Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-02-14
HOLIDAY BREAKS
INTO LABORS OF
SOLONS THIS WEEK
Former Confederate Soldier Deliv-
ers Lincoln Day Address-State
Flag Is Authorized.
MOTHERS PENSION PASSES.
Senate Fights Over Teachers Re-
tirement Fund, Finally Putting
It to Referendum Vote.

Lincoln's birthday broke into the
sessions of the Thirteenth legislature
this week, and while it disturbed the
continuity of the legislative work, It
was most fittingly celebrated by the
solons. Will H. Thompson of Seattle.
former Confederate officer, gave the
address.
Monday and Tuesday, however, and
yesterday, the solons transacted not q
little business. The senate enjoyed
quite a rumpus over the teachers PEN
sion act, amending 1t backwards and
forwards for one whole afternoon, final
ly passing it with an amendment By
Senator Carlyin of Thurston county
providing for its submission to the peo-
pie for approval or disapproval.
At the same time the senate was TAX
ing this action the house passed the
mothers pension bill, authorized :
state flag after much oratory and de-
cided not to pay themselves any more
than IS day. Under the pension oct
all destitute women who have bean
deserted by their husbands. or whose
husbands are totally disabled. or ara
in penal institutions or insane asy.
lums or are dead are granted 416 :
month for one child under Is ysass
old and further IS for each additions
al child.
One bill Of particular interest to
farmers was passed BY the senate this
week. It provides for the registration
of farm names with The saGrskarys of
state and makes II unlawful e apply :
registered farm name to any other
farm or to the products Of any othsr
farm.
Lister ts Prsbe ReGents Aetisa.
Governor Ernest Lister this week
named Judge Jeremiah Netsrsr. Dem
ocrat. Of Bellinsham. N. B. Cofmans
Republican. Centralia banker, and
Will H. Perry. Bull Mooser. Of seattle,
committee to investigate whether The
board Of regents Of the University ~
justified In granting the Northern p
cinc right Of way across disputed
portion Of the university campus. The
agreement reached between the -
gents and the railway was to have
been signed last week. but was held
up by q telegram from the governor.
who had received numerous protests
against the regents action.
Consolidated Bills Appear.
Two measures, looking to the con-
solidation Of several state boards and
commissions in accord with the REQ
concentrations Of Governor Lister.
have appeared in the legislature. one
for the abolition OF the state tax COM
mission being introduced in the house
by Representative Fred M. Hedger.
Democrat, of Walla Walla, and the
other establishing the department Of
agriculture introduced In the senate
by Senator d. 8. Troy Of Clallam. JEFF
ferson and San Juan countless the
Democratic chairman Of the senate ap-
propriations committee.
The former abolishes the tax COM
mission In toto. assigning it's duties to
deputies in other state departments.
The senate measure. which has no
ceived much favorable comment from
the press OF the state. proposes the
creation of a commission of agricul
ture to be headed by the governor.
with an agricultural commissioner ON
salary of $4,000 year actively in
charge.
The department Is to be divided into
four bureaus: dairy and live stock,
horticulture, agriculture, and foods.
feeds, fertilizers, drugs and oil. It
consolidates the present departments
OF state veterinarian, dairy and food
commissioner, horticultural commits
sicner, oil inspector. state fair CONF
missioner aud grain inspection. and Il
is estimated the new department can
be maintained at the present cost OF
the last-named department.
Harvey Roberts Of Grand Mound Wal