The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-01-26
WHAT WASHINCTON'S
SOLONS ARE DOING.
Large Amount Of Business Done
During Second Week; Small
Amount Spent.

Olympia. Wash.-The second week
Of the twelfth session of the Legisla-
ture Of Washington goes on record as
having transacted the largest amount
Of state business and spent the small
est amount Of state funds Of any pre-
vious session since statehood. There
has not been q serious wrangle on the
floors Of either house and no bitter
ness displayed on the part Of the
members. The insurgents recently
elected are pursuing conservative
course and are being guided in the
unimportant measures by the more
experienced members. Should the old
line Republicans 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 solidly in the interests
OF economy and to keep the expendl-
lures within the states revenues.
considerab 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-
her OF voters; killed a 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 $4,000 to
buy university campus; passed resolu-
tons memoralizing Congress to reject
Prince-Jordan fisheries treaty, and to
restrict unlimited immigration of un-
desirable foreigners; ratified the gov
ernor's appointments during the past
two years and memoralized Congress
to give Alaska home rule and to throw
the Alaska coal fields open to entry.
Bills to the number OF 122 have been
introduced in the House and "a in the
Senate.
oaiiantry to Women.
Although the Legislature refused to
permit Mrs. Emma Smith Devoe, pres
adent Of the Washington Equal Suf-
fra4e Association, to address the as
ssmbled 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 q 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 CUES.
tons which will appear as a three
cornered fight directed at George B.
Lamping, formerly acknowledgement of
the state. Henry L. Bowlby, state
highway commissioner. and e. w.
Ross. commissioner Of public lands.
Friends Of the men under fire say that
II an investigation il asked for they
viii vote for 1t, but that it will be the
most complete and thorough ever un-
dsrtaken in the state. Every depart
ment viii be gone over from top to
Aottom.
Apportionment 4 Live issue.
The smaller counties Of the state,
the "cow" counties as they are called,
claim So votes as a result Of secret
caucus. and are ready to meet the
representatives Of Spokane. Tacoma
and Seattle when the matter Of reap
portionment comes up. Only - are
needed to make q majority. The re-
apportionment fight may supplant the
liquor legislation. The only difficulty
tho smaller counties face, IL that they
are not agreed among themselves on
the exact plan Of apportionment. But
each county In the state ia prepared
to demand one representative In the
Legislature. Realising that 1t Is live
wire. the Legislature Is delaying con-
ssdsnation OF the apportionment ques-