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


animousiy Ratifled-Would Chang,
Panama Canal to Roosevelt-syndi
ealism Bill Passed over veto-se
stor Jones Prslsed-Llster Review,
Conditions and Makes Recommends
tions-Reconstruetion Memorial
Olympia. The 18th session OF this
state legislature started on its G0-day
law making grind without any fuss
over organization Fred A. Adams
was elected speaker oil the house and
p II. Carlyon was named president
pro TEN OF the senate
There WAS sharp contest in the
senate over the adoption of rules OF
procedure, but II lacked the bitterness
OF previous sessions and by vote OF
80 TO l. the majority rules were adopt
ed Both the house and the senate
having avoided serious preliminary
sauabbles have settled down to real
work. 1t is the general concensus
OF opinion that this session, while
quiet al the start, has more big prob.
lens to contend with than any of It's
predecessors
The first bills passed were measures
providing for legislative expenses and
printing.
Prohibition Promptly Ratified.
fhe senate adopted without debate
senate joint resolution No. !. ratifyins
the prohibition amendment to the Uni
ted States constitution. Every mem
Der OF the senate had attached his
name to the resolution Under sus-
pension of the rules the resolution
was adopted and sent to the house.
which, following the same procedure,
passed it without comment or discus.
sion.
The memorial asking that the name
OF the Panama canal be changed to
Roosevelt canal passed the senate
without vote against 1t. but ran into
democratic opposition in the house.
II was adopted. so to 8, those voting
against it being Bonlke. Cotterill. Hold
gon, Miller, all OF King county; Led
gerwood OF Garfield Fred Smith of
Pierce, Realey OF Pierce and Wermell
Of Asotin
Both houses passed over the veto
OF 'the governor the syndicalism bill
from last session. When il was
brought up in the senate it was showed
right through despite efforts OF some
of the senators TO delay action tenn
porarily out of consideration OF tho
newer members who had not had a
chance to read or look over either the
veto message or the measure itself.
The house passed the bill despite
some opposition from several mem
bers.
SyndicaIism Described in Bill.
The bill describes criminal syndi-
cslism as the doctrine which advo-
cafes crime, sabotage. violence or
other unlawful methods OF terrorism
as means OF accomplishing indus
trial or political reform. The advoca.
cy of such doctrine, whether by word
of mouth or writing, is made a felony.
The measure provides that any person
VINO by word of mouth or writing adj
yocates or teaches the duty or neces-
sity for crime, sabotage or violence:
or who prints, edits, issues or know
ingly circulates matter teaching or
advocating the doctrine; or who JUS
titles it or who organizes or helps to
organize or becomes member or
voluntarily assemblies with any society
or group formed to teach or advocate
criminal syndicalism shall be impris-
oned in the penitentiary for not more
than ten years or fined $1,000 or both.
Whenever two or more persons as
semble for the purpose of advocating
criminal syndicallsm such assemblage
is unlawful aud persons voluntarily
participating by their presence are
punishable by not more than ten years
in the penitentiary or by $4,000 fine
Or both.
If any owner. agent superintendent.
ianitor. carpenter or occupant of any
building or room permits such assem-
blages after being notified by the
police or sheriff tina, the premises are
being so unlswfully used. he is pun,
ishabIe by Imprisonment in the county
jail for not more than one year or by
a fine of $4,000 or by both
House commends Senator Jones,
Prior to listening to the governors
message the house passed its first
Joint memorial, which commenas Sen.
ator Wesley L. Jones for his support
af bill in congress to deport alien
slaekers.
Governor Lister in his message pre-
senied an extended review Of condi-
tons of the past two years and of
work accomplished and dealt with