The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-27

penalty is attached 20 violations. The
object OF the bin is TO prevent strikes
caused by few leaders without au.
thorlty Of a majority OF union meHl
beers, as 1t is claimed happened in the
recent shlpyards htrike
Tax on Gasoline Proposed
As measure TO further Increase
revenue for state highway construc
ton and paving, Senator Howard d
Taylor introduced the gasoline tar
Law passed by the oregon legislature.
The rate is fixed at cent per gallon
on gasoline and half cent for disiil.
late and other cheap grades It is
expected that Washington oil importa.
tions will yield in excess Of $4,000
biennially, which win be diverted into
the permanent highway fund.
Provision viii also be made. Ii prac,
ticable, to exempt farm trucks and
machinery Of like character from the
fuel oil tax Collection Of The tax viii
be made through the department Of
agriculture's inspection Of Oh supplies
as they arrive in the state.
Road Legislation Introduced
The main project OF road legislation
this session was launched by intro
duction in the senate Of Senator p. II.
1 Carlyon's proposal to bond auto H..
censo revenues for sS0.Oo0,0O0 for
term OF 20 years. 1t provides for an
expenditure of s5.000.00O year on
highway paving, the entire paving pro.
gram to be completed in six years.
/ The plan will be submitted to the cleo.
torates in 1920 for authorization OF
the bond issue.
As a preliminary step to this bill
auto license fees have been Increased
and readjusted In bill which has al.
ready passed both houses and the Ii.
cense revenue for the present blennl.
um appropriated to the highway fund
1 for either construction or paving. II
the bond proposition carries the next
legislature is expected to appropriate
auto licenses to paving exclusively.
Interest charges are fixed at S
per cent limit in the Carlyon bill,
which will insure total interest
charge Of approximately sl1,oOO.OO0.
Cooperative Associations Authorized
Without argument other than that
offered by its sponsor, Senator Ralph
Metcalf, S. b. so passed the senate
after several years efforts by Metcalf
II provides for the organization and
administration OF cooperative credit
associations in this state after the Eu.
ropean models. II the bill becomes
law the president of Washington State
| College will be required to appoint,
with approval of the board Of regents,
a state director of cooperative credit
associations who viii be authorized
to organize associations on petition OF
ten prospective members and to su.
/ pervise their operations, The scheme
corrprehends loans by associations in
small amounts to members who other
wise would be unable to obtain tenn.
porary assistance of that nature.
Senate Defeats Tax Rating Plan
The senate defeated the proposed
amendment TO the constitution sub
stituting classified property tax for
the present system of uniform rating,
introduced by the committee on public
revenue and taxation. The bill failed
to muster constitutional majority OF
two-thirds, but did receive majority
of the votes cast Immediately after
putting the quietus on the amend.
ment, which is an indication that there
will be no tinkering with the constitn
ton tolerated this session, the Rock
well resolution providing for the Gre
alton of joint committee to study
the subject o. taxation and report back
10 the next Legislature recommenda-
lions in the form of legislation was
passed
TWO Irrigation Bills Passed
Two lengthy irrigation bills, both in
troduced and urged for passage by the
committee en- irrigation and arid land
were passed by the senate with no
opposing votes. Senate bill 1854 pro
yides for the issuance of forty-year
serial bonds by irrigation districts and
senate bill us changes the regulations
for elections in irrigation districts
Senator Morthland, Of Yakima, oppos.
ed all efforts to amend the bills Sen
ator Wray. OF King, wanted to amend
the election bill to permit persons
owning land in irrigation districts to
send proxies or powers of attorney TO
agents, who might then vote FOR them.
This amendment WIS turned down
without a record vote
Legislative sreyltIes
The Columbia basin survey commits
sion bill, already approved by the
house. ives passed by the senate.