The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-02-18

OLYMPIA. Feb. IS.-The senate.
BY a vote OF "a 60 rs, passed its
own local option bin this morning
and. under suspension OF the
rules, Immediately sent IL to the
house
Then. by a vote 90 ls Tor 10 90
against e turned down a motion
BY Ruth TO call back from the public
morals committee thc MeMaster To-
cal option bin which had passed
the house. and 90 indefinitely post.
p0ne o.
The bill passed BY the senate this
morning Is a senate judiciary bin
composed as a substitute for Sen
ator Nichols local option bin it
saS LITERALLY amended today by u
practically unanimous vote The
sections reaching physicians and
druggists were copied almost yer.
baiim from the Anti Saloon league
bin.
Prohibition Declined.
prCsby offered an amendment
providing prohibition in an country
precincts. bat this was defeated. no
to a3 The bin as PASSED makes
each Incorporated city or town
unit, and In rural districts makes
each precinct unit.
The local option question "a 20 be
submitted TO the voters. provided
that not less than As per cent Of
the voters az the previous election
petition for such submission Pre-
eiuctx are 20 remain as thcy are
now for all time. unless such a Pc.
titiou 10 filed. that Is 60 say, WHERE
a precinct Is now dry. no saloon
can get license until IS per cent
Of the voters have petifloned and
an election has been held and the
question approved By a majority 81
the voters of the precinct Similar
~. wet districts cannot be charged
to dry without petition and election
High License Provision.
The bill also provides Tor a 81 Doe
license fee IN vet districts. I'm
forcemeut clauses provide that vic.
lation Of the law shall be a mis-
demeauor punishable by fine Of
from $50 10 $500 Cotteriii. Of king
county. attacked these penalty
clauses. saying that the bin would
b. openly violated unless the run.
ishment was made more severe.
The motion BY Ruth vas consid.
cred bad break BY the liberals.
They point out that when the SIC.
Master bin comes from committee.
Ruth can rule that the bin cannot
be acted upon. because Il II identi-
cal with the Cotteriil bill. which
the senate voted down yesterday
Right 10 Appeal.
The dryn will have the right Of
appeal from this decision Of the
chair. but such appeal VIII profit
them nothing unless they can mus
ter more than the 81 votes they
now have
The McMaster bill IL being kept
10 the public morals committee b
It's friends on that committee a. a
club 20 secure a good. strong l0rnl
sption bin. 40 that in the event the
iouse refuses 10 pass the senate
bill today. the rrgs have figured
they could bring nut the McMaster
bill But. Of course. the drys worc
not advised 81 this prospective rul
ing b. Ruth
Helps A.Y~P. &.
The senate today also passed a
house bill by Representative Stay.
den permltfiBg one half mill levy
In each county for building and eg
hibit 1T the A-Y p. exposition. Iris
bill carries an emergency clause.
and viii become lew as soon as
signed by the governor. which Vill
enable the counties to get the
funds available al once
Ia the house this morning the bin
creating a state board Of evamlna.
ton u nurses WAS passed. despite
the objection by Ole Hanson that
the Bill would create a nurse trust.
siaydens bill 20 require the inter.
urban and other passenger cars 10
furnish layatories. running water.
clean towels and heat IN each car.
and Edges bin prohibiting the mar
rage 81 insane or diseased persons.
weTe also passed