Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-02-10

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and the subdivision of it's work in
the following four bureaus: dairy and
live stock, horticulture. agriculture.
and foods feeds, fertilizers, drugs and
oils. 1t is estimated this one de-
partment can be maintained at the
same cost as one of the others, the
grain inspection department. Conse-
quently it would seem worthy of fav-
orable consideration by the Republi-.
can majority.
But the Republicans gave evidence
this last week that the governors
program of economy has no inter
est for them, so far, at least, as his
recommendations of the abolition of
the stcte tax commission and against
the appropriation of new building
at the Cheney normal school are con-
cerned. For the Senate overwhelm-
ingly concurred with the House in the,
latters appropriation of 100000 for a.
new building at the Cheney normal
school and also passed half a dozen
or more tax reform bills calculated
to prolong the life of the tax commits
sion. Indications are that the House
will adopt the same policy.
and yet there is one man still to,
be considered, man whom the Re-
publicans may think they can over.
ride or embarrass in some fashion or
another but man who has the back
bone" to stand up in vigorous oppo-
sition to their program if by so do.
ing he believes he is carrying out
the will of the people of Washington.
and who has let it be known he
would not fear to act in the peoples
interests. Say what you will about
Ernest Lister, there is not a man in
the state who can truthfully say he
has not the courage of his convic-
tions, that he will not act as he be-
lieves he should. Far from embar-
RAISING Governor Lister, the Republi-
can members of this legislature are
merely furnishing him in ample guam.
titles the exact kind of fuel he needs
to kindle the fire with which to &C.
complish their political ruin.
These may be some of the reasons
why the legislative week just closed
was the most productive of the ses-
sion so far-which is no compliment
at all-for as it happened but few
important measures were considered.
though it gave rise to great quanti-
ties of the stuff that orators dream
Of and only legislators can ladle out.
Said oratory started early in the week
and persisted increasingly throughout
the four days and a half, being spill
ed promiscuously in the House.
Last Monday afternoon most of 1t
was in memory of the late John L.
Wilson, some glowing tributes being
paid to the departed Republican lead
er The first batch of embittered
language came Tuesday during the
House debate on the question of sub
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the recall of judges to popular vote
at the next election. So close was
the contest with the Democrats and
Progressive fighting hard for it's pas
sage that the opponents of the bin,
mainly Republicans, were forced to
conduct the first filibuster of the ses-
sion and though it was short succeed.
ed in preventing the two-thirds favor
able vote necessary to authorize the
submissal to popular vote.
Hardly had they gotten over the
personalities into which they were
plunged by this debate until the
House members grappled again foren-
sically, over the report of the COM
mittee which investigated Represen-
tative Houser's charges of the illegal
sale Of Seattle tidelands years ago.
And when the House unanimously ac-
cepted this report, directing the at
torney general to bring test suits, it's
members broke into another wrangle
over the Wray bill confirming in the
present owners of Lake Washington
shore lands the additional areas that
will be uncovered when the canal is
completed and the lake lowered. The
Bull Moosers, led by Houser, some of
the Democrats and few Of the Re-
publicans fought hard to have the
measure postponed indefinitely. but