The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-02-09

bodies In the reserves. Tue plan col
templates an agreement between tn
state and the federal authorities, s.
the state instead of having scattere'
holdings in the reserve will hav
compact bodies OF timbered land
near the borders of the reserves.
Divert Fees to State Treasury.
If bill recently introduced in tn
legislature becomes law each OF tn
state examining boards which hav'
been collecting fees and dividing tn
receipts among themselves. will hay,
to turn the receipts for examination
over to the state treasurer. TIL,
boards affected by the contemplated
legislation are: The board of medi
cal examiners, nurses examining
board, board of veterinarian examin
ers, BARRIERS examining board, EN-
balmers' board. pharmacy board. den
tai examiners and board Of OPTIC
metry.
The bill provides that all fees col
lected must be RENTED to the stat.
treasurer monthly and where tn,
boards have treasurers to these Off
cials are required to give $1,000 bond:
to the state. The examiners are It
draw IS day for time actually EN-
ployed in the examinations and fol
necessary expenses, but neither pay
nor expense money can be drawn only
by sworn vouchers.
Reapportionment Fight Starts.
Predictions that the big fight of the
legislative session would be over the
reapportionment of representative dis
tricts proved we'll grounded when the
bill for the creation of Pend d'Oreille
County out of Stevens County came
up for second reading in the House
The line was clearly drawn between
the King County delegation and allies
and representatives of the districts
now regularly referred to as the Cow
countless" when the discussion was
centered upon the question whether
Stevens should retain two represen.
tatives and the proposed new county
be given one representative or to al
low the two counties but one repre-
sentative each.
The proposed act to leave Pend
d'Oreille County without a represen-
tative was voted down by % to It,
While the representatives of the
small counties are congratulatns
themselves that they won the hrsf
skirmish in the reapportionment figE
they realize that the big ngnt VIZ,
come when the House takes up tie
question in its final course. Il
New Apportionment Bill.
Senator Espy Of Pacific County n
troduced a bill in the Senate forfhe
reapportionment Of the state ac@Cd-
ing to the plan in vogue for the sphc.
tion of the national Congress. Ae.
cording to Senator Espy's bill each
county in the state is to be entitled
to one senator no matter what the
population Of the county may be. but
the members Of the House of Repre-
sentatives are to be divided among
the counties according to their popua-
tion as shown by the federal census.
Since the bill provides for q consti.
tutional amendment it was referred
to the committee on constitution and
constitutional revision.
No Governors Cabinet.
The House killed the bill recon.
mended in the governors message
providing q cabinet form OF govern.
ment for the state. The bill provided
for the appointment by the governor
of all state officials now elected. The
House also killed the bill providing
commission government for counties.
Liability Law Feared.
The employers liability law as pro.
posed by the state liability commits,
sion. is, perhaps. the measure that is
being most holly contested by the
corporations. mills and factory own.
ers. A delegation OF over 60 lumber.
men appeared before the joint meet.
ing of the House and Senate commit.
tees on labor and labor statistics to
protest against the proposed work,
mems compensation act. This meas.
ure Is to provide . fund subscribed
by every employer in the state, the
assessments for which will be in pro-
portion to the salary list paid to
workmen and whenever. by accident
= workman is killed or injured In.
stead Of his applying through the
courts for damages he will be paid
out of this employers liability fund
for the amount of damage sustained
by him for personal injuries and for
loss Of time from employment. II
killed his widow or legal heirs to re.
ceive the compensation.
Desired by Hetsiksepsrs.
Hotel prOprietors are behind q Bill
introduced in the House which ex
empts them from any liability for loss
theft or damage to guests baggage
in excess of $1S5. The bill further
provides that not more than SIS can
be claimed ON account Of loss Of
trunk or contents, 325 for valises and
their contents, nor more than $40 IN,