The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-02-12

] GE allu GllOAGG
which is not permitted in invesuga-
ton of murder or other felony cases
under existing law, and on conviction
of an agent the company making the
sale would be liable to revocation Oh
its charter. This measure has been
referred appropriately to the commit
tee on irrigation and arid lands.
Some of the other freak bills intro
duced include H. B.. so, by Represen-
tative Croft, of Pierce, regulating the
manufacture and sale of mattresses
comforters. pillows and other articles
of bed clothing" H. B. No. 49, by KEEP
reseptatiye Gilkey of Pierce. to com
pei hotel proprietors to furnish 9s-lnch
~bedsheets to guests, and barring roll
er towels and the common drinking
cup; H. B. 81, by Representative Croft
regulating the practice OF chlropouy'
and requiring a state license 1or re-
moyal of all superficial excrescences
such as oorns, warts and callosslties
on human hands and feet and also the
treatment OF bunions.
HIoh Court to Try Judges Proposed
Creation of a Special High Court
OF Impeachment" to try charges pre-
ferred against judges of the supreme
and superior courts, as a SUBSTITUTE
for the Judicial recall, was the mover
proposal formally laid before the
washington legislature by the state
bar association. A CONSTITUTIONS
amendment will be necessary to carry
the plan into effect.
The bar association plan calls for
appointment by the governor OF a
court of IL men, not more than fiVe Oh
whom are to be lawyers, to near
charges OF corruption in office, ty-
ranny or oppression, moral turpltuue
or mental or physical i~ncompetency.
When such charges are prelerreu
against any Judge this court Woulo
have power to remove the judge II a
majority considers the. charge sustain
ed.
R.f.rendurn Plan To Save Governor.
To hold in allegiance the MeArdle
bills and other measures designed 10
shear the governors power by lnvok-
ing the referendum for the first time
in Washington is the proposal Delng
discussed by minority legislators IN
case republicans of both houses hold
to their present program and succeed
in passing these proposals over GOV
ernor Listers veto.
The referendum, il invoked, would
serve to keep the control OF the de-
partments in its present status untll
virtually the close of Mr.. Listers ad-
ministration.
In addition to the McArdle bills,
which deprive the governor of control
of the tax department, state LAND
board of equalization, the republican
organization has announced the intro
duction OF the two other bills abolish
ing the offices of state labor commits
sioner and state fire warden, both I'M
der the control of the governor.
Legislative BreVitles.
The house passed the bill providing
for the deportation of alien insane.
The boxing bill which passed the
senate went to the house committee
After much delay in both houses, the
Washington legislature passed the
Campbell memorial urging congress
to pass the immigration bill over Pres
ident Wilson's veto.
The senate defeated the library com
mission bill, backed by the state feder-
alton of women's clubs, designed to
take control of the state libraries from
the supreme court.
The II members of the legislative
committee to represent Washington In
the conference with Oregon legislators
on the regulation of Columbia river
fishing. visited Portland, to meet the
Oregon committee.
Legislative agents of the Washing
ton state federation of labor have
formed a new working agreement. In
stead of being associated with the
state grange and farmers union in
working for a joint legislative pro
gram, they are associated with the
railroad mems organizations.
The promised success Of the boxing
bill led promoters of the racing bill to
revive that measure, the senate com
mittee on cities of the first class rec
ommending it's passage. Governor
Lister has announced his opposition
to this measure, which would author
ize pari-mutual betting.
The Black bill. authorizing opera
tons upon persons convicted OF in
famous crimes, was killed by the house
with 40 ayes and So noes, although a
companion bill authorizing steriliza-
ton of inmates discharged from in
sane hospitals was passed earlier In
the week
Contending it would encourage ex-