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quent.
Mr.. yesterday explained that the bill
was designed to protect the taxpayer
from the spectators, who were always
on the lookout the first day after taxes
were delinquent on good property, the
owner of which for some reason had
been delayed few days in making
payment.
He maintained that the greater part
of the delinquent taxes we're paid dur
ing the first month after delinquency
and that by the passage of the law the
speculator and not the county would
be the loser.
Subsequently, Mr.. yesterday, in re-
plying to the opposition, declared that
the whole revenue and taxation system
was not only very unsatisfactory, but
damnable, and he hoped to see the
time when the whole system would be
revised, but this was one step in favor
of the taxpayer. He declared that SO
per cent. of the property escaped taxa
ton, and referred particularly to ex-
press companies, Pullman car COM
panies and telegraph companies.
How about the railroads." asked
some one.
Objection was raised to the bill by
some OF the members, because they
thought the operation of the law would
result practically in extending the pc.
Rod for payment OF taxes just that
much longer, and that the taxpayer
would delay payment accordingly, but
their attention was called to the fact
the interett went on just the same, but
it saved the fee for issuing the certifi-
cate OF delinquency and much book.
keeping.
The motion to indefinitely postpone
was defeated, &c to 81, aud the bill
went on the calendar.
The House then adjourned until IL
o'clock Wednesday.
There was no change in the Sena-
torial vote Tuesday.
In the Senate, Wednesday, the Ju.
dietary committee reported favorably
the bill authorizing the Secretary to
appoint an Assistant Secretary of
State, an Auditor and Cashier and
three Recording Clerks.
After the introduction of several
bills the Senate passed House Bill No.
II, relating to the conditional sale and
leases of personal property. Also Sen
ate Bill 46, relating TO jury trials and
requiring plaintiffs to pay jury fee of
$l2.
The Senate, by rising vote, adopted
the House resolution for the observ-
ance of Carnation day in memory of
the late President Mckinley.
A bill was introduced to appropriate
81 500 to pay the expenses OF the
State in the Goss Construction Com.
psny case now on in the Superior
Court Of Thurston county.
In the House. . petition was received
from the residents of the Queets river
country asking that the boundary line
between Jefferson and Chehalis coun.
ties be changed to the sixth standard
parallel. The present boundary is an
imaginary line from the northwest
corner of Mason county TO the mouth
Of the Queets river and the proposed
change would add considerable terri.
tory to Chehalis county.
Ranck, of Clarke, introduced a reso.
luton, providing that each member
wear a carnation on January Goth,
inst, the anniversary of William Nc
Kinley's birth. II passed.
White, OF Pierce, introduced q bill
compelling railroads to fence their
right Of way and declaring the law OF
negligence with regard to stock injured
by railroad trains.
Mackenzie, of Whitman, introduced
. bill appropriating $4,000 for prose-
cutting the suit brought by the State
against the Northern Securities com.
pany.
Parcel, of Clarke, introduced bill
making saloon licenses 5000 outside OF
cities and towns.
In the Senate yesterday, feeling re.
ferences were made to President Nc.
Kinley, it being the birthday Of the
martyr President, and 70 the loss sus.
tanned by the people in the death of
ex-senator John B. Allen, which had
occurred few hours before the session
began.
Senator Palmer introduced q con.
current resolution of respect to the
late ex-senator John B. Allen.
Senator Hamilton introduced q reso.
luton providing for the appointment
by the President of the Senate Of five
members OF that body to act with q
like committee to be appointed by the
Speaker Of the House TO attend the
funeral of ex-senator John B. Allen.
A memorial was read from the Spo-
kane Chamber Of Commerce, reciting
the relative importance of tho Louis.
lana Purchase Exposition % compared
with other affairs OF the kind, and
praying for the appropriation by the
Legislature OF $4,000 for the State
of Washington exhibit thereat.
These bills were passed by the Sen.
ate:
S. B. No. So, providing that appeal
to the Supreme Court in cases OF per.
sons convicted of felony shall act as
. stay Of execution. The effect OF this
bill, if it becomes law, will be to de.
prive such persons of the credit for
time spent in Jail pending appeal.
Senate bill providing that the statute
OF Limitations shall not apply against
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