The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-03-22
Its SESSION ENDED
State Legislature Adjourned In
Early Morning Hours.
Clocks Were Stopped When the
Time Limit Expired In Order
to Finish Business.

Olympia, Wash, March 15.-At 3 n
m. the seventh legislature Of Washing
ton adjourned sine die. The clocks haC
been stopped according to the usual
custom, hence the record will show q
midnight adjournment.
The customary scenes OF disorder on
the closing night were repeated. but not
with the vigOr that has characterized
former occasions. The house held its
usual stormy session, singing, cheering
passing all manner of ridiculous motions
and resolutions. One of the last acts Of
the mouse was to present Speaker AL
bertsOn with a gold watch and chain.
both branches passed the appropria-
tiOns bill as their acts after conference
had wrestled with the bill for some
hours, When the final result was made
known the bill was put through with a
rush.
Nearly Three Millions.
Exclusive of the $35O,0OO appropri-
ated to buy the ThurstOn county conrt-
house for a capitol building the total
! appropriations by the legislature were
| -, ,5O2 800; OF this there was 500, ,435 .O6
set aside to cover deficiencies, 27 bills to
cover deficits being brought in. Aside
| from the general appropriation bill, the
deficiencies and the capitol bill there
we're II other bills passed carrying
$4,000 out OF the general fund.
One hundred and eighty-twO bills we're
! passed by the seventh legislature. Two
| years ago the record was 149. Most of
| the bills this year were corrective meas
ures, or bills of interest to certain To-
calities. The important bills cover the
purchase of the capital, legislative ap
| pOrtlOnment, increasing the supreme
court, pure food laws, board OF control
and taxing of inheritances As predicted
early in the session, the congressional
district bill was held up. The house
passed it, but it was on the senate card
and never was reported from it's com
mlttee. No one asked for it in the
senate.
TOday's trains and boats carried
away two thirds of the legislators, their
families and lobbyists and legislative EN-
plOyes. The town has a deserted ap-
pearance. The balance of the crowd
will leave tomorrow. The railroad lob
by is satisfied With results, and has
closed up headquarters for another two
years.
The appropriation bill as passed by
both houses did not contain any apprO-
priatiOn to pay the interest on the state
bonds in which funds of the permanent
school fund are invested to the extent of
$775,0 900 at ~ per cent per annum,
thus deprlvlDg the current school fund
of the use of upward of $S0,000 during
the next two years. Representative
GundersOn of Mason county introduced
q bill covering this matter, which passed
both houses, but it seems to be the
opinion OF all attorneys that because of
the failure OF the appropriation bill to
include specific appropriation for this
purpose the current school fund must
suffer to this extent for the next two
years. Upward of $37, 900 in earned
interest of these bonds will be due Nav
l next. This amount, taken together
with the interest to be earned between
May l, 1901, and November l, 1902,
for which this legislature should have
made provision, amounts to $50 900.
This will affect all schools in the state
during that period to whatever extent
attendance would entitle them to share
in this amount.
appropriations Made
Olympia, Wash, March IA 1t was
not until after l O'Clock this morning
that the conference committee agreed
upon the appropriation bill, when
it was Immediately passed by the house
and senate, enrolled ana signed by
President Mcbride and Chairman Albert
son. The total amount appropriated
by the bill vas $2,22S,S70. OF that
amount $1,93S, ,575 comes out of the
general appropriations fund, and the
balance, $500, ,295, comes out of special
funds. Senator Hamilton of Pierce,
member of the conference committee said
tonight:
"The appropriation is safely inside of
the revenues of the state. While we
made number of important cuts IN the
various estimates originally allowed all
institutions are, in my Judgment, well
provided for. That they could use more
without being extravagant there is no
doubt, but they will have sufficient for
new buildings, actual maintenance, etc."
The state university, which was al
lowed $305, 900 by the house committee,
was cut to $270,O0O by the conference
committee. OF that amount $3.50, 900
goes for maintenance and the balance
for power house and school of science.
Two years ago the total apprOpria-
ton was $1,899,OOO.
Following is the general appropria-
tiOn bill as adopted:
Governors office $32 800, lieutenant
governors office $15, ,24O, secretary of
state $26,790, state auditor S12.64O,
state treasurer $9175, superintendent of
public instruction $14,2OO, state libra
rian $4,000, land commissioners $64, 900.
coal mine inspector $425O, state grain
inspector $4,000, state fish commissioner
$3.50, state board disqualification $4OO,
state fair 100000, state board of health
$2l40, SteilacOom asylum $261, 100
Medical Lake asylum $1S1, 300, state
penitentiary $131,25O, state re-
form school $50, 200, school for defective
youth S64 400, soldiers home $35, POO
Supreme court, $68, 300; superior
courts, $72, ZOO; state university (this
includes money for maintenance and
construction of science hall and new
poor house,, $27O,OOO; state agricul-
tural college, $94, 800; experimental sta
tion at Puyallup, $4,000; Whatcom
normal school. $93,800; Ellensburg
normal school, $4,000; Cheney normal
school, $45, 900; revolving fund for state
penitentiary, $15O,0OO.
For rent of state offices and mainten-
ance OF new capitol building, $4,000;
for removal of state property to new
capitol, $500; for repair of shed over
old McGraW foundation, $1,000; index