The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-03-03

of the workingmen's compensation
bills. known as the Teats bill, it is
doubtful whether this measure will
receive much serious consideration in
the Senate. Senator Metcalf's bill
covers practically all of the provisions
of the Teats bill but along different
lines. The Metcalf bill permits the
employer to use any kind Of legii.
maze insurance to protect himself
against liability, while the Teats bill
provides for the creation OF a general
fund through assessments to pay liza
bility claims.
Another feature of the Metcalf bill
is that it, instead of creating COM
mission to satisfy claims, provides for
the appointment of arbitrary boards
in every county to make the indem-
nifty awards for injured workmen.
In addition to these two measures,
is the Collins bill, introduced in the
Senate recently. This bill designates
a certain valuation for every kind OF
injury sustained by a workman. For
example, an employees finger is worth
S400 and if, in the course of his work,
he loses the finger, he at once estab-
fishes a credit, under the law, of $500
and the employer is obliged to pay
the amount without bubble. This bill
provides for court proceedings in
cases where it would be necessary to
force claims in some circumstances.
Senate Split on Initiative.
In all deliberations there does not
seem to be as much enthusiasm
shown over initiative and referendum
and recall measures in the Senate as
in the House A poll of the senators
shows that they are about equally di-
vided on these bills. Lively debates
are looked for before these measures
are put out of the way The direct
legislation programme is scheduled to
come up this week.
Publicity Fund May Win.
One of the measures before the
Legislature in which the residents of
southwestern Washington are inter
ested particularly is the Senate bill
introduced by Senator Hewett, of Che
halls, providing for cities of the first,
second, third and fourth classes to
create a publicity fund
The manner of raising and main
tanning fund for publicity purposes
is by special tax on all of the taxable
property of a city not to exceed two
and Cne-half mills A publicity board
is to have full charge of the funds
and direct expenditures. That there
shall be no deficit created in any
year, warrants cannot be drawn in
excess of the amount provided for by
the levy for that year
Ten-Round Bouts Legal.
ing matches has passed the House, al
though it occasioned a lively fight
over its provisions. One representa-
tive stated that he had had a wild ca
reer as a sailor, and while sailing the
high seas he had seen men battle with
all kinds of weapons, and was of the
opinion that prize-fghting was no bet
ter than bull fighting or dueling.
However, 40 Representatives thought
they would enjoy witnessing a ten
round bout some time, so voted for
the bill.
A partial poll of the Senate indi
Gates that the bill will have rough
shedding in that body despite the
claim that % votes were pledged to
its enactment before Wray introduced
it in the House. Apparently little mis-
sionary work has been done in the
upper branch.
Primary for Judges.
A bill restoring the nomination of
supreme court judges to the direct
primary was passed by the Senate.
The bill provides for a nonpartisan
election of superior court and SUI
preme court judges Twice as many
candidates are to be nominated at
the primary as there are Offices to fill,