Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-02-19
REPUBLICANS PASS
TWO VETOED BILLS
SENATE BY VOTE OF 32 TO 10,
HOUSE BL "a TO 18, OVER.
RIDE LISTERS ACTION,

After discussion that lasted nearly
an hour and half Thursday after
noon, during which Senators Sharp
stein and Wells, among others,
upheld the Republicans in the first
passage of the measures and the
emergency clause to one of them.
and Senator Mcclure and others sup
ported the governors contentious,
the senate passed by vote of 80 to
10 the land board and board of
equalization bills that had been
vetoed Tuesday by Governor Lister.
All but one Republican senator and
and five Progressives voted to pass
the land board bill, the first con-
sidered, over the governors veto;
every Democrat and three Progress
ives and one Republican voted
against it. The lineup on the other
measure was about the same.
The bills, following their passage
over the governors veto by the
house Wednesday, went Immediately
to the senate and was made special
order Of business at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. Prior to that time
there had been considerable specula-
ton as to whether the Republican
majority in the upper house could
muster the necessary two-thirds
vote, but the roll call on the land
board bill showed four more votes
than necessary. Those who supported
the governors veto on this measure
were: Senators Bethel. Flummerfelt,
Mcmillan, MCGUIRE, Weatherford
and Wende. Democrats; Walter 8.
Davis, Hutchinson and Landon. Pro-
grsassvss. and White, Republican.
Vote ~ to 10 in House.
The house disposed Of the bills
quickly Wednesday morning, tho
steam roller" working In excellent
shape and the opposing Democrats,
the overwhelming majority
against them. indulging In but little
oratory. The vote was ~ to Is, one
Democrat. Nickle Of Okanogan. lining
up with the 76 Republicans. and the
IL other Democrats and six Bull
Moosers opposing.
As the bills were under considera-
tion, Frank Reeves, the Democratic
floor leader. made the two principal
speeches favoring sustaining the veto.
The following voted to sustain
the governor: Adams, Black. Com-
stock, Farnsworth. Hanna, Hill. Jar
Wis. T. J. Kelly, Lane. Lowman. Mas
terson, Moll. Murphine, Perkins.
Reeves. Robe, Urquhart. Wiley.
Party whip Controls.
The sting Of the party whip held
every single one Of the house Repub-
licans into line, In spite Of the dis
favor quite a few Of them had for
the emergency feature OF the land
board bill. Though Lieutenant
Governor Hart gave other reasons for
tacking this provision ON to the bill
principally that he saw no reason why
the selection Of lieu lands should be
postponed for three months as would
be the case il the bill had taken the
regular course and become effective
with all others next June, In spite OF
the fact that federal appropriations
do not become available until July,
the $4,000 worth of patronage
which this selection carries was the
motive that prompted not only the
clause but the entire bill
which takes previously established
away from the governor. 1t
is pointed out that the selection OF
these lieu lands can be made a most
move for those in
charge of the work and places at the
disposal of the Republican party
large interests which will or can be
made directly contributory to the well
fare of that party in the future.
Essential Bill Lacking.
Particular stress was laid by Gov
ernor Lister in his veto OF the two
bills on the fact that the essential
bill of the trio. that abolishing the
tax commission, had not been passed
by the senate. pointing out that the
two bills that were passed were un-
necessary unless the tax board Dill
also went through the Legislature
The veto messages on the two bills
we're quite similar, the governor first
discussing the land board bill and it's
emergency clause. and then stating
that his veto of the board of equali-
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