The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-23

/ tofttmehA OF the liquor laws was
urged and II was also suggested that
a call for a constitutional convention
be again submitted TO popular vote.
House overrides More vstoes.
The governor failed to command
sufficient legislative support in his
last session fight against the state
bureau OF inspection. so far as the
house is concerned. when the latter
body revoked his veto OF an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for bureau mainten-
anee. Veto OF the executive mansion
maintenance allowance of $4,000. which
the governor refused to occupy short.
~ after the last session. was also
overthrown. Grouped with these ap-
preparations in the same bill were
items Of $4,000 salary for the state
librarian for two years. $500 for fac
tory inspection supplies and $3.50 for
Spokane armory work. The vote
against the veto was &c to IL. which
is fairly indicative Of all the anti.yeto
votes taken.
Other bills passed over the veto in
clude creation of state board OF
osteopathic examiners. licensing Of
chiFopraetors and measure licensing
dogs outside OF incorporated cities and
towns, vetoed on account OF the cost
of enforcing II. II was passed. not.
withstandlng. in the interests largely
OF slockmen.
Reconstruction Up TO Congress
When the legislature adopts mem
orial introduced in the senate by Sen
ator P. H carlyon, of Thurston. the
responsibility for a reconstruction
program will be placed squarely upon
congress The resolution asks that
congress speed up uniform policy
OF reconstruction for adoption by the
legislatures of the several states.
The memorial recites that the prob
lens of REIMBURSEMENT incident to the
close of the war are nationwide in
scope. but local in effect, involving
no, only the interests OF the national
and state governments but the inter.
ests. prosperity, contentmcnt and hap
piness OF local governmental units
and call for united and co-ordinated
action of all governmental agencies.
To AK S2,5o0,0oo for Soldiers Aid.
The legislature will be asked to APP
propriatc s2,50O00O for the relief of
soldiers aud sailors who have returned
to civil life. The measure will be in
trodnced in the senate by Senator
George B. Lamping, of King 1t is
supported by practically every organ
ization of veterans In the state, in
GLIDING the G. A. R., the United Span.
ish War Veterans, Veterans of the
Foreign Wars OF the United States
and other organizations.
The bill viii provide for the pay
ment to every bona fide resident of
the state of Washington who served
two months or more during the great
war, the sum of $40 per month for
every month or major fraction thereof
of service.
Child Maintenance Bill Introduced.
The child maintenance bill, which
repeats the mothers pension law, was
introduced jointly by Senators Has
tings and Wray, of King, It went to
the committee or education The bill
gives school directors original juris.
diction over the maintenance and pay
ment of allowances for dependent chill.
dren, providing that the payment shall
not exceed s15 month for each de-
pendent child and that, upon reaching
the age of 16 years, the child be no
longer considered dependent under
the act This bill in effect substitutes
the child maintenance act for the
mothers pension act, and gives the
school authorities Jurisdiction rather
than the courts.
Legislative Brevitics.
Senator Johnson, of Spokane, intro
duced bill giving preference in EN-.
ployment ON public works TO honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors.
The house unanimously passed
house joint resolution No /, relating
to the deportation of certain aliens /.
who have showed improper apprecia-
ton of their citizenship.
Representative zylstra OF Island in
PRODUCED bill prohibiting the EN-.
ployment of teachers in schools who
are not United States citizens or who
will not teach loyalty and patriotism,
Equal pay for women teachers. pay
ment Of $4,000 salary to school direct.
ors in first class districts and creation
Of state commission on physical
training in schools are among house
bills introduced
The senate roads committee author
lied its chairman to prepare reappro-
priations of unexpended balances left
in road funds, which viii aggregate