Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-30
Direct Legislation Lobbyists
Unite to Force PASSAGE Of
Pet Measures.
TO INVESTIGATE MILITIA
Dry Senate Springs Surprise
on WET House and
Fight is On.

OLYMPIA, Jan. 29.-For the pur-
pose of securing the passage of direct
| legislation by the present legislature,
the men in Olympia working for this
plan of government have perfected
an organization which they believe
will force the lawmakers to pass the
three bills in which they are interest
ed. R. B. Martin of Spokane was
chosen president After the meeting
the following statement was given
out:
Representatives of the State Farm
ers union, State grange, State Fed
Grafton of Labor and the State Direct
Legislation league formed an organi-
zation for the promotion OF direct
legislation bills now pending before
the legislature.
The purpose OF this organization
is to insist upon the passage of house
bill No. 60, which provides for the
amendment to the state constitution
by the initiatiY house bill No So,
providing for the recall of state Off
cials, and house bill No. 1913, provid-
ing for the initiative and referendum.
This organization SNiik Insist upon
the passage of these bills as intro
duced without amendment which
tend to destroy or limit their effect
iveness.
Will Investigate Militia
Investigation of the military of the
state, searching and thorough, was
asked by the house, when the Goss
concurrent resolution was adopted.
There was no opposition to the reso-
luton to speak Of. Only two men,
bers spoke against the bill. Zed-
nick of King told the house that
while he believed that the investiga-
tion was prompted by "a lot of sore.
heads" he would vote for the resolu-
ton in order to give the guard of the
state a clean bill of health.
Locke said that possibly $4,000
had been lost to the state by the
|
tant general to draw blanket war
rants for the payment of men and for
the purchase of supplies He said
that there had been cases where pay
of men had been drawn from the state
and, when the men failed to call for
money, the pay had been held by the
| a. I'M a nd ho l.
to the state "An investigation will
result in the punishment of the gull
ty men, but not an innocent man will
be hurt" said Mr.. Locke in conclud-
ing.
Death Penalty Continues.
The death penalty for murderers
is to be continued in Washington.
The Goss bill, which proposed to abol-
ish capital punishment in Washing
ton, was before the house as a spec
ial order of business Thursday after
noon and after debate of two hours
was indefinitely postponed by a vote
of SO nays to 40 ayes.
Drys Spring Surprise
The big feature Of the week aside
from the paucity of bills introduced
was the surprise sprung by the
dry in bringing out their county unit
bill. 1t was generally supposed that
they were to wait until the appropria-
tions committee had presented its
bills and after clearing them up
launch the fight on the liquor ques-
ton.
Just what effect the Introduction of
the liquor fight at this stage of the
game will have is a matter of con.
lecture. 1t is said that the dry
forces, realizing that they have con.
troll of the senate, are in a position
to trade with a number of members
Of the house who are not very wet, u
insuring their assistance in the pas.
sage Of the county option bill. The
wet" members of the house assert
that they are in the same position re.
garding the senate and arc linipo nm