The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-23
SOME P()Pu|SI ECONOMY.
FAILED TO MAKE NECESSARY Ar.
PRoPRIATIoxs LAST SESSION.
Aeers Are Appealing to the L~gfs-
lsture for Deficiency Apprepria-
IDEAS to Make - the shortage.

SPECIAL Dispatch 20 the Post n.eE.sgsncer.
Ok. aPIA. Jan. z@.-T~o years ego tbs
Pe2slsf members o. the legislature de-
eiaseo with much exa1eranes % words
and al. osteatatioza display 81 righteous
p1rpsse their Determination 10 kesp aysso-
sr.stions down to the hard bone Of nsees-
SaEy- They announced that they wouS1
make rseord which compared win al
legged Republican .xtFayagSaes would s1sfn
a. d heavily laden rose bush 20 i eADta s .
Stalk. The speaker selected George NJ
VIII. buDcn-sra4a memosr from Lincoln
county. az chairman Of the house appFo-
Lriations committee and al the end u the
session VIII went home 20 tell nas neigh.
boris that the legislature had made she adj
ADMINISTRATION Of Affairs for the TIVE yeSfs
ending IL March. Isss the naast economical
III the history Of TIE state.
How beautifully the ispulssis carried out
their reform pfGFalseS Is being dasnoassyst-
ed almost every day IN the legislature Oh
this session. Chickens wili come home 80
Ioosl' and tbs pafsimonsous ps.sey of the
Fop2lisEs In now being revealed Ia deli
cheney appropriation bills which. egEsTst-
Ing from the various state Offices, are being
introduced in ice Legislature vita pstaous
appeals for their immediate passage.
Hardy one Of the state Offices has essap-
ed the mistaken policy % the last iegisia-
tGra. sc4rcsiy one OF The departments h1f
has been robbs5 81 chance Of doing the
work dsGa nded OF Il b. the pespae. msreiy
tura wanted TO make record for economy.
and a, the expense OF public service.
Bridges Appeals for rsnds.
For example. the senate or Friday pass
ed 8. Is. ?. by Miller, PepulIst. appfopriat-
Ing sI.ss to meet tfsg deficiency in the ap-
preparation for the state land department.
Attached TO the bill In the following expia-
nation drawn 1p by Land csmuaiasaSner
Bridges which 90 Thoroughly shows The iis-
tfeneax Of the popui.st prstsnsiors TO econo-
nsy two years aga.
ITO the members OF The legislature of
the state OF Washington. sixth regular ses-
Tho following reasons given In detail
viii explain why this specsal apprepria-
ton II requested at your banda:
First-B.fore the first day Of March IL is
NECESSARY for ,his dsnartrnent 20 prepare
tasrty-four afstracss % al lands decided
and contracted by The state OF washington
within the past year, which abstracts WIZ
cost. approximately, 500
ssseonf-fsefors the farss day OF AFrn
this department viii require Tor postage
and Incidental expenses the sum Of Zoo
neys. OF Seattle and whateon. have adj
yaaced and paid for the plating OF the
Second -cfass whascozn Tide lands az cost
OF $40. The orisinai rece.pied bsll Of Jas
r. McFaadsa, engineer. who performer the
services II now on file IN this office.
'srourth--T-he approximate cost OF adver-
tistnx saie az tide lands and timber on state
lands Is tifa
''FTfth~Ax the eontingen, fund OF ts.cOo
appropriated In the general appropriation
hill ~ 1857 II exhausted, II having been
necessary In adiislon 20 the amount appro-
priAsed directly fer clerk h.Fe TO pay out
o! said contingent fund part az the salar-
ass az fso regular clerks ~ this Depart
ment. u wsIi now he necessary 10 snpro-
PIRATE the Nssna Of $40 for salaries for tho
months of January February and March
FOR two clerks a. ~ per month each.
"a contingent fund OF $50 viii he necss-
sary."
No Money For Postage.
Other departments Of the public service
nj the capital are making appeals 10 the
legislature for appropriations 10 patch up
the holes caused by the niggardfness dts
PLAYED ty ths fussouists IN 1857. Yestar-
day the senate passed bill transferring
money from the revolving fund Of the
sfat. renifgnttary 20 ths maintenance
fund. The dag before ar appropriation
han WAS PASSED In the senate carrying
appropriations for the purchase OF stamps
for the office 81 the secretary OF stale.
All OF these were emergency measures.
IA cary rs November p last Secretary
~ state Jenkins wac forced on account
Of the deficiency I'm the appropriation for
hs office go mail Ia correspondents ard
other people with whom the Once had
regular business this notice printed on
smaai white slip Of paper IN bright red ink:
olympia Wash, Nov. -. ISIS.
Dear Sir:
''our postage fund is exhausted and "
ynu desire reply enclose postage for
same.
WILL. Il. JENKINS.