The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-13
|[GIS[AT|VE DOING
over OVER IN OLYMPIA

,Di. The chief incident Oh III
O duriug the past weeks session
~, -. legislature was a lively Tilt
'.s the governor and members
,sr good roads legislation. t., .,,..,
- ra,'oving the kicking by the cover
Vito Of the 100000 road bud
4, A. the legislature off the porch OF
q executive mansion, Gov. Ernest
I,ter was accused Of offering 'Asci'
a the legislature
governor Lister went to the senate
,.nhar TO deliver personally a veto
Usage on the good roads DILL
declaring in no uncertain language
~ he is ready to leave the COVER
~ mansion for a private residence
-less he could have a few hours OF
.,rvacy to which every public citi-
4 Is entitled" Governor Lister IN
n message, styled members Of the
| Washington legislature as "rufflans'
loodlums and window tommies."
f n was . fiery fight between mem
>,,s Of the legislature and the eXecu-
tvs on the floor of the senate aud IN
4. house. The Republican control Ct
nth houses was denounced as profao-
M Of unfair trades and deals, and
~ entire legislature was denounced
= the most extravagant legislature
MA state has ever had.
Governor Played by Speaker Taylo''
The governor in turn was flayed by
apeaker Taylor, OF the house, as I'm
seutlemanly and undignified, and by
others as insincere and unfair. Mr.
TAYLOR, in a heated address, publicly
declared that the governor had in
m]ted the members Of both houses
md should apologize. The governor
paid bis compliments to the speaker
BY refusing to appear in the house to
her his address, although he had
been particularly invited by the speak
4 to attend.
The fight conferred for the most part
around the crusade of last Friday
nlght, in which Chief Clerk Mayhury,
4 the house, and Representative Nc
Andle, Of Jefferson county, directed
BY Speaker Taylor and others, tried
10 force their way into the executive
MANSION to deliver a s1,S00,00O road
budget bill, but were thwarted by the
clever maneuvers of Mrs. Lister.
In vetoing the bill, the governor
aid he would have approved a mill
md quarter the first year and one
nil the second. The bill was vetoed
y too heavy burden on the taxpay-
IN. This is the second highway fund
hl vetoed by the governor. The first
Nj provided for million and a half
each year, and the house sustained
De governors veto. The second bill
M compromise, and it was gener-
uly supposed the governor had as
ssnted to It.
Drastic Initiative Provisions.
With drastic provisions against non
resident persons, firms or corporations
sadlng to any fund to promote an mi
muVe or referendum campaign, and
'sainst any person receiving or pay
" any money for circulating petit.
u0ns bill providing the machinery
M direct legislation in the state was
passed by the senate.
Inc measure puts in operation the
.'uatse system adopted by vote of
~ PEOPLE at the last election, the bill
''ne IN the form of an enabling act.
'ns machinery, as provided, has sever.
: new and distinct features differing
'aeiy from the Oregon system.
Inc principal innovation is a provi.
~ relating to the circulation of the
s'''u0ns The bill provides that when
Nv u to be initiated. copies must
: nled with the secretary of state,
- 'ne attorney general shall make
lVvword statement of the purport
w Dill to place on the petitions.
Night Of Appeal Given.
.as statement may be objected to
!" 'ne Proponents Of the proposed law,
..0 nave the right of appeal to the
ps''or court. When the statement
!. prepared properly the secretary of
j ~ Issues the official petitions print
WIN Spaces for 20 names on a
!. - These forms are turned over
\. s.'ons desiring to circulate them.
...''' Provision is made against any
:, ."'oa either paying or receiving nav
. !. 'ae circulation of a petition. the
s.sa'a'ins to be done gratis or the
,.,'' 1Vn 70 be left at some place for
~. "len the required number of sigma.
y. M received the petitions 70 to
\. su'Fation officers, who check
,.... ..nss and make a report to the
~ "...:. Of state. who investigates
y. suifi'isacy Of the names, Ten
!. ,' s.a' OF the total vote is necessary
! ,,"aS measure. and six per cent
:. . .'s the referendum on a meas.
n. ' ."s'. 'as'e. Bridge Bill.
.pD,e y ..aate passed, 20 to 8, the bill
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