The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-02-03
STATE LEGISLATORS
DOING GOOD WORK
Whitman COunty's Delegation
Is Alert and Active.
Anent State Heformatory at Monroe
--Sums Due the State in Taxes--
For Public Utilities Commission
Women Playing Politics.


Lsrue OF Whitman county has intro
dsced house joint memorial No. 8, urging
congress to fortify the Panama Canal.
and house bill lat, regulating and licens-
ing Jacks and stations
Representative Mccoy OF Whitman
county has introduced H. B. 173, au-
thorizing the purchase OF certain land
adjoining the State College at Pullman.
Abolish Capital Punishms snt2- Mo.
On the afternoon OF January 26 the
Goss bill to abolish capital punishment
10 Washington came before the house of
representatives as a special order of
business and was finally indefinitely post
poned by vote of 53 to 40, with two
members absent. Representatives Larue.
Mccoy and Mcclure of Whitman county
voted Tor the postponement of the meas
ure and Representative Todd voted
against the motion to postpone.
State Reformatory at Monroe.
Although 2l3 prisoners we're received
at the state refOrmatOry at Monroe in
the year ended September 30, 1910, only
four prisoners were committed from
Y hltman county, according to the re-
port OF the board OF managers of the
Monroe institution. The prisoners COM
mitted ranged between the ages of 1G
and 20 years and 20 we're of the age of
~ years. When admitted 1877 were
single, Is married, divorced and we're
walters. But u of the prisoners we're
natives OF Washington. Only 135 we're
born in the United States. OF the fo,-
elgn born prisoners eight we're Germans.
Outside of Washington, Minnesota was
the heaviest contributor Of any one of
the United States, - Of the prisoners
being natives of Minnesota. Iowa and
Michigan contributed II each and
Illinois, New York and Mississippi ten
each.
Due the State in Taxes.
Z. W. Clausen, state auditor, in his
biennial report just issued, shows that
on September 80 last there was due the
state in taxes from the various counties,
including delinquent taxes, for the pre-.
cediDg six years, $6,311,S95. OF the
taxes due from Whitman county, the
general fund was entitled to $1OS,932,
the school fund to $1O7,794 and the
highway fund to $45,926.
Waterway Districts Permitted.
The formation of commercial water
way districts is permitted by one OF the
new laws passed by the present legisla-
ture.
Another OF the bills passed provides a
reward for the capture OF the murderer
of John G. Sullivan, former chief of
police OF Spokane, and provides an ad-
ditiOnal $2500 for rewards and extra
ditiOn expenses.
-Four bills have been enacted into laws
thus far
Public Utilities Commission.
According to the provisions OF the
III" PoOlIC ubIilJicS DllA
which has been introduced in the senate
by Senator Cox all public utilities now
under the railroad commission will be
placed in charge OF tie com mission; also
all public service corporations, private
and municipal. The bill also contains a
provision preventing courts from sus-
pcD6ipn nf ha ruiIrnoH
sion without notice and a hearing, and
gives the commission the right to sus-
pend rates and make companies show
that they are reasonable
And the Band Played.
At the ball given by the governor
Tuesday night in honor of the legislators
and their wives the grand march was led
by Governor Hay and Mrs. Mitchell
Harris, wife OF the mayor OF Olympia.
Women VS.. Politics.
That many OF the social functions in
olympia are planned by women who are
playing politics, and that women have
begun to take an active part in politics
8 now an open secret, and the wives OF
certain OF the members OF the legislature
Who are taking a prominent part in
politics are very busy trying to impress
lpon their sister voters the Importance
If keeping men of such ability as their
husbands in office
Tough on Salaried Employees.
The discharge of all salaried employees
II the armories at Seattle, Spokane and
Tacoma has been ordered by Adjutant
ieneral Llewellyn and will probably re-
ult in the closing of the armOries in
hese cities. The order was made neces
ary by bill making an appropriation
II $12, 600 for military deficiency fall
ng to pass in the house on Tuesday.