The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-02-27

ia between 100000 and $1,000
900 higher than 1t was two years
ago. but when the appropriation Ioi
the Temple of Justice and otner
new commissions and institutions
ia estimated the appropriations are
almost the same. Many OF the oe-
partments are given substantial In
creases.
The following are some OF the
provisions:
Governors office, $51 900; gov
enor's mansion. $11.50O; lieuten-
ant governor. $2,900: secretary OF
state. $4,000; supreme court, $lbl
ZOO: bueau of inspection. $32.40O:
board Of control. $39, 200; capitol
and grounds, $4,000; Western
Washington insane hospital, SaSo'.
$50; Northern hospital. $463,So
Eastern hospital, $436,S6O; iano
commissioner, $171.1OO; school tor
blind, $124,S35; penitentiary, $7O7.'
45O: insurance commissioner, $65,'
16O: fish commissioner. $1S1,lOO;
reformatory, $424.0OO; miscellan-
eous, $379,1O9.24; public printing
s1O7,2OO; highway commission, $SO.
900: National Guard, $179, .O2
University of Washington, 81 ,4oO,-
7O1: Pullman college, $757.SO6;
Nottingham normal, $198,O0O; Chen.
ey normal school. $195.O0O; Ellens
burg normal school. $15O.0OO; state
penitentiary, $7O7,45O; Chehaiis
training school, $193,975.
The exact amount of the budget
is $9,563,626.07.
Midst a scene OF wild disorder, with
dozen or more members shouting at
the tops Of their voices for recOgni-
ton from the chair and with political
leaders running almost madly about,
trying to stop the onslaught. the
Cow" counties Of Washington formed
stonewall combine and put through
the house Of representatives con.
gressional reapportionment bill to fit
the desires of the rural districts.
The reapportionment a. passed Is a.
follows:
Fist district-6sAttle and Kitsap
county; secoud district-Jsffsrson.
Clallam. Snohomish. Skagit, Whatcom,
Island and San Juan: third district
Pierce. Thurstou. Mason. Lewis. Wah.
kiakum. Cowiits. Pacific. Chehalts.
Clark and Skamania: fourth district
-Klickitat. Yakima. Benton. KIttitas.
whitman. Columbia. Garfield. Asotin.
Grant. Adams. Franklin. Walla Walla:
fifth district-Lincoln. Chelan. Okla
hogan. Douglas. Ferry. Stevens. Pend
O'Reille. Spokane. -.
The state senate passed the senate
women's minimum wage bill, With
only two dissenting votes. The bill
creates an Industrial welfare commits.
sion. to consist Of five members. and
to be charged with the duty Of iaves.
tigating the conditions Surrounding
the employment of women and cost
Of living. and to fix minimum wage
scales. sG-~-
With only three dissenting votes the
senate concurred in . biil passed By
the house creating farm develop
ment department of the state govern
ment.
Home rule for Washington cities
was knocked In the head BY the SEN
ate. by vote OF 20 to 10. Two bills,
one giving cities Of the first class the
right to make their own, charters. and
another giving cities Of $4,000 or more
population the right to control public
service corporations within such
cities. were indefinitely postponed.
The vote demonstrated the strength
Of the smaller counties ~ compared
to the larger counties vote.
Following a bitter fight. the house
Of representatives passed. 10 to Is. a
bill abolishing capital punishment in
this state. The measure, which IL
said to have enough votes pledged in
the senate to carry II, and IL said to
have the support Of Governor Lister.
substitutes life Imprisonment for
hanging or shooting.
Among new bills introduced In the
senate was one by the committee On
agriculture fixing . standard Of purity
for sssAs. The biil b urged By dele.
cations representing The agricultural
sections because Il the present lack
Of standards for sssds ee III kinda.
The III 10 In the fern of . eeds ss<-
ting ferth rsstrietioas anl prevtlinG
against tho sale q cereal seel con-
tanning certain classes OF weed seeds.
Tho bill makes Il possible fer the
state to Daaoo . QuaSaa9tne against
seeds grown In . section infested with
weeds oe . class net fsxaA in this
state aad net wantsl here. Dealers
are required = Absl all packages of
seeds with the name of The orewer.
his address. the class Of seeds. their
purity and tAslr 49,.
DHoinsss men q Seattle. Tacoma
ana Spokane came here 100 strong In
. special train to aDDsas at . 1elnt
meeting q the Appropriation commit
tess q the house md senate - urge
n appropriated Of aSee.eso for Wash
instea's bn111i1g at tAe Paoaaaa-Pack
flo exDes1eAaa.
Ths houee kiliAA Ne ~ te exeaAs
the Asw oo11ly ef Geek eaA Of ~
western half of KAaki&as county.
The house killed . baA passed by
the senate. prohibiting the sale of lire
aYns In this state without . permit
from a Judge Of a superior oes.rt