The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-01
Olympia Bureau
Seattle Daily Star,
Olympia, Wash.
staff cerrsspondsnes b. Dan Dean

staff Corrsspofdsnes % Uaa Oesn
ne ninth session - the iegisla-
,urs Is dFaviug to q close and the
r~Yabllean majority IN that body
has nus Tar utterly failed to carry
cut single one q the above impor-
tant promises made 20 the people
q sAe state in the platform % the
TAeoula convention last Ma More
than this. u locks as though not a
single one OF those promises would
b. carried out this session.
In only one or two eases II there
any SERIOUSLY considered probable
ity that they viii BE-. In many cas~a
Il Is already known that they viii
net be. while IN one or two IN
sAincss hHls aiong the line indisat-
ed have already been killed in one
Or the other q the houses. or smoth-
cred IN committee
en- the subject % a state tax COM
mission the convention declared.
we Favor A TAX COMNfts-
SION WITH POWER To DETER
NINE FOR PURPOSES 90 As
SESSMEzST AND TAXATION TIE
VALUE OF ALL CORPORATE.
PROPERTY. BOTH REAL AND
PERSONAL. To THE END THAT
THE BURDEN or GOVERN MENT
MAY BE BORNE WITHOUT
PREJUDICE FAVOR OR IN
EQUALITY
This promise has not been carried
out. nor win II be. There are two
tar commission bills ROW before the
Legislature. the Reed hlll watch has
already passed the house, and a sen
ate bin. which T. In the senate COM
mittce and a report on Which has
been ordered Neither q these bills
gives the proposed commission the
POWER To DETERMINE THE
VALUES or CORPORATE PROP
kKTT Nor is there any PROBABLE
ity that such a btu wll Be passed.
The bills introduced each provide
fer an Increase IN the patronage ~
the governor By the creation q four
or more sinecufes. making the pro-
posed commission mere SMELL
ing committee. without even the
power 10 compel county assezsors 70
accept the values determined by
them. should they determine any.
This promise OF the Tacoma con-
Feniion viii 60 unfulfilled by the
PRESENT legislature.
On the subject q railroad passes
the convention said
We Favor THE PASSAGE BY
The NEXT LEGISLATURES OF
An ANTI-PAss BILL ~ conf
PLiASCE WITH THE PROvT-
si0Ss or OUR CONSTITUTION
Such btu was introduced ia the
senate By Senator Graves. but Il
has been acted on and defeated
There is another antI-pasH measure
und-F confederation. but Il appears
iiEeiy 10 meet the same fate. This
pfomise Of the Tacoma convention,
AHA win 90 unfulfillsd by the leg
tssstare.
On The subject OF conserving the
tneer lands q the state the Ia
coma platform said.
We Favor THE ENACTMENT
~ SUCH LAWS IN THIS STATE
~ WILL PREVENT THE &C
eblsITION AND DEFINITE
HOLDING or LARGE TRACTS
~ STATE TIMBER LANDS To
LIE EXCLUSION AND pREJU.
DIE OF SMALL MILL OWNERS
AND CUSTOMERS"
great many state land. timber.
ana and lumber measures hav,
psen introduced. but they are nearly
~ drafted with the Interests Of tn.
iafEe numbering and logging com.
lehles and timber spectators care.
.eiiy guarded. and ia the course o.
.heir confederation II has been uns
being made doubly sure that n,
hhu-holdinK and anti -speeuiatIni
measure viii be passed on tn
other hand the bill providing for al
.tension Of the time for removing
sanding timber from state lands
winch IL entirely in the interests O
bseuiai0fa, seems very likely &
v passed. u this matter also tn
promise q the Tacoma convention
SENS very unlikely 20 be carrie
Out.