Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-01-28
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senators from ~ agricultural dis
tricts.
The bill proposes to re-establish
the fund provided for in the act of
the legislature approved March 10,
1891, but which was repealed in
1897. The commissioner Of public
lands and state treasurer are direct
ed to ascertain from the records the
amount of sales and payments upon
state tide lands from 1891 to the
present date, and to credit the fund
with rs per cent of the proceeds of
the sales. The fund SO re-estab-
lished is to be apportioned to the
several harbors, less the amount pre-
viously appropriated for improve
ments.
For the purpose of raising money
with which to restore the harbor
fund, the bill proposes to levy a tax
of one-half of l mill upon all prop
erty In the state until the fund is
fully reimbursed. 1t was contem-
plated in the act which was repealed
in 1897 to apply the proceeds of the
sale of tide lands to the Improvement
of harbors and for furnishing such
aids to navigation and commerce as
may be deemed necessary. In 1897
the general fund warrants of the
state were nearly two years delin-
quent. and the legislature of that
year, in looking about for means to
relieve the situation, found a fund
already at hand, and diverted it to
other uses than the one for which it
was created.
Abolish Board of Control.
AS the result of a movement start
ed weeks ago in Spokane, Senator
r. A. Hutchinson will introduce a
bill to bring about the abolishr.ent
of the state board Of control.
The bill repeats the board of con-
troll act, under which a board of
three members appointed by the gov
ernor manages all the state charit-
able, penal and reformatory institu-
tons and supervises accounts and
construction OF buildings at the edu.
cational institutions.
| The Hutchinson bill proposes to
put each institution under the con-
troll of q separate board Of trustees,
to be appointed by the governor, and
who will receive no salary, but who
will be paid actual expenses. The
local boards will have the selection
of heads of institutions and the fix
ing of their salaries within the speci-
fed maximum limits. The state cap
itOl is to be managed by the govern
or, secretary of state and auditor.
Repeal Grain Commission Act.
The adjustment of the state grain
commission is also proposed by Sen
ator Cox, of Walla Walla. Senator
Cox claims that under the present
management the wheat shippers are
shortweighted at the warehouses
without chance for redress 1t is
claimed that warehouse employees are
sworn in as deputies, and that near
ly every car of wheat is reported
under the weight claimed by the
shipper.
Mr.. Cox will present bill abolish
ing the state grain commission and
putting the grain inspection under
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sion, the commission to name the
grain inspector, who is now appoint
ed by the governor. 1t is also
planned in the bill to give the COM
mission supervision over all grain
warehouses, so that abuses may be
corrected.
Selection of Clerks.
| The senate engaged in a general
discussion of the capabilities of its
employees and upon the ACCESSIBILITY
of engaging two additional stenog-
raphers. Among the forty employees
of the senate there is one expert
stenographer and but two or three
capable typists. 1t was decided that
two additional stenographers should
be employed at a salary of IS a day,
and the question of discharging en-
ployes to make room for the addi-
tional help was referred to the COM
mittee on senate employees other than
regular.
Senator w. H. Paulhamus intro
duced concurrent resolution to pro-
vide that future legislatures should
leave the matter Of selecting clerks
and stenographers to the secretary
of the senate and the lieutenant
governor and to the clerk of the
house and to the speaker.
To Protect Miners.
| An eight-hour law for under
ground miners was introduced in the
house by Representative ]. c. Hub
bell, of Kittitas. The measure pro-
vides that the working day Of miners
shall consist of not more than eight
hours, computing from the time the
miner enters the mine until he re-
turns to the surface. Managers, su-
perintendents and other mine off,
Gals are, according to the proposed
statute, made guilty Of a misdemean-
or and liable to a fine of from $25
to 500 for every day they fail to
mind the law. 1t Is the duty of the
state mine inspector to enforce the
bill. which carries with 1t an emerg-
ency clause.
VIII Entertain Legislators.
The third week Of the session