Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-04-10

REQUESTI0NED
As to ACCESSIBILITY Of Calling
Special Session to Consider
Highways
CHEHALlS COUNTY NOT
Plan is Opposed By Majority
of Senate and Favored
By House
CHEHALlS COUNTY NOT

A poll of members of the Washing
ton state legislature, made by the
Post-Intelligencer, indicates a prepon-
derance of sentiment in favor of an
extraordinary session of the body.
However, the vast majority of the
members also declare the view that
| il an extra session be convened, it
should be with distinct understand
ing that only matters agreed upon
SHALL have consideration at it's hands.
Three Questions Considered
There stand out distinctly three
questions upon which there is an aX-
pressed desire for further legislation
public highways. congressional re-
apportionment and legislative reappOr-
tionment. Other matters are suggest
sideration, but in each instance in
which the member declares himself in
favor of the extra session, there IS
mentioned one or more of the three
subjects for consideration.
A limit of time to a few days is ais }
generally advocated; and the general
view expressed that before a session
should be called there should be
reached in some manner general
understanding that miscellaneous in
PRODUCTION of bills shall not follow.
Among other matters suggested as
OF sufficient importance for considera-
ton are the San Francisco exposition
the booster book" amendments to
election laws, and appropriations for
operation of the state stone quarries
Senate Opposes: House Favors
The majority of the senators eX-
pressed qualified opposition to an eX
ira session, while the house members
by decisive majority of three to
two. were in favor of the governor
calling the members together under
the stipulations mentioned.
President Paulhamus, of the senate
opposed a special session, while
Speaker Howard d. Taylor, declare:
that if one is convened the members
should not draw pay for the time
served and should pay their own mile
age.
Inasmuch as the legislature can no,
convene of its own will but Oniv
through constitutional provision or by
executive mandate, it follows that the
expressions of the members are OF
value only as rejecting the senti
ments of the lawmakers themselves
upon the subjects left without action
by the deadlock of the closing day OF
the regular session.
Chehalis County Members
Following are the expressions OF
the members of Chehalis county:
Il favor a special session provided
only road legislation is taken up
Seantor H. B. Hewitt.
Il do not believe that any matters
are important enough to warrant the
governor in calling a special session y
Rep. Fred Straub
| Road legislation is certainly of
enough Importance to warrant a spe-
cial session, but I would be opposed
to going into any such mess as the
closing hours of the regular one de-
veloped The lack of roads has ar
rested the growth of all that section of
| Washington lying west of the Cascad-
es and has placed the district in the
position of buying practically all of
the produce for which it is best
adapted from Oregon and California,
sending out millions to develop those
states. and has kept out thousands of
settlers from out own unimproved
lands. This is partly due to the fact
that our road laws have been im-
practical and the administration alb
surd."-Rep. Phil S. Locke.
81 can see little use in calling a
special session for action on matters
over which two houses deadlocked,
until sufficient time has elapsed to
give public opinion chance 10
change sentiment of the members at
least The situation would at pres
ent very likely be unchanged. Rep.
| f. l.. Minard.