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

Guard affairs and the public lands de-
nor+ment The resolution to sift the
charges against the guard has already
nassed the House, which this winter
is nroying to be the most conservative
and cautious branch of the lavmak-
ars The Senate has it's hatchet out
for any and every one of the appointed
officers and some OF the elected ones.
A legislative committee appointed by
the legislature of 1909 to investigate
nublic officers brought in some ugly
charges against the manner in which
the public lands are being disposed
of and the methods employed by sew
oral of the states cruisers, which, it
is charged in the report, has the sane
tion of Land Commissioner Ross. The
nrobing of these findings will be taken
nm by the Senate probably this week
or as soon as some private investi-
cations are completed which We're UNI
! dertaken by members of the commit
tee on public lands.
House Insists On Economy.
Again serving notice on the Senate
that it would not indorse deficiency
appropriation bills or bills which
called for unnecessary expenditures
of the states money, the House voted
down a Senate appropriation commit.
tee bill appropriating $4,000 to pay for
printing, postage and clerk hire in
the various state offices. The House
was practically unanimous in its &C.
ton. The bill was turned down BY
viva voce vote and only few Of the
members raised their voices in its
favor.
Woman Lobbyist Elected.
A sensation was created in the cap
ital by the forcible election from the
floor of the House of Mrs. Mary Trum.
bull, superintendent of schools OF
Italian County. This lady has Teen
twice elected to that Office, likes her
job and is trying to get the legislature
to fix things SO she can hold ever in
definitely by amending the law that
county officer can serve only two con
secutive terms. Mrs. Trumbuil was
caught red handed lobbying On the
floor of the House and the sergeant
at arms was instructed to eject her
Japanese Interested in Memorial
The representatives of the emperor
of Japan are taking lively interest
in the Senate joint memorial, protest
ing to the President and the Senate
OF the United States against any
treaty with Japan which would ber-
nit Japanese coolie labor to comS to
this country.
X. Satow, secretary to the i'm hal
Olympia to get a copy OF the resdu
ton and to ascertain the sentiment of
the legislature.
Would Repeal State Aid Lan.
Plans are being made by the oppo
nents of the present state aid road
law to force an entire repeal of the
law and substitution of a bill now
in the progress of construction. The
joint committee of the House ana
Senate has before it dozens OF amend
ments and substitutes to the bill and
will draft from these a new law
1t is understood that the investtgat
ing committee which examined the
rock crushing plant on Fidalgo Island
Will criticise the manner in which that
plant was erected and the amount Of
money expended. The committee is
satisfied that the plant is a good ono
but too expensive for the purposes of
the state. The greatest fault found
with the plant is the position Of the
loading bunkers.
Houses Disagree on Wenatchee Bill.
After an extended debate attended
by large delegation of Wenatcbea
citizens, the Senate passed a rpSolu.
ton accepting the compromise oYor
Of the Washington Bridge Comn,,v
for the purchase of the steel bridge
across the Columbia River at wo,o4
chez for $125,OOO
Holding that the bill passed by tbe
l9O9 legislature providing for the n,,r.
chase of the Wenatchee bridge acro.,
the Columbia River was the bfrro.,
plunder of the last session, and tbot
the state had no use Tor the strpc,,,,.,
the House failed to pass Sor,to
Joint resolution providing for the mr..
chase of the bridge for s125,OOO
Eisht-Hour Law Attackes
One subject of legislation tbs. &c
becoming of statewide interest is tho
proposed eight-hour labor law for ,,,o
men. 1t has been sanctioned b, A.,
State Federation of Labor and i, +,
reality an organized labor measure u
is receiving strong support from r,ri.
GUS women's organizations in the
state and from churches and reE,ious
organizations. Mrs. May Arkwrioht
Hutton, of Spokane, one of the Ia.aon,
Tor women's rights in Washington has
been in Olympia two weeks in -
est of the measure.
opposed to the bill are cannon.
men, hotelmen, laundrymen and d.
partment-store proprietors. Renr..,.
tatives OF these interests are in Oh
pia IN an endeavor to defea, .no
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