The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-29

and one ressive-Campbell OF Ev-
erett.
The house adopted the senate reso-
luton by a vote of 81 ayes and one
no. Those voting in the affirmative
we're: II republicans, 13 democrats
and six progressives. Voting in the
negative was Grass of King, republi-
can, while absentees were: Boyd Of
Spokane, Catlin of Cowlitz, Manogue
and Webster of King and Winston of
Spokane, all republicans.
Combining Primary and Convention.
A partial return to the convention
system of party nominations in Wash
ington has been decided upon by joint
committees on privileges and cleo
tions. Senator Sharpstein, of Walla
Walla, of the senate committee, was
instructed by the joint committees to
prepare a bill carrying out the ideas
of the republican members on the sub
ject.
The bill will provide combination
of the convention and primary system.
The convention is to adopt platform
and nominate candidates for all Of
fices by majority vote.
Insane Patients Are Costly.
Attempts to reduce the expenses OF
maintaining Washington's insane pa
tents, now numbering approximately
5000 and constituting more than half
of all the wards of the state, is occu-
pying the attention of the house ap-
preparations committee. The commit
tee probably will recommend favor
able action on Governor Listers pro
posal to deport the alien insane,
amounting to more than 80 per cent of
the total number.
On the proposal of Representative
Reed. of Mason county, the committee
also will draft a bill of its own max
ing it the duty Of county prosecutors
to learn whether persons committed
to the state hospitals have estates,
and providing the charging of a main
tenance fee when the insane person
or his immediate relatives are pos
sessed OF sufficient means.
Would Abolish Tax Commission.
Governor Listers bill abolishing the
present tax commission of three mem
bers and substituting one tax commits
sioner with two companion bills pro
viding for the changed membership
of the state land board and board of
equalization was introduced by
Reeves, democratic IeaGer. Under
these bills majorities of both boards
would remain democratic.
The bills were referred to the jul
dietary committee at Reeves request,
but Immediately McArdle moved
change of reference to his own com
mittee. on elections and privileges,
where they might be smothered. The
speaker refused to change the refer
ence.
McArdle has announced, however,
introduction of committee bills of his
own to provide that the state land
board shall consist of elective republi-
can officials, thus giving that party
control of patronage distribution, and
the absolute abolition of the tax com
mission, giving the duties of that Of
flee, to the land commissioner.
Legislative Brevities.
A senate bill has been introduced
designed to abolish constructive con
tempt of court and another makes it
a felony to utter checks without funds
to pay them.
On the request of ]. H. yesterday of
Tacoma, Senator Jones introduced a
measure that would require all heal
ers of the sick to be examined by the
state board of medical examiners.
1t would be unlawful to ask pledge
of a legislative candidate as to how
he will vote on a measure likely to
come before the coming legislature
if a bill introduced by Croft of Spo-
kane is enacted into law
The state senate rejected a resolu-
ton offered by Senator Brown of
Whatcom to shorten the present SEES
sion to 40 days, instead of the consti-
tutional maximum of so days.
In the senate Wray introduced the
so-called prizefight bill, authorizing
1o-round, no decision boxing contests
under supervision of a state athletic
commission. the measure being model
ed after the New York law.
Representative McArdle, chairman
of the house roads and bridges com
mittee, announced that So of the 81
members of the lower house, as the
result of an incomplete poll, were ia
vorable to the plan to clip II mill
from the permanent highway levy.
Senator Lincoln LAWS has filed a
bill for introduction in the senate max
ing it gross misdemeanor to beat q
hotel bill, removal of baggage being
prima facie evidence that such offense
is contemplated.
There will be no reapportionment
of legislators at this session of the