The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-01-21
VOTES TO LET
STATE GO DRY

to schedule on Jan. 1, 1916. Both
houses of legislature adopted a reso-
tuition yesterday going on record
against the holding of any election
in 1915.
Initiative No. 1S1, permitting ho-
tells with more than fifty rooms,
to sell liquor, must now wait until
November, 1916, when 1t will appear
on the ballot regularly.
Eighteen hundred letters were
sent to members of the legislature
this week by the Lynden w. c. T.
U. opposing the calling Of a special
election for No. Is, and asking them
to give the prohibition bill fair
trial first.
Prohibition injected itself into al
most all the activities of both the
Senate and House of Representa-
tives at this weeks session OF the
legislature. Here and there it Ii
coloring and affecting. in more or
less degree, the complexion and fate
of legislation.
AS a result of the test of strength
In the House on resolution barring
from consideration Initiative Meas
ure No. IS, which involves the prop
Osition of resubmitting the prohibit
ion issue with some notifications
to popular vote, the "drys' in both
houses Of the legislature felt assured
Of a sweeping victory. The resoiu-
tion was introduced by Frank Reeve
of Chehalis, Democratic floor lead
er. and provided that in obedience
to the will of the people. expressed
by decisive majodity Of all unpreced-
ented total of the state electorate
in the enactment by direct vote
of a law thoroughly and completely
dealing with the liquor traffic, this
legislature does hereby declare It's
determination not to consider or
enact any bill or measure whatso-
ever dealing with or relating to the
said LIQUOR traffic, or submitting or
resubmitting In any form anything
purporting to amend, modlfy, or
supercede the existing enactment OF
the people"
The issue was sprung suddenly
on them, the "drys' claim, and they
were taken by surprise. while the
"wets" they assert, had their forces
organized for the vote. The reso-
luton LOST Dy 90 10 II.
In view of the fact that Governor
Lister In speeches had publicly fore
shadowed that he will veto any legis
lation leading up to submitting the
liouor question to the people of the
state until the new initiative law,
already enacted by the people has
had a full and fair trial, the "drys'
in the legislature felt they would cas-
tly defeat any attempt Of the wet"
contingent to force consideration OF
the liquOr issue again on the people.
As an argument for his new live
stock law Agricultural Commission
ar Graves will slaughter tupercu-
lar COW at the steps OF the state
capitol building in the presence OF
tho members of the legislature
commissioner Graves believes the
'exh,bit will demonstrate the utlil'y
= ~ the new law and emphasize the
necessity of rigid inspection by snow
inc the dangers faced by the con-
sumers of milk from diseased da'
herds.
The liklihOods are strong that
president Wilson will include wash
ineton in his itinerary in his forth
coming visit to the Panama cahan
and the Pacific coast. On behail
of the people of the state Governor
Ernest Lister has wired cordial
and pressing invitation to the presi-
a.nt to do so and commercial organ
,yations of the larger cities together
With the United States senators Oh
Creeon Idaho and Washington nave
toined in urging the president u
make the larger itinerary.
Tho annual convention OF the
washington State Federation OF La
hor onened in Olympia Monday.
Chief among the questions before
,ha body ia that of the policy OF
maintaining the Joint LEGISLATIVE
aommittees in conjunction with the
Farmers Union and the S'a.e
Grange. Electing its OFFICIALS oy
referendum is also under consider
alton by the Federation.
That the State Bureau OF inspec-
tion I'm on the job Is evidenced py
the discovery by 1t OF improper eN
neudituras and errors in pubic Of
f;eia,s totaling $1,3S5.O0O. Nearly
s2OO.OOO of this has been recover
I'd and returned to the proper treas
ur,es. and the bureau is after the
remaining.
A new game code harmonizlng the
state game laws with the Federai
acts in regard to sunrise and sunse!
shooting and changing the preseh'
omen trout season from May l 20
January l to open April ana close
November has been agreed on Dy
c"nnty game commissioners and
.ama wardens and the House Com,
1,ttee will embody the changes III
q bill.
With the declaration that the pres
ont Qualifications of Washington aho
Oregon are entirely Inadequate, sen,
TOR Boner of Aberdeen. introduces
,o,nt memorial to the presiden.
s.cratary of war and congress ASK,
;ns that notifications be provided
once on Grays Harbor and villa
~ Harbor. Senator Bethel OF LIN,
p po,n county, opposed the memoria
hn