Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-01-22

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and held In strict confidence.
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 bill-senate bill No. So
carries with it proposal for its sub.
mission to the voters next August.
Seeks Change In Insurance Laws.
For the benefit of the members OF
the state legislature, HI. o. Fishback
state insurance commissioner, has
prepared 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 d
provision fixing the nonresident gen
eral or special agents license at So
and q reduction Of the brokers' Ii
cense from 500 to. $25 per year. II
is also proposed to give the commits
sioner greater jurisdiction over agents
end allow the revocation Of an agents
license upon evidence that ulch 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 $40 day
as against $3.50 at the last session;
the sergeant-at-nrms $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
~ 1T 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 Ghent introduced bill Gre
ating q state racing commission which
10 Of unusual interest to the promoters
of county affairs. The bill proposes
to grant licenses for horse racing al
properly organized fairs and to per
init. for q 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 Walla six days and
Vancouver ten days.
Legislative erevities.
Four special attorneys are aiding
the legislators to put their measures
into shape.
It was observed that every demo
crat, save John Urquhart. Of Grant
county, and the seven prosressives in
tho house, voted with tho drys.
Increases In the salary Of every
county superintendent Of schools in
the state are provided in . bill drafted
by Mrs. Josephine Preston. state 81
perintendent of instruction.
Wednesday evening the first legis
ative ball Of the season was given
the local people at that time welcom
ing the legislators and their wives
ard others in the city for the session
No person would be permitted to re
pair the plumbing in his own home
under the proroec2 plumbing code in
troduced in tho 'h'=
cording to- t',a Interpret.
tors.
Senator r., If Chehalis county
introduced a se. eGosing modifi
cation of tbs \ attempted previous
" to make Aberaeen the county seq
Boner's bill would provide that the