Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1905-01-13

"A CtosC liza SOUlulieblOu LcKlsla.
ton such as will bring about the col.
lection of delinquent taxes and the
creation of State Inspector of Banks
are recommended. In addition Cover
nor Mead recommends changes of
irrigation laws, adoption OF measures
for the improvement Of harbofs and
highways, the better protection OF the
fish industry. and the lumber and
shingle industry.
Continuation of the system which
has brought the National Guard of
the State to its present condition of
efficiency is advocated. The necessity
OF strengthening the powers of the
State board of health, in order that
it may better guard against the en-.
crOachments of tuberculosis, is recon.
mended.
The Governor thinks that the State
should be represented at the Lewis
and Clark exposition, and to that
end recommends that liberal appro.
priation be made.
In conclusion the Governor pays his
respects to the professional lobbyists
whom he classes as . species of cormo-
rants, who endeavor to usurp the
powers OF accredited legislators and
who too often succeed in causing the
defeat of wise and beneficial laws.
He warns the members of the Legis.
lature to beware of them.
Bills introduced Wednesday in the
House were numbered as follows:
No. l, by Benn, for a State wagon
road. Appropriates 100000 for a
road through Jefferson, Clallam and
Chehslis counties.
No. 2, by Villas, for apprehension OF
delinquent children.
No. 3, by Kellogg, for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to establish q branch
Of the Soldiers Home on Puget
Sound.
No. 4, by Eidemiller. to establish
legal rate OF interest and punish usury.
No. 6, by Weber, to establish an ap.
pointive railroad commission.
No.7, by Lindsey, authorizing in
corporated cities to assess lands held
by State for local improvements.
No. 8, by Aver, to repeal the present
road law.
No. 8, by Frosted, to establish and
maintain State Fish Hatchery. Ap.
propriates $1,000.
No. 10, BY same prohibiting railroad
passes.
No. II, providing for Q Farmers
Institute. and appropriating 5000
therefor to be expended under direc.
ton of Agricultural College and School
OF Science.
No. IL, creating q tax commission.
Appropriates SIS. 900 10 maintain It.
No. 10, BY Lindsey, to establish a
School for Defective Youth near Med.
ical Lake. Appropriates 81, 900, $780,.
600 for building and $4,000 for
removal Of present feeble-minded in.
mates OF the State School for
Defective Youth, and $4,000 for
maintenance for the fiscal term ending
March 3lst.
No. IA, by Villas, provides punish.
ment for parents who allow delin-
quency Of children Of 16 years or IN.
der. Provides for fine not exceeding
81, 600 or imprisonment not exceeding
. year. or by both.
Representative Weber OF Walla
Walls introduced the fret railway
commission bill Of the session in the
House, Wednesday. His measure pro.
vidss for 40 appointive commission,
and 10 duplicate Of the Tolman bill
introduced in the Senate two. years
ago. s.@--sss''
A tax commission bill was intro.
duced BY Frostad, providing for the
creation OF State Tax Commission,
prescribing ito duties and making an
appropriation Of $4,000 70 carry out
ito provisions. The bill constitutes
the State Board Of Equa lization as the
commission, and auth orizes the ap-
poi.s~ssst VI three cOmpsteus assist-
ants learned. Ia the tax and revenue |
laws" Frostad also appeared % spou.
sor for an anti pass bill. Violation of
any OF the provisions Of the act IL made |
misdemsanor punishable by fine OF
not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000.
The Speaker appointed . Standing |
Committee on Printing to provide for
such work ~ may accumulate before
the object Of the joint rule provision
that the contract for printing be let
by competitive bids " II the best inter.
ests Of the State demanded it," Il 10
hardly possible that even q nickel.
plated Legislature will advocate pay.
ing more than 10 necessary for the
service. |
Already the Legislature has ar
ranged for . junksting expedition 70
Seattle, ostsnsibly 70 visit the steam.
ship Minnesota, but in reality to get q
better view Of probabilities and posi-.
bilities political, from another stand.
point. There will be no session TO-
morrow and no meeting will be held
till Monday noon.
Next Wednesday, balloting will
begin for U. 8. Senator iu the re-
spective houses.
In the Senate yesterday . bill by
Reed Of Yakima was introduced, which
embraces the irrigation code prepared
by tho committee appointed for the
purpose . year ago by Gov. Mcbride.
Another Senate bill BY Henry Of
Spokane annronriafes &76 nm n, m