The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-01-22

/ hibition laE becomes effective Janu-
ary l, 1915, and without a special cleo
ton voters will have no chance to
repeal or amend the rigid dry statute
short Ct the general election in No
vember.
The hotelmen's anti-prohibition bill,
initiative measure No. Is, carries with
/ it a supplemental act proposing its
submission to the voters November
of this year. The 1000 signatures at
/ tached to the initiative measure have
no legal standing in regard to this
supplemental act however, as sigma
lures cannot be counted for more than
one measure The saloonmen's anti
prohibition biIl-senate bill No. So
carries with it proposal for its sab
mission to the voters next August.
Seeks Change in Insurance Laws.
For the benefit of the members OF
the state legislature, H. o. Fishback,
state insurance commissioner, has
prepared a number of proposed amend
ments to the state insurance code de-
signed to smooth out rough spots, to
reconcile conflicting sections and to
give the state greater jurisdiction
over the various insurance boards, in
surance companies and insurance
agents.
Among the proposed changes Is a
provision fixing the nonresident gen
eral or special agents license at $40,
and a reduction Of the brokers' Il
cense from 500 to S25 per year. 1t
is also proposed to give the commits
sioner greater jurisdiction over agents
and allow the revocation of an agents
license upon evidence that such agent
is operating in a manner injurious to
the public.
House Clerks Salaries Increased.
Increased salaries for practically
every position in the gift of the legis-
lature have been arranged by the pat
ronage committee of the lower house.
The chief clerk will receive SO a day
as against $3.50 at the last session;
the sergeant-at-arms $3.50, male stem
ographers $3.50, and women employed
in the same capacity $3.50.
Members of the committee say econ
omy will be effected despite the in
creased rates of salary, pointing out
that fewer pages and janitors will be
used than formerly The number of
these employees was increased radical
Nv at the last session of the legislature,
to afford more patronage to distribute
to members of the house organization
To enable the legislature to distribute
the necessary patronage, salaries were
reduced, and the present patronage
committee says the increased rates
constitute only the reinstatement OF
the former rate of pay.
State Racing Commission.
Senator Client introduced bill ere
ating a state racing commission which
is of unusual interest to the promoters
of county affairs. The bill proposes
to grant licenses for horse racing at
properly organized fairs and TO per
nit, for a limited number of days at
each fair, betting according to the
pari-mutuel or the totalizer system OF
wagering. Friends of the measure
point out that Tacoma desires two
six-day periods of racing, Seattle two
ten-day periods, Centralia four days,
Spokane twelve days, North Yakima
six days, Walla waIla six days and
Vancouver ten days.
Legislative BreVities.
-Four special attorneys are aiding
the legislators to put their measures
into shape.
1t was observed that every demo
crat. save John Urquhart, of Grant
county, and the seven progressives in
the house, voted with the drys.
Increases in the salary of every
county superintendent of schools in
the state are provided in bin drafted
by Mrs. Josephine Preston, state su-
perintendent of instruction.
Wednesday evening the first legis-
lative ball of the season was given,
the local people at that time welcom-
ing the legislators and their wives,
and others in the city for the session.
No person would be permitted TO re-
pair the plumbing in his own home
under the proposed plumbing code in
troduced in the senate this week, ae-
cording to the Interpretation of sena-
tors.
Senator Boner, of Chehalis county,
introduced a bill proposing a modifi-
cation of the plan attempted previous
" to make Aberdeen the county seat.
Boner's bill would provide that the
superior court of Chehalis county hold
session at Aberdeen instead of Monte
sano
A bill, introduced at the request OF
| Clarke county farmers, provides for
submission Of a constitutional amend
ment changing the provisions regard
ing adoption of township government
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