The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-02-20
That the committee will be upheld

IN its plan seems apparent from &C
ton In the house, when liquor meas
ure was turned loose upon demand of
its author, Farnsworth Of Lincoln
county The bill provided for public
liquor dispensaries and got out Of the
committee strongbox principally to
test out the sentiment on the liquor
question.
quickly that even the author failed
to put in word for it.
Governor Listers veto of the ap-
preparation of 100000 for the rebuild
ing of the Cheney normal school, re-
placing one burned, will start row.
The executive has followed his plan
outlined in his Inauguration, but whe-
Their his forces will have sufficient
strength to back him up is doubtful
1t is generally believed the appropria-
ton of 100000 for the Cheney normal
each house necessary to pass 1t over
I the veto.
The general budget will be consid-
cred this week. 1t carries a total of
about 100000 as it is considerably
more than two years ago and there 10
a considerable faction with the gov
ernor in a determination to practice
economy. these bills will probably
start something.
Fight Over San Francisco Fair.
The appropriation for the San Fran
cisco fair will precipitate a fight. The
governor believes 100000 is suffici-
ent hut many public bodies ask half
million.
Under the guise of blue sky law a
bill has been introduced by Represen-
! tative Gray by request, which II en-
acted as it is drafted will clip the
wings of the public service commits
sion and place state jurisdiction over
all domestic and foreign corporations
operating in the state under the score
tary Of state.
1t empowers the secretary of state,
and makes it his duty. to examine into
the affairs of all private corporations
organized under Washington laws, in
Guiding all foreign corporations doing
business in the state. Further, it en-
dOws the secretary with powers of visi
tation as defined by the common law.
He makes his own rules and regula-
tons for such examinations and may
take such action as he deems neces
sary for the protection of stockholders
Teachers Pension Put Up to Voters.
By an overwhelming vote the SEN
ate passed a bill providing a pension
system for school teachers. With the
same stroke the members invoked the
referendum Oh the measure, sending
it to the vote of the people
The teachers pension bill stirred up
the first real bitter fight of the SEES
sion for the senate.
Mothers Bill Not Fought.
There was no fight on the mothers
pension bill In the house, contrary to
expectations The bill, providing SIS
month for the first child and IS IL
month for each additional child in
families where there is no father, was
passed with only four nays out of 80
votes
The house passed by vote of SO to 2
bill creating court of domestic
relations which gives original juris-
diction to one court in all questions
of divorce and alimony and gives it
to supervision over all juvenile Of
tenders.
The house, following general de-
luge of oratory, passed bill creating
board to design and adopt state
flag.
The house rejected bill providing
for the doubling OF the salaries Of
members of the legislature.
The senate by vote Of 20 to passed
bill prohibiting students of high
schools from belonging to fraternities,
sororities or secret societies. The
measure was transmitted Immediately
to the house for consideration.
The senate passed with only one
dissenting vote bill providing for
the establishment in the various coun-
ties of the state Of tuberculosis hos
pitfalls. Included In the bill 10 an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for county hos
pitals' general work.
Oregon Pamphlet Attacked.
The Oregon system Of state election
pamphlets. which is now proposed as
a part of the Washington direct legis-
lation system, came nearly precipi-
tating into a cold grave when the SEN
ate voted on a report of the committee
on elections favoring the indefinite
postponement of the measure. Senator
French, of Vancouver, declared that
the plan has been failure in Oregon.
The pamphlet bill was saved from
postponement by three votes 1t was
placed on general file to come up for
passage probably before the end OF
the week.
The senate committee on irrigation
and arid lands repOrted faVOrably up