Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-28
STATES SUPREME OLYMPIA GOSSIP
LEGISLATIVE BALL A Big feature
OF The SESSION.
Eight Hour Day for Women Looks
Good. To Encourage lnve Stment
in Local Improvement Bonds. HO.
tel Bars NAY be Allowed Open on
SUNDAY.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 27.-(Special to
the Herald)-The ball given Tues
day night at Tumwater club house
by the people of Olympia in honor
of the members of the legislature |
and the state officers brought to-
gether more than 1000 people from
all parts of the state. A feature |,
evidencing the uniform great pros
perity of the state was the large
number of handsome and expensive |
gowns. With the sole exception of
the reception to officers of the At.
lantic fleet at Seattle last spring,
no social event in years has brought
together an assemblage so represen-
tative of the entire state. Although
the lack of auditorium of suitable
size in Olympia forced the gather
ing to the adjoining municipality
of Tumwater, extra street cars,
autos, cabs and carriages gave
ample transportation to handle the
large crowds. The spacious club
house was packed, and the floor was
almost too crowded for enjoying
dancing, while the large galleries
held their limit of interested spec
tators. The grand march began
about $3.50 p. M, being led by May
or and Mrs. Mitchell Harris and
Gov. Mead. The ball was to a cer-
tain extent farewell to Gov Mead,
as it was probably his last appear
ance as executive.
The state house of representatives
| has decided to stand for an eight
! hour law for working women, with
out amendments Of any kind. This
decision was only arrived at after
spirited discussion of an hour and
a half. The measure under discus
sion was H. B. 81. by Client, pro-
viding that women employed in fac
tories, hotels, mercantile establish
ments, restaurants and laundries
may not be employed for more than
eight hours in each working day.
The proposed act was vigorously op-
posed by E. B. Palmer, of King. Its
supporters were J. E. Campbell, of
Snohomish, chairman of the COM
mittee on labor and labor statistics,
and Ole Hanson. Other members of
the house discussed the measure,
and L. P. Edge, of Spokane, Frank
G. Jackson, E. B. Palmer and eco.
r. Tenant, of King, suggested
amendments which were lost by
big majoroity.
The bill was reported for passage
by the labor and labor statistics
committee this morning and had
second reading, E. B. Palmer moved
to amend the first section, which
names the establishments where wo-
men may not be employed more than
eight hours, to include all working
women,
The proposal met with a storm Of
disapproval from other members of
the house. Later P. Edge said that
by including all women, the bill was
weakened and that it might be de-
clared unconstitutional by the su-
preme court.
The Potts bill, which seeks to ex-
empt hotels having liquor licenses
from the >eration of the Sunday
closing Law was approved by the
judiciary c mmittee of the senate
yesterday afternoon. The bill pro-
vides for state liquor license board
which shall consist of the governor.
the treasurer and tho auditor. to
which is given authority to issue
permits to proprietors Of hotels in
cities of the first and second classes
to sell liquor to guests on Sunday.
The Sunday permits are to be
granted only to hotels already hav-
ing licenses to sell on other days
than Sundays and having more than
fifty rooms. The license fee propos-
ed is 5000.
The bill originally proposed to in
clude hotels in all incorporated
towns and villages, but this pro-
vision was stricken out in commit
tee. The Anti-Saloon League lobby
:, is preparing to fight the bill in the
senate and house.