Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-02-23

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porations considerable worry.
The house spent all of Saturday In
hearing the new fish code read and
amended, and finally passed it with
out dissenting vote. The new code
was drafted after several months
work on the part of the persons inter
ested in the fishing industry of the
state and the state fish commissioner
and as passed is said to meet with
the approval of all persons engaged in
the business.
Measures passed by both houses
are: Senate bills Nos. 1, appropriating
100000 for legislative expenses; 2, ap-
propriating $4,000 for legislative
printing; "a, relating to drainage dis
tricts; 40, allowing sale of destroyed
county property; S., reappropriating
$4,000 for Cheney normal school; SO,
legalizing overdrafts In state funds;
108, allowing court review of cancella-
ton Of insurance agents licenses; 1853,
providing for reversion of national
guard property. House bills, Nos. 80,
allowing purchasers of state oyster
lands to perfect titles; As, revising
Pierce county precinct lines; SO, abol-
fishing state tax commission; 81, re-
organizing state land board; IS, re-
organizing board of equalization; So,
allowing abbreviation of code refer
ences; IS, authorizing town support of
libraries; sc, allowing cities to accept
lands outside their borders; 76, prohib-
iting juggling of city funds; 119, uni
versal four-year registration law.
OF these senate bills, l, 2, 40 and SIS
and house bills 80 and SO have been
signed by the governor and house bills
"a and IS vetoed and repassed over
the veto. In addition the senate has
passed 81 senate bills and killed four
and the house has passed 62 house
bills and Killed II.
There have been 1856 bills introduced
by the senate and 261 by the house.
Republican Rule Proves Supreme.
Against all predictions that the re-
publican majority in both houses OF
the Washington legislature would
prove unwieldy and lack cohesiveness
on account of it's size, the organiza
ton thus far has proved the strongest
in, charge at any session in recent
years and to date has taken practically
every trick in the political game with
the democratic governor.
AS in past sessions, the house thus
far has proved the stronger body.
The organization will receive its Sc.
verest test in the coming three weeks
While reported defections in republi
can ranks have not developed yet. the
close of the session promises to see
the usual flood Of bills left to the gov
errors mercy, and several legislators
already are reported as nervous in re-
gard to the fate of pet measures.
Apprehension 10 Growing.
This feeling Of apprehensivenes has
grown since Governor Lister served
notice that he would veto the boxing
BILL" word to this effect being deliver.
ed shortly after Senator Wray, its au-
thor, had voted to pass the McArdle
bills over the governors veto. Friends
of the governor say, however, there
was no connection between these two
facts, Senator Wray having asked the
governor to express an op.pion before
the bill, already passed by the senate,
came up in the house, and the COVER
nor sending the letter upon learning
that the bill was due to go on the
house calendar the following day.
During the week rush work will be
the order and some of the most In
portant measures on the republicat
program will be up for passage, ST
that they may be sent to the governo
early and repassed over his veto II he
should disapprove them. After thi
week there will be little chance TO.
repassage OF bills sent to the execu
tive, if they are held by him for the,
full five days allowed by the constitu
ton.
Vote to Abolish Tax Commission.
Abolition of the Washington state
tax commission finally was accom-
plished, insofar as. the legislature is
concerned, when both houses agreed
to a complete revision of the McArdle
bill, which has been held in the senate
rules committee, pending the outcome
of the fight over the other members
of the McArdle trio.
The tax commission bill, as passed
by the house originally, provided for
, transfer of the commissions duties to
Land Commissioner Savidge, repub-
rassed by both houses the measure
gives inheritance tax, liquor license
and other collection work to Secretary
Of State Howell, republican, and
passes the railroad valuation and sim.
liar work to the public service commits.
sion, appointed by Governor Lister.
Defeating blanket primary halle,
amendment offered by Metcalf
Pierce, and striking out the anti-sec
ond-chOice voting sections, the senat,
passed the Whitney election bill, il
dorsed by the state republican con
mittee. The vote was rs to Is. Will
the clauses repeating the law requii
ing second-choice voting were strick
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