The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-13
Is concerned.
Keep Prices of GOODS Down.

Following its general policy of at
tempting to reduce the cost OF living,
the senate passed bill intended to
prohibit companies from selling COM
modities within this state at higher
prices than they are sold at the same
time in other states or other parts of
the world.
The bill provides that if any person
shall! sell any commodity for delivery
in the state of Washington or for ship
ment into the state for delivery there
in, and which shall not during the
same period, have the same selling
price to all the world for like quaint
ties of such commodity of substantial
ly the same quality, such sale shall be
deemed an unfair sale and the pur-
chaser shall not be obliged to pay for
the lowest selling prices charged or
received by the seller in or from any
part of the world during the same
period The vote on the bill was %
TO Ill IdNOI OI It's puSStSe.
Teacher Retirement Bill Passes.
The teachers retirement bill, re-
Gently passed by the senate, was pass
ed by the house The bill provides
for referendum vote at the general
election in 1914 on the creation of a
fund for the purpose of retiring school
~ ho .at WI ~ hn
for more than 30 years. AS passed
by the house the bill contains some
amendments upon which the senate
must act.
Will Let Voters Control Grants.
Because the state supreme court de-
cded that the initiative and referen-
dunn could not be applied to franchise
grants by a city, the house gave unani-
nous consent to Representative Has
tings to introduce a bill that will re-
suit in submission to the voters of
all proposed franchises.
1t was believed that the Candy law
of 1911 extended the initiative and
referendum provisions, when part Of
city charter TO the utmost limit, but
the supreme court decided exclusive
jurisdiction of franchise cases was
vested in the mayor and city council
Iowa Abatement Act Approved.
At the end of an extended debate
on the vice question the senate passed
the Iowa red light abatement law.
The vote was 20 for and 10 against
Numerous efforts were made to
amend, but when the bill was finally
passed it was in just the same form
as it came from the judiciary COM
mittee except that where the bill ORR
ginaliy prov ided that the court shall
it now says the court may order the
resort held to be conducted as nuis-
ance to be destroyed. The bill pro-
vides that the prosecuting attorney
or any citizen may institute injunction
proceedings against such places. The
court may direct the prosecuting at
torney to prosecute such action.
Two State Wsrdens Created.
The senate passed a bill which pro-
vides for two state game wardens, one
for eastern Washington and the other
for western Washington In each
county The bill provides for a county
game commissiO ION comprising three
sportsmen 10 serve without pay. They
shell appoint a county game warden.
The county wardens will be paid from
the game fund of each county, pro-
vision being made for state and county
hunting and fishing licenses.
The county license for hunting and
fishing is fixed at 81 year and the
state license at IS a year. A state
fishing license is fixed at 50. The H.
cense for nun-residents is made $40 for
hunting and fishing and So for fishing.
Vote to Amend Banking Code.
The senate passed an amendment
to the banking code of the state, which
is a copy of the New YORK law permit
ting the state bank examiner to take
charge of the affairs of a banking in
stitution which he may find to be In
critical condition, and either place the
bank back on a solid footing, or, II
this is impossible, to wind up the al
fairs of the institution to the best
advantage Of the depositors and stock
holders without going to the costly
expedicnt of throwing the bank into
the hands Of receiver.
Legislative Brevtes.
The house passed a bill aimed at
the trading stamp companies, requlr-
ing them to pay a license Of $4,000
in each county in which they operate.
The house with but few dissenting
votes concurred in the bill passed by
| the senate creating state depart
ment of agriculture to take over the
work ncy performed by about dozen
state departments.
The house passed bill providing
that assessment officials shall make
assessments for tax purposes at ~
per cent OF the valuation of the prop
erty. Heretofore there has been no
fixed basis Of assessment.