing and Supplies were in
structed to thoroughly investigate the
subject of state printing with view to
cheapening the cost of public printing,
it being desirable to greatly reduce the
cost. which is believed to be out of all
proportion in its expensiveness. The
resolution was presented by Kingsbury
of Lewis, and was adopted without
dissent.
Committee on Statistics reported
House bill 26, defining the duties of
the State immigration Agent and pro-
viding for q salary of 81 800 a year, for
amendment and passage. The amend
ment was lost and the bill was indefi.
nitely postponed.
Mcdonald of King called from the
committee under suspension of the
rules House bill l54, changing the
name of the town of Gilman, King
county, to Issaquah, to conform to the
name OF the railway station and post
Office, and it was passed, ordered en-
crossed, and transmitted to the Sem
ate.
House bill %, making it lawful to
call to the witness stand and cause to
testify the adverse party to suit at
law without making him the witness
of his adversary, was passed by unani-
nous vote, on favorable report of the
Judiciary committee.
In the Senate Saturday the follow
ing bills numbered from 20 to &c were
introduced:
Misunderstanding surety bonds
for public officials the expense to be
paid out OF public funds.
Hall-Appropriating $22,S6O to pay
judgments against the State; $4,355
for bills audited after the Cheney nor
NAL school contract was completed /;
$629 for military fund.
Hall-Providing that approximately
$1,000 used in maintaining the State
grain inspection system during the
past two years be covered by an appro-
priation to that amount be made to
take up certificates of Indebtedness
issued to maintain the grain inspection
law. Mr.. Hall says more money has
been taken in than has been paid out
but thst no provision was made two
years ago for taking the money from
the grain inspection fund for the pur-
pose of paying the expenses OF manag-
ing the grain inspection department.
Land-Providing State inspectors OF
steam boilers and State examination
of stationary engines, the system to be
made self.sustaining by fees charged.
Misunderstanding county de-
positories in which county treasurers
may deposit public funds without
responsibility for loss, such depositors
to give bonds to counties for the safe
keeping of funds deposited with them.
High-Providing for secretary or
the board in charge of the State school
for defective youth and providing for
the return of children by counties
sending them to the school and COM
pelling counties to provide clothing
for children sent to the school from
the various counties of the State.
Crow-Allowing assessors to segre-
gate small parcels of land so as to re-
lieve owners from paying taxes upon
an entire lot; for instance, where they
own only part of such lot.
Yeend's bill transferring $l5, 600 and
$7.796 from the State Penitentiary Re-
volving Fund to the Penitentiary
Maintenance Fund passed.
In the House, Saturday, it was
found necessary to find soft place for
their reading clerk to drop into from
ev,aar ;pobil;ty IN parforrn his Iuties "a