Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-03-27
EXECUTIVE KNIFE.
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this Is u mistaken view. 1ue OIL Is
clearly an appropriation bill, carrying
an appropriation of one hundred
thousand dollars for the next two
| years. In this, the Acknowledgement
to whom the bill has been submitted,
agrees with me. While in sympathy
| with the purpose of the bill, | feel it
would not he wise for the State at this
time to incur an unnecessary add
tional Indebtedness. For this reason
House till No. $50 is disapproved.
House bill No. 122 makes provision
for the payment of bounties for the
killing OF coyotes and wolves, and APP
propriates fifty thousand dollars for
that purpose. For the reason that
the appropriations for the next two
years lar exceed estimated revenues,
this bill Is disapproved.
Sections and 10 OF Senate bill No.
155, entitled "An act to provide for
the collection, exhibition and main.
tenance of the products of the State
of Washington at the Lewis and
Clarke Centennial and American Pa
cific Exposition and Oriental Fair,
1905, at Portland, Oregon, and max
ing an appropriation therefor" are
disappr owed.
Section authori yes the executive
commissioner to be elected by the
commission to be appointed by the
Governor, to issue certificates of in
debtedness. Section 10 seeks to ap.
propriate fifty thousand dollars for
the purpose expressed in the title
of the bill. The disapproval of these
sections does not mean that the State
of Washington will not be worthily
represented at the Lewis and Clark
exposition to be held in Portland in
1905. 1t simply means that owing to
the excessive appropriations made by
the Legislature, cannot see my way
clear to approve these sections. But
enough remains to serve the purpose
intended. A commission will be ap.
appointed in accordance with the
other provisions OF the bill.
Section authorizes all State bu-
reaus to cooperate with the commits
sion and to forward to the exposition
all collections and cabinets belonging
to the State. This provision will be
willingly and cheerfully complied
with.
Section Z provides that all counties,
districts or individuals, desiring to
send articles to the exposition may do
SO by having the same delivered in
good order for shipment at a place to
be designated by the executive COM
missioner. This will be carefully
looked after.
Section 9 authorizes and directs the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Com.
mission to turn over to the Lewis and
Clark Exposition all suitable exhibits
that can be saved. This can be done
without expense to the latter commits.
sion. For whatever funds may be
necessary, We may safely trust to the
generosity of the people and to the
efforts OF the several Chambers of
Commerce and Boards of Trade; and
for reimbursement they, in turn, can
safely look to the Legislature of 1905
which meets several months prior to
the opening of the exposition.
Section 5, which authorizes the
State Printer to do certain work upon
the requisition of the commissioner,
is also disapproved for the reason that
there is no such thing as q Estate
Printer" in this State.
Governor Mcbride has filed House
bill No. 43 " Providing for the assess.
ment and taxation of mining claims,
improvements thereon and OF the net
| Af L..
tached as follows:
Having some doubt as to the con.
stitutionality of House bill No. 43, the
same was submitted to tho Attorney
General for an opinion upon that ques.
ton. He has reached the conclusion
in which agree with him that the
bill 10 unconstitutional. A copy of bis
! opinion is hereto attached.~ House
bill No. 43 is disapproved.
"HENRY MCBRIDE,
"Governor."
Attorney General Stratton's opinion
is that the bill violates section 2 OF
article 7 OF the State Constitution re-
curing property to be taxed " accord
ing to its value in money go
that every person and corporation shall
pay tax in proportion TO it's value OF
his, her or its property"
Net profits, according to Mr.. STRAIT.
toms ideas, might be reduced to Q
small figure in q million dollar mine,
by reason OF improvements and repairs
made and thus many dollars worth of
property escape taxation.
Section 8 Of the act providing that
mining claims purchased from the
United States shall be assessed at the
price paid the government, he says is
clearly unconstitutional. The mine
might be worth more than paid for it
and still not be in operation, in which
event there would be no net proceeds
to tax and large proportion OF the
value OF the property escape. Or the
mine might be worth less than paid
for it, in which event the owner would
be compelled to pay q tax in proper
ton to its value.
The Attorney General finds that in
other States having similar laws to
this there are special provisions of the
Constitution governing the same not
found in the Constitution of this State.
Assigning as his reason that he con.
sidered that the law would be inopera.
tive by reason of its own provisions the
the Governor vetoed the local option
bill giving to every locality that de.
sired it the right to say whether or not
liquor licenses should be granted. The
reasons given by the Governor are ex-
planned at length in his veto message,
which is as follows:
House substitute bill No. las is en-.
titled Gan act providing for an cleo.
ton on the liquor question on petition
OF majority of the legal voters; lin.
iting the power OF granting licenses in
accordance with said election; pre-.
scribing penalty for violations, and re.
moval OF officers for failing to comply
with said provisions.
Section of this bill provides that
whenever majority of the legal voters
OF any county shall petition the Coun.