Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-25
WASA|NGTOA'S LEGISLATURE
STATE PRINTING SCANDAL IS
SENSATIONAL.
Reported Chairman Levy Wanted
$500 Hush Money-State Offices
Get Appropriations for Next Two
Years-SeveraI Bills in House and
Senate Passed-State Library.
Friday.

ton IN passing mouse Dill NO. Il, Dy
Lindsey of Spokane, providing that all
matters relating to the selling. leasing
or making of contracts concerning rea
estate belonging to city or the grant
shall be submitted to the people fol-
vote upon petition of 25 per cent of the
qualified voters of such city. After re
considering the senate indefinitely
postponed the bill.
The house passed under suspension
of the rules house bill No. 1877, by
Brewer of Chehalis, amending the tide.
land act so that buyer who had be.
come delinquent in payments and lost
the land again come in as buyer and
have the amount previously paid cred.
tied on the second purchase.
The Jones bill establishing truant
school in cities of 10000 inhabitants
was also passed under suspension Of
the rules.
Saturday.
The coming ween Is nKely to witness
0n attempt ON the part Ut Senator
graves oI SPOKANE " force his anti
pass Dill Out oI Lne clutches or the
seuate commltLee ON railroads. The
u,aves DIli mas already received the
approval OF lAe committee ON Judlcl-
ary, Uul wnen 1t came DacK from that
the railroad crowd YOleu
III BODY u refer 1t to the raiIrOau
Monday.
Senate bill No. Yy, Ny Senator Grow,
the law reiating 10 garnish-
ments, passed.
Senate bill No. LOG, by Tolman. to
prevent the defacing OF natural scenery
ny painting advertisements, etc, there
on, defeated on final passage.
The senate indefinitely postponed
senate bill No. 79, by Earles, which
sought to release landlords Of build
ings containing saloons from liability
for damages for injuries caused by the
use of intoxicating liquor.
The state library committee report
ed substitute bill for the government
Of the state library. The bill abolishes
the. present library board, which con-
sists of governor, the secretary Of
state and the attorney general, and
creates a new board to consist of the
governor, three supreme judges and
the attorney.
The senate after a hard struggle
passed Senator Hamilton's bill, which
Nempts all property, real or personal,
owned by any school or college in this
state supported in whole or in part by
gifts, endowments or charity, the en-
tire income or revenue of which school
or college, after paying the expenses
thereof, is devoted to the purpose Of
such institution.
Louis Levy, chairman of the house
appointed to investigate the
alleged scandal in the state printing
firms of the state, is charged with So
Letting a bribe of $500 to stifle the
The joint appropriation committees
Of the house and senate have practical.
ly completed the schedule of appro-
priations for conducting the senate Of
fees for the next two years. The prin-
cipal items are as follows: Governors
office, $5O,30O, which includes an in
crease in the salary Of the governors
private secretary from $500 to $4,000
per annum. The appropriation also in
cludes several funds which the gov
ernor has at his disposition. A balance
of $2OS.36. due Governor Mcbride on
his old salary as lieutenant governor,
was allowed.
For the attorney generals Office S16,-
900 was allowed. This includes the
salary of two deputies at $500 year
each, as well as travelling expenses and
For the secretary of state S21, $40 is
appropriated; for the insurance COM
missioners' department for the secre-
tary of state Office, $4,000. The salary
of deputy insurance commissioner is
raised from $500 to $500 a year.
For the state treasurer $9s00 is al
lowed and for the state auditor $14.-
500. For the superintendent of public
instruction $4,000 is allowed.
The land commissioners appropria-
tion is $S0,500, and includes IS items.
For the harbor area fund the sum
of S19,50O is appropriated. This in
cludes funds for making surveys of
harbor lines, etc.
The grain inspection department is
given $500 for salaries from the gen.
eral fund, but the balance of the ap-
preparation, including salaries Of depu-
ties, is held up until it is seen whether
the bill making grain inspection op-
tional instead Of compulsory passes or
not.
The state labor commissioner is
given s65OO for his salary. clerk hire
and travelling expenses. The state coal
mine inspector is given $4350. The ex-
pertinent station is given $14,450.
The fish commissioners office and
its adjuncts secured $153.000. the
largest appropriation ever made in the
state for this purpose. In the matter
of hatchery, maintenance and construc-
tion funds alone there is an increase
of over $25. 900 over last years ap-
preparation.
The appropriation for the state
board of health is increased from $1,000
to $4,000 for the two years term.
The committee decided to report IA
vorably on Rand's senate bill, appro-