The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-02-16
WASHINGTON SOLONS
MUST USE DILIGENCE
Eleven Bills Passed To Date.
and III Feeling Between
Houses Growing.

Olympia.-Unless 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. 1t 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 If 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
1slation, 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 jul
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
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 housed
disappears. This feature of the situa-
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 reformatory
board absolute control of the institu
tion and the House passed bill re-
lieving the reformatory 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 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 as 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 Womens 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 80 years
and have reached 60 years of age.
The fund is to be raised by an as
sessment imposed by the state law as
follows: Teachers to give l per cent
OF their salaries the first 10 years of
teaching, 2 per cent the next 10 years,
and after that az per cent as long as
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
perance as we'll as the liquor interests
are expecting something to drop al
most any day. County unit measures
must be fought out some time, and it
is a general sentiment that it might
as well be now among some of the
members. If this is introduced an in
teresting deadlock may result. for the
Senate is known to be dry and the
House has a majority of vets.
Will Have More Holidays.
The schoolboy who has had a kick
coming whenever he had to go to
school the Monday following a Sun
day holiday has been relieved, for the