The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05

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Control-Oregon's Opposition to Ferris
WAerpower Bill Upheld.
Olympia.-The legislature started
Ton the eighth week of the session with
much important work ahead, so the
closing days wall no doubt witness the
usual congestion and confusion. Per-
haps the most important event of the
past week was the introduction of the
omnibus budget bill by the joint ap-
preparations committee.
Showing a reduction of $1,524,28s1S
or about one-eighth reduction over
eha biennium 1913 to 1915, the budget
ALL provides for total Of IS, 800, 403 .O5
~ run the states business for the fis-
cal term beginning April 1, 1915, to
March 81. 1917, except as otherwise
provided.
The appropriation is for the pur-
chase of land for various purposes,
construction of buildings, for mainten-
ance Of sundry expenses at the various
state institutions, schools and state Of
fices and for the sundry civil expenses
of the state government, and for mis-
cellaneous purposes and making ap-
propriations for certain deficiencies.
stats Institution Appropriations Gut
Almost all the institution estimates
are reduced. Forty thousand dollars
asked by the board of control for a
new school building at the school for
the deaf at Vancouver is eliminated
but the committees provide $4,000
building for the school of the blind in
place of the 100000 building recon-
mended by the board.
Forty thousand dollars for build
ing asked for the state school for girls
at Grand Mound is eliminated, as is
$4,000 for a woman's building at the
Walla Walla penitentiary. One of the
sharpest cuts of institutions was made
at the reformatory, where nearly $780,
600 was eliminated. A gymnasium re-
quest at the Chehalis Training school
likewise is rejected.
No provision is made in the bill as
! given out for the state fair at North
b yakima, for which $4,000 was re-
Quested. Senator Scott, chairman Of
the senate appropriations committee,
said this was mistake, as $4,000
was intended, and promised to have
this amount inserted.
No Provision for University Buildings
Sharp reductions are made in the
estimates of the institutions of higher
education. No provision is made for
100000 for new buildings requested
by the university. Bellingham normal
school is reduced $4,000 from the
schools estimate.
Only $4,000 is appropriated for the
state tax commission, indicating that
the legislature expects to pass the bill
abolishing this commission, which now
Is resting In the house rules commit
tee, over the veto already attached to
II by Governor Lister.
Labor's FIrst-Aid Bill Lost.
The Kleeb first-aid bill, put forward
by employers as their promise to pro-
vide medical attendance amendment
to the workmen's compensation act,
was passed by the senate, 3S to 8,
after that body had declined to substi-
tute the first-aid bill drafted by Gov
ernor Listers commission, employers,
h. I,,I al insurance
commission.
The senate made no attempt to con-
4 sider the third 'first-aid" bill, intro
d duced by organized labor. When the
labor men found they had no chance
with this measure they switched their
support to the governors bill, which
they had first opposed, finally decid-
ing this preferable to the employers
or Kleeb bill.
Senate Passes Full Crew Bill.
BY vote of twenty-four to sixteen,
the senate passed the railroad commit
tees bill amending the full crew act
of 1911, with revised section that
authorizes the public service commits
sion to make full investigation into
train operation problems and to de-
cree any change in the rules that may
be found necessary. The commission
may order more or fewer men carried
on the trains and may increase or de-
crease the length of trains.
The amended bill as passed provides
that six instead of four passenger
coaches shall be required to make
what is known as a train calling Tor
a full crew; the limit on freight trains
was raised from twenty-five to forty
cars; the old provision that flagmen
must have a years experience was
changed to compel flagmen to pass
satisfactory examination; pilot In
stead of a conductor, is provided Tor
light engines: passenger trains are
ssoermitted to pick up one extra passen-
s.r coach between division points
cuts out the fireman when he is not