Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-02-04
but would materially increase the
cost of operating such places.
Hanson Bill Buried in Senate.

What was probably an obituary
| over the Hanson anti-race track bill
as distinctive measure was said in
the senate, preliminary to referring
/. to the judiciary committee with
a definite declaration from Chairman
Graves that it will be held up until
the committee has before it the GRIM
inal code now in course of prepara-
ton by a commission appointed by
the governor, which has been at
work for several weeks. The crimi-
nal code will embrace provisions
claimed to be fully as drastic and
Of wider scope. making poolselling
and bookmaking felonies. Chair
man Graves told the senate, while
the Hanson bill was under considera-
ton, that all criminal bills now be-
| fore the committee will be compared
with the provisions Of the proposed
code, and unless they had distinctive
features not practicable to incorpor-
ate in the code would be unfavorably
reported.
Woman Suffrage Passes House.
With the galleries crowded with
women and the house in splendid
spirits, the women's suffrage bill,
calling for the submission of con-
stitutional amendment, giving the
right of suffrage to women, went
through the house by vote Of 70
to Is. or several more than the re-
CURED two-thirds vote.
The bill is house measure and,
while it is said that a number Of
members voted for 1t expecting the
senate to kill the measure, 1t now
seems very likely that those who
trimmed on the bill will be disap-
pointed. A disinterested canvass Of
the senate indicates that the meas
ure will receive at least 80 of the AZ
votes, or two more than twO-thirds.
Criminal Code Ready.
The code commissioners report is
ready to receive the attention of the
JOINT judiciary committees of the
house and senate. George F. Van
derveer, prosecuting attorney for
King county, and other prosecutors
of the state who are on the code
commission, have rewritten nearly
every statute relating to crime on
the law books Of the state.
The commissions report practical
ly repeats all present criminal stat
utes and will give the state a new
and complete criminal code.
In the main, attorneys who have
gone over the work of the code COM
mission agree with their recommen-
datiOns, but undoubtedly fight will
authority of prosecuting attorneys
by permitting them to issue war
rants and have them served by office
deputies. The change in the prose-
cutting attorneys procedure is copied
from the New York and Minnesota
statutes.
Among the changes in the crimi-
nal laws are:
Insanity Plea Regulated.
An amendment which will take
from juries in murder cases the
right to pass on plea of insanity.
All the prosecuting attorneys who
have been engaged in the code revis-
ion are favorable to this change, but
they are doubtful as to the extent
that they can go without running
into constitutional objections.
Another important change that
will be made will be to impose a
penalty Of not to exceed ten years.
Imprisonment in the state peniten-
tiary for hunter who kills hunt
ing companion. This is intended to
do away with the increasing number
of tragedies in the woods where one
man mistakes" another for a deer
or bear.
Lobbyists Classed as Graftcrs.
The statute on bribery hits the
man who offers the bride and the
one who takes it, but the law relat-
ing to grating Is designed to punish
the go-between who asks or receives
any valuable consideration for in
huencing any public officer to refuse
to do or neglect his duty.
Lobbyists before the state legis-
lature who accept contingent fees
based upon their success In obtain
ing any particular legislation are
classed as grafters.
A new provision in the criminal
code prevents Matchmaking titles
and another makes it gross misde-
meanor to participate in a fraudu-
lent conveyance of real estate or per-
sonal property.
Vagrancy Defined.
Two sweeping changes are made
in the definition of vagrancy. One
of these provides that any person
who solicits business for an attorney
about a court house. Jail, morgue or
hospital, shall be deemed guilty Of
vagrancy. This Is intended to cut
of a large number Of runners or So
licitors for attorneys who make a
practice Of fighting corporations. An
other provision declares that COM
mon drunkard shall be a person
three times convicted of being drunk
and disorderly, or who neglects his
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