The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-10
printer. are the following words from


Cheetham's letter:
II therefore urge upon your attention
that by section OF said act, you are
required to make reQuisition upon this Of
fee for all public blanks required for use
In the various departments Of your coun-
~ for the ensuing year"
mo reference whatever is made In this
letter" said air. Wickersham. ITO the
section quoted by my friend. Mcdonald.
under which the auditors are supposed TO
have latitude and discretion In the pur-
chase OF their printing supplies. More
than that. on the page opposite to the
letter OF the auditor is the opinion Of the
attorney general. stating that the law Is
mandatory. etc, as 10 the uniform blank
system
Engelhart quoted from the message of
Governor Rogers. that the more printing
was done, the more money was lost to the
state" and advising the legislature to
speedily remedy the matter by enacting
new laws and reducing The cost Of print
ing one-half.
Mcdonald after obtaining unanimous
consent 10 speak a third time. said: II
do not know Mr.. Hicks-never saw him
that I know OF. / say the state auditor
had no business ~ write the letter re-
ferred to by Mr. Wickersham. / still be-
ieve, however. that there Ia no manda-
tory provision in the act, and that there
is no Job in it,
Bedford called for the previous ques-
ton. The bin then passed-yeas -. nay y
S-the negative vote being as follows:
Alien Hiram L. Mcdonald
Bison Moore
Gerry Olson
Johnston Peuiergast
Absent-Boyce. Eames and StockweN.
BILLS Passed.
H. r. 1SS by Notwithstanding rail-
ztaFa 80 ERT hair
switches, frogs and guard rails.
II II. gil, by Callvert-Repealing the act
Of 1897 for the establishment OF "A uni
form system OF public blanks.
H. Il. Ila. ny withdrawing "A defc!en-
cy appropriation OF $50 for the superin-
tendent of public instruction.
H y. IS. by Stewart-Providng for the
payment by the state of a bounty OF /
cent per pound on sugar made from beets
grown in the state for which the manu-
facturer shall pay 81 per ton. This act
is practically a copy OF the Hill passed two
years ago. but which is about 10 expire
by limitation.
H. p. pa by Ic.ig-providing for the
printing and distribution OF the reports
Of state officers. This is practically the
Gleason bin, which was killed two weeks
ago under a misapprehension OF its scope
and purpose.
New Bills introduced.
In the house today the following new
bills were introduced:
II y. 333. by MISUNDERSTANDING tho
log sealing act.
f. 3. 85l by Mtaard 10y requesO-
Amending the act prescribing the duties
OF county surveyors.
II b. 3S5, by Frye-Prov!cing that the
state land commission may sell lands for
not less than the present minimum. SO
per acre.
IL 3. 335, bv Frye--Amending the act
relative IL the sale OF state school and
granted lands.
H. r. 613. - somerindyke (by request)-
Providing that factory owners must pro-
tect saws. cogs aeits. pulleys, shafts etc
for the benefit OF employees ana operate
exhaust fans 10 remove emery dust etc
II Il. 81. by Ols0u-Fornld6ing the TAX
ing Of salmon except by hook and line
between u. ~. Saturday and 6 p. m Sum
dav.
H. p. ~. By Notwithstanding the
size Of wagon tires