Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-02-10
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Il fish-way on the Skokomish river.
Parker-To enforce payment of de
linquent taxes on timber lands before
the removal of timber.
Allen of Spokane-Relating to plac
ing of poison for destruction of wild
animals.
White-Relating to the bonds oI
prosecuting attorneys.
Upon the second reading of bills, II
b. 263. relating to lode mining claims
was indefinitely postponed. Also H.
b. los, relating to game birds i'll Kitti-
tas county.
The committee on Public Building,
returned the Senate capitol bill with 4
recommendation of postponcment ant
substitution and passage of n substitute
bill, which eliminates recognition oil
the contract by the former Capito
Commission to F. ii. Goss. The bill
is as follows:
can act for expediting the compile
ton of the State Capitol building ant
for the reduction of the cost thereo
by changing the original plans. pro
yiding for payment of interest an(
making an appropriation therefor.
"Be it enacted by the Legislature oil
the State of Washington:
"Section /. That the State Capito
Commission be required, conformabl'
to existing statutes as modified by thi
act, to proceed with the construction
of the State Capitol building according
to the plans and specification hereto
fore adopted by the State Capitol Com
mission by dispensing with the dome
and all the elevators but one and by
making such other notifications as
are expedient so as not to affect the
dimensions, arrangements, usefulness
and fire-proof character of said build
ing, but so as to reduce the expense o
completing the same to not exceeding
$60O,0O0.OO.
"Section 2. In order to facilitat,
the sale of warrants and prevent The
sacrifice of the State lands donated b,
the general government for the pur
pose of erecting the Capitol building
the State of Washington guarantees
the interest on warrants hereafter is
sued for the completing of the sale
bIilding; provided, however, that sucl
interest shall not exceed five (5) PEE
cent. per annum and be due and pay
able annually upon the first day oil
April of each year, upon the presenta
ton of the warrants at the office o
the State Treasurer.
"Section 3. That the sum of $24,
600 or so much thereof as may b
needed is hereby appropriated out o.
the general fund for the purpose o
paying the interest upon the said war
rants. All interest paid as aforesaid
to be returned to the general funt
next after the payment of the appro
priation heretofore and herein made
from the proceeds of the sale Of land
granted to the State for the purpose o
erecting public buildings at the stat'
Capital.
Section 4. The State Capito
Commission shall not proceed hereir
in the erection of said Capitol building
until the warrants for the amour
herein appropriated are sold at pa
and the proceeds thereof placed will
the Treasurer of the State.
"Section 5. In order to carry on
the provisions of this act the Stat
Capitol Commission is herby empow
cred to enter into such agreement
with the architects heretofore selected
if possible, il not, with some othe
competent architect, for such changes
alterations and substitutions as shall
reduce the cost of completing sal,
Capitol building within the limit here
in specified. Upon the submission o
said modified plans said Capitol Com
mission shall proceed in the name
provided by law.
"Section 6. There is hereby ap
propriated out of the State Capito
building fund for the completion o
said building and all expenses Incl
dent thereto the sum of six hundre'
thousand dollars ($6oO, 000) and al
the unexpended portion of the appro
priation of $930,O0O heretofore mad
out of the said Capitol building fun
is hereby repealed and this appropria
ton is to stand in lieu thereof sucl
unexpended appropriation"
The following House bills passed
Relating to proceedings supplement
tai to execution.
: Relating to sheriff's certificates O
sale.
Relating to levying and collecting
. taxes.
Relating to hotels and lodgin
=. houses.
Relating to fees collected by Secre
tary of State.
Relating to service OF summons AM
complaint in justice courts.
The vote in the House, yesterday, Of
the capitol bill, stood So ayes to /
noes, the vote standing:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen OF Spokane, Al
len of Whitman, Baldwin, Barlow, Bed
ford, Beals, Bishop, Brown, Calvert
Chrisman, Colwell. Conway, Copeland
Corey, Englehart, Falknor, Field, Prick
Frye, Gleason, Gunderson, Harrison
Johnston, Kingsbury, LaFollette, Lang
fit, Mcdonald, Mclean, Miller, Min
ard, Moore. Mount, Mutty, Myers Olsen
Palmer, Parker, Parrish, Patterson
: Pratt, Rosenhaupt, Scott, Sexton, SHARP
Shelter, Sims, Sinclair, Smith, Somerin
dyke, Stocking, Thacker, Totten, Welty
White. Wickersham, Wilson, Witter
Mr.. Speaker--58.
Noes: Messrs. Bellows, Bison, Car
penter, Clark, Daniels, Dorsey, Gerry
Gose, Heilig, Jerrard, Lambert, Max