The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-01-21
First Roll Call Vote of Session
on Question of Liquor
Legislation
GOVERNOR MAY VETO
ANTI-PROHIBITION BILLS
Lexislature is Busy Working on Pro-
posals Contained in the Chief
Executives Message
(By Special Correspondence

(By Special Correspondence
Olympia, Jan. 20-The first impor-
tant roll call of the house was brought
about on the liquor question, when the
democratic representatives sprang a
proposal to consider no liquor legisla-
tion at this session, their resolution
setting forth that the vote of the
people last November should be re-
parded as decisive. The roll call
came on a motion to suspend the rules
and pass the resolution, the motion
losing by vote of Al ayes and 55
noes. The ayes included % republi-
cans, II democrats and z progressives.
The noes were So republicans and two
democrats. Both Representative G..
A. Stewart, of Benton and Represen-
tative L. L. Long, Of Franklin voted
with the "noes." While those op-
posed to the resolution generally were
the "wets" this is not true in all
cases, several "dries" in republican
ranks resenting the action of the DEM
ocrats, the result of party caucus de-
cisi0n.
The liquor fight is entering largely
into all the legislatures work. One
instance is the contest of Hogan, re-
publican and "wet" for the Snohomish
county seat held by Swale, progress
sive and "dry," who was declared
elected by two votes. The division Of
the house between the prohibitionists
and anti-prohibitionists is exceeding
~ close. z.
Governor Will Veto
It has been asserted and not de-
MED that Governor Lister will veto
any proposal to submit the anti-pro-
hibition bills now pending in the leg
islature, at any special election, as is
desired by the liquor element, whose
organization will be destroyed if the
state goes dry next January and no
election can be held until the follow
ing November.
The anti-prohibition bills are now
in the judiciary committees, which
held public hearing Thursday night
at which representatives Of the liquor
and prohibition forces appeared and
argued legal phases of the situation,
the exact power Of the legislature in
the connection being somewhat ques-
tionable.
School Question
Several Of the proposals contained
In Governor Listers message to the
legislature have been taken up by
the legislative committees. The joint
educational committees are taking
kindly to the proposal TO name out
sloe educators to make a survey Of
the states educational institutions to
eliminate conflicting courses. The
presidents of the University of Wash
inston, Washington State College
and the three normal schools have
Oeen requested to appear before the
committee, to give their views on this
subject and also on the Zednick bill
TO provide one board of regents for
aA institutions. To the latter propo-
sal the friends of the eastern Wash
ineton institutions, particularly the
washington State College, are strong
y opposed, believing it would throw
e0"sroi of the institution to Coast
men who naturally would be more in
crested In the University.
Inc recommendation for a consti-
'u''onal convention also has been ac-
sorueo hearty approval in many quar-
seas and it is probable that the COM
i'tees on constitutional revision will
introduce bill carrying out the gov
.lnor views, so as to give the execu-
NNe tne courtesy of allowing his pro-
posai to come to vote. A two-thirds
vote IN both houses is required, how
ever, to submit the subject to the
people.
Senator Wende, representing Yak
una and Benton counties in the upper
nouse' is one of the legislators who is
strongly in favor of the constitutional
convention, having gone on record for
TINS plan before coming to Olympia
Tor the session.
Budget Submitted
1oVernor Lister submitted to the