The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-06

out all pre-. .:-ous for improvement al
the state school for the deaf and
school for the blind at Vancouver.
Among the other items III the bud.
get which were vetoed by the governor
were the following:
For checking the state land COM
missioners office. 100000; for the ma.
rine road at the University OF Wash
ington, $500; for the Cheney Normal
maintenance school funds, $4,000;
Tor horses for the National Guard,
$4,000 for the state soldiers home col
ony, $4,000; for the temple Ct justice
at Olympia, s551,750; for miscellane.
GUS purposes, $4,000.
Consolidation Of State Offices
One of the most important consider
atoms of the sessions of this week will
be bills providing for the consolidation
of state offices and departments In &C.
cordance with the economy policy OF
the governor. Bills are now in course
of preparation providing for the com.
bining of the working forces in such u
way that large saving will be made
In salaries.
Attempts will be made to abolish =
number of offices, including the state
tax commissioner and the state de-
partment for the inspection of public
offices. Other departments will be
given additional work. State officials
both elective and appointive, are work
ing hard against the general move.
Lazy Husbands Get Work on Roads
Lazy husbands were put under the
ban by the state senate when that
body concurred in a bill passed by the
house CHASING wife or family deser-
ton as a gross misdemeanor, and pro-
viding for conviction of husbands who
fail to provide for their families and
their employment on the state and
county roads at $3.50 day, the money
to be paid to the persons dependent.
There was no objection to the meas.
ure in the senate, it being brought up
for final passage without comment.
and there were no dissenting votes.
It will meet the approval of Governor
Lister, 1t is said.
Severe Penalties Provided
In passing a bill providing the ma
chinery for the initiative and referen.
dunn adopted by the people at the last
election the house made a special feat.
ure of a provision prohibiting the cir
oulation of petitions by paid solicitors
or circulators. Severe penalties are
provided for the violation of this fea-
ture of the system. Another part of
the plan as adopted provides for .
thorough check of the signatures on
petitions to ascertain their validity,
the check to be made by the registra-
ton officers of each county and by the
secretary Of state.
The attorney-general, the bill pro-
vides, shall draw up all the bills to be
placed on the ballot, and shall prepare
q summary in not more than 100
words. The changes were made by
the committee on elections and were
presented to the house as Improve
ments over the system in force in
Oregon"
The senate measures put through
with only scattered opposition include
bills permitting the transfer Of terri.
tory from one school district to an
other for the benefit of high schools,
. bill increasing the tax limit in sec.
ond and third-class cities from 10 to
IL mills. bill amending the horti.
cultural code, bill permitting coun.
ties to make lexies to pay off previous.
ly-contracted indebtedness, and a bill
permitting the condemnation of pn.
vate property for private ways of ne
cessity.
Bowen County eliI Passes Senate
The senate passed a bill to create
Bowen county instead Of Vashon coun.
ty. now q part Of King county. Be-
cause Of the strong fight made by
Senator Bowen. Of King county, for
the passage Of the bill. q motion WAS
CONTINUED on Pare 2)