The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-01-30

Speaker Taylor named a committee
of republicans to act on the need of
investigating. The committee Is to re-
port in week.
Senate Displays independence
The senate has shown considerable
independence in dealing with sugges.
lions from the house of representa-
tives. 1t killed unanimously the Junk.
around the state to inspect the state
institutions. 1t cut the heart out of q
resolution adopted by the house to
hire two lawyers. which were to be
placed at the disposal of the members
of the legislature in drafting bills. by
cutting down the appropriation to
$1,000 and giving the right to the at.
torney general to eXpend this sum-
1t showed its further disregard of what
the house in its wisdom had thought
best by passing a resolution to print
all house resolutions, which that body
had not thought important enough to
print. The senators insisted that they
could not wisely, comprehensively and
thoughtfully consider any house reso-
luton merely from hearing them read.
State Aid For Destitute Mothers
Women lobbyists representing clubs.
societies and charitable organizations
of Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia and other
Washington cities won the first two
rounds of their fight for the passage
by the Legislature of bill providing
for state aid of destitute mothers.
The judiciary committee reported
favorably on the bill and the house
adopted the report without amend
ment.
AS the bill has been drafted,
mother who is in destitute circum-
stances and has minor children to sup
port is given SIS a month for the sup
port of the first child and s. a month
for each additional child The boards
OF county commissioners are author
ICED to determine what mothers are
deserving OF help.
The house also adopted committee
report in favor of a bill providing for
the payment by state or counties of
$3.50 a day to the families of inmates
of penal institutions. for the services
of such inmates on public roads. This
measure is also favored by the wo-
,pap'e oroapiuatiopc
1t is practically certain that the pen
sion system will be adopted either in
whole or in part. The general opinion
is that it will go through with modifi-
cations providing for strict methods of
determining the persons to be bene-
fitted.
Columbia Bridge Bills Introduced
Bills containing all the provisions
necessary for the appropriation by the
legislature of Washngton's share OF
the cost of the proposed Pacific High
way bridge over the Columbia between
Portland and Vancouver were intro
duced in the house by Representative
Mccoy.
In the first bill there is granted an
easement over all shore lands adjacent
to the Washington side without rental
or other compensation. The sum OF
$3.50 900 is to be drawn from the pub
lie highway fund levied during the fis-
cal years of 1913 and 1914. Provision
is made that the money shall not be-
come available unless Clark county
deposits an amount equal to one-eighth
of the total cost.
A Joint house and senate committee
was appointed to investigate the pro-
posed bridge and to confer with like
committee of the Oregon Legislature.
Legislative Nuggets
Provision for a 100000 trade school
to be located at Everett, is made in a
bill introduced by Senator Campbell.
The state of Washington will 20 into
the life insurance business IL bill
introduced by Senator COtter Of Pierce
county in the senate becomes law.
Senator Farchild's bill cutting the
legal rate of interest which may be
charged in this state from IL per cent
to 10, is now up to the house, having
passed the senate by a vote OF 81 to 8.
In the house a bill was passed max
ing it unlawful for any person to pub
lish or utter SANDER against bank
and prohibiting the publishing OF false
statements by bankers regarding their
business.
Several bills bearing upon the pro-
posed demonstration of lOggedOff land
and cut-over land by the state were in
troduced by Senator linus. The Cow
litz senator suggests an appropriation
of 500. 900, out of which fund the
work is to be started.
Senator Piper's minimum wage bill
provides for commission to investi-
gate the cost of living in the various
parts of Washington and to establish
wage which shall be the minimum
for women and minors in each district
The exemption of mechanics TOOLS
household goods, wearing apparel,
with the exception of jewelry, from
taxation is being asked for by Goss.
This measure follows one asked for by