The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-02-10
new CODE BILL
UP TO GOVERNOR
HOUSE ACCEPTS SENATE S
AMENDMENTS. CHANGE
STATE DEPARTMENTS
EFFECTIVE APRIL 1
Dairymen Defend Pure Milk Pro-
ducts. Boxing Bill Passes Sen
ate. Auto License Year Now
Same as Calendar Year.

The code bill revolutionizing state
government methods-House Bill No.
11-was passed by the Senate last
week and returned to the House where
the Senate's amendments were ac-
cepted and the bill sent to the gov
ernor. The bill carries an emergency
clause which puts it into effect April
l, 1921. 1t abolishes siXty-eight exist
ing boards, bureaus and commissions,
and consolidates the remainder under
ten new departments of the state gov
eminent to be designated, respective
ly, Cd public works, (2) business con-
troll, 60 efficiency, (D taxation and
examination, (5) health, co. conserva-
ton and development, CD labor and
industries, (s) agriculture, 60 licenses,
90 fisheries.
Administrative committees, nine in
number, succeed to the duties of
boards and commissions in which are
now vested certain powers and duties
conferred by statute law. The ten de-
partments created function through
the administrative board, composed of
the governor and the directors of the
departments The directors all re-
ceive their appointments from the gov
ernor, by and with the advice of the
state senate. Gov. Hart has intimated
that it is his intention to submit the
names of the ten directors to the SEN
ate for confirmation before the ad-
journment Of the legislature. The
principle of the code is to promote
efficiency, order and economy in state
government"
Members of the senate and house
livestock committees of the state legis-
lature listened to evidence for and
against the proposed dairy bill which
will prohibit the use of commercial
oils in the place of butter fat in the
preparation of milk products.
w. V. Tanner, former attorney-gen-
eral, counsel for the Carnation Milk
Products Company, made the principal
argument against the bill, while j. A.
Scotland of Chehalis, president of the
United Dairy Association, presented
the burden of the dairymen's case in
support Of the measure.
r. Minkler, Grays Harbor County,
who said he represented 600 dairymen;
William Knutson, president of the
Skagit County Dairymen's Association
with 500 members; Otto Tam, Enum-
claw creamery man; N. c. Sorenson,
of the Whatcom County Dairymen's
Association; William Clark, president
of the King County Dairymen's Asso-
citation, and William Pease, a Seattle
creamery man, also spoke for the bill.
A number OF business men and at
torneys also spoke in favor of the COM
mercial oils.
Applicants for marriage licenses
will have to make affidavit that they
come up to a certain mental and ell.
genie standard if the bill introduced
/ by Mrs. Anna X. Colwell, of Snohom-
ish, passes. This bill has been in the
hands of the judiciary committee and
rewritten. The manageable age of
women Is raised to 81 years and the
making of false affidavits made fell
ony.
A deficiency appropriation bill car
rying $1,2OO,0OO was passed last week.
An act calling for an eight hour day
in the lumber industry has been intro
duced in the house by Moore of What
com county. Bassett, of Spokane, has
introduced bill providing for parole
when sentence is passed. At present
it is only possible for Judge to parole