The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-13
....ed. and must pay the first year
IS and IS each year thereafter
Condemned state Reports Proposes

TIE comprehensive reports cf the
various state departments, which are
issued ofenniaily. are to be thing o.
the past. IL . recommendation Of the
APPROPRIATIONS committees OF the
house and senate is confirmed by the
legislature.
That enormous sums OF money are
expended on these deliberately pre-
pared reports without giving the tax
payers . fair return for their money
is alleged The reports, as now Is
sued. in many instances duplicate each
other. il is contended, and are so pre-
pared that the average taxpayer does
not know what they mean
The appropriations committee hopes
to employ somebody to prepare a con-
tensed report on all state depart
ments apd interpret each depart
ments expenditures and standing so
that the average layman may easily
understand 1t.
Want Roads Graded.
Eastern Washington members on
5 the Joint roads and bridges committee
insist that the increase In the auto
tax licenses, over 100000 shall be
placed in the public highway fund, so
that the roads may be graded and
gsaveled for the next two years pend
Tag the action OF the people at the
polls on the proposition to raise about
$50 900 900 by the Carlyon bonding
system. If the whole of the tax from
autos be used for building roads there
will fall on the counties the burden
Of maintaining the roads. This would
&c too much for smaller counties,
which want roads grayeled and
graded.
Insurance Bill Ready.
Final draft Of the insurance commits
sion bill has been made by the attor-
aey general and approved by Insurance
Commissioner Fishback this week.
The bill provides for a commission
Of three members, whose duty 1t will
he to regulate fire insurance rates.
The insurance commissioner shall be
an ex-officio member and chairman OF
the commission, and the other two
mem bers are to be appointed by the
governor.
One Of the appointees shall be
resident general fire insurance agent
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buyer Of fire insurance, not interested
in any fire insurance company.
Repeal Of Vaccine Law Proposed.
II the house concurs, compulsory
vaccination of school children against
contagious diseases will be stricken
from the state law. BY vote of 90
TO Is the senate passed the omnibus
school code doing away with the COM
pulsory feature in the present law.
The tiil also provides for fine and
punishment for failure to hold flag
exercise once q week.
Legislative erevities.
The senate Judiciary committee re-
ported out for passage bill prohibit
ing uepotism.
A powder mill bill carrying an APP
preparation Of 3250.000. was introduced
by Senator Iyerson Of Kitsap county.
The house passed a bill that prefer
ence shall be given to war veterans by
agencies which employ men for public
work.
The house passed a bill appropriate,
ing sl,oo0.00o for revolving fund to
be used in connection with federal
funds for roadbuilding.
Walla Walla, Aberdeen and Everett
each will get 100000 armory. IS
the house unanimously passed senate
bills which give armoriss to these
three cities.
Senator Phipps introduced Q bill
which brings all auto stage and taxi
cabs under public service supervision
with added powers TO require a show
ing of necessity and public convent
ence before being allowed 10 operate.
The house bill. approprietins the
permanent highway levy of $4,000 900
in the coming two years, also passed
the senate, with an emergency clause.
which will make the main road imms-
diatsly available when the governor
approves the bill.
Teter of Lincoln introduced . bill
prohibiting any public or private
school in the state to teach any sub
ject except foreign languages in any
language except English. An offend
ing teacher shall be guilty Of . misde-
meanor and be removed from office.
DR.. Henry Suzzaile, president Of the
University Of Washington. arrived at
Olympia to assume his new aud extra
ordinary duties as official adviser to
Governor Ernest Lister, with Attor-
ney.General W. V. Tanner, durine the
governors absence from the capital
on account Of i'll health.
In the senate Frank H. Renick, OF
King county. introduced . bill making
illegal the employment on public work
Of any kind Of An alien or non -citisen