The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-06
WANT FARM SCHOOL FOR WEST.
OTHER NEWS OF LEGISLaTI-Rr,

s@i iettluk almost
three weeks of the session slip hy
without passing any measures of spe.
cisl importance to the state At large
both houses went into action last F,r,.
day and passed in record time one OF
the most important pieces of recon.
structive legislation in the history Of
the state. With NO opposition Of con.
sequence in either house the leGisls-
ture passed the Veterans Welfare
Commission act. which carries an a.
preparation Of $500, 900 for expenditure
through the commission for the benz
fit Of returned soldiers who may need
temporary assistance.
With the comment that In his opin.
ion 1t is the first practicable method
OF facilitating the return OF DISCHARGED
soldiers to civilian standing and en-
ployment to be adopted by any state,
Governor Lister signed the veterans
welfare commission bill.
The governor particularly approved
the plan Of dealing with the men in.
dividually through the commission,
according to their needs and the cir.
cumstances governing each case. as
opposed to simply making grants of
public money to be distributed among
discharged soldiers.
Under the emergency clause, which
the governor also approved. the $500
600 will be available as soon as the
commits sion created to administer the
fund is appointed.
Committee Appointed to Visit States
Both houses passed = joint resolu-
tion authoriaing appointment Of . leg
tslstivs committee to present the
Washington measure to the legisla-
lures Of Oregon. Idaho and Montana
and to solicit the cooperation of these
states through similar measures. The
nemb ers Of this committee are Sen
ators T. d. Rockwell. Of King county;
A. <. Judd. OF Lewis; Representatives
w. w. Conner and Pliny l.. Allen OF
King, and Maurice Smith. Of Spokane.
In substance, the veterans welfare
bill, originally introduced by Repre-
sentative Conner. OF King, establishes
q commission Of five men, appointed
and removed by the governor, who
will serve without compensation, ex-
cspt for actual expenses. Immediate
organization is required and authority
to hire necessary assistance given.
Their duties are defined to include
disbursement of the fund apDropriat-
cd for the welfare Of the soldiers,
sailors and marines of the war with
Germany, with preference given to
those who were bona fide residents
OF the state.
The commission is to adopt any
course that in its judgment will best
facilitate and promote the return OF
veterans to civil life. 1t may establish
employment agencies, provide for any
Institutions 1t finds necessary. make
grants, loans or exercise any other
discretion for the purpose specified.
ons.Third Of Session Over
When the legislature adjourned for
the week end onethird Of the S0-day
session was over. In the house 1873
bills had been introduced and in the
senate 101 prospective laws appeared.
OF this yrist of bills but three have
gone through both houses and reached
the governor. Two provide for legis
Lativs expenses and the third is the
veterans welfare bill.
The senate passed 16 of its own
bills and five house bills. The house
has passed SO of its bills and two sen
ate bills.
A fight on diversion OF auto license
revenue into paving or highway con
struction funds is likely. Representa-
tive J. c. H. Hubbell. chairman OF the
house roads committee. has drawn q
bill to abolish the present license issu-
ing department undsr the secretary OF
state and distribute its work among
county auditors, leaving one license
department employe in Olympia to
keep the necessary record. Under
Mr.. Hubbsil's bill. license plates man
ufactured at the penitentiary would
be distributed to county auditors
through the state board Of control.
Make Dry Law More Effective
BY passing house bill No. 20, by
Cross of Adams county. the house
showed its disposition to tighten the
restrictions around the Illicit TRAFFIC
IN liquor. The Cross bill simplifies
the legal prosecution Of persons a.
legged to have violated the dry law In
that the burden Of prsof 10 put upon
the accused.
The bill substituted by the commit
tee on education, relating to appor-
sionment Of school funds 80 that no
school district should lose Its appor-
tionment because OF the Epidemic OF
Influenza that caused the schools 70
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