The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-01-23

| Judge DISCRETIONARY pOWCi III "WoiuAh5
the money.
Representative Browne proposes
$40 for the first child and IS for each
additional child, the juvenile court to
have jurisdiction in ordering the pen
sion.
To Make The Blind Useful
| To make blind residents Of the state
useful, intelligent, self-sustaining citi-
zens is the hope of Representative c.
w. Masterson, the blind legislator
from Walla Walla. In furtherance of
this object he has introduced two bills.
One appropriates $4,000 in the care OF
the state board of education for the
purpose of devising an adequate plan
for the schooling of all blind children
under school age, at cost not to ex-
coed 81 per day for each pupil. The
second bill provides for the establish
ment of the Washington commission
for the blind.
| Two Road Bills In House
| Legislators bent on economy in
spending public funds sat up and took
notice when two road bills, one of
which provides for the expenditure of
| 2O,O0O,OOO, were introduced in the
house.
One bill was introduced by Repre-
sentative Foster. He wants 100000
900 raised by bonds to be spent on
roads as directed by the road commits
sion.
| Senator Nichols introduced in the
upper house bill providing for the
building of the Pacific highway, Sno-
qualmie pass and tributary roads out
Of the state highway fund.
Blue Sky Law Proposed
Frenzied finance corporations will
be effectively harpooned out of exis-
tence if the blue sky" law proposed
by Representative Dix Rowland, of
Pierce, progressive, becomes law.
Rowland would place all bond sell
ing companies, save those dealing in
government, state, county and city
bonds, under the direct supervision of
the public service commission. Each
of these companies would be required,
under penalty of 500 to $500 or up
to 80 days in Jail, to furnish state
ments to the commission.
Entire Legislature May Take Junket
The entire legislature may take a
| {,,r <O och IN
tigate the feasibility and need Of the
proposed Pacific highway bridge over
the Columbia river. This, as part of
a general state junket of the legisla-
ture, has been proposed and Endorsed
by the house committee on appropria-
tons by unanimous vote.
The plan which is favored by the
appropriations committee is to charter
q special train and have the entire
Legislature, the governor and the
members of the state board Of control
visit the various state institutions to
investigate the need of additional ap-
preparations which have been asked.
This would take the legislators all
over the state.
Bill Favors "oregon System"
Pending the adoption of the amend
ment to the United States constitu-
ton for the direct election of sena-
tors, Washington is going to do the
next best thing, if bill providing for
the Oregon system of senatorial cleo
ton can be put through this legisla-
ture. It was introduced by Represen-
tative Murphine.
inaugural Ceremonies Simple
The Inauguration ceremony was
most simple. Governor Lister was in
augurated at the capitol building by
Chief Justice Grow, after parade
about the streets. Beside him on the
stand. while the ceremony was under
way. was the retiring governor, Hay,
and following the administering of
the oath of officezand the laundering
applause, the governor read his inau-
gural message.
The governor recommended adop-
ton of a presidential primary, the sub
hitting to the people of the amend
ment for the direct election of United
States senators, removing of party
lines in county and city elections, abol-
ition of party circle from ballot, use
Of school buildings as social centers,
abolition of the tax commission and
the bureau of inspection of public Of
fees, abolition of board of managers
for the reform school, abolition of all
unsalaried boards which are vested
with the right to collect fees, provi-
sion for Industrial insurance, and ap-
pointment of a state architect. He
favors an appropriation for Wash
ington exhibit at the Panama-Pacific
exposition
Hay Urges Changes Also
| In his message to the Washington
Legislature, retiring Governor Hay urg-
i