The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-01-26

motion Many niiycrrd 1ndor fine lash
- the enmity of tbr. sneaker left little
if any chance for Them to yot tho leois.
r,ti,p tbot dosirad un r,.tto1, how NOR.
ito,io,s if miobt he. I-pon finishino nj,
r,r,y,rrontad attack 81 reconsideration
y,. had and tba First ,id" .oction-
vare striken.
Cbambor. If co,nmorc. and ,p9ruf3c-
tnror.' association. Of tbo state con.
tiuued their fiobt after the FIRST aid,
v,. .tricLen Lut tho hill nassod tbc
bouso with GO for "a aooinst 2 absent
t.nablo to defiant tbo measure in tbc
bou.o its onnononts rosorted to differ.
emf t,rtirs in tbo senate. Tvo otbcr
hills drawn b,, attornovs for oa.u,Ity
comnopics vero introducod Inv con,tor.
lJotraIf and Collins Under Them c,.o-
oltv co,unonios could continua to rob
botb on,nIovar and onnIoyo If tba
Teats biIl was adonted tbn state world
brco,,, tho insurer tbo cppIov.r would
nav hi. prcuiums to tbo stato instead
Of TO tIo casuoltv componv and tbo stot,
vonIJ coInnon.oto ifs iniurod ,yorloor
without cost to the state. other than
the cost of administration of the law.
Personal injury suits would be elimnat-
ed. court costs reduced and Workmen
promptly compensated for injuries re
ccired in the course of their employ
mont Naturally the casualty companies
were bitterly opposed to legislation that
took away their chief source of rcve-
nuc. 1t was reported that they We're
willing to spend 100000 or more to
defeat the Teats bill. The assault
against 1t from certain newspapers and
senators led many to believe that the
report was well founded.
On the 5Sth day of the session after
one of the most bitterly contested fights
%, 'ne year tne leafs compensation Dill
'iI, d. NO. ~ was ilha"y passed
inns ia" we OeI''Ie TO be the most
"'.''"''o ana ln'ri'orlous piece OF IeSls-
i"''o'' o' us N'"u EeV enacted IN TINS
VI any o'"er country
Eight Hours for Women.
introduced by Representative J. f.
Campbell. the eight hour law for women
was bitterly assailed by employing in
terests throughout the state. Fish and
canning interests succeeded in amending
The bill 50 as to exempt their industries
from its opcration. We were not on-
posed to cxempting the fruit industry.
but did resent to our utmost ability
the fish canneries, which of all the in
lu~tries of the state EMPLOYING Girls
and women are in our belief the most
U"S"'l"oIe' frll' packing and canning
"o" us" c'illlerl'S were exempted from
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NoinlnaIlon Oy Direct primary
The act Of two years ago which de
prived the people Of their right to nomi-
nate supreme court Judges was repealed
and the peoples rights restored in 4
better form than the original law,
Under the new law candidates for the
supreme court at the primaries who re.
ceiye fifty per cent of all votes cast are
placed on the election ballot without op.
posing candidates, while those receiving
less than fifty per cent have twice the
number of names put on the ballot on
election day that there are judges to be
elected.
The term of office of supreme court
judges was heightened from four to six
years. Under this system three will be
elected at each biennial election.
Superior Courts.
Siv oddi+ionoI suror;or oo,,r+ i.5o.
.bins wore craated do.ni+o tba g..
lrovIodao1 Fact +bot fla ,,.-a,,, 80 +l,
,rorl.,oon,s oon,no,.,tio,, ai.+ Iii .,;.,
inoto rrobobIy so,.o,,+,..f; f;,., ,,o,. ..,,4 a.,
the personal injury cases which oreupiel
three. fourths of the time of court. and
iuries in our superior courts. These
plums were distributed as follows: Sno-
homish county / King county ,. Yaki-
ma county /. and Pacific and Waikiki
akum 1, Cowitz Skamania and Klicki-
tat /.
Millage Tax for State Institutions.
ResoIutions odortoJ b, a.. 4.4.
grange declaring against the existino svs-
tenn of pork barrel and log rolling meth