The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-04
"kING LOUIS"
CODE WINS OUT

The Civil Administrative Code
passed the Senate Monday afternoon,
giving to Governor Louis F. Hart
more autocratic power than was
ever held by any chief executive of
his or any other state in the Amer
lean union. Frank Walkiin, special
espondent of the Union Record,
ellis the story with its steam roller
embellishments:
Olympia, Jan. Ex-Governor Hart's
Civil Administrative Code late today
passed the Senate with but three
dissenting votes, O'Harra, Ryan and
Landon answering may on roll call.
The only amendments placed in
he code related to the state educa-
tional institutions. These are eX-
empted from coming under the "se-
ret police" of Governor Hart, and
will not be subject to investigation
for the purpose of fixing salaries or
classifying jobs.
Also an amendment took away
from the department of business
control power of drawing plans for
buildings and mapping out building
programs for state educational in
3titutions.
These m n d me n S went
through without a dissenting
vote, and from that moment the
steam roller came into play.
w. Lon Johnson of Spokane coun-
", moved that not more than one
member of the fisheries board should
be engaged in the fishing industry
or any of its allied industries.
Johnson said that at this time
here were more than 100000 cases
If salmon in Seattle in storage and
hat in case the three members of
he board were cannery men they
might use their Jobs to manipulate
he market, but added that any pro-
est he might make at this time
was useless.
His amendment was defeated.
Rockwell of King moved an amend
rent to make the two supervisors
lnder the director of public works
lppointees of the governor instead
If appointees of the director. He
stated that this would make the de-
oartment absolutely under the gov
9rnor Morthland of Lincoln took
he stand saying that under the
present plan the two supervisors
we're merely men to whom the gov
arnment might pass the buck in case
If controversy. The amendment was
lost.
Sinclair of Pacific county of
fered an amendment to the fish
cries section whereby it would
be obligatory on the fishing
board to give 60 days notice be-
fore rules governing the sea-
sons should 90 into effect.
Under the present section, Sim
lair said, the fishermen would get
heir tackle and equipment ready
md then find the fishing board had
rlosed their business. Sinclair show
ID his idea was to protect the bank
ars, for he added that men in loan
ing money on this industry would
face possible heavy loss, and that a
banker who failed either went to
hades or to jail. and he didn't pro-
pose to do either through his bank
becoming so involved.
The amendment was lost, 80 to 10.
Sinclair then moved the previous
question, which meant the bill
should go before the Senate on its
merits. A roll call was demanded,
and the vote was 21 to Is against
ordering the previous question"
Morthland then sought to get
in an amendment which would
refuse permission to the admin
istrative board to authorize def
cits. This too was lost
Johnson then moved to strike the
last section, covering the emer-
yency clause.
Croft of Spokane then moved that
he Johnson amendment be laid upon
the table, "but that it do not take
he bill with it,"
This shut off all debate on the
emergency clause. Johnson's amend
nent was tabled, 27 to 13.
Senator Ryan. Tacoma, of
fered an amendment to strike
section "a, relating to the de-
partment of industry, and to
substitute a section giving labor
joint control.
Metcalf then read letters purport-
ing to be from Samuel GOmpers, w.
B. Wilson, secretary of Labor; Her
bert Hoover and others, in which the
labor section was given sanction.
O'Hala then read a telegram from
he Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers and Firemen, protesting
against the code.
Lon Johnson arose and said he was
for the bill, but still believed it
should be amended He stated the
bill would 90 through and be held