The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-02-26

makes vote against saloons imnos-
sible.
1t is expected that there viii! be a
conference between the leaders of
the two opposing forces and a COM
promise bill drafted.
Amend New Criminal Code.
The new criminal code will be re-
ported IN revised form by the COM
mlttee appointed by the joint judic-
larry committees of the senate and
mouse to go over the code. The re-
Vlsed code will be printed and placed
On the general file for consideration
this week.
The joint committee has stricken
out the provision which prohibits
newspapers from giving circunstan-
tlal accounts of homicides and at
tempted homicides.
Under the code provision as first
proposed it was unlawful for news
paper to give an account of any
crime wherein criminal homicide
mad part, until after the trial of
the person accused. The provision
was so restrictive that circumstan-
tal accounts of train robberies where
murder was attempted or the shoot
ing or any person, no matter what
the public interest, was prohibited.
The section relating to manning
and prescribing the penalty has been
rewritten. The provisions rela ing
to libel have also been modified
slightly. Although several changes
in the subject matter have been
made the general provisions of the
new code remain the same.
Insurance Fees Bill i'm Senate.
A bill has been Introduced IN the
senate providing that fees charged
insurance companies for eXamina-
ton of their books of record by the
insurance commissioner shall be
paid into the state treasury. Under
the proposed law the money paid for
the travelling expenses of the com
missioner Will go to the state and
the actual expenses of the commits
sioner will be paid on vouchers.
The purpose of the bill is to pre-
vent the insurance commissioner
from collecting travelling expenses
from insurance companies without
actually mourning expenses. The
bill provides the manner in which
the insurance companies must pay
for the examinations by the insur-
c,;0
sen the responsibility of the com
panies. The plan, however, gives
the state treasurer and the state au-
ditor absolute check on the money
actually expended in carrying on
this branch of the insurance work.
Nurses Bill Passes House.
In spite of a hard fight made
against the measure authorizing the
governor to appoint nurses exam
lining board OF five members, it
passed the house. The bill provides
that nurses before they are regis
tered must pass an examination in
the fundamentals of medicine and
graduate from a school that gives
not less than two years training in
the profession. Applicants for ex-
animation must pay fee Of s. and
registered nurses must pay a yearly
license fee of 81. The examining
board may revoke the license of a
nurse found guilty Of improper con-
duct.
Matrimonial Di!1 .r,ScnI
A bill regulating marriages has
passed the house. 1t provides that
common drunkards, habitual crimi-
nails, people afflicted with heredi airy
insanity and Predetermined persons
under the age of As years may not
be married in the state.
County auditors, before issuing IL
censes, are required to have the afIi-
davits of two creditable persons that
the contracting parties are not seek
ing to evade the provisions OF the
act A clergyman who unites per-
sons in marriage in violation Of The
act is liable to fine of $1,000.
Auditors or deputies who issue false
certificates are liable to a fine of
$500.
House Passes Eight-HOur Bill.
After considerable discussion the
house finally passed the eight-hour
bill for female employees. The fight
on this bill was SO warm thai two
members came to blows in the cor
ridors of the capitol.
The bill applies to female en-
ployes of all mechanical and mer-
camille establishments, hotels, restu-
rants and laundries. To meet the
objections of the cannerymen an ex-
emption was made of temporary en-
ployes; also employees engaged on
piece work.
Douglas County Divided.
The legislature has passed 2n act
dividing Douglas county. The bill
retains the name Douglas for the
northern half. AS originally intro
duced and passed by the house, the
southern half was named Big Bend
county, but the senate changed it to
Grant which will be the name Of the