The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
WASHINGTON SOLONS
MUST USE DILIGENCE
Eleven Bills Passed 70 Date,
and III Feeling Between
Houses Growing.

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Olympia. the twelfth legis-
lative session gets down to business
and applies itelf more diligently there
is going to be congestion and confu-:
sion during the closing days It seems
to be habit with legislators to put
ter away the early days of the session
over unimportant matters while the
really important legislation is neg
lected and rushed through the closing
days without adequate consideration.
With record of just 10 Senate
bills and; one. House bill passed up to
the governor, at the end of the fifth
week of the session, it is apparent
that II the vast amount of legislation
which is before the two branches is
acted upon the solons will have to
hurry. The subjects that are consid-
cred OF intense interest are direct leg
islation. the insurance code. compen-
sation OF employees. revision Of the
state banking laws, the county unit
measure, the eight-hour bill for female
employees. the liability bill, the teach
ers retirement bill, the measure to
make all state officers appointive with
the exception of the governor and ju-
dietary, and the blanket appropria-
tons bill.
+: Important legislation accomplished
Is that women are not to be excused
from jury duty, no repeal to the pres
ent anti-cigarette law. postponement
of the capital punishment bill and to
place the management OF the state
lands in the hands of an appointed
board OF three members.
Two Houses May Deadlock.
The i'll feeling between the two
houses seems to be growing and there
is a possibility of deadlock coming
up any moment and the Houe refusing
to take further action on the bills
coming from the Senate unless the
senators recede from their position
that all the important measures acted
upon at this session shall have origi-
mated in the upper branch. The i'm
preston prevails that many important
questions will remain unsettled unless
the breach between the two houses
disappears. This feature of the esitua.
ton was made strikingly apparent on
Friday, when the House refused to
recognize the action of the Senate in
the .squabble over the management OF
the Monroe .Reformatory. The Senate
passed a bill to give the refprmatory
board absolute control OF. the institu.
ton and the House passed a bill re-
lieying the ereformatory board of all
authority and placing exclusive con.
troll In the hands of the board OF con-
troll.
Members of both houses who are
opposed to direct legislation and local
option legislation give out the impress
sion that unless a compromise is eff.
fected on these two issues, no efforts
Will be put forth by them to make the
way easier for other legislation de-
sired by the progressive factions.
In fact. some of the conservatives go
as far al to say that If this situation
prevails throughout the entire session.
the state and the taxpayers not only
will not lose anything, but will be
much better off
Teachers Bill May Pass.
The teachers retirement measure
was fought out on the floor of the
Senate chamber at an open session
one evening Of the week, and educa-
tors from the large cities were invited
to address the joint education COM
mittees. Addresses were made by
State. Superintendent Dewey, Miss
Janet Moore, president of the State
ederation OF Women's clubs, and Mrs.
Carrie Shaw Rice, principal of the
Tacoma schools. 1t is proposed to
raise fund to pay the teachers pen
sions when they have taught 30 years
and have reached so years of age.
The fund is to be raised by an as
sessment imposed by the state law as
follows: Teachers to give / per cent
Of their salaries the first 10 years of
teaching. 2 per cent the next 10 years.
and after that 211 per cent as long az
they continue in the profession. There
is little opposition, and the bill will
probably be sent to the governor some
time this week.
Liquor Question to Arise.
There has Deen no liquor legisla-
ton brought before the Legislature
yet worthy of mention, but the tenn