The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-26
WHAT WkSHikCT0N'S
S0LlNS ARE DOING
Large Amount of Business Done
During Second Week; Small
Amount Spent.


Olympia, Wash.-The second week
of the twelfth session of the Leg sla-
ture Of Washington gees on record as
having transacted the largest amount
of state business ana spent the small
est amount of s'ate funds Of any pre-
vious session since statehood. There
has not been serious wransie on the
flocrs OF either house and no bitter
ness displayed on the part OF the
members. The insurgents recently
elected are pursuing a conservative
course and are being guided in the
unimportant measures by the more
experienced members. Should the old
line Republi cans attempt to spend a
lavish amount for maintenance OF the
state institutions, raise legislative sal
aries unnecessarily or indulge in need
less extravaganza, the insurgents are
pledged to vote solidiy in the interests
of economy and to keep the expendi-
lures within the states revenues.
Conside rahle Business Transacted.
LEGISLATION actually enacted includes
the election of a United States sena,
tor; instructing the Washington rep
resentatives in Congress to work for
the selection of San Francisco as the
site of the Panama canal fair; pass
bills recalling state officers and city
officials upon protest OF certain num-
Der of voters; killed bill to dispense
with robes for judges of the supreme
and superior bench; appropriated
100000 for legislative expenses and
$4,000 for emergency printing!; ap-
propriated $4,000 for national guard
deficiencies; appropriated S4S,000 TO
buy university campus; passed resolu-
lions memoraliZing Congress to reject
Prince-Jordan fisheries treaty, and to
restrict unlimited immigration OF un
desirable foreigners; ratified the gov
errors appointments during the past
two years and memoral,zed Congress
TO give Alaska home rule and to throw
the Alaska coal fields open to entry
Bills to the number of 1872 have been
introduced in the House and "A in the
Senate.
Callantry to Women.
Although the Legislature refused to
permit Mrs. Emma Smith Devoe, pres
ident of the Washington Equal Suf-
frage Association, to address the as
sembled solons while in Legislative
session and also refused to permit
girl clerks, the law makers are going
on record for several acts of gallantry
to the fair sex Bills have been in
troduced exempting women from jury
duty, and if there is serious opposi
ton to this measure, the trainers OF
the bill will accept an amendment
that women can claim sex exemption
from serving on juries the same as is
accorded physicians, teachers and
men over 60 years of age. "
May Investigate State Offices.
That sensational charges against
several departments Of state will be
sprung in the Legislature before the
end of the week and that searching
investigation into methods of conduct
ing state offices will be demanded by
the men behind the charges, is an
open secret in Olympia. Representa-
tives have begun to line up on ques.
tons which will appear as three
cornered fight directed at George B
Lamping, formerly adjutant-g general o.
the state, Henry l.. Bowlby, state
highway commissioner, and v. w
Ross, commissioner of public lands
Friends of the men under fire say tina
if an investigation is asked for they
will vote for it, but that il will be the
most complete and thorough ever III
dertaken in the state Every depart
ment will be gone over from top tc
bottom.
Apportionment a Live Issue.
The smaller counties of the state
the Cow" counties as they are called
claim SO votes as a result of a secre,
caucus, and are ready to meet the
representatives of Spokane, Tacom:
and Seattle when the matter of reap
portionment comes up. Only 40 are
needed to make majority. The re
ipportionment fight may supplant the
liauor legislation. The only difficulty
the smaller counties face, is that they
are not agreed among themselves on
the exact plan of apportionment But
each county in the state is prepared
to demand enc representative in the
LEGISLATURE. Realizing that it is live
wire, the Legislature is delaying con
sideration of the apportionment ques-
ton as long as possible.
Abolish Death Penalty.
The adjustment of the death pen
atty for murder and treason is the
measure that has called for the great
est pyrotechnic oratory in the House
this session. Representative Goss OF
King. Trainer OF the bill, read letters
t,o ln,v, Of . ba