Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-09
COURT BILL NOW
. IS UP TO. LISTER

by a vote of IS to AZ. The bill, which
came up as special order OF bust
ness. demonstrated that the vets were
in a hopeless minority.
After the bill had been tabled wet
leaders agreed that it was hopeless to
pass any measure which would in any
way modify initiative No. 8, and as a
result no further attempt will be made
to secure any liquor legislation at this
session. 1t was announced.
sharpstein Party Plan Abandoned
NO attempt was made by the house
to put on final passage the Sharpstein
bill. allowing political conventions to
indorse candidates before the pri'
mary. After watching the house de.
bate his convention bill. Sharpstein
asked the leaders to kill off the meas.
ure Immediately in spite Of its passage
through the senate. The rules com
mittee acceded to the suggestion and
the bill will get no further.
The Whitney bills and the initiative
restrictions will thus complete the re.
publican political program.
The Whitney election bill legalizing
county and state conventions and
pledging all candidates to support
their party platforms, already passed
by the senate was passed by the house
with amendments, by a vote of n to
Is. The amendments provide caucuses
instead of primaries in May of each
even numbered year, to select dele
gates to the county conventions, which
in turn select delegates to the state
convention.
The bill prohibiting initiative and
referendum petition circulation, al
ready passed by the house, was pass
ed by the senate by bare two-thirds
majority. % to IA, every republican
except Iverson voting for the measure
and every democrat and progressive
voting no. The bill applying the same
requirements to recall petitions pass
ed 80 to and both measures were
placed before Governor Lister.
Governor Becomes Aggressive.
In contrast with the policy of watch
full waiting that he has assumed early
in the session, Governor Lister took
the aggressive. and in an open letter
70 the Employers association Of Wash
ington practically served notice that
he would veto the Kleeb "first-aid"
bill If passed by the house.
On this commission the governor
named three representative employers
and bad faith has been charged by the
governors supporters against employ
srs for departing from an alleged tacit
agreement that the commission bill
should be supported.
Senate Amends Compensation Law.
The senate amended the workmen's
compensation act in . manner design
ed 70 make 1t more easily operated and
more effective.
As passed the bill shows the follow
ing remedial and amendatory provi-
sions:
Requiring that when an industrial
plant begins operation for the first
time or after a suspension of opera
ton. it's manager shall give notice to
the industrial insurance commission
before starting up: permitting the
loaning and lending Of money between
accident funds Of the various classes
Of industries to meet excessive needs
on the part of particular funds; reduc-
ing the lump sum payment of annui-
ties to injured workmen or to their
dependents who leave the United
States to one-half the amount that
would accrue to them regularly under
the American table Of mortality; fix
ing the interest ON delinquent pay
ments against industrial plants at IL
per cent; allowing $40 month for an
attendant in cases where injury is per-
manent and requires attendance; al
lowing a dependent invalid minor S.
q month until recovery; giving indus
trial insurance commission power to
attach penalty to unwholesome living
on the part Of an injured workman
during period Of convalescence; re-
curing that when q workman is in
jured he shall report at once to his
employer and his employer to the com
mission; repeating the provision of
the present law that requires a board
Of examining physicians in cases Of
injury coming into the courts.
New Banking Laws Pass.
Among the enactments which the
legislature has finally completed Is a
set of banking bills put through the
senate, clearing up the situation that
arose year ago when the federal re-
serve bank system went into effect.
House Bill No. So allows state banks
to become members Of the national re.
serve system. which privilege was not
accorded to them under old laws.
House Bill No. 81. governing national
banks, allows them to act as trustees
in accordance with trust company
methods, one Of the privileges extend
ed BY the national act which the state
did not allow.
House Bill No. 10, making the title
Of state bank examiner, and House
Bill No. Is. making it . crime punish
able by imprisonment up to 10. years
in the penitentiary for trust company
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