The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-02-05
LEGISLATIVE
PROGRESS
ONLY THREE BILLS HAVE
RECEIVED GOVERNORS
SIGNATURE.
Several Measures Have, However,
Passed Each House and a Large
Number Are Now Before Com
mittees for Consideration New
State Boards Proposed.

OLYMPIA, Feb There were two
measures which attracted more than
ordinary attention in the legislature
the past week. The Ole Hanson anti
race track gambling bill passed the
house by unanimous vote and went
TO the senate, where it was put to sleep
in the judiciary committee. The local
option bill, after favorable report in
both houses, went also to the judiciary
committees. The excuse given for
sending the Hanson bill to the judici-
arv committee was that the criminal
code, then soon to be presented by the
revision committee, contains an equal
ly strong provision covering the same
subject. The friends of the Hanson
bill object strenuously to leaving that
particular bill to the code. = -
The third week of the legislature
shows net result of three bills passed
and large number introduced and in
committe hands. The first bill signed
by the governor was to appropriate
$85, 900 for the expenses of the legisla-
ture. The other two bills appropriate
ed 81, $50 for expenses in tn office of
the insurance commissioner and pre-
scribed the form of seal to be used by
the insurance commissioner.
The woman suffrage bill divided at
tention in the house with the Hanson
anti-race track gambling bill. The
anti -saloon league local option bill was
reported from the public morals COM
mittee with the recommendation that
it pass, but was sidetraced by small
majority in the house and sent to the
judiciary committee.
The eight hour working day law for
women was passed by the house, nol
without brisk debate, and was called
back the next day by it's supporters in
order that it's consitutionality might be
inquired into
Several new state and county ocffies
are to be established if bills now before
the legislature are passed. E. M Ste
phens, of Snohomish, introduced a
bill establishing state board of game
and game fish comm issioners, consist
ing Of the governor, state treasurer,
state treasurer and state fish commits
sioner. The board which have the au-
thority to appoint game wardens and
protect the game and game fish of the
state.
DR.. w. M. Beach is the author
Of a bill of which is to establish new
state board of medical examiners
The members are to be appointed by
the governor, and the board is to be
made up of five allopath practitioners,
one homeopath, one member of the
eclectic school and two osteopaths.
Three forms of CERTIFICATES are to be
used by the board. The first allows
the holder to practice medicine and
surgery, the second to practice oste-
opathy and the third to treat the sick
by any other method. Applicants to
practice any of the three systems must
show diploma from legally char
tered college teaching the principles
of the school of medicine they desire
to follow. All candidates must take
an examination in the fundamental
subjects of medicine such as anatomy,
pathology, bacteriology and other sub
jects.
The CERTIFICATES issued by the board
must be filed with the county clerk
in the county in which the practitioner
takes up his residence. The lack of
a certicfiate is a misdemeanor punish
able by a fine of not less than 500.
The bill expressly provides that moth
ing within the act shall apply to or
regulate any system of treatment by
prayer. The committee on state Ii
brary introduced bill creating a
public archives commission, to consist
OF the governor, secretary of state and
state auditor. The board is to have
exclusive care of all state papers of
original record.