The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-03-10
ALIEN LAND BILL
UP TO GOVERNOR
SENATE PASSES MEASURE TO
REGULATE LAND
OWNERSHIP
New Primary Law Provides for
Party Registration-Must Be
Member of Political Party Two
Years to Be Candidate

The passing of the alien land law
and the final disposal of the school
code bill-both by the senate-were
the features of last weeks efforts nv
the state legislature at Olympia. The
land bill Is now up to Governor Hart
The school code bill had been defeated
in the senate the week previous, but
was reconsidered only to lose out
again by one vote. 1t is now consid-
cred possible that the bill may be
brought before the people at the next
election by the initiative.
Primary laws affecting the status of
candidates and voters were passed by
the senate during the week.
A striking feature of the first bill,
Senate bill 1913, is that candidate
must be member of two years stand
ing in the party with which he is then
registered and affiliated. 1t also pro
vides for the filing of candidates for
precinct committeeman and authorizes
the county convention to elect state
committeeman if county central com
mittee fails to do SO. Candidates are
required to indorse party platforms of
principles and agree to support them.
The second bill provides for party
registration of voters. If person de-
clines to indicate his political faith
when he registers he is not permitted
to participate in primary election ex-
cept as an independent
Bills passed by the senate during
the week include the poll tax bill rec
commended by Gov. Hart in his mes
sage to the legislature, the committee
on public revenue and taxation ex-
poets to produce approximately ST.
$4,000 annually for the benefit of the
general fund. The tax is colectable
at the source, and is payable by all
persons over twenty-one years of age
and under fifty, except idiots, insane
persons and persons supported at pub
lie expense. The tax is So per person,
payable in money, without any exemp-
tons whatsoever, on or before the
first of May
The gasoline sales tax of one per
cent a gallon on all liquid fuel sold
in the state. This bill is expected to
add 100000 annually to the motor
vehicle fund.
S. b. 1922, making it gross misde-
meanor to offer brides to baseball
players, umpires, managers, manage
ments or associations, and for the ac-
ceptance of such gratituities or brides
S. B. 225, fixing the tuition fees at
the State College at $40 a quarter for
residents of Washington and Alaska
and SIS for nonresidents.
S. B. 14O, prohibiting aliens and dis
loyal persons from teaching in the
schools of the state. In discussing his
BILL Senator Bishop said that at AS
3Sth St. New York, school teachers
are being taught radicalism and Dol
shevism, and 1000 graduates from this
school are now teaching the children
of this country He wanted to warn
them from the state of Washington.
S. B. POS, making laws pertaining to
counties of the first class applicable
to Glass "a" counties.
S. b. 203 providing tubercular tests
for animals 80 days before public eX-
hibition.
B. 50. eXempting from inheritance
tax requests to schools and colleges
supported in part by gifts, endoW-
ment or charity.
Sub II. B. IS, making the sale OF
narcotics felony instead OF mlsue-
meanor and providing for the treat
ment and cure, if possible for addlcts'
1t also passed:
Senate Bill No. 227, by Joint commit
tee on reclamation and irrigation anu
Jogged-off land. Relating to the up
buildins of the agricultural resources
of the state and amending the iaho
settlement act of 1919, to authorize
the land settlement board to purchase
and acquire on behalf of the state
such privately-owned lands as in It's
Judgment are available for setlieiiieh'
whenever the same shall be withih
the limits of an approved project ana
after full investigation ana Official ap'
prevail thereof The amendment ap.
plies to the purchase of state, school
or granted lands, and there Is iui
Their amendment that the board shail
have the power to, upon request Vi
anv land settlement or colonization
company operating in the state 10
make a careful examination Oh SUN
nroiects, and, on satisfactory preseh
tation of the project, the board may
issue a certificate to that enect anu
company be allowed to advertise 'he
fact that its plan of settlement aho
colonization has been approved by the
state of Washington.
Bills passed by the house heluue'