The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-02-06

Sanitary Plan for State Proposed
The division Of the state into 10
districts based on population, for the
supervision Of sanitary affairs. is the
aim Of house bill No. ii2, introduced
in the legislature by Representative
Conner OF King county. II provides
for district health officers who would
receive salary Of $4,000 year.
These districts would not Include
cities Of the first class.
a bill 10 require firms operating
cold storage plants to secure a H.
cense from the commissioner Of ag
riculture. costing S25 was introduced
by Representative Pease OF King. II
provides that no tainted food shall be
placed in cold storage.
Before applicants for auto licenses
can procure them they will be re-
! quired TO present certificate show.
ing that their headlights have been
tested. should bill introduced by
Grass OF King county be passed.
Antl-Lobbying Bill Psssed by House
The house OF representatives adopt
cd unanimously resolution prohibit
/ ing lobbying among its members. Rep,
reaentatlye w. w. Conner. Seattle.
who introduced the resolution, said
lobbyists were SO numerous that many
I legislators had not time to work at
/ their desks while the house was not
Ia session.
By vote Of 80 to three the senate
passed the Wray bill. creating state
board Of architects, and providing for
the examination, certifying and licens.
I ing OF architects. Senators Fawoett
Iverson and Landon voted no. The
opposition came upon the claim that
the bill would create monopoly In
/ the profession. II calls for board of
three members appointed by the gov
ernor.
The senate passed substitute senate
bill A. providing for apportonment
/ OF state school funds this year upon
basis OF the days attendance OF
/ prior years. The measure was de.
manded by school districts which have
lost many weeks and months, due to
influenza
West Wants Farm College
kpnthar ,.urf,,tIturat ..b.,t 81. Al
state In the form OF secondary col.
lege at Puyallup may result If this
legislature votes for the proposed
measure being pushed by western
Washington interests. The movement
TO establish such an agricultural
school took definite form when w. II.
Paulhamus. Robert Montgomery, Cap
| tain w NJ. Karshner and b. +. Jacobs
of Puyallup appeared before the Joint
agricultural committees OF the house
and senate.
They urged that the secondary
school be established at once and be
given an appropriation Of S125,000 for
the purchase of ground. erection Of
necessary buildings, and maintenance
of the school for two years. They
advised the school be located adjoin.
ing the western Washington expert
meBt station at Puyallup in order that
the station may serve as laboratory
for the school DR. d. D, Holland,
president of W. S. c.. is strongly OPP
posed. on the ground that it will di-
vide the agricultural work OF the state
college.
Legislative BrevIties
A favorable recommendation of
Wray's bill legalizing eightround box
ing bouts has been made to the sanate.
Exaggerated reports of Governor
Listers ill-health have caused con.
siderable comment at the capital last
week.
The Cox bill authorizing the manu-
facture of automobile number plates
at the state penitentisry has been rec
commended for passage by the senate
committee on penal and reformatory
institutes
The senate adopted the house mem
orial to congress urging immediate
congressional action upon the Bank
head post road aid bill now in the
senate. The memorial urges passage
Of the measure TO promote road funds
The first fruits of a general move
ment TO increase official salaries we're
gathered VIXEN the senate passed sen
ate bill SO, which increases pay OF su-
preme court judges from $4,000 to
$1,000 a year; superior court judges
in counties of the first class from
$4,000 to $4,000 and in other counties
from $4,000 to $4,000
A state lunacy commission would
be created by a bill introduced in the
house by Representative Elliott OF
Pierce county. The bill provides for
commission Of three one a woman.
TO be appointed by the governor for