Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-01-28
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
SESSION COT down TO REAL
BUSINESS LAST week.
Minority Party Representation on
Election Boards. FOrty.day SeS.
sion Not Probable. wildcat Min.
ing Schemes Opposed. Anti-brib-
eryBiIl OfPOISOn Nee IS Objections.
Special to the HERALD.l

Especial to the HERALD.l
OLYMPIA, Jan 26,-To assure the min
ority political party satisfactory repre-
sentation on election boards, Sen ator
Cotterill, of King, has introduced a bill
amending the code relating to inspectors,
judges, clerks and challengers at the
elections.
The measure provides that the minor
ity representatives shall ba recommend.
ed by the party central committee and
not be selected by the majority party as
is now practically the case.
The bill also specifies that the minor.
ity shall have clerk Of election on the
board as we'll as a Judge. Persons
who have been under indictment for
frauds against the franchise or who are
under indictment at the time of an elec-
ton shall be disqualified from serving
on election boards.
This provision is aimed at certain cleo.
ton officials who served at the last mu-
nicipal election in Seattle and were sub.
sequently informed against by the prose.
cutting attorney for alleged BALLOT box
stuffing.
Despite these intormations, Louis J.
Huney, one of the number, was recon-
mended for judge at the last general
election by the Republican bosses, and
his name was among those recommend.
ed to the King county delegation for
clerk or some other position with the
legislature now in session.
The delegation originally indorsed
Huney, but better counsel finally pre-.
vailed and his name was stricken from
the list. The information against Huney
and the other alleged offenders is still
pending in court.
Senator Cotterill also introduced bill
prepared by the American Mining Con-
gress, framed to protect legitimate min
ing enterprises and eliminate the wild.
caters. The bill prohibits the making
or publication of false statements con-
corning the affairs of corporations, joint
stock companies, associations or individ.
uals. 1t was referred to the committee
on mines and mining.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 3, as
amended by the house was referred to
the committee on rules. This is reso-
luton providing for a forty-day session
of the legislature instead of the sixty
day session allowed by law. The house
amended it by striking out the portion
which provides for adjournment on Feb
ruary %, and inserted clause providing
that no new bills be introduced after
February 20 except by a vote of two
thirds of either house. This will give the
legislature thirty-fve DAYS for the intro
duction OF new bills instead of fifty days
provided for in the constitution. 1t is
argued by the house members that if no
new bills are introduced after February
90. the Legislature can clean up the cal
endar at least ten days or two weeks
ahead OF the statutory period.
S. B. No. 6 by Poison of Chehalis, will
be reported with recommendation that
it do not pass. The bill is framed to
punish for bribery or attempted bribery
and declares an emergency, and the
and the committee decides that the bill,
is enacted, would do away with expert
testimony in that it provides that wit
nesses in trials who accept any consider.
alton or gratuity other than the amount
fixed by law for such services shall be
punished under the provisions OF the act.
Expert testimony, it was conceded, FREE
quently is essential in establishing the
case OF defense or prosecution in crimi.
nal and civil trials.
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