Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-03-01
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP
SOLONS GET BUSY TOWARD CLOSE
OF SESSION.
Criminal Code Bill is Troublesome.
Local Taxing of Railways an Issue.
NAY Investigate SChiveiy Yet.
Chattel Lien Measure. To Pension
Tlremen, etc.

OLYMPIA, Feb. 27.-After spend
ing all day and two and half hours
last night considering the criminal
code the senate adjourned tonight
until Monday morning just three
fifths of the way through the bill.
In ordinary circumstances this would
indicate that the senate will have
time for nothing else on Monday but
the code, but the situation is really
more serious than that.
1t was distinctly understood today
that an opportunity could be had at
any time to offer further amendments
to the bill or to go back over the
ground already covered. The senate
has already decided that games in
private homes shall not be considered
as gambling proposition and has
voted to permit Sunday theaters.
One of the most interesting, If not
of the most important questions pre-
sented to the present legislature is
written between the lines of S. B..
1S9. That questios is: Shall rail-
road terminal property be assessed
in the counties in which it is located?
Railroad interests are opposing this
prorosal the ~ailroa1 commission is
resisting it, the tax commission was
at one time unfavorably disposed, but
is now supporting the assessors who
have promoted the pending bill, and
most of the representatives of the
counties having only main line pro-
perty act as though they sincerely
believe that taxes to which they are
Justly entitled are about to be taken
away from them.
An attempt was made today to re-
vive the Scott resolution demanding
an investigation into the affairs of
Insurance Commissioner Schively's
office.
Representative Erickson of Pierce
county was in the chair. McGregor
of Benton county moved that the vote
on house joint resolution No. 2 be
reconsidered, but in the confusion
the result of spirited debate over a
deficiency bill, the motion was side
tracked, and before there was time
to bring the matter up again the
house adjourned. 1t is understood
that another attempt will be made on
Monday afternoon, when the legis-
lature convenes for the weeks ses-
sion.
Thayer's bill, which provides that
any person who has expended labor
or material on any chattel at the re-
quest of the owner, shall have lien
on the chattel for the contract price
of expenditure, was passed by the
house today. There is similar law
on the statute books at present, but 1t
has been declared to be uncontsitu-
tional. The bill seeks to assure wag-
on makers, blacksmiths, machinists
and other mechanics of getting re-
turn for work done.
Unless there is a change OF sesti-
ment from what was expressed to-
day, senate bill 1S9. by the commit
tee on revenue and taxation, which
regulates the assessment of railroad
terminals, docks, ETC., in the coun-
ties in which they are located, will be
dafeated in the house.
Representative Stones bill. which
creates a state embalmer's examining
board and which places stricter regu-
lations upon the practice of embalm-
ing in the seate, was passed by the
house this mornisg and Immediately
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Senator Booths bill creating re-
lief and pension fund for firemen,
passed the house today and is now
ready for the governors signature.
Two weeks ago a similar bill for po-
licemen, by Tenant, was passed.
The new educational code will
come up for consideration in the
house Monday night, Representative
Calkins asking that it be made a
special order of business for that
time