The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1901-03-22

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Slot Machines Prohibited.
Olympia, March 12.-The senate bv
an overwhelming vote today passed the
Rlnes bill, which prohibits the operation
OF any nickel-in-the-slOt machines of apv
sort or description in the state. The
bill had already passed the house. and
all 1t lacks now to make it a law il the
signature of the governor. The bill car
rles no emergency clause. and will not
go into effect for ninety days.
Olympia, Wash, March lS.-Governor
John X. Rogers today approved AZ hills
passed by the last legislature. Amon0
the most important are the following:
Adding two judges to the supreme conrt
continuing the bounty of the product of
the COrbin beet sugar factory. hermit
ting the state to lease its lands contain
ing oil, gas and ore; authorizing cities
to secure sites for free Carnegie libraries
protecting private fish hatcheries. such
as Spokane men are operating near New
port; prohibiting all nickel in the slot
machines and requiring all BARRIERS to be
licensed.
Olympia, Wash, March Is 5-Goyernor
Rogers has approved the general appro-
priation bill. Executive action on this
measure was not anticipated before Mon
day, and many knowing ones predicted
some cuts would be made before the hill
was approved. However, the governor
attached his signature TODAY and the
Dill Is now law. Two sections of the
which allow state educational institu
tlons TO use any surplus in special
FUND for another purpose. The gov
ernOr calls attention to an article of the
constitution which says all moneys ex-
pended by the state must be by appro-
prlatlOn, which must distinctly sDecifv
the sum appropriated and the purpose
intended, and can not be used for any
other object.
The governor also approved the bill
appropriating $25, 900 for an exhibit at
the pan-American exposition. A COM
mission of II members il to be an
pointed by the governor, one OF whom
shall be the executive commissioner. with
salary OF 5000 and expenses.
Commissioners Named
Olympia, March 16-GOvernor Ropera
today named the members of the PAN
American exposition commission of the
state OF Washington, as provided for in
the bill passed by the legislature whose
session has just closed. The commits
sion consists of eleven members, three of
whom the governor chose from among
the state senator's and two from the
representatives. The commissioners are:
Senators l.. b. Andrews of Seattle, ID. f..
Blggs OF WhatcOm, l.. b. Sumner of
Everett, Representatives F. o. Erlich of
Mount Vernon and H. d. Merritt of Spo-
kane. The Others are: Lee B. Hart,
Seattle; A. r. Titlow, Tacoma; A. C..
Little, Tacoma; Levi Ankeny, Walla
Walla; H. J. Snively, North Yakima and
Capt c. II. Thompson of Spokane.
The law under which the commission
ers are appointed allows them only
actual expenses in performance OF their
duties and attending the meetings of the
commission.