The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1917-03-09
STATE LEGISLATURES
WORK AS REVIEWED
Veto of Expense Appropriation
Bill by Governor Anglers
Legislators.

Of Mansion Allowed-More Power
for Governor Denied - Measures
Passed Will Raise Taxes.
Olympia.-The present session open
ed with protestations of harmony be-
tween the governor and the legisla-
ture, but the cordial relations were
severely Jared last week when Cover
nor Lister vetoed three bills and re
turned them to the senate with an
animation that other vetoes would
follow.
The veto of one bill, which appro-
priated $4,000 for additional legisla-
tive expenses, so angered many mem
bers of both houses that agitation
started for an abrupt adjournment,
which would compel the governor to
call a special session to pass certain
supplemental appropriations for the
support of the state government The
general appropriation bill had already
been signed by the presiding officers
Va DOLn AOO6ES anu was bOy OhO 4OOOlAs
Passage of the $4,000 appropriation
bill is necessary if the legislators and
clerks are to get their last weeks pay,
as the original appropriation of $780,
900 for general expenditures already
is virtually exhausted.
The older members prevailed in
counsel and the work of organizing
a two-thirds vote in each house to
overthrow the veto began. As re-
suit, the 81 republican members in the
senate were reported signed up in sup
port of the vetoed bill, leaving only
the five democrats opposed. The house
is reported to have more than the
needed two-thirds majority.
Governor Threatens Long Wait.
On hearing of the proposed immedi-
ate adjournment, Governor Lister re-
marked that the members of both
houses would have plenty of time to
consult with their constituents before
they would be called back to Olympia
in special session.
What the final result of the situa-
ton will be is uncertain, but it ap-
pears clearly that every possible re-
duction that can be made in remain
ing appropriations will be voted by
the house. The governor terms this
the result he most hoped to accomplish
in his veto
The governor followed his veto of
the $4,000 appropriation bill with a
veto of senate bill AZ, the 'drugless
healer" bill, and senate bill 201, an
other of the legislative group of medi-
cal bills, removing two present osteo-
pathic members from the state board
of medical examiners. These are two
bills of a group of five passed by the
legislature providing a separate class
of healers. Governor Lister in his
veto measure indicated clearly that he
would veto companion measures pro-
viding separate boards for chiroprac.
tors and osteopaths, but did not men
ton the proposed fifth board for corn
doctors
Resentment Grows Over Veto.
Bitterness is growing in both houses
over the fact that they have speedily
passed emergency appropriations for
the fish commission, public service
commission and other departments IN
der the governor, which total more
considerably than the $4,000, while he
took the first opportunity to veto an
emergency appropriation needed by
the legislature At this the governor
responds that the legislature acted at
its own discretion, as he is acting up
on his.
Thus the session that opened with
prospective harmony between the leg
islative and executive departments is
closing in increasing bitterness. A
new angle was given It when the SEN
ate killed a resolution to print, al
state expense of $500, 10000 copies of
the new first aid law for distribution
among employers and employees. Mark
E. Reed, republican leader in the
house. had asked for the distribution
TO form industrial interest upon the
law
Senate Apparently Retaliates for Veto.
The senate, pleading the example Of
economy set by Governor Lister in
vetoing the legislative deficiency ap-
preparation of $4,000, extracted a to-
tai two years allowance of $4,000
from an industrial insurance depart
ment bill, and separated the state
printer from $500 worth of work.
The latter operation was performed
by a resolution dispensing with print
ing the docket for Monday and also
eliminating the usual handsomely
bound volume of memorials for de-
ceased members. In the latter instance
the state printer, an appointee of the
governor, suffers and in the former
the industrial insurance commission
loses an additional appropriation for
administration expenses, without
which Chairman Chase, of the senate