The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-02-11

county prosecutor to subpoena witness'
es and enforce testimony under oatn'
which is not permitted in investlga-
ton of murder or other felony cases
under existing law, and on conviction
of an agent the company making the
sale would be liable to revocation Oh
its charter. This measure has Deen
referred appropriately to the commit
tee on irrigation and arid lands.
Some of the other freak bills intro
duced include H. B. 80, by Represen-
tative Croft, of Pierce, regulating the
manufacture and sale of mattresses
comforters, pillows and other articles
of bed clothing" H. B. No. 80, by KEEP
resentative Gilkey Of Pierce, to COM
pei hotel proprietors to furnish sS-ihch
bedsheets to guests, and barring roll
er towels and the common drinking
cup; H. B. 81, by Representative Croft
regulating the practice OF chiropooy'
and recurring a state license for re-
| moyal of "all superficial excrescences
such as corns, warts and callossitles
on human hands and feet and also tne
treatment of bunions."
Hich Court to Try Judges Proposed
creation of a Special High Court
Of Impeachment" to try charges pre-
ferred against judges of the supreme
and superior courts, as SUBSTITUTE
for the judicial recall. was the mover
proposal formally laid before the
Washington legislature by the state
bar association. A constitutiohal
amendment will be necessary to carry
the plan into effect.
The bar association plan calls TOT
appointment by the governor Oh
court of IL men, not more than rive OF
| whom are to be lawyers, to near
charges of corruption in office, ty-
ranny or oppression, moral turpltude
or mental or physical incompetency.
| When such charges are preferred
against any judge this court wouid
have power to remove the judge II
majority considers the charge SUSTAIN
/
| ed.
Referendum Plan To Save Governor.
TO hold in abeyance the McArdle
hills and other measures designed to
shear the governors power by invok-
ing the referendum for the first time
In Washington is the proposal pelng
discussed by minority legislators IN
case republicans Of both houses hold
to their present program and succeed
+! In passing these proposals over GOV
ernor Listers veto.
| The referendum, II invoked, would
serve to keep the control OF the de-
partments in its present status until
virtually the close Of Mr.. Listers ad-
| ministration.
In addition to the McArdle bills,
which deprive the governor OF control
| of the tax department, state land
board of equalization, the republican
organization has announced the intro
duction of the two other bills abolish
ing the offices Of state labor commits
| sioner and state fire warden, both un-
der the control of the governor.
Legislative erevities.
The house passed the bill providing
for the deportation Of alien insane.
The boxing bill which passed the
senate went to the house committee.
After much delay in both houses, the
| Washington legislature passed the
Campbell memorial urging congress
to pass the immigration bill over Pres
ident Wilson's veto.
The senate defeated the library COM
mission BILL backed by the state feder-
alton of women's clubs, designed TO
take control of the state libraries from
the supreme court.
The IL members of the legislative
committee to represent Washington In
the conference with Oregon legislators
on the regulation of Columbia river
fishing, visited Portland, to meet the
| Oregon committee.
Legislative agents of the Washing
ton state federation OF labor have
| formed a new working agreement. In
stead of being associated with the
state grange and farmers union in
working for a joint legislative pro-
gram, they are associated with the
railroad mems organizations.
The promised success of the boxing
bill led promoters of the racing bill to
revive that measure. the senate COM
mittee on cities of the first class rec
ommending it's passage. Governor
Lister has announced his opposition
to this measure, which would author
ize pari.mutual betting.
The Black bill, authorizing opera
tions upon persons convicted Of in
famous crimes. was killed by the house
with 40 ayes and SO noes, although a
companion bill authorizing steriliza-
ton of inmates discharged from in
sane hospitals was passed earlier in
the week.
Contending II would encourage ex-
port through Puget Sound Of wheat
from Minnesota and adjoining states,
bankers Of Washington procured the
introduction of a bill providing for
terminal warehouses 1T Tacoma and
Seattle, and for the issuance Of bank