The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-09
IOSE REFUSES TO CONCUR.
1EJECTg SENATE AMENDMENT
RELATIVE To BACK TAXES.
Changes In the BEDFORD Bill
Talknor Denounces the Previs-

nnecsai Dispatch TO the PostIn.elisgencer
OLYMPIA, March 6--After a sorrsd de-
hate this morning. the house by decisive
vote on roll call. refused to concur in the
neuate amendment TO the Bedford bill. for
the remission os penalty and interest on
nack taxes. The amendment was section
! Of the original bin. which was stricken
cut in the house. The section provides
that In cases where there has been excess
i've assessment. the board OF county COM
mtHioners. with the assessor and treasur-
a.. may adtunst the assessment for years
prior TO 1887 on an equitable basis ard
remit the excess. providing that she as.
sessment shall not be lower than that OF
M.
n the section. While 1t WAS shown dur
ing the debate that the adoption OF the
measure would inure 10 the benefit Of
the small property holders who are un-
able TO pay their taxes. and would bring
money into the county treasures, the
argument was made that the precedent
established by the legislature would be
contrary to the law. which says that after
the board Of equalization has eTualized
fhe assessment no further reduction shall
BE- made.
Bedford moved 10 concur In the amend
snent when the bin came I'D this morning
Mount and Faiknor Immediately attacked
the amendment. The member from Thur
ton pronounced II monstrous job. who
are these people here lobbying for this
bsIl." demanded FaIknor. They are not
the poor farmer or the small taxpayer
They are the representatives OF rich cor.
porations This amendment IL an outrage
upon the Assets of the state. II ought 20
be killed hare and now. for this house
has twice discarded the same proposition"
Weity said that II Faiknor's proposition
held good. there would never be a state
capitol built I'm Olympia because the va
rious counties would be over burdened
with unproductIye property on which there
b due large amounts Of delinquent taxes.
Mcdonald repealed the lnsinuation that
the corporations had any influence over
him. The leader OF the minority spoke
with unusual vigor The base fabrlca
tons spoken OF by the gentleman from
Thurston are untrue and ! Indignantly
yepel them" said Mcdonald II plead
With men endowed with reason TO look at
this proposition from & sensible point OF
view II Is business proposition to bring
money into the treasury OF the state and
Of the county. have no interest In this
hili-my taxes are all paid yet / know
that II Is u good measure. Talking OF lob
hying. I recall that practically the whole
population OF Olympia turned out to lobby
for the capitol bill and there was no oh
lection There Ii no niger in this wood
pile. or IL there iz I have not seen the
color OF his hair. The insinuations made
here are unwnrranted. ] hope this house
will sustain tho amendment"
Heilig defended the section. saying that
Treasurer Steve Judson. az Tacoma, A
Democrat who could be elected when the
county went overwhelmingly the other
way because the people trusted him. had
asked him 10 support the amendment
1t would be good thing. The counties.
ha said would receive ten-fola more
money from the delipauents by having the