Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-03-09
LEGISLATURE ENDS
WORK IN HARMONY
SOME OF BIGGEST QUESTIONS
SETTLED AMICABLY ON
LAST DAY.

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SETTLED AMICABLY ON
LAST DAY.
The fifteenth legislature ended its
labors late Thursday night in con-
formity with the constitutional limi-
itation, by adopting supplemental
budget, conference reports on va
rious unsettled measures and gener-
ally cleaning up the odds and ends
of its work. In between times such
business was transacted, third
house" entertainment was carried
forth while crowded galleries looked
on.
During the day both houses had
settled some of the biggest questions
of the session, particularly the mill
age tax for higher educational insti-
tutions, without a wrangle on the
floor, the conference committee re-
ports being adopted in every in
stance. A generally good spirit pre-
vailed in spite Of the many pet"
measures that had been lost in the
shuttle, and the legislators generally
felt proud of their accomplishments.
The agreement on the millage tax.
for the higher educational institu-
tions was reached Thursday morning
and the conference committee report
was adopted by both houses shortly
before noon. It settled ON basis
Of 1853 mills. 53-100 more than for
the past biennium. the worst Jaw
bone of the session, on which the Va
riations had run from LOS to 1.s0
mills.
The total tax was divided among
the different institutions - follows:
University. "a mill; State College.
At: Bellingham normal. .162:
Cheney normal. .13. and Ellensburg
normal. los. The senate had pre-
viously fixed the total at 1.so mills.
= recommsndsd " the educational
survey commission. but the house
had put It through at 1.66. The
agreement ct 1.5S was reached after
several days wrangling.
Capitol nin Unsca&hed.
OF chief local ihtsrest during The
week was the passage through the
senate Monday Of the capitol buila.
ings bill. levying : half-mill tax and
appropriating 100000 for sxpsnd-
|iture during the NEXT two years. Il
had q more or less exciting journey
through the upper house. including
an attack ON Majority Leader Mark
Reed Of the house. on the ground
that 1t would enable him to sell the
state some. land he owned. while
Senator Nichols tried vainly to cut
the tax and appropriation IN two.
Tuesday one Of the opposing sena-
tors attempted to bring the bill mp
again on reconsideration, but ~ on
the previous day Senator P. H. Car
lyon, Of the local delegation. guard
ian Of 1t on the floor. steered It safe
ly through without any amendments.
! 1t was passed by the house the latter
part Of last week by vote Of 7S to
Is, the majority being larger than
expected. The vote ON it in the sem
ate was 80 to 10.
Governor ''Peeves'' Solons.
One of the spectacular events Of
the week was the veto by Governor
Lister of the legislatures $4,000
deficiency bill for expenses for the
, session, the 'peeve" that 1t caused
among the members resulting in at
tacks ON State Printer Frank M.
Lamborn, q change Of specifications
on a considerable portioA Of state
printing to lessen its cost, and IN .
resolution directing an investigation
of that Office during the next two
years. and, of course, the passage Of
the deficiency appropriation over the
governors veto.
Lots Of measures we're put through
the legislative hopper this week
and lot more we're lost by the way
side. Therefrom arose considerable
wailing and gnashing of teeth. few
sore spots and some rows among
those who saw their "pets" thus
treated. Consideration of measures
was ended by both houses Wednes-
day, the final day being occupied In
perfecting the supplemental budget
and effecting agreements In confer.
ence committees and the adoption of
them in each house.
A resume of the acts of the legis-
lature will appear in the next issue.
A baby girl was born Sunday