Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-19

referred to the committee on rules
without debate"
After pr~ct call. two
fgnung. the teso ation VS. &s...
hy vote of 80 TO Al NoN :. re
house wishes to consider any lg 10.
LEGISLATION it will require = twc-t--,Cs
vote to &c, the bill Introduced
The "drys" were caught n1up'-
They showed lack OF leadership al
on several occasions members had 20
exchange their views as they did not
understand the questions before Tie
house. There were "a present, Dr.s
| Ter of Pacific and Teats of Pierce be
ing the only absentees.
Recall Bill in Senate.
| A bill providing for the nomination
of recall candidates in cities OF the
! first class was introduced in the sen
ate. The bill provides for the NOM
nation of mayoralty candidates to sue
coed the incumbent, by filing with the
city comptroller petitions signed by
| 1000 fvoters. The measure differs
from the bill drafted by Judge John E.
HUMPHREYS of Seattle in the petition
| feature and in that it takes in cities
| having a commission form of govern
| ment.
Public Utilities Commission.
One of the big measures to be con
sidered at the present session has
been offered by Representative
Walker Morens of North Yakima, ere
ating a public utilities commission
following the lines of the one Gov
ernor Hughes got through in New
York. Morens bill contains 12,000
words. 1t provides for the abolition
of the present railroad commission
and for the utilities board to take over
its work, with al! regulation of rail-
roads, telephone and telegraph com
panies and gas and electric com
panies. It is to be given power to
regulate service. The bill forbids the
raioing of rates without permission
OF the board.
Jap-Caucasian Marriages.
Two bills forbidding the intermar'
riage of whites and Japanese have
been introduced. Representative
Client and Wray, both of Seattle, are
behind the measures. The bills are
consequences OF the notoriety gained
| by Seattle following the marriage OF
Gunjiro Aoki and Gladys Emory,
daughter of an Episcopal clergyman
of California, two years ago. Many
other couples followed this example,
in spite of regulations attempted by
local authorities.
The Servants Girls Work Day.
"What about servant girls? Are
you going to limit them to eight hours
work day, too?" is question that
is put to Representative ]. E. Camp
bell, president of the Single Weav-
ers' Union and author of the eight
hour bill for women. Despite this,
| Campbell says he is going to fight for
the passage of his measure, which is
backed by labor organizations all over
the state. Mrs. May Arkwright Hut
ton of Spokane, suffragiSt leader, is
coming to Olympia to work for the
bill.
Commission Plan for the State. :.
The commission form of govern
ment will be pushed one step farther
if bill introduced by Representative
Edgar J. Wright of Seattle is passed
Wright's bill puts the counties of the
state under commission government
Five commissioners elected at large
and all subject to recall, will take the
places of sheriff, auditor treasurer
and all other county officers, accord
ing to this bill.
Congressional Districts Suggested.
That Seattle shall be a congress
sional district by itself and that King
County, outside of Seattle, shall he
joined with Pierce, Lewis and Cow
litz counties in another district, was
one OF The results OF the caucus on
congressional reapportionment
The second district, as outlined, Is
to be composed OF the northwest couu
ties with jefferson, Clallam, Mason
Thurston md Chehalis counties. CO.
mmbia River counties from Pacn,
and WahkiaWm TO Benton and l'rau,-
lin and including Wana Walla, 40
tin and GAald comprise another a.
trict. Spokane. Adams and countie-
Of central ana northern Washington
east of the mountains comprise the
fourth district
To Suggest Jcnt Fish Laws.
A ioiut committee. Of four .nn1toi.4