The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-03-02

ton of which is punishable by fine
of $3.50 and the penalty OF killing any
time may be sentence to the peniten'
tiary.
Three Laborers' Bills Wait.
Although the House has passed one
OF the workingmens compensation
bills, known as the Teats Dill, IL IS
doubtful whether this measure Will
receive much serious consideration III
the Senate. Senator Metcalf's bill
covers practically all of the provisions
of the Teats bill but along different
lines. The Metcalf bill permits the
employer to use any kind OF leelu'
mate insurance to protect hlmseii
against liability, while the Teats Dill
provides for the creation OF a general
fund through assessments to pay Ia
bility claims.
Another feature of the Metcalf Dill
is that it, instead of creating COM
mission to satisfy claims, provides Tor
the appointment of arbitrary boards
in every county to make the lndem-
nifty awards for injured workmen.
In addition to these two measures
is the Collins bill, introduced in the
Senate recently. This bill designates
a certain valuation for every kind OF
injury sustained by workman. For
example, an employees finger IS worth
$500 and if, in the course OF his WORK.
he loses the finger, he at once estaD'
fishes a credit, under the law, OF $4oO
and the employer is obliged to pay
the amount without bubble. This bill
provides for court proceedings IN
cases where it would be necessary to
force claims in some circumstances.
Senate Split on Initiative.
In all deliberations there does not
seem to be as much enthusiasm
shown over initiative and referendum
and recall measures in the Senate as
in the House. A poll of the senators
shows that they are about equally di
vided on these bills. Lively debates
are looked for before these measures
are put out of the way. The direct
legislation programme is scheduled to
come up this week.
Publicity Fund May Win.
One of the measures before the
Legislature in which the residents OF
southwestern Washington are inter
ested particularly is the Senate bill
introduced by Senator Hewett, of Che
halls, providing for cities of the first
second, third and fourth classes to
create publicity fund.
The manner of raising and main
tanning a fund for publicity purposes
is by special tax on all of the taxable
property of a city not to exceed two
and one-half mills. A publicity hoart
Is to have full charge OF the fund:
and direct expenditures. That there
shall be no deficit created in any
year, warrants cannot be drawn il
excess of the amount provided for by
the levy for that year.
Ten-Round Bouts Legal.
The bill to legalize ten-round box
ing matches has passed the House, al
though it occasioned a lively fgh
over it's provisions. One representa-
tive stated that he had had wild ca
reer as a sailor, and while sailing thu
high seas he had seen men battle will
all kinds of weapons, and was OF thu
opinion that prize-fghting was no bet
ter than bull fighting or dueling
However, g representatives though
they would enjoy witnessing a ten
round bout some time, so voted TO-
the bill.
A partial poll of the Senate indi
Gates that the bill will have rougl
shedding in that body despite thu
claim that 20 votes were pledged t,
its enactment before Wray introduces
it in the House. Apparently little mis-
sionary work has been done in tn
upper branch.
Primary for Judges.
A bill restoring the nomination o
supreme court judges to the direc
primary was passed by the Senate
The bill provides for a nonpartisal
election of superior court and ST.
preme court judges. Twice as man
, candidates are to be nominated a
the primary as there are offices to fill
and the candidates will make a SCI
. ond race at the general election 1
, the event that a candidate for judg
, gets a majority of all the votes cas-
, in the primary. his name appears O
, the general election ballot with no OF
, ponent. Should there be more tina
. one position to be filled, the candidat
who receives a majority at the pr
I mary may have printed under hi
y name these words: Received a m.
. jority of all votes cast at the primar
q election and two candidates ar
/ nominated for each of the other il
dicial positions in the ticket.
Public Utilities Bill May Fail.
e 1t is possible that the public util
:. ties bill will not pass, as the resu
v of the action of the Seattle chambt
e OF commerce in asking the CONNIE
e cial bodies of the state to oppose Il
measure. The bill provides for ne
t procedure in handling tariff schedule