The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-02-12

Olympia, Feb. 2.-The most inter-
esting event at the state capital the
past week was the inauguration of
Governor COsgrove. The ceremony
was dramatic and pathetic, as the
governor, thin and shrunken in APP
pearance, stood erect for a few min
utes and addressed the joint COM
mittee, the feelings of everyone was
stirred. Governor Cosgrove, accom-
panied by Mrs. Cosgrove, lett Olym-
pia Friday for Paso Robes, Cal,
where he will remain until his
health will permit him assuming the
duties of his Office.
The official house-warming of the
governors mansion was held Thurs
day night. The guests included the
state senators and representatives.
The long receiving line was headed
by Governor and Mrs. Mead, Lieu
tenant-GOvernor and Mrs. Hay, the
mayor of Olympia, Mitchell Harris
and wife, the judges of the supreme
administration and their ladies and
prominent Olympia citizens. The re-
ception was an especially brilliant
affair and there were many praises
extended to the good taste shown by
the building commission. Regrets
that there is no governor to occupy
the mansion were heard on all sides.
Sunday for Local Option.
The local option fight was inten-
sified by the participation of Evan
gelist Billy Sunday. Through the
agency of Senator Paulhamus, of
Pierce county, and Senator Hutchin-
son of Spokane, Sunday was brought
into the local option fight. Numer-
Gus delegations are here to present
|argNmentss heforex thAs juSlieiAxy.alonls
mittee Of the house. 1t Is possible
that NE local option aA hs
A6ttled this weak ~ 6 - 81 q !, = 8
Three house supporters Of the
antf-saloon league local option bflf
claim to have had pet appropriations
held over them as a club to swing
them to the other side on the local
option issue. They say they have
been informed tina their usefulness
has ended and that they might as
well go home unless they get right
on the question.
When Speaker Meigs was in
formed that such threats had been
made, he announced his ,determina-
ton to probe the matter thoroughly.
To Cut Printing Expense.
From present indications it is easy
to judge that the state intends to
change entirely the system of print
ing followed by the state officials and
legislature. Heretofore the work
has been done by state printer un-
der contract which allowed unusual
ly large margins, and the cost has
been heavy. Each session of the
legislature has been called upon to
pass deficiency appropriations for
the relief of the printer and a vast
amount of unnecessary work has
been done.
In the legislature plans are now
being formulated to change the sys-
tenn, employ capable man to over
see the work and purchase a plant
equal to the demands of the state.
Then all state work will be done di-
rectly by the state and no margins
will be allowed to any one.
terially. c. w. Gorham has been
printer for four years and has accu-
mulated a large plant here. Re-
Gently he was dismissed by Governor
Mead and he has turned his plant
over to Printer Boardman, who was
appointed to fill the position.
Employers Of Women Protest.
The eight-hour bill applying to
women employees has begun to bring
protests and Hobbies to Olympia and
pressure has become so heavy on the
friends of the measure that they
consented to a reconsideration of the
vote by which it passed the house.
The bill was sent back to the la
Dor committee with the understand
ing that the principal amendment
will be to exclude fish canperies
from the provisions of the act. 1t is
claimed that inasmuch as the fish
ing season is so short and the sup
ply of fish so f1uctuating in volume
that fixed number of hours of la
Dor in canneries is impossible. Can
nerymen claim the bill if enacted
into law would cause all canneries
employing white girls and women to
replace them with Japanese.
The Washington State Hotel AS
socia ton and Seattle Restaurant
Keepers Association have sent pro-
tests to the legislature claiming that