Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-03-14
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
tenth BIENNIAL SESSION COMES
TO CLOSE TONIGHT.
Direct Primary Law and COngre sSiOn-
al AppOrtiOnment will Likely Go
Through. Initiative and Referen-
dunn Bill is FILLED in the Senate.
State Banking Law is Passed.
Especial to the HERALD

OLYMPIA, March 3.-Recognizing the
fact that this legislature has been the
"easlest ever" to work for special legisla-
ton, big delegation came down from
Puyallup in the interest of flood egisla-
ton. The passage Of bill apprcpriating
100000 for Puyallup and Stuck rivers
was the immediate result. The bill still
has to run the gauntlet of the house.
The initiative and referendum bill
passed the house, but promptly received
it's quietus in the senate, notwithstand-
ing the ablest speech OF the session was
made in its favor by Senator Cotteril.
The Ross investigation has resulted in
the passage of five bills relating to his
office. They leave the land com mission
er "king and no king" About all that
is LETT is the salary.
The house took fall out of the pot
hunters Of the senate when it came to
the consideration of the game law; cut
out hunting with dogs and provided for
closed season Of two years for Mason
county deer. Evidently the house is
more in touch with the people; the sen.
ate closer to certain class OF game hogs
who call themselves "sportsmen."
Benzine buggies will pursue their fra.
grant way without additional license
fees, it appearing to the legislature that
the fees are high enough.
An anti-cigarette bill has passed both
houses, but It's friends would not recog-
nize it and it's enemies do not seem to
fear it. Personally, l do not want to
smoke cigarettes, nor desire any grown
person to refrain from doing so. For
children, believe an ounce of parental
shingle, applied where it will do the
most good, is worth long ton of legisla-
ton.
The anti.corporation forces seem to be
in the saddle. The railway commission
has been given more power and recipro-
cal demurrage bill satisfactory to the
umbermen has been issued.
The name of the reform school has
been changed to industrial school, but it
is not likely to make the institution par
ticularly popular nor its graduates eagerly
sought after. A prison by any other
name has just as high wall.
The congressional apportionment bill
is still one of the uncertainties. Spicy,
not to cay sulphurous kilograms are said
to have passed between Lieutenant
Governor Coon and Congressman Cush-
man, the former being credited with an
attempt to inject politics into the situa-
ton.
Ex-Commissioner McMilin has pre-
sented the state with $1,000, "unearned
increment" under gentle pressure, and
the incident may be considered closed.
The Ross investigation "exonerates"
the commissioner and instructs the at
torney general to undo some OF his bar
gains if it is considered feasible.
The direct primary bill is up to His
EXcellency, if the house concurs, as it
may, in unimporiant amendments.
The general appropriation bill has
passed the house and, in the language of
Speaker (pro tem) Reid: apparently
everybody has now got all he asked for"
Representative Stevenson cast the oply
negative vote, but whether as a "watch
dog OF the treasury" or because he didn't
get what he wanted, does not appear.
Official society closed Tuesday night
when the legislators gave the return ball
to everybody in general.
A banking bill has been passed. Be-
ing. in the main, the measure long
sought by the Bankers Association, it is
doubtless satisfactory to the banking in.
terests and seems to contain no provis-
ions detrimental to any business.
BIGE EDDY.